Roxio Easy VHS to DVD

Has anyone used this kit? I want to convert some VHS tapes to DVD on my MacBook (no firewire) and this seems on the face of it to be the ideal solution via USB.
Just wanted to know if anyone had used it and if it worked well.
Thanks.

I just purchased and this seems to be the perfect solution. You will need extra memory storage, but this should not be an issue.
Basically, connect the outputs (video, audio) from your VCR, Camcorder or other device and press play. The program will sample the video and sound. When you are ready to record, hit play.
I am currently working on the best export format which may be DV Stream. Quick Time MP4 will be fine to, depending on how you are going to review..
Program also directly imports into iMovie for editing.

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Roxio Easy VHS To DVD For Mac work on a MacBook Pro version 10.6.8?

I want to convert some VHS tapes to DVD and I found out that there's a software that can do that with a Mac: the Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac.
However, when I looked some reviews and it says that this software doesn't work on Mac version 10.6.
Has anyone tried this software? Did it work well with your notebook? (Not a desktop!!)
Thanks!!

Why not ask Roxio?

Roxio vhs to dvd audio issues

I am having a problem capturing the audio from my old VHS tapes I'm trying to copy. I'm using Roxio Easy VHS to DVD software.

The article talks about getting rid of sounds, etc. It does not address how to make the sound stay intact in iMovie and iDVD. I have still not figured out what went wrong and the next vhs I am attempting to copy is having the same problem. It is now in iDVD and the sound will not play most of the time. Occassionally, some of the dialogue jumps in, then it cuts out. Something is not right and I can't find the answer in the help files.

Copy home VHS to DVD via iMac

I have an iMac using Mac OS 10.6.8. I have a VHS player. I would like to copy all my home made VHS to the Mac, edit the contents, copy them to my Mac and Time Capsule and burn DVDs for my family. What is the best and simple way to convert the VHS analog contents to digital, what unit will work (VHS to Mac) and is iMovie the best tool to edit and what is best to use to burn DVDs. I Googled this quandary and I get so many options, I am somewhat bewildered. Who out there has done this. Thanks.

I have done lots of that.
To get your VHS video into iMovie, use the Grassvalley ADVC300 (much better than the roxio easy vhs to dvd). With the ADVC300 Audio and Video go in, FireWire comes out. It also comes with a nice Macintosh application that works flawlessly with iMovie 06 and iDVD 09/11 (I have used it a few times with iMovie 11).
The program that comes with the ADVC300 has some nice filters that can improve video and audio of the source material. The ADVC300 will take Audio and Video from any source (VCR, Tivo, Satellite Receiver) and convert it to FireWire (iMovie will treat it like a camera).
http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Canopus-ADVC-300-Converter-/138717476
I would use iMovie 06 with iDVD 09/11, why?
iMovie 09/11 uses 'single field processing' meaning every other horizontal line of the video is thrown out, which reduces the sharpness of the footage. iMovie 06 uses ALL of the image to form the video.
If your primary workflow is editing DV clips and making DVDs, iMovie '06 is better suited. Your movie will arrive at iDVD in DV format, which is an ideal match for making a DVD: same resolution, same pixels aspect ratio, and original quality. If you share your movie from iMovie 09/11, it gets re-rendered at 640x480 or less, and then iDVD upscales it back to 720x480. The end result is obviously not as good.
iMovie 06 and iDVD 11 is a "lossless" combination.

What is the best VHS to DVD software for Mac?

I have a brand new macbook pro ready to take on anything. But i have had a hard time finding a good way to get my VHS and Video Camera home videos onto my mac as files and later put to DVD. I have all the camcorders and a VHS player, all i need is a capture device that will pick up the video/audio signal with a program on mac.
Extra info:
On my old PC i was using VHS-DVD 5.0 wich works very good except my PC is old and crashes to much.
also i came across a couple like this
http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/Video-Capture/product1.en.html
and
http://www.amazon.com/Roxio-Easy-VHS-DVD-Mac/dp/B00266PHEK/ref=sr_1_1?s=software &ie=UTF8&qid=1307633392&sr=1-1
but all the reviews dont look to promosing.
Any help is greatly appriciated!!

Mac OS X 10.7.5 is not a Classic operating system.
Assuming the VHS is not copyright, http://www.elgato.com/ has a variety of hardware/software bundles that let you connect a VHS tape deck to your Mac.

