SCART to USB 2.0 Video Capture Cable Kit Backup VHS DVD SKY VIRGIN to PC or Laptop

If you think that your memories are safe forever, think again! Depending on how and where tapes are stored, the number of times they’re viewed and the quality of the tape itself, permanent noticeable deterioration of video tape can begin to set in within 5 years – even if the tape isn’t used much. Loss of colour, static sound or complete tape degradation and failure can occur leaving no reminder of those precious moments; a wedding, birthday or other momentous milestone.

The MediaAtlantic VHS to Computer or Laptop Kit, will allow you to turn those magical moments caught in old analogue formats, into digital and preserves them forever by burning to DVD or VCD.

The kit includes all you need to connect your VCR (Via SCART) to your Computer or Laptops USB 2.0 port. Or indeed any other video device with SCART output like DVD player, SKY Box, SKY+ Box, SKY HD, Virgin V+ Box, DVD Recorder etc...

If you want to record video from devices such as DV, V8, VHS, DVD or VCD players and transform analogue recordings into digital. Then record them onto a hard disk drive (up to 16 x burning speed). Users can even edit and restore worn and degraded analogue videos to their former glory.

The capture device included also provides a ‘direct to disk’ function that allows users to record directly from a DV camcorder to DVD without writing to a HDD first and an Auto Calculate feature ensures the highest possible production quality for the available disk space. With just one click of a button users can simultaneously capture and record analogue video to VCD, SVCD or DVD, the bundled software even supports DVD VR formats so that users can re-edit previously recorded video and re-record onto the same DVD.

As well as transforming old analogue video into digital, the easy to use interface included, enables users to become budding film makers and create their own personal movies. Arrange, sequence and add/delete video clips on a storyboard, use a wide selection of editing features to deliver top-quality scene transitions, adjust brightness and colour, create chapters, as well as add text effects with a text overlay feature. Users can even insert music/audio over the top (MP3/WAV) and edit further with a noise reduction feature. In addition, those still using analogue video cameras will reap all the benefits of editing in digital without a costly upgrade.

FEATURES

Capture Device:
• Capture video and save in digital from analogue camcorders, VCR/VHS/DVD players, SKY Box and DV
• Right-to-disc* allows to record video from a DVcamcorder to DVD without writing to the hard diskbuffer first.
• Auto calculate the highest possible production quality for the available DVD disc space
• Support auto-file separation to put large files onto discs
• Now Vista Ready!
• Captures Video at Standard Video Resolutions 480i

Authorise
• Full DVD VR format support
• Arrange, organize, sequence and add/delete videoclips on a storyboard.
• Create chapters, and edit DVD lists easily
• Auto configures the correct video format to NTSC orPAL

Edit
• Support different text effects & text overlay, and Audio Overlay onto Video Clips (MP3/WAV files)
• Support time bar to accurately remove excessive clips
• Enhance brightness and colors, and offer noisereduction for audio tracks
• Offer a wide selection of editing features and deliver top-quality scene transitions.
• Support more video capture and audio import formats
Signals Imported Formats
• Video MPEG1/2/4
• Audio LPCM,MP3, MPEG-Audio and Dolby Digital (depending on the output disc format)
Burn
• Support different production formats of DVD, VCD, SVCD and editable DVD.
• Supports all CD and DVD writeable formats

Media Formats
DVD DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM (8cm/12cm), and double layer (DVD-9) disc, CD CD-R/RW
Burn to disc image
Supports upt to 16X burning speed

Device Specifications

Input Signal: SCART and Composite (RCA) or S-Video with RCA Audio (L/R)
Connectivity for Laptop/Notebook or Desktop PC: USB 2.0

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

VCD making: Pentium III 800 MHz/AMD Athlon 800 MHz
DVD making: Pentium 4 2 GHz/AMD Athlon 2000+ MHz/ Pentium M 1.3 GHz
DV real-time capture: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz/AMD Athlon 2400+ MHz/ Pentium M 1.6 GHz USB 2.0 port
Sound card
Graphics card with at least 8 MB of memory
CD/DVD burner
1 GB for VCD/5 GB for DVD or higher of available hard disk space
Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 or Windows Vista

Package Contents

Video to USB 2.0 unit, User/Install Guide, Driver CD, SCART to Composite Video/Audio Cable (1.5m).
Also bundled with FREE CyberLink Power Director 5.0 and CyberLink Power Director 4.0 DVD software

PLEASE NOTE:

1 - Supports most of the current USB 2.0 host controller chipsets, except Ali and ATI.
2 - The "Right-to-Disc" Function Is NOT Supported For Windows 2000.
3 - Does not record in HD or capture vidoe in HD.
4 - Recording / Backing up is done in Real Time.