Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus | VHS, Hi8, V8 Video to DVD or Digital Converter | Amazon Exclusive 2 Bonus DVDs [Windows]

After reading the reviews and seeing very negative reviews of the bundled Roxio software, I purchased hoping it was usable with VirtualDub2, a free, highly rated video recorder/editor. The mixed reviews suggested it may work and I had no problems recording old VHS home movies to digital format. I installed the latest Roxio software from their website, then installed VirtualDub2, rebooted my Acer i7 laptop and followed the steps in YT video entitled How to convert VHS videotape to 60p digital video (NTSC) by The Oldskool PC. The following is my cheat-sheet that may help you get started: Capture Video Open VD2 Capture --> Capture AVI Device --> {Select capture device} Video --> Video source --> {Select video source Composite or SVideo) Video --> Capture Pin Ensure: Frame Rate: 29.97 Output: 720 x 480 Hit OK Video --> Compression (9:15) Can choose none, Lagarith Lossless Codec, UTVideo Audio --> Raw capture format --> PCM: 48000Hz stereo, 16-bit Hit OK Capture --> Timing ( 11:50) Enable: Drop frames when captured frames are too close together Insert null frames when captured frames are too far apart Sync audio to video by resampling the audio to a faster or slower rate File --> Set Capture file (13:03) Capture --> Capture Video Hit PLAY on VCR Stop recording: Capture --> Stop Capture (or ESC key) File --> Exit capture Edit Video (14:47) File --> Open Video File --> {the one you just recorded} (Window on left is without processing, right-with processing/editing) (15:10) Cut out a section of Video: (15:31) Move to the beginning of what you want to edit/cut out & hit the Home key Move to the end of what you want to edit/cut out & hit the End key Press the DELETE key & it will cut out the section Check/Remove for video interlacing (mouse teeth): (16:01) Video --> Filters --> Add --> Deinterlace Select: Interpolate using Yadf algorithm AND depending on video capture device, select Double frame rate, top field first (choose this for Roxio capture device) OR Double frame rate, Bottom field first 18:22 of video shows how to determine if you choose the right one SAVE DEINTERLACED VIDEO (20:12) Video --> Compression Choose a lossless or no compression Lagarith lossless & Huff YUV Codecs are good File --> Save Video (20:45) Play new video file in Windows Media player (does a good job playing 60 fps) to see if it looks smooth ENCODE NEW VIDEO FILE INTO MP4 Open HANDBRAKE (22:56) Source --> Open a File Select the file you just saved Make sure Container is MP4 VIDEO Tab Frame rate (FPS), select 59.94 Select Constant frame rate Change Content Quality to 18 Click Start to start encoding

Make sure you change the default label before you start recording. Works better then the original version I have. Make sure you pay attention to all of the settings previous to starting a recording.

Took about 15 minutes to install and get up and running. Now Im converting and uploading old family vids to my Windows-based computer which I can upload and privately share on-line with family and friends. The sound and images are a bit better than what was on the tapes but ultimately the degree of quality will depend on the source tapes. I am satisified and would definitely recommend it.

Its not a perfect system, but if you play with it, you can get the job done. Trick #1- the Video Capture USB device gets hot, and will burn up. When it gets too hot, the picture quality gets bad. It gets real jittery, and theres no fixing it- letting it cool wont make a difference. I recommend keeping one of those little blue ice packs on it (in a zip lock bag to capture the condensation). Dont leave it plugged into your computer when you arent actually transferring video. Trick #2- if the video doesnt show up in the app, try selecting Record DVD. Once you get the video working, go back and select Record, Edit, Save if you want to save it to your harddrive. You may have to do this several times.

I am so happy that this works for converting old VHS to digital files. I bought a different (cheaper) product, thinking they would all be the same. The problems I had with that, such as terrible audio quality and the audio-video being out of sync, were things that I thought I would just have to deal with when converting VHS. On a whim, I decided to buy this version based on familiarity with the brand - I am so happy that I went with Roxio! This is so easy to use, the audio and video are exactly what I was hoping for, and I didnt have to make any adjustments at all to the more technical settings. This was a great purchase, and I cant wait to share all of the old home movies with my family!

I used this device to transfer all of my old home VHS tapes with little to no issues (Probably 30-40 half-hour tapes, some 30+years old.) The software is buggy (at least on Windows 10) so I only used it for recording. It crashed constantly if I tried to do anything else: editing, color correction, even saving a project. I dont know why you would use this outdated software to edit and trim instead of a video editor anyway, but other than that for the sole purpose of capturing video and audio it worked for me. No problems with the hardware, either. The video quality looks identical to the tapes, take that however you may. Overall I would recommend this.

I thought I was going to have to spend hundreds of dollars transferring a bunch of old camcorder videos to digital format. I happened to come across this $20 thing, and I assumed it wouldnt work. Why do companies charge so much money to transfer videos if you can buy a $20 device online and do the same thing yourself? I figured I should at least try. I was amazed at how well the Roxio product worked. If you have some videos you want to transfer - and if you have a VCR or something that will still play them - try this product. You could save hundreds of dollars.

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I had previously bought a different VHS to DVD converter that never worked. So, after requesting a refund, I bought the Roxio. It was the easiest process to install software and setup the system. I love it. I have used it to convert 2 full length home movies that were on VHS and the tapes were very old. My VCR barely played them but the Roxio did an excellent job of converting them. I recommend this to anyone who has tapes they need saved into digital format. As long as you have a means to play them and jacks to connect to Roxio, you can save them to hard drive, thumb drive, or burn a DVD. Perfect!!!! I rated tech support neutral because they werent needed.

I found that this recording device has problems seeing the incoming video from my VCR on my Windows 10 laptop. My old Windows 7 desktop does pretty good with it though. When trying to record DVDs from this I have to take the video to my Windows 10 laptop as it doesnt seem to know how to record with the older DVD recorder. Also I cannot seem to get the menu system to work. I tried to make Chapters and Titles for those chapters. It didnt tile the chapters correctly though each chapter button works correctly.