This product worked well using the USB capture device and Magix Movies on DVD software to capture my VHS recordings to the digital mpeg2 format. Once captured I used other software (ConvertXtoDVD) to create DVD's from the .mpg files.
I also used the freeware application called Handbrake to convert the DVD files or .vob files to XviD within the .avi container.
I captured the video at 640x480 with the interlaced option set as suggested by members of the [...] forums.
ConvertXtoDVD deinterlaces the video as it creates the DVD files.
I also captured the video with the quality setting set to 15 (max) and bitrate adjusted to record 1hr 40 minutes at a time.
I do not have the fastest PC. I have a pentium 4 3.4ghz and 2gb ram. WinXP.
My system and hardrive were able to keep up and not drop many frames at all while recording. The software help says if frames drop more than 10 per min you have a problem and need to lower quality setting, bitrate, resolution..etc..
With the settings I used as mentioned I had very few dropped frames while recording and the audio came out perfectly in sync with video.
I did not use the software Magix Movies On DVD much for anything other than recording the video to .mpg and that part of it like I said worked well for me.
I am pleased with the results and have no regrets at all on spending the $[...] bucks to rescue some old VHS tapes I've had of family times from 20 years ago.
I can now use the digital video to make still pictures for prints and all sorts of neat stuff.
For anyone who might be interested in the freeware handbrake app that program does work well but I have read newer version of it will not be supporting output to the popular divx or xvid formats. The software is being designed to support mainly mpeg4 and H.264 output which is even newer stuff for High Def video.
If your looking for an inexpensive and fairly easy way to rescue your VHS I would say give this kit a try...
Happy capturing!
Jim
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