Diamond VC500 One Touch Video Capture Device

by Diamond Multimedia

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.8 x 8.5 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VM60I8
• Item model number: VC500
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (570 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
  • #2 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Video Capture Cards

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Capture videos with the touch of a button with the One Touch video Capture VC500. The VC500 can capture video and audio from almost any video device, such as VCR, Camcorder, DVD player, or any device supporting video output through an S-Video or composite RCA connection.

Features at a Glance

• Easy to Use Capture by the Touch of One Button
• Capture Video from Almost Any Video Source
• Preserve Your VHS tapes with One Touch
• Arcsoft Show Biz video capture, editor and DVD creator
• Software included to burn Videos to DVD/VCD
• Optimized for Windows Vista with comprehensive DirectX 10 and DirectX 9 support

Specifications

• Interface: USB 2.0
• Video Standards: NTSC/PAL
• Push Button: Pres to start/stop video capturing
• Video capturing formats: MPEG 4/2/1 formats
• Video Inputs: Composite RCA or S-Video
• Still image capturing: JPG or BMP formats
• NTSC Video Capture:720 x 480 at 30FPS
• PAL Video Capture: 720 x 576 at 25FPS
• Burn support files to DVD/VCD
• Arcsoft Show Biz video capture, editor and DVD creator

System Requirements

• Intel or AMD CPU 1.4Ghz or faster
• 256 Mb System RAM
• Available USB 2.0 port
• Video Card Supporting Direct X 10 9.0
• CD-ROM Drive
• 300MB Hard Disk Space
• 600MB to 3GB per 1 Hour of Recording
• OS: Microsoft Windows 10 XP SP2, Windows Vista, Microsoft MCE

Package Includes:

• DIAMOND VC500 ONE TOUCH VIDEO CAPTURE USB 2.0
• VIDEO CAPTURE DONGLE
• INSTALL CD
• QUICK START GUIDE

Product Description

Diamond VC 500 Video Recorder PERP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

243 of 257 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A product that works!, December 5, 2007

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Mark A. Gleason "mgleason" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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I couldn't be happier with this. I'm not a professional video person, but someone who just wants to transfer VHS tapes onto disk. A professional might find some objections to this device, but it works and does exactly what I needed it to do. Plug it into the VCR, plug the other end into the USB port, start up the VCR - hit the record button and Bingo! My VHS movie is now a MPEG movie. No problems with the software or hardware. Well worth the price.

181 of 192 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bargain that is real quality!, April 16, 2008

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Dr. Randolph Becker "revrandy_" (Key West, Florida, Conch Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond VC500 One Touch Video Capture Device (Personal Computers)

The Diamond VC500 capture device is awesome!

Load the driver program, open the program, plug in the device in the USB, connect to A/V outputs on a VCR or a DVD player, start to play your source (VHS or DVD) and you will see it on your computer screen and hear it through your audio card. Then, when you see the scenes you want, press the record button on the device or on the program and you are capturing.

The tool command on the program allows you to adjust picture capture quality and output mode (and quality).

After years of handling videos by direct transfer from VCR to VCR in order to make a composite, now I can do the editing on my computer. The files created can be used and edited directly in Windows Movie Maker (the device comes with another editing program, but I find WMM to be easier to use with a wider range of output files).

As a person using clips from many movies in an educational setting to illustrate my topics, this device has made my life much easier -- and the quality of what I get is much, much better!!!!!

And all of this for a price much less than the usual video-capture internal card.

(and a hint - you can use this device with sources such as phonographs or tape decks to capture and edit the sound through your USB port without having to delve into the audio input ports on the back of your PC.)

89 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot better than what other people say it is, May 21, 2008

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MASA (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Diamond VC500 One Touch Video Capture Device (Personal Computers)

Luckily, I didn't listen to the other reviewers here and actually checked the reviews on Newegg. Glad I did, this product is awesome! The quality is great (however, you must change the the output settings to something other than default of VCD [read the manual on how to do so]). It doesn't have Vista support (but being a gamer, I am staying on Windows XP).

The VC500 is great for recording gameplay on videogame consoles.

It's best if you do install the Software that comes with it. Movie Maker has a hard time capturing from this device, but the software that comes with this works a lot better.

If you are trying to decide whether to buy the Pinnacle Dazzle or this, I would suggest you buy this because:

1. It's cheaper
2. The quality is the same, if not better than the Dazzle
3. The Live Preview allows you to play console games in full screen
4. The software is high quality
5. Comes with a RCA Audio/Video Cable (which is one less purchase to make)