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VHS to DVD 5.0 HD (PC)
 
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VHS to DVD 5.0 HD (PC)

by Honestech
Windows Vista / 7 / XP
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
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System Requirements

  • Platform:   Windows Vista / 7 / XP
  • Media: CD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1

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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 19 x 5.5 cm
  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • ASIN: B003X26LAU
  • Release Date: 5 Nov 2010
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Product Description

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Unlock your memories trapped in old media such as VHS tapes and camcorders.

With just a few clicks, you can archive your videotape collection onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Videotapes can deteriorate over time. Your old videos will have colour bleed, white specks, and other distortions. Don't risk this happening to your home video collection.

Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 HD offers three options

Easy Wizard Mode
Easy Wizard Mode:
Step-by-step pictorial instructions
Advanced Mode
Advanced Mode:
Customized menu and editing options
1. Easy Wizard Mode

Using the Easy Wizard Mode, anyone can transfer HDV, VHS, Beta, or other videotapes to DVD with just a few clicks, using the step-by-step pictorial instructions that guide the user through the process. This is one of the first software solutions to support Blu-ray Authoring and burning on Blu-ray Discs, which is ideal for burning and playing high-definition video that requires greater data storage space.

2. Advanced Mode

Advanced scene editing tools allow users to record movies, delete commercials or unwanted scenes, and easily add special effects, titles and chapter points. Add background music and create your own menu and chapter pages.

3. Audio Recorder Mode

Record audio from your cassettes, LP records, and video tapes to create WMA files or audio CDs.

 

Supported Output Formats

  • DVD/Long DVD
  • Blu-ray Disc
  • VCD/SVCD
  • MPEG1/MPEG2 (up to 1080p resolution)
  • WMV
  • MP4 (iPhone, iPad, PSP) resolution up to 1024x768
  • YouTube
  • Supported Languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Hardware Setup

Easy Setup
USB 2.0 Video Capture Device included.

FEATURES

All-in-one solution
#1 Bestselling all-in-one video converter software and hardware solution
* U.S. consumer video editing category, NPD 2008 Report
Provides everything you need to easily convert your video to DVD.

HD Editing
Capture and edit high-definition video from HDV camcorders. Supports up to 1920x1080 resolution.

Various Effects and Menu Creation
Offers many different screen effects and filters, and lets you create your own menus.

Music Conversion
Convert cassettes and LP records to WMAs (Windows Media Audio) and audio CDs.

iPhone/iPad
Convert captured video into MPEG4/AVC format to watch on your portable device.
Upload to YouTube
Uploading video to YouTube is easier than ever with a One-Click option.

DVD & Blu-ray Disc Creation
Burn your movies onto DVD, CD or Blu-ray Disc (requires Blu-ray writer).


What’s in the Box

  • Installation CD
  • Quick Start Guide
  • USB Video Capture Device
  • USB extension cable
  • RCA cable
Great Features
Analog Video HD Edit Blu-ray Audio Recorder iPhone/iPad
Capture old VHS, Beta, 8mm or camcorder tapes and convert them to DVD, Blu-ray or other digital formats. Capture and edit high-definition video from HDV camcorders. Supports up to 1920x1080 resolution. Perfect for burning high-definition video that requires greater data storage. Store up to 25GB of data. Record audio from your cassettes, LP records and video tapes to create WMA files or audio CDs. Convert captured video into MPEG4/AVC format to watch on your portable device.

 


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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
54 of 54 people found the following review helpful
It works for me. 20 Mar 2011
Following mixed reviews for all VHS to DVD converters, I tried this one.

Everything you need is in the box, software CD, usb converter, RCA leads and connectors (also S-video), usb extension lead and SCART connector.

I'm a novice working with video, but found this very easy to set up. There is a quick start guide which is plain and simple to understand.

I only wanted to do straight conversions, no editing or anything. There is an 'easy' mode for this, the software wizard guides you through it.

I used a laptop with a duel core mobile pentium CPU, hardly cutting edge but it worked fine, no hiccups. Windows 7 32 bit O/S. The process of recording and burning a DVD worked first time. After recording a 1.5 hour video, the DVD prep and burn took a further 30 minutes. I used the RCA leads connected to the VCR with the SCART connector.

The end result was perfectly acceptable with the sound good as well. The quality of the VHS tape will never match a modern DVD version. Overall, I am very pleased with the results.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By DIY man
I saw some reviews which were not very good but all software of this type had such reviews.

