The Frame-Grab Tutorial on TVCrit.com is still pretty up-to-date. You'll find it in the Tutorials section of: http://www.tvcrit.com/ My standard suggestion these days is to copy the VHS tape to DVD first and then use a software DVD player to capture frames on your computer (my favorite player: Cyberlink's PowerDVD, for Windows; similar products exist for Macs). Once it's on DVD, it's super-easy to do. This has the added benefit of creating back-up DVD copies of your aging tapes. DVD recorders--both the standalone kind and ones for your computer--have gotten very reasonable in price. And if you've having trouble making fair-use, back-up copies of pre-recorded VHS tapes you own, please see: http://www.videoguys.com/sima.htm Regards, > dear folks > what is the latest technology for a private researcher to download > images from a vhs tape? i checked with the screen-l archive, and there > are suggestions that are 3 years old. is there anything available > nowadays that is relatively affordable and high quality? the ultimate > goal is to have publishable quality stills to accompany a manuscript > thanks > ken harrow > > Kenneth W. Harrow > Professor of English > Michigan State University -- Jeremy Butler www.ScreenSite.org www.TVCrit.org ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org