I've had a look around for information on this, but none of it made sense! My parents have tons of videos from my childhood, however, I would like to put them on DVDs as it'll be easier to look after. What is the most simplist way of doing this?Is a recordable DVD player needed? I have a laptop with a DVD rewriter on it? I know I could send them somewhere to get it done professionally, but there are so many videos, it'd cost a fortune! Thanks

Depends on who you want to do it.For one time needs on a smaller scale, it is usually more cost efficient to have a commercial place do it. Check your local camera stores to get prices.If you do it yourself, you will need1) Audio/Video capture card. Some computers already have this ability so check your documentation. 2) DVD Writer (not just a reader)3) A/V Import Software4) A/V editting software. This can be Windows Movie Maker (Free) or other software that gets to be more in depth and costs money.5) DVD Authoring software like Nero.ProcessHook up VCR to Computer via the AV inputs (RCA connectors usually)Use the capturing software to read VCR data into digital format (usually AVI or MPEG4).Use the AV authoring software to edit - do wipes, delete scenes, as captions and titles etcUse the DVD authoring software to write data to DVDPlay DVD on DVD PlayerThere is a lot of How To for each step you need to take. This is just the over view.