Corel Dazzle Dvd Recorder Hd Video Capture Device + Video Editing Software [Pc Disc]

I was initially hesitant to buy it because of the problems people reported with Windows 10. I made sure my Windows 10 installation was up to date and ran the Pinnacle install CD. When it completed, I rebooted the system and installed the Windows 10 patch you download from Pinnacle. I attached the Dazzle device and everything worked perfectly. The Pinnacle interface appears rather intimidating at first glance. There is a help manual that installs, and I recommend that first time users spend some time reading through it. In the manual there are links to some relatively short but informative videos that will help you get up to speed with the interface. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy to use. I had some very old VCR tapes that i wanted to put on my Plex server, and this did exactly what I wanted to do.

I had an old version of this product that I used years ago to transfer my old camcorder videos to a Windows XT computer. THAT one worked well. With today's technology I figured I'd see if I could get better quality transfers and opted for this new version that "works" with Windows 11. I have Windows 11 Pro, a new Dell with an 11th Gen Intel i7-1170 @ 2.5 GHz, 128 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Video Graphics card. Far more than the minimum requirements for this item. The first thing that happened when I installed the software is that it failed because I had Core Isolation on and that was preventing the installation of some drivers. In order to install the software I had to turn this off. That should have been my first red flag, having to remove security in order for something to be installed. But installation apparently finished, so I launched the software and it worked. I checked for updates, and one was available, so I installed it. After that I launched the software again and was informed that I am not a registered user now (after the fact I read reviews of this product and saw that I am NOT the only one), and the app quit. So I uninstalled everything using the Uninstall feature. But that doesn't uninstall everything, I still had to go to Installed Apps and remove what it left behind. Against my better judgement, I turned off Core Isolation and reinstalled the software. After installation it asked if I wanted to install the update. Figuring the previous failure was the culprit of the registration issue, I did. Launching the app, I was no longer a registered user and the app quit. So, I uninstalled everything again, reinstalled and did NOT apply the update. The software then launched and I was able to start transferring the video. The video capture was nothing but choppy video and audio filled with static (NOT in the source tape). Unusable captures. It was then that I decided to just send it all back. After uninstalling everything to repack it, I turned Core Isolation back on and was informed that there were 5 or 6 incompatible drivers preventing me from turning this security feature back on. So the uninstall feature leaves behind the drivers that required Core Isolation to be turned off, so it could not be turned back on. Luckily the System Security app tells which drivers are incompatible, so I was able to find them in c:\windows\system32 and rename them so they would not load, and I was able to reactivate Core Isolation. So, at least with Windows 11, in order to use this software be prepared to turn off Core Isolation forever (or until you remove the software and the incompatible drivers), be prepared to never upgrade the software because you will no longer be a registered user (of course you can PURCHASE the newest software after having purchased this) and be prepared for unusable video/audio capture.

I have a 15-year old Sony HandyCam HC-42 that doesn't record or work anymore. However, I also had a dozen family movies on MiniDV tapes that I wanted to convert to DVD or flashdrives to watch. I tried other products and connections...very frustrating. I bought the Dazzle converter...plugged it into a USB port on my Dell Windows 10 PC and used the Sony video cable that came with the camera (red, yellow, white plug on one end). The software is really good and this worked without any issue. I don't normally write reviews, but after being so frustrated by other products and firewire cables and PC boards, etc...this was like a 15-minute instant fix. The software also allows you to edit the movies and sharpen them. Again...very happy with this product and hope this helps someone else.

The Dazzle video capture device uses a program named Pinnacle Studio for Dazzle to manage/monitor the capturing and saving of the video stream into a digital format. The Pinnacle program included with the device is a specialized (limited) version of Pinnacle Studio, and it can also be used to edit the videos after they have been converted to a digital format. The Dazzle installation DVD was produced before Windows 8.1 was introduced, and the Pinnacle program will not open after installation in a Windows 8.1 system until you install a patch downloaded from the website named Patch_for_PSD_Win 8.1.exe. Because of the need for a patch, after installing the device drivers and the Pinnacle program from the DVD, you will receive a message that there was an error installing the program. Ignore the message, close the installation notification box, and restart the computer. The program will be installed on the computer, but it will not open. Install the patch, and the Pinnacle program should open and run normally. After installing the patch, the Dazzle device and the Pinnacle program works as advertised. However, the Pinnacle program does not provide settings for choosing the codec or the quality of the captured video. There is one setting, and that is it. If this produces the quality of video you are happy with, you will love this system, because it is so easy to use. If not, you can use other programs (instead of Pinnacle) to choose the codec and quality of the video capture and to manage/monitor the capture of the video stream.

I've been using this device off/on for months, and I have found it is 100% reliable in capturing video. The hardware and software work well for this purpose. It has primitive editiing features, but I've found that it is very unreliable in exporting files to burn to disc, such as making a DVD. I get "NGStudio.exe has stopped working" about 80% of the time, which means I have to try 5 times to get one disc to burn. I have tried everything possible to fix this problem, and nothing seems to work. My rating: 5 stars for capturing, 1 star for authoring, exporting, and burning files, overall 3.

He usado desde hace varios año este convertidor y no hay ninguno que se le compare en el mercado por relación calidad-precio. Si acaso Belkin tenía uno también de excelente calidad pero ya no fue compatible para Windows 7, 8 ni 10. El adaptador que venden en Steren es tal vez más económico pero contiene un chip de fabricante aleatorio lo cual convierte en un dolor de cabeza cuando se llega a extraviar el disco de instalación ya que es casi imposible saber qué chip contiene el adaptador y en más de una ocasión he visto cómo los desechan por esa razón. La entrega de Amazon fue, como casi siempre, expedita.

Je suis tres content de mon achat. Il fonctionne super bien. Il vient avec une version de base de Pinnacle mais si vous avez une version plus avancée de Pinnacle, vous pourrez utiliser Dazzle avec ce dernier aussi puisqu'il le reconnait automatiquement.

Works well with i5 intel generation 7 with upgrade to PinnacleStudio 24 No pdf manual with the PinnacleStudio 23 software supplied but once managed to access the support web site Pinnacle/Corel then able to obtain one. Manual's for both PinnacleStudio 24 and PinnacleStudio 23 well written and easy to follow once getting started.

Failed to capture video from analogue video camera on Windows10

Très bon produit et facile a utiliser