
I want to share my recent experience with Roxio VHS Converter for Mac While designed for conversion to DVD, appears and based on reviews on Amazon, is direct file capture which later can be burned to DVD but is not required to be functional as can use that file directly in iMovie. Does confirm in system in system requirement, OSX 10.11 and higher. Link is to the Roxio site for more detail but cheaper on Amazon. I didn't check Amazon, but you may find products with more reviews.ĮDIT NOTE: Checked Amazon and their #1 best seller was the Roxio VHS Converter for Mac. One in particular that I did notice was $28 Item#: 9SIAJGYAPS8564" mainly because it had a MacBook in the photo but then note not compatible with Mohave, with Catalina too new to have been mentioned. Many appear to be "twins" suggesting come off the same production line with (obscure) company names stamped on them - i.e.

The other good news, they are relatively inexpensive. From the two that were reviewed, appears doesn't go straight to your video processing program but has the embedded software as part of the driver which creates a video file usable by other programs, such as iMovie for playback, editing, etc. The good news, a quick search on Newegg "vhs to computer" returned quite a few devices providing composite connection to either USB or HDMI. They hide the MAC version on their website, not on menu but embedded link on PC version details).

Years ago had Roxio package of software and converter but it is, and still is Windows only (edit - see below. Double check to make sure that all of the connections are firmly in place and completely inserted.Probably better on the Digital Video forum, but based on the dearth of product reviews at retail sites, probably few users on forum.Connect the two Audio Out connectors on your VCR to the audio adapter (red and white plugs) attached to your Roxio USB capture device.You can either connect via an RCA connection (yellow) or S-Video. Using the video cable provided with your VCR, connect the video Line Out connector on your VCR to one of the two video plugs on the Roxio adapter.Connect the Roxio audio and video adapter (has the red and white cables) to the capture device.Using a hub or the USB connections on your keyboard or monitor may decrease performance. Note: Be sure to connect the USB Capture Device directly into the Mac. Connect the Roxio Video Capture USB device to a USB 2.0 port on your Mac with the included USB extension cable.


If you have not purchased your cables yet, we suggest you use an S-Video cable for higher video quality. Also, you will need to supply your own audio and video cables to go between your VCR and the Roxio USB Capture Device. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021 (Windows/Mac)īefore connecting your Roxio USB Capture Device included with Easy VHS to DVD for Mac, be sure that you have fully installed the software first.
