VHS to computer save query

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Hi all ,
have just managed to get a Kaiser Baas DVD maker to work,( installed 
mercurial)
in Ubuntu 12.04 with TV Time, is there anyway I can save the played
VHS from here and write to dvd? Some of my tapes are getting old.
A friend tried to do it for me on Win7, (the kaiser baas device is his), 
but it will only do a black and white
in Win7, have colour in TV Time here on Ubuntu.
Many thanks in advance for any help.
take care
Winton