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Save all clips originating from a single VHS tape into another corresponding VHS numbered folder.

Click FileВ -> Save As and name the file as described here.

Notice how the timeline bar below the video is darkened where the clip will be extracted.

Push the O key on the keyboard to mark the end of the clip you want to extract.

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Find the end of the clip that you want to extract by watching the movie or seeking to the desired frame.

Push the I key on the keyboard to mark the beginning of the clip you want to extract.

A preview of your video file will appear.

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Download and install MPEG Streamclip.В Version 1.9.2 is used in this tutorial.

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This tutorial will also be useful for describing how to trim static from the beginning and end of the video.

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We will now take the output video files from Final Cut Pro and further split it into multiple files. Final Cut Pro captures the VHS tape as a single video file. Your VHS tapes probably have multiple sequential videos back to back.

Pick another VHS tape and go back to the Log the VHS Tape Information section.

When the tape has finished playing, press the esc key on the keyboard to stop recording.

A new window should open and you should see the video playing and hear the audio.

Click on NowВ in the bottom right hand corner of the Log and CaptureВ window and immediately after push the PLAYВ button on the front of the VCR.

If you donвЂ™t see your external hard drive, click on SetвЂ¦ and Choose your external hard drive from the DEVICES section on the left.

If everything looks the same as above, Click OK and go to the next numbered step.

VHS-HD will be the name of your external hard drive.

Make sure that your Scratch DisksВ window looks like the one below.

To set a few more options, click on Capture SettingsВ and then Scratch DisksвЂ¦.

To hear sound while recording, click on the Clip Settings tab and select the PreviewВ box under Audio.

If you see the following colorful screen that says Preview Disabled, push the triangle shown.

Below the blue screen, it should say VTR OK.

In Final Cut Pro, click File > Log and Capture.

In this case, the project is called VHS-001.fcp because this is the 1st VHS tape that IвЂ™m capturing. fcpВ where the #В corresponds to the number that you wrote in red ink on the label of the VHS tape.

In Final Cut Pro, click File > Save Project AsвЂ¦.

If you see the following message, make sure everything is hooked up properly by going to the beginning of this tutorial.

Rewind the VHS tape to the beginning by pressing the REW button on the front of the VCR.

Take a picture of the label with a camera.

Log the VHS Tape Number, Size of Tape, Date, Time, and what is written on the Label.

Open the a tracking spreadsheet and fill out the next row.

Write this number in the upper right hand corner of the label of the VHS tape in red ink. If this is your 101st tape, the number is 101.

If this is your 5th tape, the number is 005.

Turn on the VCR by pushing the Power button on the front of the VCR.

In this case, the hard drive is called VHS-HD.

On the MacBook laptopвЂ™s desktop, you should see the hard drive mount to the desktop.

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Connect the portable hard drive to the USB port on the left side of the MacBook.If not, touch the silver toggle button above to switch the input. Check that the ANALOG IN light is blue on the Canopus ADVC110.Connect the other end of the Firewire IEEE cable to the Firewire port on the left side of the MacBook.

Plug one end of the Firewire IEEE cable into the DV IN/OUT port on the back of the Canopus ADVC110.Connect the other end of the RCA connectorВ to theВ L вЂ“ AUDIO IN вЂ“ RВ and the VIDEO IN ports on the front of the Canopus ADVC110.Plug one end of the RCA connector into the OUTВ ports on the back of the VCR.Final Cut Pro (Final Cut Pro X isnвЂ™t necessary an earlier version will work).You will need the following software installed on your computer: RCA connector (the Yellow, White, and Red cable).1 TB external hard drive (optional if your internal hard drive is of sufficient size).Canopus / Grass Valley ADVC-110 Advanced Digital Video Converter or similarВ analog/digital video converter.Apple laptop or desktop with a Firewire port.The process entails recording your VHS tapes to your computerвЂ™s hard drive by using an analog/digital video converter that can be plugged into your laptop or desktop computer. This tutorial will walk you through the steps of digitizing your VHS collection.

In order to avoid complete loss of your precious memories, you should digitize your old VHS tapes as soon as possible. Research shows that magnetic tapes such as VHS tapes can experience 20% loss in quality after just 10 years, and thatвЂ™s assuming they are properly stored. You probably didnвЂ™t realize that those old VHS tapes that you havenвЂ™t touched in years are undergoing decay.