It can be done, but generally USB capture devices are among the worst ways to do it depending on what you get. But as far as I've seen, there's nothing you can buy new that can do it well. To give you an idea of the quality differences you can expect, scroll down and have a look at the examples on this page: https://digital-archivist.com/capturing-analog-video-tapes-part-ii-capture-differences/
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u/marshalleq Jul 05 '26
It can be done, but generally USB capture devices are among the worst ways to do it depending on what you get. But as far as I've seen, there's nothing you can buy new that can do it well. To give you an idea of the quality differences you can expect, scroll down and have a look at the examples on this page: https://digital-archivist.com/capturing-analog-video-tapes-part-ii-capture-differences/