Converting Video and DVD to mpegs?

[Him]

I notice on the review portion of this site, there are small mpeg clips of the films that I assume were taken from either a DVD or a VHS copy of the movie. I have some stuff on video that I'd like to convert into mpeg clips. How do you do that? What sort of equipment and software would I need?

[StackAttack]

in this day of technology it seems it should be easy enough to do what youre asking. if you try a google search you should be able to find out how to do it or at the least some kind of cheap peripheral that can do the job. i did the search and found a few options that cost around one hundred dollars but im sure you could find something cheaper that also works. good luck!

[LilCerberus]

Most of the folks I've encountered on the web tend to recommend Dazzle or Hauphaug, but I've had better results with AverMedia.

I believe the popular term is "DVC Card" or, & you can find them starting around $40 at OfficeMax, Best Buy, etc.

[Andrew]

Here you go, right from the FAQ:

http://www.badmovies.org/information/faq.html

How did you make the image, video, and sound clips? 

This question does come up often. My current setup is a Dell E1505 laptop, with a Pinnacle Moviebox Plus USB2 capture device. The Moviebox unit comes with editing software, Pinnacle's Studio Plus, that I use to capture and edit the video. To edit the audio clips, I use a Soundblaster Live! USB and the included Wave Studio software. A Pioneer DVL-700 Laserdisc/DVD player, Pioneer VSX-D557 Tuner, and Sony 4-Head Stereo VCR complete the setup. When capturing from DVD or LD, I use the super VHS connector on my Moviebox; VHS tapes are using the standard RCA jacks on the Moviebox. 

[Him]

Thanks