See this review of the V.TOP : http://www.toptenreviews.com/computers/peripherals/best-vhs-to-dvd-converters/v-top-review/ . The Arcsoft software suppied works well in doing the capture. You can then import the captured files into PD15 for editing.

If this does not work out for you then see this recent post: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/50468.page . garioch7 should be able to help you select the right device.

Let us know if the problem is solved.

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Hi,

I've been intrigued by the problems some folk have in capturing because, for whatever reasons, I generally have no issues capturing, other than variations in quality, from old tapes and the limitations of old vhs players, tracking etc. I do a few from time to time for personal use and also archive some tapes for a museum where I do volunteer work.

I can only say this. I am currently using an EasierCap usb dongle from ebay - cost half nothing. I use an old really cheap supermarket own brand vhs, although I have used others - equally old and of unknown history, from the museum store. I have also used camcorder to dongle captures on a couple of occasions.

My system is not cutting edge but OK :

AMD Phenom II X6 @2.80GHz, 8Gb RAM (used to be 12 but had a problem with 2 sticks so...) Win 10 64 bit, 5 internal drives, 7USB external drives. PD15 2309

I just push in the tape, open up capture, switch on and it just works.

I've ripped pre 2001 vhs tapes, tapes that are almost unreadable (they remain almost unwatcheable, lol), professional cine to vhs conversions and commercial tapes for archiving.

I've definitiely had problems with quality and colour, rarely with audio but never a copyright issue.

However, I do wind on and rewind tapes a couple of times in the player to centre everything up, I make sure tapes are at ambient room temperature and not damp, I clean the VHS heads regularly and I play with the tracking if the tracking adjustment is present.

I stress the quality of the capture is not improved from the tape to PD but it really isn't noticeably worse either.

So, for what it's worth..............?

Cheers

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