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whelp i have a VCR, old, and a DVD recorder in the computer but I stink a one step transfer would be best.
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If you have a VCR and a DVR I think it will be a one step transfer
Just connect VCR output to DVR input, press play in the VCR and record in the DVR and that's it ...
(I don't know what are the steps in a VCR/DVR combo ... I'm sure it will be the same).
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salvasol's got it.
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All VHS tapes and 8mm were recorded in stereo, Right???
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Correct, VHS and 8mm are only capable of 2 channels.
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I'm sure that if we copy from VHS to DVD recorder directly we will get the same stereo sound ... but if we use a video capture card to do it through the computer; Do you know if possible to get 5.1 audio in the DVD after we copy??? ... most stereos will decode stereo signal to 5.1 ... but I'm wondering if we can produce a 5.1 DVD from a 2.0 ....
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You will not get 5.1 from any VHS as they are only capable of 2 channels of audio but if you have a 5 channel input on your sound card you can import video and 5 channels of audio provided you have the software capability of recording video and 5 channels of audio at the same time.
The decoding of 2 channels to 5.1 is basically a pseudo surround where it runs the 2 channels thru an algorithm that makes it sound like surround using phase, filters, and reverbs.
Actual surround will come from the studio as 6 channels of audio.
Currently only DVDs and varieties of DVD (HD, Blue Ray, etc..) and SACDs (super audio CDs) are the compatible consumer formats of surround that I know of.