VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe

Name: VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe
SKU: 84208
Availability: InStock

3.6 | 1,228 ratings

Price: 39.83

Last update: 12-14-2024

About this item

Bestselling all-in-one video converter software and hardware solution: U.S. consumer video editing category, NPD 2008 Report
All-in-one solution: Provides everything you need to easily convert your video to DVD, including USB 2.0 video capture device.
HD Editing: Capture and edit high-definition video from HDV camcorders. Supports up to 1920x1080 resolution.
Upload to YouTube: Uploading video to YouTube is easier than ever with a One-Click option.
DVD & Blu-ray Disc Creation: Burn your movies onto DVD, CD or Blu-ray Disc (requires Blu-ray writer); enhance menu pages with motion and music.

Top reviews from the United States

murboyd

At last, a program that works. Every time!

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2011

I have had this program up and running for several days now, but in that short time have discovered that this is a wonderful one! I had previously purchased a Different Program from Another Company that had excellent technical help, which was a good thing because they needed it! I am not a computer whiz, in fact my family shudders every time I have to do anything new or complicated on the computer because I become a nervous wreck. I have Vista, and Honestech's VHS to DVD program loaded perfectly on the first try. Utterly painless. They give excellent, concise install instructions, and the whole program is on a single cd. Even better, at the same time it is loading your VHS to DVD program, it is also loading a detailed pdf manual with its own desktop icon. I learned from experience that this manual can be kept open while you are running the VHS to DVD program, so if you need to doublecheck anything, you can just click over and follow along in the manual.

I use the Advanced feature where I can edit, merge and save, plus reopen projects for later burning. I have not done the basic, straight to dvd feature because I want to save to my external hard drive once they have been burned. The Advanced feature is not difficult to learn, and as I said, you have the nifty, clear and easy to follow manual to figuratively hold your hand if you need it. The Edit feature is more fun than fun. There is a cute scissors icon that you click both before and after any parts you want to delete. The forward and reverse icons have a choice of increments for more precise editing. Segments that have been edited are just dragged and dropped into the Storyboard, where you can also add special effects (I haven't done that yet) or titles, which I have done. (Something I learned is that you cannot get into the special features like Titles until you have placed at least one section onto the Storyboard.) I will confess that the "Merge and Save" after editing takes a while, but it makes a very smooth video.

The Other Program wouldn't open again after I closed it, so I was a bit jumpy when I closed this program the first time. However, it opens happily every time.

I suppose people want to know the downside, too, so there are a couple things to take into consideration. First, this is not a quick thing. You have to play videos into it in real time. Then it does take time to process if you use the Advanced feature, both in the "Merge and Save" feature previously mentioned, and again when preparing to burn to dvd. If you hoped to transfer all your VHS tapes in a weekend, revise your estimate, at least with the Advanced feature. Third, you cannot fit a lot onto each dvd. The dvds say they hold 120 minutes, and that is about what you will get here, depending on the "quality" feature you choose. I was able to put a lot more per dvd with the VHS to DVD vcr machines, but none of my machines ever lasted more than 6 months before they died.

I love this program! I am enjoying it immensely, and agree with the reviewer who said it was lovely to rediscover old memories. I say this is the best program you can get, affordable, easy to learn, and fun to boot!

4/27/2011
Addendum: I have been using this program every day since I got it and discovered another Really Nifty thing it does. I had one truly awful video, dark and with washed- out color, and this program has a feature beneath each segment of the Storyboard where you can brighten, increase contrast, and saturate what color you do have. Using this feature, I was able to transform a virtually unwatchable video into one that I am glad to share with others.

Darrell L Schultz

Decent quality, but there are other options

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2012

I purchased this item to be used by a church wanting to 1) capture a live camcorder feed by 2) outputting it from the S-Video output jack on the camcorder, 3) running that into the Honestech VHS to DVD product (as an "external capture card"), and then 4) recording this on-the-fly using a laptop. I used "Windows Media Encoder" in "Live Streaming" mode, simultaneously archiving the stream as a .wmv file. The quality was surprisingly good. There's no doubt that a high-dollar, internal capture card like the Osprey 210 works much better, but this was more than adequate for a church on a tight budget. (If you want to see actual captured footage, on the fly, from the Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 deluxe "external capture card," just go to [...] so you can see unedited images. You'll see that the video and the audio stay in perfect sync, something other capture cards (like the Dazzle DVDRecorder) I tried did not do with consistency. In addition, the native software on the laptop was able to "see" the Honestech device as a video input. By contrast, while the Dazzle unit had its own software application, it was incompatible with Windows Media Encoder. Windows Media Encoder did not see any "input" using Dazzle DVDRecorder.

