Transfer DVD to VHS

so what CD??? CD-R recordable, CD-RW?
No PC stated. NO OS stated ,wow.
just DC3000 and some kind of VHS tape?
My guess bad media. (CD-r)
or the drive it self is bad.
or as all XP are , virus infected,




the spec says
Transfer, edit and burn home videos with this all-in-one external HP DVD movie writer. The built-in analog video capture lets you quickly and easily transfer home video directly from tape to DVD via your camcorder or VCR, while the included suite of software lets you add special effects, music and more to video and photos. Also great for creating music CDs, it writes and reads CD-R and CD-RW discs in addition to DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. Includes software CD, electronic user's guide, USB cable, composite video/audio cable, 1 blank DVD-RW disc and 1 blank DVD-R 4x hi-speed disc. Requires a PC with Microsoft Windows XP or 2000 Professional SP2 and USB connectivity.

Most Combo Recorders (VHS and DVD) will prevent you from
recording a Copyrighted VHS tape program onto DVD.
Try recording a TV program onto your VHS tape, then
transfer it to your DVD and see if your new DVD recording
will work or not.

I'm having this same problem--did you ever figure this out? We are trying to get the time counter off of the screen in order to transfer the footage to the computer w/out the counter appearing. It seems possible because we can reset the time, but we've not yet figured out how to make it disappear. Any help/ideas are appreciated!! Time is of the essence. Thank you!!!

I can only offer you 1 option for this case.
In converting the VHS video tape to DVD you can use computer. All you need to have is the VHS player with RCA audio video cables. Then a computer that has video capture card or USB capture card. This will take time but you can just transfer all the copyrighted videos to DVD and to computer data (post to internet)

*Needs realtime transfer VHS to Computer with the prefered resolution option.
*Burn to DVD, it will depends on your DVD drive speed.

You need to have capture card in your PC, you can buy PCI TV Tuner, usually it has video input. Connect your VHS or any analog source to that input and a little exploration on its software. But video quality is not as good as digital to digital connection. Second, if you have digital video camera that is capable of analog A/V input option, connect it there and transfer your VHS or any analog recording to mini dv or digital 8 format(whatever you have) and transfer it then to your pc. Quite complicated but probably you already have the resources. Good luck

i hate being the bearer of bad news, but your unit is a dvd player only, not a dvd recorder. it cannot burn dvds, and so you cannot use it alone to transfer your home movies to dvd.

again, sorry...

A good program to use that's simple and quick is Ashampoo Burning Studio 8. Also ConvertXtoDVD by VSO

Greetings jamhere,

I have the same issue myself with my gillion of family tapes and my Hi8 unit broken! The only remedy I have found is to either invest in a new lower price HI8 unit, rent a unit and get my transfers done, or pay to have the old tapes put on dvd professionally. None of these options are too appealing to me, but really seem to be the only options available. If only HI8 had an adapter like VHS-C! I personally would look on some of the online resellers to see if you can obtain a unit that is lower priced to meet your needs. Investing overall in a Hi8 as your only camcorder is not advised, due to it being almost obsolete technology.

I hope this helps.

Thank you,

Dorothy
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You can{t transfer VHS to DVD by using _DVD_PLAYER_ you need either DVD Recorder or VideoIn card for your PC

No. Since VHS-C Palmcorder Camcorders feature only analog outputs, it is not possible to connect the camcorder directly to a PC unless your computer video card is equipped with analog inputs. The only way to transfer images from the camcorder to a PC is by using an external device capable of analog/digital signal conversion.