Good vidz Gerard. I had a video to dvd recording machine but gave it away after I did my stuff. I also have a video grabber lead here if you need one. Really easy to do.
However, if you got video and want to convert it to any format (including Youtube video) then I can recommend downloading DVD VIDEO SOFT. Get it here...
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/

Worth downloading it all. No adverts or sod all and very easy to use. Good luck