Avermedia MDVDEZUSB DVD EZMaker USB 2.0 External Video Capture Device

by AVerMedia

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009PGTC
• Item model number: MDVDEZUSB
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This is perfect for consumers who own a PC with Pentium IV 2 GHz/AMD() 2100XP or higher. If you enjoy the fast speed of USB2.0, high-resolution video capture (720x480) and real-time recording, this palm-sized USB2.0 device is the only way to go! With AVerMedia DVD EZMaker USB2.0, you will be able to create DVD quality home videos on a CD or DVD . The DVD authoring capability even lets you convert old videotapes to DVDs through a simple one-step process! It also comes with video editing modules tailored for your specific needs, whether basic, intermediate, or advanced.

Major Functions

Direct to Disc Recording

Easy-to-use one-step process is an additional option for users who prefer not to edit their home video when converting. It goes directly from VCR/Camcorder to DVDs in real-time! Real-Time Recording

Enjoy your DVD, instead of waiting for it to burn. By the time other software has finished encoding, you could have made copies of your video to share with your friends and family. No DVD Burners? No Problem!

AVerMedia DVD EZMaker PCI USB2.0 saves you money by enabling you to convert home videos to DVD quality video on CDs too! If you don't have a DVD burner, you can burn the same high quality video using a CD burner. Re-Edit Recorded DVDs

Want to update previously recorded DVDs? You can do it now by using AVerMedia DVD EZMaker USB2.0. You can add or delete clips and record the video onto the same disc. No need to recreate or record another disc.

Features

• PALM-SIZED USB2.0 DEVICE
• NO POWER REQUIRED
• Capture Video From your Analog Camcorder, or VCR/VHS onto a CD, DVD, or PC
• Compatible with all DV, miniDV Camcorder, VHS/VCR, and Analog Camcorder
• Cut, slice and stretch your movie clips for the perfect combination of scenes.
• Add special effects and transitions with drag and drop ease.
• Combine video and photos for endless creative possibilities.
• Spice up your video with audio or music tracks.
• Add titles and credits for the perfect finishing touch.
• Create your Own Background for the DVD Menu Page
• Supports DVD+VR (Video Recording)
• Edit Originally Recorded Video Scenes on the DVDs
• Direct to Disc Recording:
• In a Simple One-Step Process, go Directly from Analog Video Devices to DVDs or CDs
• Allows you to Import DV, AVI, QuickTime, and MPEG files Directly into the Application
• Real-Time Video Recording
• Burn DVD or VCD Videos onto CDs
• Burn DVD Videos onto DVDs
• Write DVD Format to Optical Media: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD+R
• Write VCD Format to HD, CD-R, CD-RW
• Play Captured Video on DVD Players
• Supports Different Languages, including English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, and Korean

Product Description

AVerMedia DVD EZMaker USB 2.0 - If you think your videotapes will last a lifetime, think again! Backing up those tapes to CD or DVD media is essential to keeping your precious memories from fading into oblivion. Capturing that video is easy with AVerMedia's DVD EZMaker USB 2.0. It's a portable device that attaches to any analog video source, like a VCR or analog camcorder, and captures the video to your computer via a fast USB 2.0 connection. Edit it with the included MediaStream software and burn the result to your media of choice! Create your own background for the DVD menu page Import ready-made DV, AVI, Quicktime, & MPEG movies S-Video & Composite Video Inputs Requires - Windows 2000 or XP, USB 2.0 port, Pentium 4 2GHz or AMD AthlonXP 2100, 256MB of DDR memory, audio line-in from sound card, & an AGP 4x graphic VGA card

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing: AVerMedia DVD EZMaker USB 2.0, December 17, 2003

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"extreme_dig_cm" (Chicago, Il USA, Amazon.com Fan!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avermedia MDVDEZUSB DVD EZMaker USB 2.0 External Video Capture Device (Personal Computers)

Simply amazing! This palm-sized video capture device has on one side 3 composite video cables (yellow, white, and red) and an S-Video connection, and then on the other side a USB 2.0 connection and a sound cable that connects to your sound card. You can use it to capture VHS and even videogames in action into your computer, turning them into digital files that can be burned to CDs/DVDs very easily. The only catch is that you'll need a reasonably powerful computer in order to use it.

