Im going on my 1st track day soon and want to get it on tape.
When I want to convert it to avi or mpeg how do I do it if I dont have any phono conections on my pc.

 

You need to buy a capture card or a USB capture device and use that. Have a look at www.dazzle.com, they do various cards. I think hauppauge do one as well.

The lower end cards capture the video as an avi with very big files. You can then use some software to convert to mpeg or mpeg2 but it takes a lot of processing and a fair amount of time. A mate of mine uses a dazzle card that converts to mpeg as it captures so it is a lot faster, but it cost him about £150.

I have used a USB dazzle capture card with a laptop, drivers were a bit tricky to set up but it was an old card, I guess newer ones would be easier. Cost about £70 at the time I think.

Make sure you get the correct type of card for your camera. Some only do digital camcorders, some do analogue, some may do both.

Hope this helps

Ken