Description:The SVID2USB23 USB 2.0 S-Video & Composite Video Capture Cable offers an easy to use analog video capture solution, enabling you to grab video from an S-Video or Composite video source, as well as the accompanying 2-channel RCA audio, to your Mac or Windows computer.The cable connects to your desktop or laptop computer through USB 2.0, and is compact enough to fit in the palm of your hand, providing a conveniently portable video capture solution that's more than suitable for use with laptops and desktop computers alike.An easy-to-use device for recording analog video to your computer from external sources, such as a VCR or camcorder the SVID2USB23 offers the perfect solution for Betamax or VHS video capture, with real-time MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 encoding, as well as TWAIN support, to ensure compatibility with a wide range of systems and Software.Features: Works with Mac or Windows computers Choose from MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 video encoding Features TWAIN support for use with various software titles Supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video capture Up to 30 fps analog video capture capability at maximum resolution of 720x480(NTSC) / 720x576(PAL) Plug and Play device installation, requires no power adapter Snapshot function allows you to capture still images from video Small and lightweight design offers convenient portability for on-the-go applications
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Five Stars
Very Effective, works for my Mac great
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Software / Hardware combo has huge "interlace artifact" issue
SVID2USB23 evaluation on Windows 10:Installing drivers:The driver CD is completely unusable. The autorun.ini files are missing, so drivers do not install automatically. There are numerous folders with setup.exe files, however these generate error messages. Fortunately, the driver package can be downloaded and installed from StarTech’s website.Video capture software installation, limitations, and bugs:The software is “Movavi”. It has an unbelievably long 42-digit registration code which needs to be typed in, followed by emailing Movavi and then entering a long code which they send back. The software can only save recordings in .avi format. There are no settings for video quality, bit-rate, etc. Recorded files can not be played in Windows Media Player, and VLC player starts up with an “AVI file index broken or missing” error message, but then plays the file.Recording quality of Movavi software:Video from analog tapes needs a digital timebase corrector (TBC) in the tape player, in order to avoid minor jagged edges in the image. Only high-end VCRs have digital TBC circuits, which often have to be enabled in the VCR’s menus.Even with digital TBC, video motion is recorded with very noticeable “interlace artifact”, since Movavi records it in non-interlaced format, thus losing the original interlace timing information. This artifact shows up as thin horizontal stripes in moving parts of the image, and completely ruins the movie watching experience (see attached image).Solutions:You could buy the older SVID2USB2 instead. It uses GrabBee software to record in many formats, and does not have the “interlace artifact” problem. It also does not have any of the ridiculous Movavi registration process to go through. The drivers and software on the CD work perfectly fine, at least in Windows Vista, 7, and 10. The problem is that SVID2USB2 has been discontinued, and is now being sold at outrageous prices, even by StarTech itself. So the only real alternative is to consider other products / manufacturers, and to return any product that gives “interlace artifact”, as described above.
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