Hands on with the EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter with audio
August 15, 2007 | Filed under Accessories, Electronics, Hands On, USB Gadgets
Courtesy of usbfever.com we have the chance to give the EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter with audio a full on hands on review, so sit back and read. Is this USB accessory a good one or a bad one? This review will contain an introduction, first impressions, good points and bad points then an overall summary. Below this post I have taken quite a few photos check them out.
Introduction – First of all what is an EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter? Well to break it down in simple terms and of course not to bore the hell out of you it is a USB gadget accessory that will capture high quality video and audio and you can capture this through USB 2.0 interface, you can even capture sound without the use of a sound card. The EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter with audio has support for all formats such as record in DVD+/-R/RW, DVD-Video and DVD+/-VR which is superb and also features support for Brightness, Saturation control, Contrast and Hue. What I love about the EasyCap Capture is that it is very simple to install because the external power is not needed. It supports NTSC, PAL and Video format which is a bonus.
Just so you know this product is getting our honest opinion, so if we think it is bad or good we will tell you without a doubt.
First Impressions – To tell you the truth when I received the EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter I was a little confused of what it was, in the package seemed like nothing special really until I got it out of the package that is. Looking at it for a few moments before doing anything because I wanted to get my head around it before reading the instructions inside, it is pretty small which means you can carry it around with you anywhere you go and is superb if you are a laptop user on the move. To tell you the truth the instructions are not needed really as this is an easy gadget to use. In the box you get obviously the EasyCap USB 2.0 DV / TV / VHS Video / DVD Audio-Video Capture Adaptor plus USB Cable and Quick Installation Guide and Software CD ROM.
The Good Points – The annoying part is that there are many good points, I love products that have good and the bad sides but this one seems to be up in the good point section, I would really recommend this USB device for capturing your best programs that you can share plus it captures internet conferences (now that is a bonus), it also supports multiple languages. I tried this EasyCap Capture gizmo and loved the fact that I could share my videos on YouTube with ease, just plug in your camcorder or what ever video gadget you have into the EasyCap then plug the USB end into your PC or laptop and hey presto it is plug and play time (so simple).
The Bad Points – OK let me think, hold on I am still thinking, will you give me a break I am still think. You know what for the first time I am stumped, I love to find faults with things but I honestly say from the bottom of my heart I cannot find one.
Overall Summary – I handed this around to the team and of which they all had it for one day each, they all came back praising it (damn them) but honestly this is fantastic I really do love the EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapter with audio because it small enough to carry around, easy to use and very handy to have.
Now to the really good bit of which you can buy this baby for only US$36.99
If you have one of these EasyCap Capture USB 2.0 video adapters, please do let us know what you think of it? More pics below -
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Have u test it with Play station 2 conneted to laptop or PC? How’s the performance? Is it recommended?
When installing the product I can see that it needs a lot of memory. In my case several Gbyte for just a few minutes of recording. Is that normal? Or have I done something wrong?
I’ve just bought one but can not get it to record from my TV, it works great with all other inputs but when connected to the scart from the rear of my TV it recieves no signal. have i missed some sort of setting that needs changing?
I like simple things, but will this item work on a Linux Operating System?
Video is great but the audio is scratchy when I playback. Am I missing a setting somewhere???
is this will work on Mac computer???
The installation requires Windows XP Service Pack 2. Ihave Service Pack 3 on my PC and can’t install drivers. Any solution? Thanks.
Befab
I have Windows XP home on one PC and Windows XP Pro on another, both with service pack 3. The supplied drivers do not work on either PC and trying to use the device causes both PC’s to hang. Other drivers I have downloaded either are not recognised or cause the same problem.
@Stefan: Nope, that’s normal if you are recording in uncompressed AVI-format, which you probably do.
This works perfectly under Vista home premium 32bit sp1, with ulead videostudio 10 se!!!
of course, this will work at it’s best if ppl have their os’s licensed, not some crappy pirated software!!!
The only bad thing I see in it is maybe caused by ulead…
I can’t seem to be able to record audio through it’s rca jacks using my sony ccdtrv608. My guess is that ulead videostudio se has some issues with vista.
