A variety of modern formats and video storage media has led to a situation where a user involved in video editing as needed or constantly needs to master several ways to record movies and clips. When using a professional video editor, these operations will not cause difficulties for a beginner.
How to copy video from disc to computer
Insert the DVD disc into the computer / laptop drive, then select the item in the operating system menu "My computer" and click on the new drive that appears. Its contents will appear as a file explorer. Select them and click "Copy"(right mouse button), then open the folder where you want to save the video and click "Insert".
Some of the DVDs are protected from direct copying through Explorer, if you get an error when performing this operation, then you need to use a special video editing utility.
Download and install the new version of Pinnacle Studio. has all the functions to work with films of any format. In the menu that opens, click on the icon "Add DVD", then, in the drop-down menu, add a DVD disc. The film will be loaded into the utility, then through the tab "Create" you can convert it to any convenient format.
How to transfer video from cassette to disc
To record a movie from an analog type of media, that is, a cassette, you will need to use a special device - a TV tuner. It should be noted that its purchase is quite expensive, and development can take quite a long time. It is more rational to digitize the cassette in a video salon, and even better - to master simple methods,
You can also burn video saved from a cassette to disk using the Create tab in the Pinnacle Studio main menu. Select an item "Create DVD", the utility prompts you to choose from several menu options. Double-click on the option you like, then enter new data. Then the "Select disk to burn" window will open. Insert a blank DVD into your PC, and select it from the drop down menu.
Pay attention to the possibility of creating an ISO image and introducing additional settings: video type, screen resolution (it is better to choose 16:9), quality (high (9000 Kbps, AC3 Stereo)). Click "Further", wait for the recording to finish.
In this case, you need to combine the knowledge gained from the first and second parts of this article. That is, load the file from the disk into the Pinnacle Studio analogue, then improve it through the tab "Edit" - "Improvements", setting new values for brightness, contrast, saturation. The program, through the "Add" attachment, offers to mount titles, new photos and splash screens.
Similarly, as in the second part, select "Create" and burn the movie to a new disc. The duration of the "burning" process depends on the duration of the video and the quality settings set. Usually in less than 10 minutes your new DVD is ready to watch. Enjoy what is made with your own hands.