yummymayo
2025-09-01 13:38:12
Been meaning to get a device to archive all my old DV stuff for ages. Now I can, and now I have.Plug and play is fairly idiot proof. To be honest, I was amazed at how easily it worked. The software that you download (and register with a code) from their site is quite intuitive. Basically, you select your source and then you can preview the footage with a small window (double click to go full screen!) and then you can choose the length of the clip, or even just choose a start and stop point. The files get saved to a folder on your computer and then you can watch them with ease.I have not even needed to bring these into an editing program but I imagine it is very easy to do so; at the most you will need to convert the clips to a file that is readable by your editing software.In these modern times where everyone just digitizes and clouds stuff, physical media is nearly obsolete. So much to the point where I had to buy a power adapter for my DVCam deck, no idea where the original one got to. Though I have a fair amount of "finished projects" backed up in digital form, there were still some missing pieces on the tapes in the box. I now have the ability, if I chose, to dump ALL the footage onto external hard drive storage. The original footage is only DV so it takes up very little space.The price is a little high for a really small little device, but all those shoe box memories are priceless, right? If you're like me and haven't watched those old VHS or DV tapes in years, this is a nice stroll down memory lane.Consider the price it would cost to get these "professionally transferred" ...you'll be saving hundreds! Even with no computer savviness and even if you have to buy some old equipment to make it work, it is totally worth it. You get a lot more satisfaction (and privacy ;-)) doing it yourself.
Amerikangirl
2025-08-24 12:55:32
My husband is using this kit to edit our home videos. You know, the kind that last for two hours that can be two minutes? It is a daunting task, but the end result will be watchable, and won’t be tossed in the dumpster one day!
DOhio
2025-08-15 14:37:03
Bought this to dump some old (20+ years) VHS tapes to digital. Easy to set up and just worked, even on an old Window 7 machine with 4-Core CPU and 6GB RAM from circa 2009. I used the Advanced Mode because it gives you all the options (not too many) so you make sure you get the highest quality results. The editing capability is usable, but I chose to do final finagling through Vegas Pro. If you don't have a video editor the bundled one is enough to get started, but if you already bought a good video editor that is going to be better. I did not use the Burn function, but a nice to have for those that want to create an archival DVD.For my purposes, this was a great buy! For the cost of a couple paid tape to digital conversions I can convert all my old tapes to digital exactly how I want.
Benjamin J.
2025-05-14 10:48:27
This is the second device of this type that I had purchased to digitize VHS tapes, and it is by-far the better of the two and works exceptionally well. I am working with tapes from the 80's till the 00's and this little Vidbox device just keeps chugging along and helping me to preserve beautiful memories for years to come.I like the functionality of the app that you need to use to record the tapes onto your computer, I am using Mac OS Catalina. There is a small viewing window to watch the videos as you're digitizing but the window size is not able to be increased. Would be great if there was a volume control on the app as well so that I can still do other things as I digitize but that isn't a big deal.Would buy this again, the price tag is a bit higher but when you're dealing with otherwise forgotten memories, it's well worth the price!
Tina
2025-05-13 14:12:04
I have a large number of old home movies in VHS format and needed to convert them to digital. In my search, this software continually popped up with high reviews. It definitely lives up to the reviews. It's easy to use and provides great quality. There are two options within the program - I started out using the basic, which works great, but then tried the advanced and quickly found it's just as easy to use and offers great quality. The joy it is bringing to see these old home movies once again is priceless.
David L. Carter
2025-05-02 15:00:08
I followed all instructions and it really works pretty easy. I did download the software from the website instead of using the included disc since many recommended that in the reviews. Easy setup to transfer over your old tapes. Like the title says. It’s great when it works. The only problem is I’d estimate it doesn’t work 30 percent of the time. It’ll be recording and somewhere before the end the video will freeze on a frame. The audio continues recording to your computer. I’m not going to set and watch it transfer a 2 hour tape so I go in occasionally to see if it’s still going. Sometimes it makes it all the way to the end. Sometimes it doesn’t. Then you just do it all again. I’ve tried starting with a fresh reboot of the Mac and make sure everything comes up and then do the setup and start record. It might do 2 tapes fine, it might freeze on the first one. I bought this one due to good reviews. It’s not cheap but it’s worth it if to transfer all your old family tapes over. I’ll just continue trudging through it and eventually get all my tapes done. It’s just be nice if I only had to transfer each tape one time.
Toddi
2025-03-15 14:51:18
Funktioniert einwandfrei
Ken
2025-03-08 16:18:25
I struggled with other products, including Diamond OneTouch Video Capture and VirtualDub, for a long time (without any success) before purchasing VIDBOX Video Conversion Suite. I was very impressed with it. The installation couldn't have been any simpler and it was also very quick. (I am running Windows 10). Once it was up and running, recording a VHS tape couldn't be easier. All you have to do is specify the location to save the file, the file name, and the aspect ration and then start the VHS playing and click on 'Record' on the VIDBOX menu. It includes a full preview screen, with both audio and video, and seems to record virtually an identical copy of the VHS. (This is not to say that the recording is BlueRay quality -- keep it mind that it is being recorded from very old VHS tapes but the recording does not lose anything or end up with lower quality than the original VHS.) VIDBOX also makes it very easy to convert to result to MP4 and to record it to a DVD. It does not include any video editing software but I already have PowerDirector for that. All in all, I am extremely satisfied with this product and wish I had purchased it earlier and never bought Diamond.
Javier Hernandez Sanchez
2025-03-02 16:47:19
Me permitió digitalizar cartuchos mini vhs de viajes y eventos familiares. Lo conecte directo a la cámara de video y lo use a través de mi Mac con IOS Sierra
seethroughyou
2024-12-28 16:20:13
Spent 30 mins but could not get audio.Went to the VIDBOX website and downloaded and installed the latest driver software and it works!Transferred 24 family videos to mp4 files.Quality very good.I am very pleased.Our VHS player didnt have RCA so bought a SCART-to-RCA adapter for £4 and used that to connect to the VIDBOX. Brilliant.
Rhonda
2024-12-08 14:45:03
East to use, sometimes it has small glitch. Just reset and start again and it's fine.