Elgato 10020840 Video Capture Device (White)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.2 x 7.3 inches ; 14.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0029U2YSA
• Item model number: 10020840
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 11, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Elgato Video Capture Transfer Your Old Tapes to Your Mac Transfer video to your Mac from a VCR, DVR, camcorder, or any other analog video device as an iTunes-ready H.264 or MPEG-4 file. Elgato Video Capture’s easy-to-use software guides you through every step, from connecting your video source to recording the video on your Mac and choosing how you will watch and share it. There is no easier way to transfer home video to your Mac to play in QuickTime, to sync with an iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, to edit in iMovie, or to upload to YouTube.
Highlights High quality video capture Standard composite & s-video inputs Easy-to-use software Captures in MPEG-4/H.264 format Movies are immediately ready for iTunes Upload your movies directly to YouTube
	Turn Analog Video into iTunes-Ready Files There is no easier or more convenient way to transfer home video to your Mac. Elgato Video Capture records from analog video sources in the H.264 or MPEG-4 formats that are native to iTunes. Your video is captured in real-time and the video is immediately ready to sync with an iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV, to play in QuickTime, to edit in iMovie, or to upload directly to YouTube.
Preserve Those Precious Memories The era of VHS tapes is winding down, and after three decades there is a lot of video content to transfer for modern playback devices. What’s more, any video stored on magnetic tape (such as VHS, Video8 and Hi8) has a limited life span and deteriorates over time. Elgato Video Capture provides an easy way to bring those precious memories into iTunes, to edit them in iMovie, and to share on the Web.
	Capture from a VCR, DVR, DVD Player, or Set-Top Box Perhaps you’ve been given a DVD from a family event or reunion and you want to share it by posting it on your website or on YouTube. Or you’ve saved some great movies and TV shows on your DVR and want to play them back on your iPod. Elgato Video Capture can connect and capture video to your Mac from any device that has composite “RCA” or S-Video outputs. It also comes with a SCART adapter.
System Requirements Macintosh computer with Intel Core Duo processor 512 MB of RAM Built-in USB 2.0 port Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard (or later) QuickTime 7.6 (or later) iTunes 8.1 or later Technical Details Elgato Video Capture automatically detects NTSC, SECAM, PAL, and PAL/60 video formats for worldwide compatibility. Video resolution: 640×480 (4:3) or 640×360 (16:9) Video format: H.264 at 1.4 MBit/sec or MPEG-4 at 2.4 MBit/sec Audio: AAC, 48kHZ, 128 kBit/sec Generated files can be synced with video capable iPods, iPhones and Apple TV and can be edited in iMovie ‘09 without re-encoding.

Product Description

Transfer video from a VCR, DVR, set-top box, camcorder or any other analog video source to your Mac as an iTunes-ready file. The easy-to-use software guides you through each step, from connecting an analog video source, to capturing video, to choosing how you will watch and share it. One simple click adds your captured video to iTunes to sync with an iPod, iPhone and Apple TV, plays it in QuickTime, or uploads it directly to YouTube. You can also edit your video right away in iMovie. Elgato Video Capture features composite and S-Video inputs which enables you to connect any analog video device to your Mac, and comes with a SCART adapter. Elgato Video Capture handles NTSC, SECAM, PAL, and PAL/60 video and records in iTunes-ready, high quality H.264 or MPEG-4 files. Select between 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios to match the source video for optimal playback quality. After capturing you can edit your video right away in iMovie

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drop dead simple..., June 5, 2009

By	Christopher Morris - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read the reviews here and went ahead with my purchase anyway. I'm glad I did.

It couldn't be any more simple to record from an analog source to the Mac. My project is converting some old VHS home movies to digital videos. I wanted to try a test before I jumped into the real projects, so I decided to encode a small section of a VHS tape purchased around 1992.

I popped the software disc into my laptop and it installed in a few minutes. When finished, I launched the application and it presented me with a screen to test the video signal. I plugged in both ends of the device and I saw what was playing on my VCR instantly. The next screen made sure I had audio. Once set-up was out of the way, it was off to the races. I tested with a 10 minute section of the video and the software stopped recording exactly when I told it to.

I wanted to address the "issue" the other reviewers mistakenly have with this product not outputting H.264. The first video I captured has a file extension of ".mp4" and the description is "MPEG-4 Movie" in Finder. When I right-clicked and chose Get Info on the file, under Codecs, I see H.264, AAC listed. This proves H.264 encoding works with this product. I request the reviewers who said this is not working do the same and report the results.

Bottom line, this is a very simple to use product and I am looking forward to using it to convert those old movies from VHS. MUST BUY.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, June 1, 2009

By	Carlos J. Lopez "Syke" (Woodbridge, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was really excited to receive this product. I have countless VHS tapes that need converting. At first glance, the product seems easy to use. The truth is, its very easy to use! I popped in the software, did a quick installation and I was ready to go. It immediately read my VCR with no problems. If you love watching tv, you can even hook the cable up to your VCR and watch TV on your mac. This is excellent, since you can record your show (manually of course) and port them to your iphone or ipod touch. I strongly recommend this product. It has done exactly as advertised.

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not sure the bugs are worked out of it yet..., May 21, 2009

By	JohnT49 (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

I just received my Elgato Video Capture yesterday, and worked with it for several hours last night. I just bought a new MacPro (quad-core Nehalem) with 8 GB of memory, and was excited to digitize the family VHS tapes from over the past 20 years. Those of you with Macs know that "it just works." Unfortunately, this Version 1.0 device does not appear to be quite ready for prime-time. I tried 3 different VCRs, and the video kept disappearing ("signal lost" message) while I was attempting to make the clips. It seemed to occur around 10 minutes into each video. Also Elgato claims that both MP4 and H.264 video is available, with it defaulting to MP4 for the "older, slower" Macs. There is a way to force selection also. Mine immediately defaulted to the MP4 format. I was able to make a 10 minute clip at H.264 when I forced the selection. However, after making that one clip, the only thing coming out after that were MP4s, and those faded in and out as mentioned above. The device was warm to the touch at the end of the session. I am extremely disappointed in this product - I feel like I'm back in PC-land where you have to coax and "fine-tune" things to get them to work. I will contact Elgato support tonight and update my review depending upon their responsiveness. I was unable to find ANY reviews on this new product, hence my decision to purchase directly from the manufacturer.