steps to burn to dvd

[ROMMELL2004]

Ok i am in college. I do a lot of desgn stuff on my comp, I wanted to open my skills to include tape to dvd or any other format to dvd.
I have a dvd burner by sony. what i need to learn are the steps to convert and burn a dvd from tape or mpeg format any help would be great.

[rightcoast]

I have never captured from a VAR tape, but here is a microsoft step-by-step on doing it with Movie Maker. I am pretty sure Movie Maker comes with XP.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ideo.mspx#EBAA

For other formats to DVD, here is the definitive site for that.
www.doom9.org

[reboot]

WMM is a lousy way to capture video, especially VHS, Hi-8, or other tape source.
You should have a TBC such as the Canopus ADVC-100.
Once captured, you'll probably need to edit, add transitions, background music or something. For this, you'll need something like Vegas, Pinnacle, or Premiere.

[ROMMELL2004]

oh thanks for the replys im going to check out those sites now, i also for to mention i have premiere. thanks for the help.

[reboot]

Premiere will capture video. All you need is the interface between the VHS and your computer.
There are a few ways you can do it, but by far the best is a TBC as I mentioned above.
You can get around the expense, by purchasing a cheap capture card, such as the Hauppauge PVR-250.
Beware that the change in format from VHS to avi or mpeg on your computer, can cause massive hair loss, aspirin overdoses, and loss of sleep