RE: This is way OT...adding sound to a VHS

[fivegonefishing]

 
My digital camera allows me to record a slide show onto a VHS tape.  The main downfall to that feature is sound...there is none.  My VHS recording machine has a white and yellow input slot so my question is can I record audio over video without erasing the video?  and if so, do I just use a standard portable radio?
 
 TIA

[Tim5055]

 fivegonefishing
The short answer is yes.
 
 You will go from the video out on the camcorder to the video in on the VHS deck.  This will give you the picture (video)
 
 Now for the sound
 
 Usually there will be 2 inputs for the audio (stereo sound) and they are usually red and white " RCA"  style jacks.  Find something that provides a stereo output and go from the left/right out on that device to the red & white in on the VHS
 
 So to recap
 
 The yellow RCA jack should be video
 The red & white jacks are audio (left & right)
 
 HTH

[labontefan]

 fivegonefishing
If your VCR only has a single audio input (the white) and a single video input (the yellow), it s a mono VCR. If you have a Mini DV, Digital 8 (or whatever kind of digital) camcorder, it records in stereo. The included output cable probably has red, white, and yellow jack. The red and white are the audio and the yellow is the video. (The yellow RCA jacks are always the video.)
 
 All you need is a Y-adapter. Plug the red and white jacks into the Y-adapter and then plug the adapter into the white jack. That will give you your audio.
 
 Hmmm, I was going to give you a link to our website (Crutchfield) because we sell the Y-adapters. (They re about $6 USD.) Unfortunately, due to some of the clauses in our vendor agreements, we can t ship to Canada. [] Sorry!
 
 However, you should be able to find a Y-adapter anywhere they sell RCA cables. You need a dual female to single male Y-adapter.
 
 OK, I ll include the link anyway. Even if we can t ship it to you, you can see what it looks like:
 
 http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=11&g=720&I=119ILJRY2F&o=m&a=0&cc=01&avf=N
 

[Tim5055]

 labontefan

 

ORIGINAL:  labontefan
 
 If your VCR only has a single audio input (the white) and a single video input (the yellow), it s a mono VCR.

 Wow, I never even thought of that  - I havn t seen a mono VCR in ages[]
 

[fivegonefishing]

 fivegonefishing
Thanks for the responses, my VHS machine is about 6 years old.  I m recording from a digital camera (Kodak CX4320), not a camcorder.  There is no sound option on the camera.  The connection cable that came with the camera only has a yellow output plug attached.  So basically I have 16 minutes of a " slide show"  that I ve put from the camera to a VHS tape with no sound at all, no voices or music; I d like to add something, anything, it s a little un-nerving to watch a silent video.  If I get a white cable and record audio from my portable stereo, will I erase the video?

[Tim5055]

 fivegonefishing
No you won t
 
 The yellow has nothing to do with the white.

[fivegonefishing]

 fivegonefishing
That s good to hear, I wasn t sure if I hit record on the VCR if it would erase the video portion while I was trying to record audio.  Thanks Tim

[Steve-o-bud]

 fivegonefishing
Are you trying to add the audio to the already recorded VHS tape, which had the video recorded previously from your digital camera?
 
 If this is the case, then, you won t be able to add the audio. You must re-record from the camera, and while this is occuring, add the sound track from another source, such as a CD player.
 
 

[tlhdoc]

 tim5055

 

ORIGINAL:  tim5055
 
 
 Wow, I never even thought of that  - I havn t seen a mono VCR in ages[]
 
 

 
 Our 2 year old AC/DC TV/VCR combo is mono.

[don]

 fivegonefishing
Tammy,
 If your vcr doesn t have specfic audio insert setting you ll earse the video when you try.
 You can do it if you do it at the same time. Record your slide show (camera hooked up to the yellow video) and the hook up you audio from whatever the source is cd,or tape and start them together well the vcr is recordering.
 
 If you have a something simple like microsoft movie maker I could walk you through doing it on the puter some time or if all that fails burn me a cd with your music and photos and I ll make it for you[]

[fivegonefishing]

 don
OK, now I know, that makes sense thanks!
 
 
 

ORIGINAL:  don
 
 If you have a something simple like microsoft movie maker I could walk you through doing it on the puter some time or if all that fails burn me a cd with your music and photos and I ll make it for you[]
 

 Don, I just got a new puter which can now burn CD s and such, I have yet to tap it s potential!  I" m not even sure which programs I do or don t have!  I ve been pretty busy with the job scene up here, once we move I m planning to really check out all the features, then I ll be bugging ya ok? []

[luvourjayco]

 fivegonefishing
Tammy adding music to slide shows to show on the DVD is nothing. I use this feature all the time for vacation photos. Makes looking at them great. My camera also has a movie setting but I haven t tried to use it yet. Guess I should play with it and see what I can come up with.
 I use a  program made by Pixella fine pixs that came with my camera. It is made by Fugi I believe. I took the Bronte Pictures and put them to a song by the brothers in law called Camping the kiddos laugh whenever they look at them just because of the music.
 You are so right looking at the slide show with no sound can be unnerving.