Review on AVerMedia EZMaker 7 USB Video Capture Card: Convert RCA Composite, VHS to DVD with S-Video | Cyberlink Media Suite Software Included | Windows 10 Support (C039) by Jimmy Franklin

YES! Finally there's a way to get footage from a stinky VCR to DVD. I tried using two VCR/DVD-R combos and each had its own problems. Needless to say I was frustrated, read the good reviews about it, hit the $40 deduction and am very happy. This thing installed like a charm on Windows 7. As with everything else, install the driver first. Then when you connect it via USB, the computer will recognize it. Then I installed the software package. Here he loses a star. It's a clean interface that tries to make things easier for the average user. I first tried the production method, which allows you to capture raw video from your input source (my VCR) and then edit it in the next step? not sure, looks like it has minimal options other than writing to disk. With that in mind, the default recording setting is high quality, resulting in a 7GB file for a 120 minute tape. Normal mode was much more reasonable and allowed it to fit on a 4.7GB DVD. Well, my file was too big and I decided to repeat the process using the Write to Disk feature. It works just like your VCR/DVD-R machines, where you literally press the record button on the computer, it starts recording the disc in real time, you press the play button on the VCR and you watch the recording in real time. a media loss error message and an error code A000005. MINUS STARS But this is where it gets cool, if you're not a regular user, you can find the files on your computer after "capturing" them in the avermedia package. (in c/programfiles/cyberlink/power maker) Drag and drop these baddies into Premier Pro and now you can trim static, fade out transitions, fix audio, export to a nicer file, etc. I ended up with Windows DVD Maker does this by writing the final output file to disk. So, for those who want to read, if you know the resources available on your computer this is a great product, but for the average person I'm not sure I can recommend it.