Dying to get my old vintage workouts on DVD

[Tap Dancer]

I'm a hardcore video fitness nut. I currently own about 65 DVDs/CDs after a huge purge of what I didn't want/need/use anymore. I've had hundreds over the years. Anyway, I don't have a VCR anymore, but a lot of my old favorites are on YouTube. I don't know how to make DVDs, but I want them so badly. Because of my small space and how the room is set up, it's impossible for me to use the computer to do a workout. I need actual DVDs. I don't have fancy computer software and my phone is an old school one without Internet. I'd ask for some help, but I think it would just be too hard for me to understand. Is there a company that would burn some DVD-R's for me? I'm guessing the answer is probably no because of copyrights. Of course they would be for my own personal use, so I wouldn't be sharing them or making any money. I just want my old Denise Austin workouts back. Hew newer ones are okay, but I miss the ones I did as a teen in the 90s. I've written letters, but the problem with old workouts is that a lot of the time people don't know who owns the rights to them anymore. That means they'll probably never be converted to DVD.

Is this an impossible dream I should give up on, or does anyone here know where I can go for help?

[kaoskat]

Maybe you could find a friend with a DVR to burn them for you?

[Tap Dancer]

I don't know anyone who can help me. I haven't been able to find any websites that do this, either.

Post Merge: February 27, 2014, 09:10:02 AM

Is there anyone here who can help me? Maybe we can work something out in a PM?

[melodys_angel]

There might be a place close to you that can convert them <3  You give them the VCR and they will  convert^^

Might be worth doing a bit of research.

[Tap Dancer]

There might be a place close to you that can convert them <3  You give them the VCR and they will  convert^^

As I said before, I don't have a VCR anymore. I need them copied from YouTube.

[NoDivision]

You're not going to find a company that will rip vidoes from youtube onto a DVD because of copyright issues - but if you can find them on VHS then there are lots of places that can convert them for you. Walgreens does, I know, and I'm sure some other places. Maybe see if you can find the VHS versions on amazon?

[Tap Dancer]

You're not going to find a company that will rip vidoes from youtube onto a DVD because of copyright issues - but if you can find them on VHS then there are lots of places that can convert them for you. Walgreens does, I know, and I'm sure some other places. Maybe see if you can find the VHS versions on amazon?

That answers my question, and it's what I was afraid of. I can't buy anything because I'm not working. I was hoping to find a company to help me and then ask my mom to pay. (My birthday is in April.) Or I was willing to offer a trade or something to someone here. Guess I'll just give up hope of ever having those videos again. It's funny; you'd think I'd be satisfied with all of the DVDs I have. I am happy with them, of course, but I still want to do the old ones sometimes too. Thanks.

[Stars]

If you have the video tapes you can get them converted without a vcr

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[StoryDreamer]

There are a lot of ways you can rip videos from YouTube.  You can google for free or trial programs to do it. I used to save videos all of the time. Then you can burn them as DVDs.

You might have a DVD creator program on your computer. If not, you can use a trial one. What kind of computer do you have? I'll try my best to walk you through this.

[Tap Dancer]

If you have the video tapes you can get them converted without a vcr

Nope. Got rid of all the tapes back in the early 2000s when we got rid of our VCRs. I regret that now, though!

There are a lot of ways you can rip videos from YouTube.  You can google for free or trial programs to do it. I used to save videos all of the time. Then you can burn them as DVDs.

You might have a DVD creator program on your computer. If not, you can use a trial one. What kind of computer do you have? I'll try my best to walk you through this.

I have a Gateway that's almost a year old. I have Windows 8 and I use Internet Explorer 10, if that helps.

[StoryDreamer]

Do you have a DVD burning program on your PC? 

I did read this promising article on a free DVD maker that is opensource for windows 8

So I looked up one of Denise Austin's workouts.. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0wW-Us2B1Y

and then used this website...  savefrom.net  to make a MP4 of it and download it. It saved as a MP4 and played fine.

The DVD creator I linked above supports MP4.

Try that?

[Tap Dancer]

How would I know if I have a DVD burning program? All I use this computer for is the Internet. I've never installed anything and unlike my old computers (I used to have Compaqs), there are no icons on the screen. Windows 8 is kind of weird.


Edit: Actually, maybe it would be better for me to buy software and install it. Does anyone know of a good, easy-to-use program? I just want to make basic DVDs from YouTube that will play in a regular DVD player - not on the computer. (Well, of course it's okay if they play on a computer, but I won't be using them on a computer.)

[kakenterprise]

I just quickly glanced through this but you want to rip some videos from youtube??
If so yes you can do this.

[StoryDreamer]

How would I know if I have a DVD burning program? All I use this computer for is the Internet. I've never installed anything and unlike my old computers (I used to have Compaqs), there are no icons on the screen. Windows 8 is kind of weird.


Edit: Actually, maybe it would be better for me to buy software and install it. Does anyone know of a good, easy-to-use program? I just want to make basic DVDs from YouTube that will play in a regular DVD player - not on the computer. (Well, of course it's okay if they play on a computer, but I won't be using them on a computer.)

The article I linked to in my post is by a well-respected technology blogger, and in it he reviews and explains a free windows 8 compatible easy DVD creator.

[Tap Dancer]

A friend on a fitness forum I belong to told me about "Freemake Video Converter," which I'm using right now. You just copy & paste the YouTube address(es) and burn a DVD. It'll take a while with my slow DSL connection, but I'm trying to get three of my old favorites onto a disc. I hope it works!

Post Merge: March 02, 2014, 05:32:53 PM

I did it! It took 2.5 hours to burn three 30 minute workouts onto a disc, but I did and then I tested it on my DVD player. It plays perfectly! I am going to be very busy this week. My mom went to Walmart and bought me a pack of 30 DVD-Rs. One down...29 to go! LOL