How to Convert and Transfer VHS to DVD

Converting home videos to DVD is a great way to preserve, share and enhance those old tapes that may be aging not too gracefully and "do it yourself" tape to DVD conversion can be easy and affordable. If you want to convert and transfer VHS to DVD, here we recommend VHS to DVD converter - Wondershare DVD Creator to help you convert VHS and analog camcorder tapes to DVD.

Before you burn VHS to DVD, please capture VHS analog videos to digital videos with a capture card and record VHS videos to transfer VHS tape to your computer. Then get the VHS to DVD burner and follow the steps below.

Both DVD Creator and DVD Creator for Mac are provided, please make sure you get the right version! The ways to to convert VHS to DVD on Mac (Snow Leopard,  Lion included) and Windows are the same. Below we take Windows for example.

Free download VHS to DVD converter:

How to convert and burn VHS to DVD step by step:

Step 1. Load VHS videos to the program

After downloading, please install and then launch VHS to DVD converter. The below interface is what you are about to see: click "Import" to add the VHS files you need to burn into the program. They will appear in thumbnails on the left. You can view the videos on the right viewing windows and adjust video volume freely.

Tips: You can also add photos to make a photo DVD slideshow or combine photos and videos together for better DVD making. The green area at the bottom shows the size of your video.

Step 2. Edit VHS videos with built-in video editor

Select a video clip, hit the edit button to open the Video Edit window in the DVD burner. Here you can customize your videos by cropping, rotating, trimming, adding effects, adding watermarks and so on.

Step 3. Preview and burn VHS to DVD

Click to preview the result of the editing in case that you may improve it in a certain way. Finally, choose the output format and parameters and then you can just click the "Burn" button to start burning.

With professional Wondershare DVD Creator, you can easily convert VHS to DVD so that you can enjoy the movies with your family at home.

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