I first tested it with PowerDirector 17 in the capture module which I wrote about as the best video editor for beginners. I did try using a S-Video cable connection as well and that did drop out frequently into a blue signal. Using the RCA cables, the video was captured at the maximum settings the TVR software would allow and the results were adequate. Software Alternatives – Is it Compatible? There is a tiny arrow point that will let you drop down the menu to show the videos that have been recorded. I’ll be sure to buy those later on and test them out. Their own products seem to be under the VIDBOX brand. I know these cheap VHS recorders are generic, but it would appear that Honestech doesn’t have this device listed as theirs. So it begs the question, who made the Video DVR? You can adjust the volume within the software.īelow that you can set the timer for recording TV, Property settings, change the blue skin color to green (because that’s important), take a snapshot of the video playing etc.īasically there are functions you won’y waste time with.īack to the interface, if you click on the TVR tab (yes the word is a tab) it will take you to. Then there is the playback functions for videos recorded. So yes if you still watch TV through your PC, you could record it.įrom left to right you have the Record, Play which is just strictly for the recording and playback. The most popular format can only encode in set parameters that are grayed out and cannot be changed.Įtc Dialog – allows you to surf channels at once if you have that ‘ Big Brother monitor everything at once‘ desire within you. Also adjusting the quality, bitrate and encoding speed will increase the quality.Įxcept when it comes to MP4. There are other options to record in like DVD. Not the end of the world I guess, but certainly not something to get excited about either. The Video DVR will see the correct video size (720×576) and let me change aspect ratio in MPEG-2.īut for PAL region I can only still only record as 25FPS. And this is where things get interesting. Record Settings – Here you can change what type of file you want to record as. Personally I wouldn’t change any of those settings from a capture device as those adjustments can be done to bettereffect in a video editor.
Video Settings – which will let you change the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. That’s good.Īlong the left side there are three tabs.
With the Video DVR connected via USB, the software instantly saw the device as USB 2.0 PC CAMERA and also the sound. I mean we’re here for recording your old VHS tapes right.
I’ll cover what the other buttons do on the software but first I would like to draw your attention to this button, as this brings up the property settings. It just feels like it belongs in such an old computer era, not that I can talk.
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