VHS tape repair

2008-02-20 07:45:58

#1

prototype: Member; +52|6590

I am in the process of converting my old VHS home movies to DVD and I noticed that one of the tapes is messed up about half way through the video.

The damaged section is not torn or cut, it is kind of rolled or folded over itself.

I fear I will have to cut the tape itself and splice the two pieces together.

Have any of you done this before or know anything about how I should go about doing this repair without destroying the cassette completely?

Thank you for any info you post.

2008-02-20 07:46:49

#2

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6875|Seattle

I've taped VHS tape together with Masking tape before. Worked like a charm.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2008-02-20 07:54:23

#3

prototype: Member; +52|6590

are you kidding?

i was going to use scotch tape but someone told me it would get caught on somthing because it is to thick

Last edited by prototype (2008-02-20 07:55:23)

2008-02-20 07:58:56

#4

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6875|Seattle

prototype wrote:
are you kidding?

i was going to use scotch tape but someone told me it would get caught on somthing because it is to thick

Oh wait, shit, that's what I meant. Scotch tape.... sorry, imunub

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2008-02-20 08:34:02

#5

siciliano732: Member; +202|6927|New York

prototype...can you tell me how you are converting your VHS to DVD...i was looking to do the same thing.

2008-02-20 09:38:48

#6

prototype: Member; +52|6590

i just bought a VHS/DVD player combo , the dvd player is also a burner.

it was an open box item in walmart and i only paid 50 bucks for it.

I think its worth like 300 or somthing

you can also just hook a VHS player to your tv and then buy a dvd burner and hook it to the same tv and then burn what the VHS player is playing.

its not as hard as it sounds

2008-02-20 10:21:47

#7

Locoloki: I got Mug 222 at Gritty's!!!!; +216|6918|Your moms bedroom

wtf is vhs?

I joke!

just splice it where its twisted, youll probably lose maybe .5 of a second of the movie

2008-02-20 10:39:40

#8

prototype: Member; +52|6590

yeah mang i know but i need to know what type of tape is best?

i think i will use packing tape

2008-02-20 11:32:03

#9

jaymz9350: Member; +54|6856

siciliano732 wrote:
prototype...can you tell me how you are converting your VHS to DVD...i was looking to do the same thing.

i do it with my tv tuner card and my pc. I plug the vcr into the tuners input and record on the pc then convert to dvd format and burn. His way is easier but i already had all the stuff to do it the way I do. If you video card had video in you can also do it that way on the pc.

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