The laptop had insufficient memory to simultaneously record an audio archive of sermons using Audacity. In fact, the "choppiness" that was recorded in a video file--few and far between, may I add--seemed totally related to the lack of the laptop memory and had nothing to do with the processing of the video image through the Honestech device.

Now, for those of you who want to record your old VHS tapes onto your computer--running the signal from your VHS machine through the Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe--and then record it...have at it! Be aware that the image won't be nearly as sharp as on the VHS tape and, in my three efforts, there was a substantial problem with sync between the video image and the audio track. But, the software Honestech offered was VERY easy for even a novice to use, even using the "advanced" option. So, if your sole purpose is to get SOME sort of digital version of your analog VHS signal, the Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe will do that for you. But, there are better options.

For one, if you want to avoid the headaches of inputting the VHS material into a computer, editing it, and burning it to a DVD, I HIGHLY recommend the Sony DVDirect units (such as the Sony VRD-MC6). I've used them for many years and probably only had four or five coasters in thousands of live, on-the-fly recordings of church services and hundreds of family home movies (shot with a camcorder...not commercially-made products with Macrovision protection) of my children. The devices are as easy to use, if not easier, than the Honestech VHS to DVD 5.0 Deluxe. The key is that you simply hook up the composite (or S-Video) output from your VHS unit to the DVDirect unit WITHOUT NEEDING TO USE A COMPUTER. You start the VHS feed and record it on-the-fly (in "real time") onto the formatted DVD in the Sony DVDirect unit. Not only will you not have the sync problems that you can encounter with the Honestech product, you'll have a MUCH higher quality recording. But, this all comes at a huge tradeoff...price. The Sony units can cost hundreds of dollars. The trick is to get one (even on eBay), do all your recordings, then sell it used on Craigslist or eBay, recovering most of your original investment.

For those of you who want to add special effects, wipes, titles, and so forth, you'll want a software application on your computer such as Vegas Movie Studio. That's a great product though its learning curve is pretty steep. If you have the time to record the video/audio feed into your computer (I use firewire hooked between my camcorder and computer) AND edit it, this is a great option. You can get it for just a bit more than the Honestech product. I've imported dozens of mini-DVD feeds and still haven't had a single "dropped frame" using Vegas Movie Studio. I can even burn, on a standard (not "Blu-Ray") DVD blank, video off my HD Canon camcorder that looks like a full 1080i played back on my LED tv. (Of course, you can't get that quality with VHS tape because it didn't have as much recorded data to begin with when compared with an HD camcorder.)

In summary:
1) If you just want to get your home-filmed VHS tapes onto a DVD and don't care if the quality is "okay," go with the Honestech product. It's inexpensive, easy-to-use, and does a decent job. I loved it for what I needed...a video image 320X240 pixels that had video and audio in sync using Windows Media Explorer.

2) If you want a higher quality DVD for playback, buy a Sony DVDirect. Use the S-Video output on your VHS machine (if it has one), hook that into the DVDirect, set things up, then leave for an hour and let it record. Come back when it's done, then "finalize" the DVD so it plays back in DVD players. Remember, this is the only option of the three that requires NO computer. Pay your grandchild a buck per transferred DVD, keep him/her busy for a few weeks, and enjoy your retirement.

30 If you want the versatility of editing the VHS material (with wipes, changing the saturation, adjusting brightness, etc.), get a software application like VideoStudio, Pinaccle, or Vegas. You can get a truly fantastic program, like Final Cut Pro, but you'd better be prepared to spend a LOT of time learning how to use those higher-end programs. (For me, my time is valuable. I'll pay someone ELSE to edit my work and go golfing, instead!)

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