My computer is using Windows 2000 & XP Home, a 2GHz Athlon XP 2600+, 512MB memory, and an AGP 8x GeForce FX 5200 videocard. On an even more technical note: My system uses the KT400 northbridge/VT 8235 southbridge chipset, and yet this device still works great on my system! I mention this because I was very surprised to see this note in the instructions- "This device requires the system to support isochronous transfer. At present, VIA KT400, KT333 and K266A chipset motherboards are not supported.; VIA 8235 and VT6202 chipsets can only operate on Windows XP & 2000." It's a confusing note because the KT400 (which the note states isn't supported) actually comes with the VT 8235 (which can run with 2000/XP). In any case, confusing note aside, my KT400/VT8235 chipset/system and this device work great together! I'm sure anyone with a similar setup will be okay. This device's minimum requirements are Windows 2000/XP; a P4 2GHz/Athlon XP 2100+; 256MB DDR memory, AGP 4x videocard; audio line-in with soundcard; and most importantly- USB 2.0 compatibility. An ordinary USB 1.1 connection will barely work, if at all.

My favorite thing here is the 2 very nice software applications included: Broderbund's MovieShop Select 6.5 (my favorite), and Mediostream's neoDVDstandard 4. These are excellent programs for beginners! Either one can be used during video-capturing, as they both have nice preview screens that show exactly what your VHS player or video game system is playing at the moment (You can play videogames within Windows! I've played Crazy Taxi with my Dreamcast attached to this product, and the live-action footage is captured into the computer). MovieShop automatically converts captures to Quicktime, while neoDVD converts to MPEG-2. Once captured, these programs can re-encode clips to MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Quicktime, or AVI- it's your choice. While MovieShop requires 1024 by 768 screen resolution, neoDVD works well in either 1024 by 768 or 800 by 600, which makes the preview screen even larger. The main difficulty I've had with this product so far is that I've occasionally had trouble with the sound and video being out-of-sync a bit after a capture. This doesn't always happen, and when it does I usually just start the process over again and it works fine, or I just capture video in the other of the 2 software programs included (when MovieShop gives me trouble with a particular clip, I just switch to neoDVD and everything's usually okay). It's also important to note that while MovieShop's preview screen shows your video/videogame footage very smoothly during capture, neoDVD's preview will always become jerky-looking, which can be very disconcerting, but the capture actually turns out well nonetheless. If you're capturing a videogame in action, then you'll definitely appreciate MovieShop's smooth-playing preview screen, as it's hard to play a game when the screen is jerky-looking! Also, sometimes after re-encoding a clip there will be a noticeably thin, yellow-green line wavering at the base of the clip when viewed with a media player. This only happens when you re-encode a clip that's already on your computer- the clips created during capture are very high quality indeed, and are without this particular annoyance. Overall, this product is highly recommended!

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD EZMaker USB2.0 is exactly what I was looking for, July 12, 2003

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Don (Edison, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Avermedia MDVDEZUSB DVD EZMaker USB 2.0 External Video Capture Device (Personal Computers)

I have a P4 2.4G system with 512meg memory with USB2.0 ports. This DVD EZMaker USB2.0 converted my old hi-8 tapes (graduation, wedding, cruises, birthday parties, ...) into good quality DVD's at a breeze with S-video connection. It transferrs the S-video inputs from my old Sony Hi-8 camcorder, Panasonc VCR, and Pioneer DVD player to VCD (for old VHS tapes) and DVD (for hi-8 tapes and DVD disc backups) very smoothly.

The resulted video quality is really a pleasure to watch. I am very happy with it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does the job, February 23, 2005

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David Rolfe (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Avermedia MDVDEZUSB DVD EZMaker USB 2.0 External Video Capture Device (Personal Computers)

I wanted to turn a VCR video feed into an .mpg file for the purpose of burning a DVD. This inexpensive device did the capture with ease. I was concerned that there might be mysterious problems or incompatibilities, as some have reported, but for me it "just worked". I installed the software and hardware and ran the software and then clicked to start and stop the capture, and the result is an .mpg file. This is on a Dell Dimension 4500 running at 2.26 GHz with the latest WinXP.

This device doesn't pack a lot of (or any?) processing power, so it relies upon your PC's CPU to do the crunching to digitize the video stream. That's why a 2 GHz or better processor is required, and presumably why this unit can be sold more cheaply than others that claim similar functionality. As far as I'm concerned, this architecture is a good thing: Why should I pay for another specialized processor when my existing PC can do the job? Also, the minimal hardware means that this unit is powered completely by the USB connection, and does not require an external power supply as more complex products do. That's a nice advantage, since we can all do without additional "wall warts".