Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe User Manual

honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 5.0 Deluxe User Guide

10. honestech 3.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the License Agreement to continue with the installation. 3.1.

11. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 3.1.6. Accept the default program folder or create your own program folder by entering a new folder name. Then click [N

12. honestech 3.1.8. The setup status screen will display the installation progress. Please wait for completion. 3.1.9. Windows

13. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 3.1.10. Windows Media User License Agreement will appear, click [Yes] to continue. 3.1.11. After W

14. honestech 3.2. Installing the device driver for MY-VIDBOX. 3.2.1. Please make sure that your MY-VIDBOX is NOT connected to your computer.

15. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 3.2.3. Click [Finish] to complete the installation. 3.2.4. Setup has finished copying files to your computer. Before

16. honestech 4. Product Registration Complete the registration form to receive exclusive information via email, regarding product updates, patch

17. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 5. Starting honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 5.0 Deluxe You can start honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 5.0 Deluxe by simply double-clicki

18. honestech 6. Easy Wizard Mode The Easy Wizard Mode assists you with the conversion of your video tapes to DVD or Blu-ray disc. From disc selec

19. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step 2. Insert a blank DVD disc Insert either a blank DVD or Blu-ray disc into your disc drive, and click the arrow po

2. honestech End User License Agreement IMPORTANT: READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING THIS INSTALLATION. IF YOU

20. honestech Step 3. Select Your Video Device Select your video playback device (e.g. VCR, Camcorder etc), and click the arrow pointing to the ri

21. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step 3-1. Select Your Video Connector Select your video connector type: RCA(Composite) or S-Video, and click the arrow

22. honestech Step 3-2. Connect Your Devices Connect your devices with the appropriate cables as shown below, and click the arrow pointing to the

23. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step 4. Record Settings Set your Record settings by adjusting the Recording Time slider to match the length of your vi

24. honestech Use the Burn Options button to access the disc burning settings. Temp Folder – this is used by the Wizard to t

25. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step 5. Record and Burn DVD  Position your video tape/source to the point where you wish to begin recording an

26. honestech 7. Advanced Mode To open the Advanced Mode, select “Advanced Mode” from the main menu screen. The Advanced Mode combines the same

27. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 7.1. Capture The Advanced Mode opens to the Capture screen upon selection from the Main Menu. You can choose to move t

28. honestech Recording Status Display – displays the volume meters, the Maximum Recording Time, the format selected for recording (DVD, MPEG, WMV

29. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step One – Connections You will first need to connect your video player to your capture device or capture card. Connec

3. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 5. Limited Warranty a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware wil

30. honestech Once you have decided on the requirements for your recording, access the record settings control panel using the Recor

31. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe  Audio Device 'Settings' – use this button to adjust the recording volume of the device. Format – specify

32. honestech Step Three – Optional Settings  Recording Volume – use the slider to adjust the recording volume, visible in the volume meter

33. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Four – Preview  Connect your video player to the computer via your capture device/card if you have not already

34. honestech Step Five – Recording Recording Status Display – use this display to preview and monitor the volume levels of your video, check the

35. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 7.2. Edit In the edit screen, you can split your video clips into smaller segments, arran

36. honestech Clip Panel – all recorded, edited, and imported video clips will appear here as thumbnail images. Preview Panel – used to preview an

37. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Playhead: indicates the preview location within a video clip. The playhead marker can be dragged left or right to adju

38. honestech If we were splitting our video to add a transition between the two segments, we could stop here and drop our segments down into the S

39. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Splitting a video clip will always result in two parts, (before playhead / after playhead), and both parts will be auto

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40. honestech Step Three – Storyboard Arrangement After splitting your video into smaller segments, you can begin to arrange them in the Storyboar

41. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Additional video clips can be added around the middle frame, but not before or after the Intro and Ending Title frames.