Tried this software and it only worked intermittently locking up my PC on occasions. This could only be resolved by powering down the PC. (my PC is very high spec (8GB RAM, 1TB HD etc etc) and is up to date with Windows 7 patches etc). I installed the latest software updates for this product which made no difference. I contacted support who took a long time to reply and then asked for system info. I had to push them to reply after this and they basically washed their hands of the problem.

Wouldn't buy anything from them again.
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100 of 102 people found the following review helpful
Bought this to transfer old family VHS and S-VHS tapes to DVD. It's a bit of a faff at first but the joy of 'restoring' old 30 year old family movies are priceless.

The challenges anyone will have with this are:
* Getting your VCR / source set up correctly, and located next to your PC / laptop
* Manage detailed settings (not complicated to do) on the software once installed and make sure you set the source as PAL for the UK.
* Checking you have sufficient HD space on your computer to store the converted files
* Remember you have to physically play a full tape to transfer it. This means 10 * 3 hour VHS tapes are of course 30 hours of playing time (no way around this!)

Pros:
+ Software itself is easy to install and set up
+ Main Cables you need are provided (but not S-VHS or 3.5 audio jacks)
+ you can set a record timer on the software so once you hit play on the VCR for a 3-4 hour tape the PC recording will stop automatically
+ One running easy, reliable hassle free conversion of source to PC (as MPG files)

Cons:
- You have to learn to use that old VCR or Hi8 camera again; do you have a working remote for it too? :)
- Software won't detect if the source has stopped (e.g. tape finished, stuck etc)
- Once a transfer is complete, the software will go into a 'sleep' whilst it renders (converts) the captured source into the target format on your PC. This can take a long time depending on your PC spec.
- Whilst the software is rendering, you can't do anything else with the software (other programmes unaffected but your PC will run slow as it is kept busy)
- Software won't (and doesn't really claim to) upscale your recorded source to better image quality. Be prepared to explain to people that VHS recordings were fuzzy and grainy compared to the HD 1080i we have today!
- if you have a 3 or 4 hour VHS tape, the conversion automatically splits the converted file to 2GB chunks of around 1hr or so each. This means you have to track the files in the target folder on your PC and rename them to make sense of them (i.e. part 1, part 2 etc.) You need to use the editing software to stitch them back together that is provided as part of the software, but...
- the editing component of the software is very very basic. Ok for the most minimal of tasks but I would recommend that you use consider another product such as Sony Vegas Movie Studio to do a more polished conversion, DVD menu's etc. Don't know why any one would use this to edit HD video!

Overall:
Need patience, but very rewarding. Editing suite is very poor but this a cheap, easy and effective way to transfer VHS - and far far cheaper than commercial / high street services who will no doubt use a very similar process and charge you a lot.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
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This is an excellent device for recording VHS, DVD players, consoles, camcorders basically anything that has RCA output. Read more
Published 2 days ago by A. Holland
VHS to DVD :)
The product does what it says really, records any video casette to a DVD via your computer. It can also record your video casette and convert it as an MP4 video file. Read more
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VHS to DVD
It obviously does what it sets out to do, but I find it difficult to manipulate . Needs much more in the way of instructions Layout could be clearer
Published 22 days ago by John
Does what it says on the tin
Having read the reviews on this item before purchase, I was wary of how well it would perform but still needed to transfer old family VHS format films to a more readily useable... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. W. Jones
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Went into PC World and bought this for £39.99. Came home and looked on Amazon and found this for £13 cheaper. Back to PC World got my money back and I ordered this one. Read more
Published 1 month ago by patsy
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used this to transfer 7x3 hour video tapes to dvd, worked very well once I got the hang of it.
Published 1 month ago by Harley
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After about 2 hours, I managed to get this to work and I transfered 5 tapes to my PC. The next day, the device decided to stop working. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Apostolis
kosdouk
Easy installation .Good accompanying program.Editing simle ,basic processing .My first attempt to convert my old VCHs and the result is acceptable . Read more
Published 2 months ago by kosdouk
Top Value
Probably the most value-for-money item I have ever purchased from Amazon. It does exactly what is says on the box. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Peter, Morden
Works really well
Bought this to try and record from my V+ box to my computer. I had looked at DVD recorders to hook up to the V+ box, but even second hand I was looking at the best part of £100. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Justin.Accurate
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