I tried several other programs that included a capture function, but the little app that came with the USB converter was hard to beat (I didn't own PD12 yet).
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I used the included capture software (by Honestech) which only included the basic controls, but it was enough to do a fine job. I actually bought the device just to see what level of quality a silly $8 device could provide, and I was shocked at the quality on my Win 8.1 system! After tweaking all possible parameters the resulting digital video was better than I ever imagined was possible - clear, bright, and stable - even better than the original! I also tried a $50 Diamond VC500 USB converter, just to see if there was an affordable way to make "very good" better, but the the video wasn't quite as good and the audio had various issues - so the little $8 "joke" converter still ruled! In reply to the original question, I recently transferred about a dozen 30-35 year old VHS tapes to digital (AVI format) using an $8 Eas圜ap USB converter from Ebay. Expect no better quality than what you see when you play the tapes on a TV. Nothing will make that better but it can be made to be worse. Some of the above comes with the A/D converter.Īgain I want to reiterate that you will be capturing from a standard resolution 4 by 3 ratio source. You may lose video frames which will throw off the audio sync.īTW, if your VHS requires a SCART adapter, you may need one. The use of an external hard drive for the capture is not a good idea. Why do you have a problem using the program that comes with the device? System hard drive space? You will need a lot of internal storage to capture the video/audio. The above is the reason that I suggested to use the program that comes with the device (it may still be a Cyberlink program).
Don't ignore the options on the lower right of the screen. One you plug in the device and turn on the A/D converter and the program recognizes it, the program ICOn will light up and you will have the option. Since you will be using it a lot, don't go cheap. The prices run from about $20 (US) upward. I thought there was a list of A/D converters that worked with PowerDirector but I could not find it. I have one that the program doesn't see but Oklahoma apparently has one that the program does see.
The program must "see" that USB connected device in order to do the capture in the program. That suggests that Power Director 12 will see it. Note that the first one listed comes with PowerDirector 8 it is probably a lite OEM version. By Adapter do you mean an Analog to Digital Converter Card or box? Examples: If not, what capture device (if any) would I choose?Īpparently there is an issue with some of the language. I was thinking that this is the most likely device that the VCR could fall under. Once I have that connected to my computer via the USB port, can I use the Capture feature in PD12 to convert the tape to digital? One of the input options for capture is "External or Optical Device". I plan on getting an adapter for my VCR player.