42. honestech Frames can also be cut or copied, and pasted to another location within the Storyboard Panel by right clicking on a particular frame

43. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe To completely remove a clip or picture from the Storyboard Panel, right click on the frame and select 'Delete‟&apo

44. honestech Step Four – Adding Effects & Video Adjustments (optional) The Edit screen includes a wide variety of optional effects that can b

45. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Transitions: used to provide a specific look or feel to the change from one frame to another. To add, select a transi

46. honestech Titles: text titles can be added to any frame within the Storyboard Panel. To add a title, select one from the Titles tab and drag an

47. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Video Adjustments: make Brightness, Contrast and Saturation adjustments to your video. To make video adjustments, sele

48. honestech Step Five – Adding/Disabling Audio (optional) The Edit screen allows you to import audio files and add them to any frame within the

49. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe When shortening an audio file, as in the previous example, you are essentially cutting your audio file. In this situati

5. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 7.2. Edit ...

50. honestech Step Six – Merge & Save (Rendering) When you are finished editing and customizing your video project, you can select the first s

51. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 7.3. Burn The Burn screen is used to create menus and write your video clips to disc. You

52. honestech Export Clip options – choose to export your recorded, edited and/or imported video clips to PSP or iPad, iPhone & iPod file forma

53. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Two – Disc Settings Click the Disc Settings button at the bottom of the Burn screen to access the di

54. honestech Encoding Settings Video Properties – specify your encoding settings. Unless you prefer to make advanced encoding settings, it is rec

55. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Four – Customize Menu (optional) A disc menu functions as a visual table of contents, providing the option for se

56. honestech To manually add chapter points; A) Select the 'Manual chapter insertion' option. B) Play your video clip in the preview

57. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Background Music – Use the Background Music button to add a short music loop to your Disc Menu. By default,

58. honestech Titles Change menu and chapter titles by scrolling your mouse cursor over a title and double clicking it. *The mouse pointer will

59. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Five – Burn Before burning your video clips to disc, you will want to verify that the total, required size of you

6. honestech 1. Introduction Video tapes can deteriorate over time. Deteriorated videos will exhibit color bleed, white specks, and other distorti

60. honestech Burn Options: Record to media – this option is selected by default indicating you will be recording to a disc. Uncheck this opti

61. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 8. Audio Recorder To open the Audio Recorder, select “Audio Recorder” from the main menu screen.

62. honestech Getting Started: There are five steps to recording in the Audio Recorder: Step 1 – Connections Step 2 – Setup Step 3 – Record Step

63. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Two – Setup Once your connections are complete;  Open the Audio Recorder and check your device setting. Audio

64. honestech Step Three – Record Before clicking record, you will want to check your recording settings listed below and make any necessary adjus

65. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Step Five – Burn Burn – click the burn button when you are ready to burn your audio tracks to disc. The

66. honestech Burn Options: Drive – use this option to select the disc drive that will burn your disc. Add/Remove File(s) – use this option to

67. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 9. Uninstall honestech™ VHS to DVD™ 5.0 Deluxe 1. Find its program group Start  All Programs  honestech VHS to DVD 5

68. honestech 4. Uninstall Completed You will see a screen confirming a successful completion. Please click OK to finish the process.

69. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 10. Appendix (Advanced Mode) About Video/Disc Format Options  VCD (700MB)* – select this option if you plan to b

7. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Which ever discs you create, VCD, SVCD, DVD or Blu-ray discs, all of your home movies will play in superb digital qualit

70. honestech About Maximum Recording Time (MRT) The MRT displays how many hours of video recording are available on your computers hard drive. If

71. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe A Video Properties window should appear (shown below). In the Video Decoder tab, you will find an option

72. honestech 11. Troubleshooting This information is provided to assist you in resolving video or audio problems within the VHS to DVD program. Th

73. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Video Problems No video:  Check your cable connections to make sure they are secure.  Verify you are connectin

74. honestech Black & White video:  Verify your video tape was recorded in the same video standard format for your region. If it was not, see

75. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe Audio Recorder (specific) Distorted audio:  Lower the computer volume using volume buttons on keyboard or slider fro

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9. VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 3. honestech VHS to DVD™ 5.0 Deluxe Installation 3.1. Installing honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe 3.1.1. Insert the ins