Do you still have old video cassettes that you would like to digitize? Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus makes it easy to transfer video tapes to DVD. The program itself could stabilize choppy images and convert the result to smartphone or tablet format. High time for an extensive test.
When you purchase Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus, you get a disc containing the software, a USB recording device and a SCART adapter. However, you have to take care of the necessary RCA plugs yourself, because they are not included in the box. Connect your VCR or camcorder to the USB recording device and plug it into a USB port on your PC. Not sure how to do that exactly? When you start the software, you will receive clear instructions on your screen via the Installation Guide.
Thanks to clear instructions, you can easily connect your video player.
Edit Clips
The clear interface without too many bells and whistles makes Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus a user-friendly program. To transfer an entire VHS tape to disc, you can press record DVD click. If you want to record individual fragments here and there, choose Record, edit and save. In either case, you can adjust the volume and set the recording quality. Via the VHS player you can fast forward to the moment where you want to start the recording and then play in the program Start recording to click. After recording the different clips, you can add titles if necessary. You can also remove noise, stabilize and make color corrections. However, don't expect too much from this.
Among other things, you can make the colors slightly more vibrant.
Export
The export options of this program are very extensive. You can export your video clips to PC, DVD, tablet, smartphone, iPod, Facebook, YouTube and DivX. For certain devices you can then set the compression, resolution and frame rate. Exporting is quite fast. If you want to put the images on DVD, it is even possible to select a DVD menu and, if desired, also design DVD labels.
You can view your fragments from years ago on your smartphone or tablet in no time.
Conclusion
This program is very useful for digitally immortalizing homemade movies or old VHS tapes. Loading images is very simple and the export options are extensive. Since Roxio has also included Sound Editor on the program disc, you can also use the USB recording device to digitize sound sources.
Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus
Price €69.99 (upgrade from €19.99)
Language Dutch
Medium 1 DVD
Trial version Not available
OS Windows XP/Vista/7
System requirements 1.6 GHz processor, 512 MB memory, 2 GB available hard disk space, USB 2.0 port
maker Roxio
Judgment 8/10
Pros
User friendly
Clear instructions
Many export options
Also for LPs
Negatives
No RCA cables included
Quality improvements moderate
No trial