Help Please VHS to DVD software

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    Surely someone in this forum can educate me on this. I have bought the Roxio Easy VHS to DVD software and tried countless times to get it to work but it is not. I am thinking about returning it and getting a more advanced device but do not want to spend over 125.00 for it. I have looked at the Pinnacle Dazzle and the Pinnacle black box transfer device that runs around 100.00. Does anyone have any advised to transfer VHS to DVD using my laptop. I do not have or want the wonder card which would work. I wanted to get a plug and play devise. Thanks for the input and education.
     
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    I use the Pinnacle Dazzle break out box the I use Pinnacle 10 to make a dvd.After a learning curve and a upgrade from Pinnacle 8 than came with the Dazzle I've made all my old VHS tapes to dvd
     
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    Thank does the dazzle just connect the two and play or is there more too it. Would the Video Tansfer be a better option.

    Thanks
     
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    The dazzle box takes the output of the vhs even tv output but you can only put about one hour of real time on a SL disc 4.7 gigs and that's why I said there is a learning curve just to get used to the program and it takes a while to encode and burn but it works you have good editing with it I would check out their web They are running Pinnacle 11 it includes HD I don't have a hd cam so I don't use it
     
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  5. varnull

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    wantto know why you only get one hour on a dvd?.. it's down to the black level variance in analog video.. it needs levelling but i don't know a windows app offhand which does that.. maybe some of the dv import apps after capturing as a raw data stream? we use a cheap dvd recorder as our first step.. but somebody a long time ago pointed me at mainconcept.
     
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    Thanks I loaded the software last night and looked at it a little. When you connect the VCR and slect play does it have to be on a certain channel or will the software recognize the picture? Thanks for your help I will need it LOL.
     
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    When you see the video in the preview box you are ready to capture
     
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    Thanks I got it up on my laptop. When capturing does the sound drag or does it just do that while capturing? Thanks for the help.
     
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    There is a delay in the sound while watching if you record for a long time without letting it catch up it can get out of sync you'll just have check your capture and capture in chunks if this happens I would burn small videos until you get the hang of it
     
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