It really is very simple to do. The first thing to do would be to connect your VCR or your older, analog videotape camcorder to your digital camcorder, and to the necessary ports with the right cables, and start up the tape while you are digital camcorder records tape to DVD.

Of course you are limited to real time recording while this camcorder tape to DVD conversion happens because of the technology which is older is quite limited. You have to let the entire videotape to play, in real time. However, once the tape has been recorded onto a camcorder then at that point it is digitized and you are able to move on to the next part of the project at a much faster rate.

The next step can vary depending on the type of media your camcorder uses to record. You can record the tape information directly if your camcorder is capable of recording straight to DVD. If your camcorder does not have this capability, then you will have to continue your camcorder tape to DVD conversion by taking the digital video images and transferring them onto your hard drive of your computer.

Once you have completed this part of the camcorder tape to DVD conversion process you have the ability to then save all your digital images onto any type of particular media your computer has available to it. Hopefully your computer has a DVD burner device in it.

Using Your Computer's DVD Burner For Your Camcorder Tape to DVD Transfer

If your computer does have a DVD burner, then the rest of the process is pretty simple. This is the most ideal time to complete any editing that you may require. At that point you can simply transfer any data onto the DVD. You have the right to make as many copies as you like, since the data is owned by you and any resulting copyright.

One option if you do not own a DVD burner would be to transfer your data through e-mail to a friend or acquaintance who does own a DVD burner and can finish your camcorder tape to DVD project with that method.

By doing it this way you can archive your video images for many future generations. The older technology of analog videotape has a tendency to lose much of its color depending on its age, and there are times that the tape becomes brittle and breaks. By taking the time to have it stored digitally it will always be available for you and those close you to watch it over and over.