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Scholars' Commons Digitization Equipment

Instructions for the digitization equipment in the Wells Library Scholars' Commons

How to capture video from VHS tape

Before you get started, ask the Reference Desk for the remote for the DVD/VHS player.

  1. Turn on the VCR power button.
  2. Turn on the Sony GV-HD700/1 DV player.
  3. Sign in to the computer.
  4. Open the program Windv.exe from the desktop.
  6. Set the Video source to Sony GV-HD700/1 Tape Recorder/player.
  8. Press play on the VCR and the Capture button in WinDV.exe.
  9. The video being captured will appear in the WinDV main window.
  11. The captured video will be saved in the file entered in the Capt.file:textbox.
  12. To pause the capture, click the Capture button on the WinDV controls again.
  13. When you are finished capturing the VHS content, close program WinDV.exe.