On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:51 AM, Nils Kassube <<a href="mailto:kassube@gmx.net">kassube@gmx.net</a>> wrote: <div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> squareyes wrote: > have just been asked by a friend if I could transfer some vhs tapes to > dvd. My laptop has no "line in" would it be possible to load it with > the "mic in" socket? , > or could I get a usb cable to do it? then use Devede to write it to > dvd. Many thanks for any suggestions No, that wouldn't work. VHS is (analog) video + audio but the mic input is for audio only. You would need a video capture card to do what you want. Nils -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> Hi, I am looking for a way to turn VHS into DVD as well. According to articles that I read, there is no video capture card produce good results although they works. If you need good quality picture, you need a professional equipment. That's not worth for lay people who just want to convert a few of videos to DVDs. There are companies doing this business and It could be a better off for average people to just use these services. Dennis H. Liao