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Summary: Works Extremely Well
Review: The device does a great job of capturing the video. The key is to learn the different formats and understanding how best to work with the included software.The software is fairly easy to use, but if you don't pay attention you get lower quality output. The trick is to capture in DVD format ONLY; and adjust some of the quality settings to greater quality. It increases the size of the capture file, but the final product is great. If writing to Video CD, again, capture in DVD format. Since the software to write the CD is separate from the capture software, the write software converts it again on the fly; quality drops, but starting from DVD quality is key.
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Summary: Absolutely Painful
Review: The unit itself is poorly built due to the fact that you must force the rca cables into it, that should've been the first clue. The software installed fine (Pinnacle version 8.0 initially). They capture quality is extremely choppy, this is especially true if you are filming any type of racing. The max resolution that it can capture and then give you a final product in is not even close to what you initially started with on either VCR or an analog camcorder. That being the case, what in the hell is the point of this product ? With a combination of poor resolution and what appears to be dropped frames(although during capture, I had zero dropped frames it says) this product is one big disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: one too many stars
Review: This product is a rip-off.
1. No user manual in the box.
2. No software name included so good luck finding it once you install it.
3. Horrible quality using Win XP Home, tried Windows Movie Maker and the included Videowave. Neither played back anything complete or even fairly passable even after I tried all the "improvements" on the website.
4.Customer support is $15.95 or sit and wait for at least an hour on a toll call. 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other. They get you either way. 5.This product is completely mis-represented. Yes you could probably make a cake using dirt, but who would eat it?
6.Don't waste your money. I spent a lot of time trying to make this product work as it should, I am technically capable and have experience using lots of workable programs. As I have read in other reviews people seem to be jumping through hoops to get results.
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Summary: Works well -- do the research first.
Review: Unlike copying VHS tapes to VHS tape; DVD recording is a far more complex enterprise. I recently bought a DVD recorder to transfer my VHS tapes to DVD (a more stable format). After doing some research on DVD ripping, SVCDs, DVD-R, and MPEG vs. AVI formats, I purchased the Dazzle device and bundled software. Bottom line: Its not perfect but it does a very good job if you are willing to spend some time messing with it. First off, the software installed without any problems, as did the USB based hardware. I did have a problem with the recessed audio plugs. I had to shave off some of the rubber casing from my audio av plugs so that they would fit into the dazzle device properly. I recommend getting an adapter plug so you can simply use your computer's sound card (not that the sound quality will be any better) and using the S-Video plug on the dazzle for the picture signal. I used the software to burn a DVD, using the other formats (like SVCD) did not interest me since the finished products would only be viewable on my PC. What good would that do? The bundled software allows you to save the whole process in a project file. You can then go back and create a menu and chapters or have the program do it automatically, which I think is really cool. You do need a large hard drive (80 Gig or better), a decent DVD recorder (I have a Sony DVD-RW/R+ drive) and a relatively fast PC (2 GHz or better with at least 256MB of physical memory) to make all of this work properly. How do the resulting DVDs look? Pretty good. The real work involves tweaking the recording settings, which adjusts how much can be saved on a single DVD. A high quality DVD picture will limit you to about 1 hour of recording time on a DVD. I used the medium setting so I can store almost two hours of film on one DVD. The picture was a bit pixilated in spots but the DVD played fine on my stand-alone DVD player. The whole process produced very acceptable results and I did not have to mess with compression ratios and ripping procedures. I think all the critics of this system were looking for a "fire-and-forget" type of package; dazzle is not it. It takes some work but Dazzle is the most effective DVD authoring system for the price.
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Summary: Real Input
Review: Well when i first got this item, i was excited to record my favorite shows, On the television. To offer them on the net, and special programming also. But a problem presented it self, i thought i almost had to call the help line number, that came in the package. I installed this audio/video capture unit correctly it seemed, yet it was'nt showing up when i plugged it in the back of my tv. There was a simple answer for that. I plugged it in, the input plugs for the tv. But the tv had no output plugs. which if you know anything about audio/video equiptment, input plugs plugged into a input plug, leaves a blank screen. Since this item your buying is a capture input device, for your computer, so most likely unless u have a great tv, with input plugs and output plugs, don't bother trying to hook up this device up, to the back of your tv. Best bet is to hook up your satilite dish, to your vcr or cable box, to your vcr. then plug this device into the output plug on your vcr. After that you can just follow the instructions that pretty much come with the item. I hope i have helped a little for people who may encounter this same problem.
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Summary: DVC-80
Review: WHEN I BOUGHT THIS ITEM I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT
THAT RESOLUTION WAS. THE RESOLUTION ON THE DVC-80 IS ONLY
320 X 280 THAT IS EQUIVILANT TO A WEB CAM, I HAVE EVEN SEEN WEB
CAMS WITH HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN THAT. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT
A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE WOULD LOOK LIKE IF IT WAS FILMED WITH A WEB
CAM, THEN YOU CAN IMAGINE THE PICTURE QUALITY. VIDEOS ARE
RECORDED ON THE "AVI" FORMAT. THEN IT HAS TO BE CONVERTED TO
THE MPEG FORMAT, FRAME BY FRAME, USING MOVIESTAR 5. THE "AVI"
TAKES UP A HUGE AMOUNT OF DISC SPACE, APPROXIMATELY 25
GIGABYTES PER HOUR OF RECORDED MATERIAL. A 2 HOUR MOVIE WILL
REQUIRE ABOUT 50 GIGABYTES OF HARD DRIVE DISC SPACE. ONCE
CONVERTED TO MPEG IT COMPRESSES TO FIT THE 4.7 GIGABYTE DVD
DISC. YOU CAN RECORD THE MOVIE ON A DIFFERENT PROGRAM SUCH
AS "MY DVD" AND RECORD DIRECTLY TO THE MPEG FORMAT,BUT THE
RESOLUTION IS SO LOW THAT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE IT WAS
RECORDED WITH A WEB CAM.
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Summary: The stylish connectors make this a failed product.
Review: While there is nothing wrong with the functionality of this product... It does fail in a major way. The connectors are inset somewhat. Standard RCA cables do not fit into them, and only with force can you get them to rest delicately on the connectors, and they will function so long as you do not tug on or move them in any way. It was more than I could handle, and I decided to return it to get something a little less stylish and a little more functional, which is my suggestion to future buyers.
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