Good VHS to DVD conversion software/hardware to use on my iMac

I am in need of an easy to understand software/hardware program that will enable me to convert my old VHS tapes to DVD. I have read about Roxio's Easy VHS to DVD for Mac software, which retails for about $80 which I am interested in. I have a 20" iMac with 10.5.7 on it with plenty of memory on my hard drive. I have iDVD and iMovie as well. I have a VHS player (was thinking of buying a good TV/VHS player all in one). I have many VHS tapes that I need to convert to DVD format and I am interested in possibly doing this for family and friends as well. Does anyone have any recommendations other then the Roxio software?

That all sounds fine, but WAY out of my league price wise right now... I'm a novice, and looking to spend no more then $100 for both the software and hardware to start. Maybe after I get a better handle at this I may invest in a more expensive way with more options, but for now, I think I need something less expensive. Thanks for your advise.

Compressor 3 best presets for VHS to DVD

I used iMovie to edit footage that was injested into my MAC from the easy roxio vhs to dvd kit. I ran it through compressor because the video was not recognized by iDVD or iMovie. I used my preset iphone to FCP 6. just to see if it worked to solve my first problem and it did. Now I am curious as to what would be the best preset/droplet to build that will produce the best quality out of the VHS footage? I did notice there was a color drop from the iphone preset I used. That preset is an Apple ProRes 422 HQ and audio is listed as multi track passthrough. Thanks for the help!

>They come in as an MPEG-2 from roxio's easy vhs to dvd kit
Exactly. MPEG-2 is a highly compressed format with a lot of information for 14 out of every 15 frames being thrown out. And as you've discovered, it does not work natively in FCP or iMovie. So when you place an MPEG-2 video clip on the Timeline and render, you're converting the video yet again, suffering more quality loss. Then you exported ... which is yet another level of compression and another quality hit. Then it will have to be compressed to MPEG-2 again for the DVD process. Your chosen workflow is adding so much compression and conversion that it only degradates the image quality.
If this is the only way you have available, you could have used MPEG Streamclip to convert the Roxio MPEG-2 files so they matched your Seqeuence settings in FCP, thus eliminating the need to render (rendering converts the video so it conforms with the Sequence settings). Or better yet, purchase, rent or borrow a DVD recorder and record directly from VHS to DVD in one step.
Good luck with your project,
-DH

I used Roxio VHS to DVD for Mac (have iMac with Snow Leopard) and the audio does not synch with the video when playing in iMovie. Any suggestions to fix?

I used Roxio VHS to DVD for Mac (have iMac with Snow Leopard) and the audio does not synch with the video when playing in iMovie. Any suggestions to fix?

Thanks for the reply. I tried playing with detaching the audio in iMovie, but with 20+ hours of video to correct, it would take too long. After 28 hours, Corel/Roxio tech support replied that it is a known bitrate mismatch problem and they have no real fix. I strongly suggest not to buy this product.

Is the software from Roxio that converts VHS to DVD compatible with Yosemite?

Is the software from Roxio that converts VHS to DVD compatible with Yosemite?

Check the Roxio web site.

Blackberry updates remove (uninstalls) Roxio Easy CD/DVD Burning software

Whenever I do a Blackberry Desktop update, my Roxio Easy CD/DVD Burning software is removed. The only part of the program left standing is the "Drag & Drop" portion.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Perfect. You got it exactly right with the media card. And if you like the media manager, stick with it. If it ain't broke......
I thought you wanted to get away from having to continually reinstalling the Easy Burn program, but if you have the disk and don't mind the process.....
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Best method for VHS to DVD

