Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: RoxioBrand: Roxio
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-12-19
Platform: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: 242500
Product features:
- Roxio Easy VHS to DVD makes it easy to transfer video from VHS tapes or analog camcorders to DVD
- Turn your home videos into striking DVDs complete with animated menus and fully orchestrated music
- Supports most analog camcorders, VCRs, and even DVD players
- Digitize your analog LPs and cassettes, automatically adding title, artist and genre information to tracks
- Convert audio and video files to play on most popular mobile devices including Sony PSP, iPod and iPhone
Software Reviews of Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
Customer Review: So far for audio only, old LP album to CD, It's a dream... Soon to be continued
Summary: 4 Stars
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Please note: Vista users, I installed it on my Vista machine also and I have some important notes appearing at the end of this review.
I installed Roxio VHS to DVD on a circa 2004 Windows XP machine with ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo, 3 GB ram, 320GB HD, AMD 2.4 processor, and onboard audio built into the board. Ok here is the part where a lot of people are going to hate me, and vent their frustration by loading me up with unhelpful votes. Remember this though; I am so far only talking about the audio function of taking your old LP albums and records, digitizing them, and either burning them on a CD, or saving them to your hard drive. The automated tools included in this Roxio app make it a breeze. So here goes;
Installation actually was a breeze. I did have the USB device hooked up to the machine first, even though Windows XP wouldn't load drivers for it. The online instruction guide in PDF format tells you to insert the USB device first, whereas the guide that comes with it says do the software install first. I figured the online version was easily updatable by Roxio so I plugged the USB device in first. Then while the 1.92GB install disc loaded, I did a couple of chores. I then tried to install the updated drivers from the Roxio site, but it kept saying that I did not have Roxio installed on my system, so I skipped that. I went right into plugging the audio from my stereo receiver, and then turned on the stereo receiver, and phonograph LP turntable. Without a hiccup it went right away with auto recording levels. I could see the bars moving with the song levels. So all I had to do is restart the LP and recorded the first 2 songs without stopping between songs. It was simple; start the album, click record, that's it. Once the first 2 songs were done, they were enough for my experiment, I clicked stop. To my amazement, it automatically divided them into 2 separate songs, obviously detecting the pause between songs.
Then you have the option of exporting the tracks to your H Drive, or burning them to a CD. I chose burn CD, knowing that the old incompatibility between burners, and getting the right app to work with yours CD burner would be a challenge, and wah lah, it automated the complete burning process, and in about one minute out came the finished CD. It also gave me the option of creating a label. I took the CD out, and placed it in another machine. It played perfectly. I am in love with this; partly because I heard one of many albums that I used to be so in love with. It brought back so many cherished memories, and now I can enjoy them in my car, home network, iPod and more. It's like the Berlin wall coming down.
With the simple hookup of your turntable to your audio receiver, and then the audio/record out of your stereo receiver, connected directly to the audio input L & R jacks on the included Roxio USB plug, you can literally record any device, not just your LP phonograph album. Do you have any cassettes you would like to digitize? Play them back instead. It is an easy way to move anything, and everything into your computer with advanced automated options.
It automated a mundane task, something that people can do manually, and it even had filtering options. I will have to come back after I get a chance to experiment with the VHS to DVD function. From what others have said, I doubt it will go this way. Time will tell. That is the only reason why I gave it 4 stars, I was afraid of giving it 5 even though so far it deserves 10 stars for the audio function.
UPDATE: I'm back, and the video function works just as easily, well almost as easily as the audio function. When I first tried it didn't work. Well let's say I couldn't get my VHS player set properly, or the program set properly to work. Then I woke up the next morning and realized that the tape I had in the VHS was a snowy blank. So I placed a good tape in. That helped but it wasn't the whole story. When going into the record screen it is necessary to set a few parameters; for example choose the USB Roxio device in the drop down menu. Also click on "Options" and choose the same USB Roxio device for the audio. Wah lah everything worked properly. Then I was a bit disappointed that the only way to test it was to burn DVD's. That seemed like a waste. I was yearning for a record to hard drive only function which would save me DVD disks. Then I found out it does that as well. So I popped in my favorite boat VHS tape, and went ahead and converted it to digital and the whole thing went on the hard drive. At the DV setting it took up 9 Gigs. Fortunately, I used the ideal mate to this software, which gives me editing, and sizing which can reduce the file size down to zip for a small screen, and that is Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection V14 For the complete review on that, please see my review on the product page.
