Converting old films, slides and VCR Tapes to digital

Molyfar

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Can anyone recommend good inexpensive, reliable and idiot-proof equipment for converting old cine films, slides and VCR Tapes to digital (MP4, DVD, USB etc), please?

TIA
 
You might need to choose two or three out of four of your requirements.
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Peru Bob said:
I haven't used this, but it was recommended to me:
www.diamondmm.com

Diamond VC500 USB 2.0 One Touch VHS to DVD Video Capture Device with Easy to use Software, Convert, Edit and Save to Digital Files | Diamond Multimedia

Video Capture Device VC500- The Diamond One-Touch Video Capture VC500 has become the most versatile and easy-to-use VHS digital converter on the desks of many video capture enthusiasts. This VHS to DVD converter converts video from VHS to digital formats, such as DVD.
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I do not have a recorder or player
 
Here's some ideas for slide and negative scanners but they can be purchased cheaper. I bought one a few years ago for £80 that gave excellent results and scanned quickly, the only drawback was having to slide the holder through one slide or neg at a time manually.

Scanners

To capture VHS video you are going to need a VCR to feed whatever hardware and software you use unless you buy a dedicated all in one machine that converts VHS tapes direct to DVD or Bluray though I don't personally know of any to recommend.
 
Molyfar said:
Can anyone recommend good inexpensive, reliable and idiot-proof equipment for converting old cine films, slides and VCR Tapes to digital (MP4, DVD, USB etc), please?

TIA
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To convert 35 mm slides, negatives and prints to digital, in May 2020 I bought a used Epson Perfection 4490 scanner. It produces good results - at least for my purposes - and better than some of the inexpensive, dedicated slide scanners. If you are looking for digital copies that can be enlarged beyond 11 x 14" you might want to specifically pick those images and take them into a photo shop and pay to do them (the digital file size will be much larger and more detailed, but of course, more expensive than doing it yourself). I have no suggestions for VCR.
 
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