Setup options can adjust brightness/contrast for low-light scenes.Īll encoding seems to be done in hardware (no high CPU load)Ĭons: Starting to encode when sound was on creates a loud 'burp', and some scenes had a few frames of 'tearing' which seemed to correspond to when I was moving while taking the videos. If you get the User Account Control warning just. Select Full Feature Editor modules to enter video capture interface. Furthermore, PowerDirector is an easy-to-use software and will get you up and running in no time. Install the software on your laptop or PC- it is called PowerDirector 12. Pros: Easy to use (click to record, click to stop). The Diamond VC500 comes with an installation disk. To play back on Windows Media player, I had to install Media Player Codec pack 4.4.1.
EzGrabber created a single file for each clip which was at 720x480 and got all the quality available out of my old Sony Video8 (analog) tapes. Also tried AVI which required 1.2GB/min (too large) and VCD (default) which was not as clear and very small (352x240). I experimented with the settings and chose 'DVD' which uses an MPEG standard format and requires about 60MB/minute. They both capture in Mpeg at the video’s framerate (50fps in this example). They come supplied with an older version of PowerDirector for capturing. Diamond VC500MAC VC500 USB 2.0 Video & Audio Capture Device For Mac. The Diamond VC500 and the AVerMedia DVD EZMaker 7 are extremely similar devices, so close in fact it’s hard to see any difference in the final result.
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EzGrabber has 8 different settings to encode video which was not referenced in the downloaded manual. Diamond Multimedia VC500MAC One Touch Video Capture Adapter MAC OS NEW. Running Win 10 64 bit.Īll I wanted to do was to digitize the clips, which worked well with EzGrabber. I download the manual, current USB driver, EzGrabber capture software and Arcsoft ShowBiz Video editor from Diamond, but ShowBiz required a code. I purchased this item used without any software. Did well to capture video from old camcorder