Video Capture Card Converts Hi8 VHS to Digital DVD for Windows/Mac, Video Grabber with Scart/AV Adapter

Worked flawlessly, once I got OBS setup correctly. Copied half a dozen Video-8 cassettes with it and everyone was very impressed with the results. Transferring ye olde analogue recordings to digital and having them shown on enormous modern day telly's is never going to do the original recordings any favours, but for £20, this works great.

First off, this did not work on my Macbook despite stating it would. The drivers/software are too old for the latest Catalina OS, it simply refused to install so this was a dead end. This was in December 2019.Fortunately I had a Windows 10 PC and the drivers/software loaded fine but I HAD to use their software, I tried to do capture via VLC but it refused to see the incoming Audio device but this was not a big deal as their own software worked fine for the actual capture.Read the manual that comes with it and follow it to the letter, do not deviate as it may not work otherwise.Hooked up my old VCR, pressed play on it and then hit the Capture button. Once captured, I was able to export it as an MP4 file and drop this into iMovie on the Macbook for editing.Very pleased for it considering the price, converted 25 VHS tapes and 10 camcorder tapes straight to digital!I am unsure why others were unable to get this to work but mine was fine. Windows 10 PC, install their driver/software that comes with it and ensure you use the software to do the capture.

Converts analogue video to even lower resolution digital recordingThe first kit I received didn't work. After multiple attempts to get any meaninglful support from the seller, I asked for a refund. In the end I was send a replacement. Although the replacement had the exact same part number, the instructions were different, the software on the supplied CD was different and the name of the device when it showed up on Device Manager - so clearly a different piece of kit badged as the same product.No attention to detail in the quality.Despite choosing the 720 x 576 resolution for the file, the actual recorded file can be clearly seen to be a resolution that is about half that = about 260 lines instead of 576.There was also a really bad comb effect on any motion. This looked far worse that the standard artefacts you'd get from normal deinterlaced problems and occurred in square blocks. The effect was much coarser that you would expect from that.For me this was not an adequate method to archive some old camcorder tapes onto a harddrive.In the end I bought a thunderbolt to firewire adaptor from Apple for my Macbook and some firewire adaptor plugs. This cost a bit more but archives the original video at the same quality as the original recording. The files will still need to be deinterlaced but I'm planning on doing this after I've got all the original tapes copied to a video file.

A very useful package in terms of the hardware required to make good quality transfers from VHS to digital, with all the cables and connectors likely to be needed. However, the supplied software options could be much better. Windows users should ideally download the recommended OBS alternative whilst there is nothing included for Mac users (despite an Apple logo on the CD). That said, this device does work perfectly with a Mac - being immediately recognised and the relevant drivers added automatically - with video capture using Apple's QuickTime and any subsequent editing using iMovie. Hence a decent package at a good price and therefore recommended.

This is a great piece of kit, which comes with software and cables to attach the VHS to the PC via usb. The cable is a 3 piece composite phono cable and a SCART adapter is provided if needed. I found that the direct connection from the phono provided a slightly better picture.You must do these things in order: 1 install drivers. 2. install software. This is straightforward with the enclosed CD. 3 plug in usbAnd that's it! Its very intuitive after that. Press play on your VHS and choosing the source "USB 2861 Device" you will see and hear from your PC (Audio device select: Line (Masster AVCap) what is playing. Press "Capture" and that's it.One thing I have learned is that the better the pc the better the capture. I started first on my 8-year-old PC and the recording stuttered a little, enough to make it seem like a 30-year-old VHS might stutter. I was happy enough. But before I threw away the tapes, I decided to have a try on my newer, 1-year-old PC. The playback and capture were flawless! So I ended up re-doing everything. That was a slight pain but I can't fault the device.