( 23 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 13 2009
I was very excited to get this so I could finally get my home movies (now on VHS) onto DVD. I was disappointed to say the least, and ended up returning the product. First, I was unable to get the file into iMovie. After talking w/the people at Pinnacle, they had me reinstall the software. I got the footage into iMovie, but the picture was very digitalized and there were huge black digital patches all over the screen. They said that was a defect, but even the stuff that was not blacked out was extremely poor quality. This might be OK for viewing things on an iPod or capturing your video games but it is NOT good enough for preserving your priceless home movies. I called Apple and asked them what they would recommend and they said to get the "elgato EyeTV 250 Plus digital/analog TV receiver and video connector." They said the video quality will be very good.
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Posted: Jun 1 2009
I just bought this today (at the Apple store) and returned it within 4 hours of purchase. I bought it for 2 reasons: 1) To capture video from a camcorder that is not Mac compatible & 2) To transfer my parents' VHS home movies to digital. I tried both types of transfer and got the same results both times: the video quality is poor and, here's the biggie, the audio is about 1.5 seconds behind the video! Don't buy it!
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Posted: Apr 9 2009
I spend a lot of time capturing video from my Xbox 360 to my computer for doing Machinima. (Machine Cinema, creating cinema using a video game as a medium) I had to buy this product because I am on the switch to everything mac. I was previously using the Dazzle Video Capture for windows. So I had to purchase the same thing but for the mac. after reading some reviews I was skeptical, but purchased it anyways. I received it today and tested it. I am very pleased with this product. It was very easy to get up and running. Maybe five minutes and I was capturing video. There was no sound delay for me at all. I do not have the money together yet to purchase Final Cut. So I can not use Final Cut to import the video with the Dazzle for the mac, nor can I import it from Imovie. But the Pinnacle video capture program works well enough. Then you can drag and drop straight into Imovie for some quick editing if need be. It was a bit pricey compared to the windows version but worth the money if you own a mac and that is what you need or want to capture with. If you just want to capture home videos or video game play and you are not willing to spend the money on an HD card. This is defiantly worth the money.
