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List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $39.99
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks
Manufacturer: Diamond
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Diamond Multimedia
EAN: 0757448005080
Feature: Easy to Use Capture by the Touch of One Button
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Diamond
Manufacturer: Diamond
Model: VC500
Publisher: Diamond
Studio: Diamond
Warranty: limited warranty, 12 months parts, 12 months labor
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Features
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Easy to Use Capture by the Touch of One Button
Capture Video from Almost Any Video Source
Preserve Your VHS tapes with One Touch
Ulead Video Studio SE software Included
Software included to burn Videos to DVD/VCD
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Editorial Reviews:
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Capture videos with the touch of a button with the One Touch Video Capture VC500. The VC500 can capture video and audio from almost any video device, such as VCR, camcorder, DVD player, or any device supporting video output through an S-Video or composite RCA connection.
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Summary: Works GREAT on Windows Vista for VHS to DVD
Comment: I was skeptical that a $40 device could record at full resolution in full 30 fps but this thing has proven itself worthy!
Installation was a snap and using it was even easier. The paper documentation was very limited, but by exploring the interface and reading what was available in the documentation I was able to figure out what all the settings mean and how to get the button to record to video files.
I used it to transfer a few of my old VHS tapes to DVDs and it worked flawlessly. Audio and video remained in-sync in full DVD resolution and I was able to burn the videos to DVDs without any post-processing at all.
The only problems I had were with the video editing software, so I just used Windows Movie Maker instead. The packaged video editing software has nothing to do with the capture software so I wouldn't recommend even installing it and just using Windows Movie Maker instead to burn the video files to a DVD.
I do have a very fast computer with a lot of memory so it's possible the video frame problems other reviewers are having is due to their computer's speed. I would recommend that you use a very fast computer (at LEAST a Dual Core with 2GB of RAM and a SATA hard drive) if you want to get zero frame loss.
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Summary: Couldn't be happier with this little device
Comment: Extremely easy to setup, easy to use, works great, and is cheap.
I was facing with trepidation converting my old VHS tapes to digital files but this was much easier than I ever imagined. After the easy installation, just pop in a tape, double-click the icon on your desktop and voile the playing tape shows in resizeable window on your desktop.
When you get to a part you want to record just hit the record button (in the settings you can change the quality) and in a few seconds you have file on your computer you can play in any video player or can burn to a DVD. Has never locked-up and even works great when fast-forwarding through a tape. I'm watching a VHS movie on my computer as I type in this my browser. :-)
On the highest record setting (called DVD), you virtually lose no quality from the original VHS tape. That creates a big video file though so I'd recommend compressing it with a decent AVI file editor from there if not burning to DVD if using that setting.
If you have Windows XP/Vista and a good video card/processor, this should work great for almost anyone.
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Summary: Just what I needed
Comment: Product works just as intended. Plugged it in, installed drivers, installed capture software, connected VCR and hit record. Quality was good (I'm capturing 20+ year old VHS tapes), and the software is easy to use and supports a wide range of output formats. I'd highly recommend this product to anyone trying to capture an analog source to digital.
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Summary: handy gadjet
Comment: I purchased this unit for the reviews it had and its portability. The unit arrived and worked perfect for a day and then quit. Tried everything, contacted Diamond.. I must say they were very prompt and tried but nothing worked. They suggesed I send it back to Amazon which I did. The service from Amazon was superb. They sent me a new one fast and free and so far all is working great. I have Vista which a lot of products seem to have a problem with...
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Summary: Perfect Quality for the Price
Comment: Well I bought this product to use in making clips of my videogame adventures and misadventures. And I must say, I was impressed. It's most definitely worth the price for the quality you get. I frequently use it make clips for Youtube and I am more than satisfied. I would highly recommend it for anyone into video-blogging and amateur video making.
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