ADS Video Xpress

by ADS Tech

Product Details

• Item Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009UDABW
• Item model number: USBAV-191-EF
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2005

Product Description

The objective is to get video onto your computer for editing, processing, and storage. The goal is to do do it simply yet effe3ctively. Video Xpress has been developed for use by everyone. Video Xpress connects directly to a USB 2.0 port for easy video capture to your computer with Movie Wizard. Then just add music and select a theme and Movie Wizard edits the movie for you .creating a video masterpiece every time! Connects to Windows XP machines through the USB 2.0 port Integrated input connections with RCA and S-Video and Right and Left audio RCA Video is sent over the USB cable uncompressed so you have the highest quality possible Video can be directly captured as. AVI, compressed. AVI, MPEG-1 or Windows Media Video Capture home movies from any analog video source to your computer hard drive Trim clips, add music background, and select a movie theme then let Movie Wizard or Muvee Producer does the video editing for you Burn Video to disc in VideoCD format Inputs - RCA (Composite); S-video (Y/C); Right and Left Audio RCA (Red and White RCA) Included Software - Muvee AutoProducer - muvee autoProducer is the fastest, easiest and most fun way to transform raw videos and pictures into professional-looking productions - completely automatically! Make cool videos like a pro in a snap. without wasting precious time learning to work with complicated software // Ulead Movie Wizard Simple Creativity - Perfect Video Productions in 4 Easy Steps System Requirements - Windows XP (Home or Professional) / CPU Speed of 2.0 GHz or faster / 256 MB of RAM (512 recommended) / 600 MB of hard drive space for software installation / 4 GB+ of hard disk for video capture space / Available USB 2.0 port / Graphic card set to 1024 x 768 / Sound Card for audio playback / CD drive for software installation / CD burner for VideoCD production

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product...second time around, November 1, 2005

By 

A. Norsen (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ADS Video Xpress (Personal Computers)

I purchased Video Xpress because I wanted to convert all my parents' home movies from VHS to DVD. When I first received this product, the device wouldn't work on any of the computers in the house. After emailing the technical help people and getting no response after a week, I called them. Even though it was during business hours, I was prompted to leave a message on a machine. Because I wasn't going to get much help right away, I exchanged the item for a new one through Amazon. The second one worked great.

PROS:

Very small (space-wise) programs allow you to capture video and even screen shots.

A ticker shows you how much space you have left to work with while capturing video.

Capture video in multiple formats.

Nearly anything that can be shown on a TV can be captured using this product (TV shows, movies, video games)

Resulting clarity nearly as good as original.

Really, a great product for what it does and how much it costs.

CONS:

Poor customer service (if you happen to need help) and very short instructions cause you to "wing it" when it comes to learning the software.

Sometimes the video and audio are not together in the end product (seconds off from each other), but I hear that happens with most products occasionally.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pain to figure out, but yes, it works!, November 5, 2006

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Discriminating shopper (Kansas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ADS Video Xpress (Personal Computers)

You may as well pitch the instructions because they're worthless (and the only reason I'm not giving a 5-star rating for the ADS Tech Video Xpress). I was about ready to pitch the product as well, after losing two evenings trying to figure out how to get it to work. Ultimately, I gave up on relying solely on the program it came with, and I instead opted to try it on my Windows Movie Maker. Yahoo! Perseverance paid off! Once I switched to Movie Maker, this tool worked great!

To date, I've converted about a dozen videos of content to computer files that I was able to burn to DVDs. I just leave my Xpress hooked up to the back of my television so I don't have to try to remember later how to hook it up again. Doing that, I can connect my laptop to the Xpress and start the video converting process within 3-4 minutes. My Movie Maker program takes over the entire process.

The ADS Tech Video Xpress has been especially useful for me because I teach a college telecourse and often show edited video clips to my students. Before purchasing Xpress, I had crudely edited videos that I was reluctant to use; my videos had lots of amateur stop/start points. Using Movie Maker with Xpress, I was able to download these videos to my laptop, then easily edit them so transitions between stop and start points became smooth and seamless.

Pretty cool. I'm glad I took a chance on this product!

Below are hook-up and program instructions I've written to myself for easy reference later. Hopefully they'll be of more help to you than the instructions that come with this product:

First, hook up the Video Xpress equipment as follows:

1. S-cable (buy one, since it doesn't come with the VideoXpress) goes from the back of your television to the VideoXpress.

2. Use red/white/yellow cords running into the back of the VCR/DVD that is hooked up to your televion as follows:

- all three plug into the "video out" column

- all three plug into the VideoXpress tool at the other end.

3. The USB plug for the VideoXpress tool plugs into the back of the computer.

Next, open the Instant Video Xpress program and verify the settings are as follows:

- "NTSC M" for the video standard setting

- "640 x 480" and "60 FPS (VGA)" for video format

- "DVD, VCR, TV" for video source

- "Video composite" for video input

Under the program advanced settings:

- Low motion (TV, VCD, DVD)

- CPU support: "SSE3"

- Stereo system: "MTS"

- Video decoder: "video standard: NTSC_M"

Under properties within the program advanced settings:

- Stream format: Video format: "NTSC_M"

- Frame rate: "59.940"

- Color space/compression: "YUY2"

- Outputs size: "640x480"

Finally, CLOSE the Instant Video Xpress program. (Windows Movie Maker can't access the video until this program is closed. And yes, it's silly to have to open it, make those setting changes, then close it, but Video Xpress won't work correctly unless you follow those setting steps.)

In case you need this information for Windows Movie Maker, the steps (in order) are as follows:

Under "File," click on "capture video."

Use the following settings:

- audio device set at: "USB2.0 Analog Audio Device"

- Video input source set at: "Composite"

Under Configure Video Capture Device:

- Video format: Video standard: "NTSC_M"

Frame rate: "29.970"

Color space/compression: "YUY2"

Output size: "640x480"

Under Camera settings:

- Deinterlace method: "Low motion (TV, VCD, DVD)"

- CPU support: "SSE3"

- Stereosystem: "MTS"

Under Video decoder: Video standard: "MTSC_M"

Signal detected: "1"

Lines detected: "525"

Then...

Give the file a name and indicate where to save it

Set it for "best quality" for playback.

Then "Start Capture."

If the Video Xpress is hooked up and running correctly, you should see on your computer monitor the video image of whatever is showing on television, but you will NOT hear the sound. When you finish capturing and play it back, THEN you'll hear the sound.

I know, I know -- clear as mud. But hey, it's better than the Xpress instructions! :-)

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Video-audio out of sync!!, May 8, 2006

By 

H. Wang "jwangamazon" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ADS Video Xpress (Personal Computers)

I have been using plug-in card to transfer VHS to DVD for couple of years.

I am trying to find an USB-based VHS-to-DVD conversion device. I have tried several devices from other vendors (eg. Pinnacle) but they all have problems. Most of them will hang my XP system. The ADS Video Xpress is easy to use and it does not hang my XP system. But there is at least 4 second delay between video and audio. I can still use ADS for video transfer, and use a seperate audio plug-in card to capture the audio part to get away from this vidoe-audio out-of-sync problem. The captured video from ADS Instant Xpress is so-so. I am in the process of returnning the ADS Video Xpress to try other low-cost USB-based VHS-to-DVD conversion device.