So even though many gave up after trying to use the Roxio VHS to DVD after their initial try, I found it is a breeze to use. Everything is easy when you know how. I think the frustration arises in that Roxio created a "Quick Start Guide" that walks you through the barest essentials to create your project, the only thing is with the quick start rules it leaves out the fine points of adjusting your settings so it works. That is all you need to do. So how to do that is easy. You can find the step by step in the help menu built into the program. So it is not true, Roxio is not creating garbage, but rather a magnificent program that works like a charm, and now that I know the few settings to make it work right, I am excited about using it again. Highly recommended.
Second Update: Important for Vista users. In addition to installing it on my Windows XP machine, I installed it on my Windows Vista Home Premium machine as well. (I am the only one who uses those machines, and I can only use one at a time) Anyhow, when installing it on XP everything went quickly and smoothly. When I did the same install on the Vista machine, it started to install normally, but then all progress stopped, or at least I thought it did; it actually didn't. After waiting for 5 minutes I clicked on the top bar of the install window and dragged it out of the way to see if an error window appeared behind the install window, and a window was there but it wasn't an error window, rather it said, "Setup may take several minutes, so be patient". So I did. After about 5 minutes of no activity, (at least none that was apparent) I noticed that the file name it was copying changed. Then that happened again, very slowly but it happened. All told without touching anything, the install took between 20 and 30 minutes. All I had to do was be patient. I noticed in the upper corner another window appeared n that they were creating audio files. I could be wrong but I think some conversions are going on for it to install in Vista, and that takes more time. So the end result is everything finally installed perfectly.
I have made 2 VHS to DVD, or should I say to hard drive conversions without a snag. It works perfectly. Just like in XP, after rebooting to finish the install, and then starting the program for the first time, there was an automatic download/update I had to agree to install, and I did. It works great. I honestly think that those who are impatient would see no activity, and vent their frustration by ejecting the CD, rebooting the machine in the middle of the install, or some such, turning the whole operation into a tizzy, possibly having negative consequences. So be patient when installing in Vista, it works just as good as it does in XP. Great program, great install with no glitches. All you have to do is fiddle with the drop down menus to get the video input selected, and the options button, and then the same input device selection, and on the Vista machine I had to click on the speaker button in the program for me to be able to hear the preview sound while the file was converting. All in all a great program, which after you fiddle with the settings for a few minutes like I mentioned above, it works great. Get it.
Description of Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
Easy VHS to DVDIt's a sad fact that treasured home movies shot on VHS, Hi8, and V8 tapes will degrade over time, eventually disappearing completely. Roxio Easy VHS to DVD makes it easy to preserve irreplaceable memories by transferring them to DVD to save and share for generations.
 Included plug-and-play USB device features S-Video and Composite video inputs and a stereo RCA audio input. |
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Easily transfer video from VHS tapes or analog camcorders to DVD. Great for transferring LPs and audio tapes too!
Video
- Go from VCR to DVD in a few clicks--the fastest way to create a DVD from your VCR home video
- Burn DVD, SVCD and VCD discs from your VCR or camcorder videos
- Add titles and scrolling credits to your video production
- Trim and cut video clips
- Automatically fix video color, contrast and brightness
- Quickly and easily upload video to YouTube
DVD Creation
- Turn your home videos into striking DVDs complete with animated menus and fully orchestrated music
- Produce Hollywood-style DVDs with motion menus and resizable buttons
- Exercise full creative control over DVD menu options
Music
- Digitize your analog LPs and cassettes
- Auto-Level adjusts recording audio volume for the best sound quality
- Automatically trim annoying gaps between tracks
- Create music playlists with cross-fades and export to portable devices
- Convert multiple audio for payback on a broad variety of devices
- Automatically add title, artist and genre information to your music tracks
- Burn Audio or MP3 CDs from your audio recordings
Sharing
- Create and share online photo stories with fun effects and music directly from Roxio Easy VHS to DVD
- Share with family and friends on your private, secure Roxio web page
- Post video to YouTube or other popular online destinations
Disc Label Creation
- Create personalized disc labels, DVD case inserts and booklets
- Choose from professional-quality templates or create your own
Mobile
- Convert audio and video files to play on most popular mobile devices including Sony PSP, iPod and iPhone
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Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Contents:
- Easy VHS to DVD Software Installation DVD
- A Getting Started Guide
- Roxio Video Capture USB device
- Multi-Cable
- External USB cable
Supported Input Formats:
- Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, IFO/VOB, DVR-MS, ASF, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, MPEG2 Transport Stream
- Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, M4A, MP4
- Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
Supported Output Formats:
- Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, MP4
- Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MPEG-1/2, M4A, AAC
- Video disc formats: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Mini DVD
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