Hello all , i have a Video cassatee with one hour of video in it . i have no idea how to store the same to cd in any video format avi or mpeg .

Further for your information i have a Pentium 800 Mhz pc with windows xp Professional , a video recorder , cd drive , cd writer .

1. What more equipments do i need for this process ?
2. Do i require some software for encoding and decoding the same .
3. Which type of cables would i require connecting video Recorder and pc and how will be the connections.

Thanks in anticipation for any response.
Shaju Devassy