A possibility of why no audio quality options are available, is it would interfere with their Fireman product line. Why honestech doesn't allow for MP3 quality selection is not known, but it should be a no-brainer to include it. My suggestion is to just buy a cheap audio capture card which can record in WAV format and higher MP3 formats as well as a variety of MP3 quality settings. This is dangerously low (comparable to your FM radio), and if you're going to use this to record your music from vinyl collection, you will be severely disappointed. The audio quality is fixed at 56Kbps (kilobits per second). This mode records only the audio, and captures the audio in MP3 format. The third mode of VHS to DVD 3.0 is Audio Recorder. For those who would want a much more complicated panel, Adobe Premier or something similar would be a better option, but I found the Storyboard panel interface sufficed for my needs. You can add multiple audio/video clips, use transition effects, and finalize the video to your own particular taste. The second mode is Advanced Wizard Mode where you have more options such as a Storyboard panel. After pressing play on your video source, the content is recorded to a temp folder where it is then burned onto a DVD when finished. The first mode is Easy Wizard Mode, which simply prompts you to put a DVD into your DVD burner, select the quality of the content to be recorded (Best is 1 hour, Good is 1.5 hours, and Normal is 2 hours). There are three major modes of VHS to DVD 3.0 in which you perform your tasks: Most users may not have this problem at all but I encountered it so I figured some info should be posted about it. This should solve any device recognition issues. Then after clicking next, choose 'yes' for windows to install the drivers automatically from the software installed on your computer. Going into Device Manager should show the following:Īfter you find the USB2.0 device, right-click, select 'update driver', select 'no' on the first prompt for Windows to search the net. Letting the newer application update the older was my first choice, but VHS to DVD seemed to be confused.Īfter installing VHS to DVD 3.0, a problem might occur where your VID BOX is not recognized and you will need to have Windows XP recognize it manually. If you happen to have a previous version of VHS to DVD, I suggest you uninstall it, then install the new version. About 57MB on the disc which makes up the entire VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe software application. The VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe CD-ROM only contains the program itself and is rather bare. Video Capture Input: S-Video or Composite RCA VHS to DVD 3.0: What's In The Box / Closer Look.Archived Websites (Pre-DigitalDingus): D100 Lounge.Honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe: Installation

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