Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a plug-and play USB 1.1 or 2.0 device that allows you to record your videos from a camcorder, a VCR, or any video equipment with analog outputs. Dazzle Video Creator Platinum uses a hardware encoding chip for real-time video encoding into high-quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX formats without taxing your computer's CPU resources.It comes with both InstantDVD Recorder software that allows you to transfer videos straight from tapes to DVDs, complete with menus, and Pinnacle Studio QuickStart software to easily create fully polished movies with titles, transitions, music and more, before burning to CDs and DVDs. You can effortlessly export your masterpieces for sharing on DVDs, Apple iPod, Sony PSP and other similar portable devices.
Customer Reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Dazzle review Comment: I am very pleased with this product. I did have to get more memory and the videos take up a lot of hard drive but the product is amazing and so easy to use. Customer Rating: Summary: Great for quick capture Comment: Well, this is good for if you want to begin youtube videos or machinimas(videos of a video game captured from a recording device such as a dazzle pinnicale for mac or a capture card)if your gonna get for that and you have seen the videos on youtube on how to set it up then GET IT!!!!!!!!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Dazzle disappointment Comment: Dazzle, it's namesake apart - disappoints. The box clearly says that it works with Windows Vista. The software installed with windows warning that there were compatibility issues with Pinnacle Systems software. The patches were installed and Studio 10 and Instant DVD recorder crashed (Windows blue screen)- service is non existant and their online forum and support is of no use. I will be returning this to Amazon.
DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT UNTIL DAZZLE CORRECTS ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic Video Capture Device! Comment: I review Wii games for youtube and amazon. I have tried a couple others but this one has been the most reliable and best quality.
Its as easy as going into the program, then hitting capture...as long as your using XP. If your using Vista it gets more tricky. You have to go to there website and download the USB drivers so it will work. It's not as easy as there other updates to find, you have to search for it.
My only other complaint is that you can only record MPG. I would have liked the option to record in AVI, since I use Adobe Premiere Elements and it can't handle MPG. I have to convert everything I do.
However, these complaints don't take away from the product itself. It's easy to use, and produces excellent quality. Buy it now!
Customer Rating: Summary: It records 360 games, but... Comment: If you want to record you XBOX360 play and post it on Youtube this will work, but the creativity is limited. Everytime I want to add an effect there is always an option to purchase an upgrade. Don't let the purchase price fool you because in order to anything special you have to spend a lot more money!