Hi, I'm just wondering which would be the best way to transfer VHS to DVD? Or the easiest. I know sometimes the easiest isn't always the best way.
1. Convert analog video (VHS) to DV using your VCR connected to a DV converter (ie. ADS Pyro AV Link), edit in Final Cut Pro, use iDVD or DVD Studio Pro to make a DVD (with chapter menu)?
or
2. Use a DVD/VCR recorder combo, or connect a VCR to a standalone DVD recorder, record DVD. Rip DVD onto computer, convert to MPEG, edit MPEG in Final Cut Pro, use iDVD or DVD Studio Pro to make a DVD (with chapter menu)?
And using this method, how much video can you record on a single layer DVD-R before the picture quality starts to look pretty crappy, what speed setting should it be set at?
And of the two, which would produce a better picture quality?
Or is there another way other than the two mentioned above?
Thanks for your input.
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Note to Mr. Schultz:
To start let me agree that any of Nattress' filters are worth the money you pay for them. Graeme makes great tools for us to use.
However, I cannot agree with your comments relative to the ADVC-300.
With all due respect to you, since your experience with the built-in filters in the ADVC-300 seems to be the exact opposite of mine, I would suggest that perhaps you are not using the built-in filters correctly.
I'm pretty picky when it comes to image quality, but I have had some very good results going through my ADVC-300 both directly into FCP and on to DV tape.
But to each his own. It's a free country and I'm not challenging your claim to have had bad experience with the ADVC-300.
But I am trying to point out to the original questioner that some of us do not share your experience of consistent failure with the built-in filters in the ADVC-300. That some of us think it is an excellent value and great tool if correctly operated.
I will admit the the ADVC-300 manual leaves a lot to be desired, and the whole filtering and level-adjusting process is not very intuitive. But after I figured it all out, I am consistently pleased with the results.
One note - I did need to find a used hardware waveform monitor and vectorscope to view the signal in and out of the ADVC-300 independently of FCP too make sure the levels and chroma in the outgoing signal were OK. If you are relying on the scopes inside FCP do this before capture, they are not reliable or accurate in this situation. That could cause error.
If you have the right scopes and have been taught how to read them correctly, a lot of this stuff is pretty easy to sort out.

Transferring VHS to DVD Questions

I need to transfer numerous VHS tapes that are not available on DVD and may never be. What is the most painless way of transferring VHS to DVD?
Besides what's shown here I also own a VCR and a Canon ZR-10 that I figure can help in the process.
If there's another forum around that knows more about this topic and that's Mac happy please provide a link.
I'd like to use IDVD for the menus and such.
Thanks for any help,
Tony

This is what I'm aiming to to. I'm a pt woodworker and a full time imaging tech. So I'm on my Mac 40-50 hours a week. While at work and bored out of my mind I'd like to watch one of my ww vids to give me tips and to sharpen my skills, not to mention how much easier and quicker it is to jump scene to scene and FF. The ww world is slowly making progress in releasing footage to DVD, very slowly. I have about 30 VHS tapes that are not available on DVD yet (and quite a few that are no longer in print). I may be old and grey when they are if they ever are. See where this is going?
I also have some old home movies that I had transferred to VHS and would like to get onto DVD. To justify any cost (to the wife) I'd also like to transfer our wedding vid before that footage goes to crap.
I don't mind doing one or two vids the "slow and clunky" way, but it may wear on me after that. Now that I think more about it this converter may be the best solution for me in the end. I wouldn't be able to justify another camera as we own two ZR-10's right now, but I do have a Best Buy extended service contract, so if one of those cameras happen to die I could then get a new one. Hmmmm now how could that just suddenly happen?
These will all be for private use only.
Tony

If I install Roxio Easy Creator After CS3... will...

Does anyone know if I install Roxio Easy Media Creator after installing Production Suite CS3, will I present any conflicts or errors of any sorts.. particulary in the codec or DVD-burning area? Thanks.

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mentions any "drag to disc" type tools as causing problems, so I would guess there would also be problems if any software is installed that wants to have "instant access" to the drive

After using video capture device to copy VHS to DVD, burnt DVD will play on computer but not

After using video capture device to copy VHS to DVD, burnt DVD will play on computer but not on DVD player. Tech support for the VCD said my HP DVD burning software has to burn "DVD Video and not DVD data" and to check with HP. How can i check myself.

Grahamster, welcome to the forum.
I recommend trying CDBurnerXP for burning video CD's. I have been using it for years without a glitch. I use it mainly for burning ISO's, but have used it for all types. Please let us know if it works or not.
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I can't open Roxio Easy CD Creator Cds on my Macbook

I created some CD files using Roxio Easy Cd Creator version 6 on a pc. When I close the disks so that they can be read on any CD-Rom, I still can't open them on my mac. I get three separate files, on and .exe file, the other a .zl file and third is an .inf file.
These CDs have photos and files on them.
I tried to open them with Terminal and System Profiler and I couldn't. I also mistakenly set defaults for opening the files when I was searching for a way to open then and now I can't change the defaults.
Is there anything I can do to open them on my Macbook?
Thanks.

If you can see files, then you're obviously able to read the disk. The problem appears to be that your files are stored some kind of Windows file format. An exe file is either a Windows executable or a self-extracting zip file. I wasn't able to find anything on a zi file; perhaps you meant 'zip'? If you really have a 'zi' file, this might have been created by the SOBIG virus, as it had a bug that improperly named zip files with a 'zi' extension. An inf file is usually either an autorun.inf file, which is a Windows-only file which causes an application to launch when a CD is inserted, or else a configuration file for a Windows installer.

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