Dazzle DVC120 Digital Video Capture and Authoring Device

by Pinnacle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 1.7 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002A9SK6
• Item model number: 210100394
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 21, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Dazzle DVC120 is an affordable external device that makes it fast and easy to connect any video device to any PC, allowing you to capture full-quality video from analog and digital camcorders or VCRs to almost any PC, even those that don't have the latest configuration. It comes with Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart software, which helps you quickly and easily edit videos and burn them to CDs and DVDs.

Connects easily to your PC and external video device to pipe video directly to your PC.

The Dazzle DVC120 is an easy-to-use external device that encodes DVD-quality video and transfers it to almost any PC through its standard USB port. Any camcorder, VCR, or DVD player equipped with analog outputs can be hooked to the DVC120 with ordinary video cables. Import DVD-Quality Videos via the Standard USB Port Thanks to low system requirements, the DVC120 works with almost any PC bought in the last few years preceding 2004. Works with Any Video Device All digital and analog camcorders and VCRs have audio and video output to connect to TV sets; just use the same connectors and cables to connect them to your DVC120. Store Hours of Video on Your Hard Disk The DVC120 has a real-time DVD encoder chip that automatically converts video into the MPEG-2 format. This shrinks the video file to a quarter of its original size, saving hard disk space.

Key Features Import DVD-quality video from almost any video source via the standard USB port Store hours of high-quality video on your hard disk, thanks to MPEG-2 video compression Works with any video device with analog outputs Restore damaged videos or edit them automatically in a few minutes with Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart Preserve and share your movies on CDs and DVDs Share your videos over the Internet (in e-mails, on Web pages, etc.) Input Formats Composite video input (RCA connector) S-Video input (mini-DIN connector) Stereo audio input (two RCA connectors) Import Formats Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI Audio: WAV, MP3 Graphics: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF Output Formats Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD) with optional CD-R or CD-RW drive DVD with optional DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW drive MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, RealVideo 8 Windows Media format, including Windows Media 9

Transfer videos to your PC from any camcorder, VCR, or DVD player with analog outputs

Comes with Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart
The Dazzle DVC150 comes with Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart moviemaking software, whose intuitive interface makes it the ideal application to create movies on your PC or laptop.

The included Studio QuickStart software allows you to cut, edit, restore, and re-create new videos from your existing home movies.

Enhance and Restore Your Old Videotapes Studio QuickStart lets you strenghten washed-out colours, restore old analog tapes, or stabilize shaky movies. Create Movies in Seconds Simply choose both a video and a music track, pick a preset movie style, and let Studio QuickStart instantly create an amazing movie that matches the beat of your favorite song. Preserve and Share Your Movies on CDs and DVDs With Studio QuickStart you can easily compile your best moments in one unique project, which can be burnt on CDs or DVDs, complete with custom menus and chapters for convenient and fast on-screen navigation. Discs burnt with Studio QuickStart can be watched on your PC or almost any home DVD player. Send Your Videos over the Internet Create short video clips that you can attach to your e-mails.

Product Description

Dazzle Digital Video Creator 120 (DVC120) is a complete home video editing solution and contains all the hardware and software you'll need to make amazing home movies with your camcorder and your PC. The Dazzle DVC120 video capture device connects easily to your PC's USB port and makes it fast and easy to begin capturing and editing DVD quality video. Simply connect your camcorder, import your video and use the included Pinnacle Studio QuickStart software to add incredible special effects, transitions, titles, background music and more. Once your movie is complete, Studio QuickStart will even let you burn your movies to Video CDs or DVD that will play in your home DVD player.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible product, November 5, 2004

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Paul Alvarez (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dazzle DVC120 Digital Video Capture and Authoring Device (Personal Computers)

This product died on me 2 months after I purchased it. I called tech support 3 times in which I waited up to 55 minutes then gave up. I called customer service and got an answering machine. No one ever called back.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Installation nightmare, October 5, 2004

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videoman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dazzle DVC120 Digital Video Capture and Authoring Device (Personal Computers)

Tried installing on two computers with no luck. Went to Pinnacle website and downloaded driver, still no luck. Clobbered existing USB drivers.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I will never buy Pinnacle again, July 15, 2005

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Ramiz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dazzle DVC120 Digital Video Capture and Authoring Device (Personal Computers)

This product never worked OK. I tried all patches / updates.
Stay away from Pinnacle products!!!