Hey Dave,
Yeah, we had some snow as well, Winter just won't let go yet.
VHS to DVD can get complicated. First off, you need either a capture card or a DVD recorder. For best results, you also need a TBC (time base corrector) to remove MacroVision jitter from commercial videos. If it's home videos, that's not necessary. There are a few high-end VHS units that do an acceptable job with MacroVision. A good TBC or VHS player will also filter out "noise".
Really, the hard (and expensive) part is getting a clean capture. The digital conversion is relatively easy, although it can be time-consuming depending on how much editing is involved.
Here's the easiest way: Get a decent VHS unit that removes MacroVision and does a good job filtering noise. Hook it up directly to a DVD recorder and do your captures that way. Copy to your hard drive for editing and conversion/authoring. Using a capture card can mean headaches, primarily from dropped frames and loss of A/V sync, depending on how powerful your system is.
The best advice I can give is to suggest you read up on some guides at:
http://www.videohelp.com/
Here's some info on TBCs:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/...e/playback.htm
I can help you with the format conversion, but not with setting up the VHS -> DVD capture. I have a system capable of it, with capture card, but again, the guides at videohelp are your best bet.
Good luck.