BTW windows update updated my drivers, for both the audio interface and the video interface. If I use the standard audio driver that came with the cd it’s ok, but if I update, Ulead VS 10 SE crashes when I try recording it. It’s because of the audio interface….
GREAT PRODUCT OVERALL!!!
Hello,
Hello I am a former ATI Wonder user, but vista has changed that… I also wasted time and money on the evil Dazzle program. I am hoping that this will be a great replacement.
All I wanna do is capture family videos and put them on my computer to edit in adobe premiere,
my question is can I directly capture into premiere or how is the video captured and saved
thanks
cant get this to install on vista x64.
drivers not recognised.
anyone know the official website???
to everybody!!! there is no website for this! find the driver online by google-ing for it, or get a licensed windows and get the driver through windows update. Worked for me!!! or, find the cd that came with it, install the drivers and then update the drivers with Windows Update!! legit license required!
HEY CAN I PLAY SONY PS2 USING THE CAPTURE CARD
IF YES THEN HOW
CAN I WATCH TV USING THE CAPTURE POLS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT IS POSIBLE RITE
POLSWRNG MEANT PLS*
IZ HERE ANY SOFTWARE BYWHICH I COULD USE THE CAPTURE CARD AND PLAY PLAYSTATION 2
HOW CAN I WATCH TELEVISION USING THE CAPTURE CARD C
CAN I WATCH MOVIES PLAYIN IN PORTIBLE DVD PLAYR IN THE PC MONITOR THROUGH THE EASY CAP CAPTURE CARD PLZ REPLY FAST THNX
After installing an EzCAP D60+ on my Dell Vistro (with Vista) the Device Manager showed (1) USB2861 device and (2) USB EMP Audio device but it did show “EasyCap Video Adaptor”.
It came with a CD for EzCAP003/006/108 but there was no mention of D60+. When I tried to transfer a VHS video to my laptop, all went well but for there being no audio.
Any suggestions on how to overcome this problem?.
OOPS !!! Further to my request about no audio with my EasyCap D60+, I should have written “but it did NOT show “EasyCap video adaptor” after (2). Sorry !!
I have just been given an EasyCAP d 60+ unfortunately the person who gave it to me has not got the registration details - does anyone know how I can get round this
tks
HELP!!
I loaded it on vista. Software (Ulead 10se with drivers) loaded fine. Video Studio comes up. Connect it to my Sony TR91 NASC Hi8 via Audio/Video RCA’s.
No picture when camcorder is on and on playback, cannot record anything.
What am I doing wrong?
I selected various options (DV,VCD,MPEG) nothing works.
Ulead will not support the product, since VideoStudio 10 is outdated.
Looking for any advice and help from those who had success with it.
Thanks in advance
All I wanna do is capture family videos and put them on my computer to edit in adobe premiere. I am not able to capture audio using Adobe Premiere.
Any suggestions?
i have installed the easycap driver according to instruction and the ulead software.
when i tried to capture the video from the taqpe it says signal is poor or no signal, and i have chosen the right options the options.
and still no signal
can anyone help?
thanks
Adobe Premiere 4: Has anyone had success using the EASYCAP USB with
Adobe Premiere? I cannot get audio captured?
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Video works fine but no audio. Nothing seems to work. Any suggestions.
Hmm, this is windows were talking about …. it won’t recognize the driver for the device.
Spent a few hours on trying to get it working. its typical microsoft ; all’s I’m saying is don’t expect plug and play
The installation requires Windows XP Service Pack 2. Ihave Service Pack 3 on my PC and can’t install drivers. Any solution?
Keith;
I have service pack 3 as well and it causes trouble with many programs.
I only got results when using windows movie maker and using a vhs player with all AV cables plugged in.
If windows tries to update the driver for the device LET IT, it seemed to get it working.
Go with windows movie maker, I think the Ulead SE program is a bit of a dud! Play around for a bit, eventually you get the hang of it and get something happening!
I have XP and service pack 3 and EasyCap requires service pack 2 ????
What to do????????? Help please !!!
Thanks Simon.
Video picture super but audio atrocious! I must be doing something wrong but what? All connections as per instructions using Windows Moviemaker but can do nothing about sound quality.
Aapee, just connect up and plug in to USB port and follow”new hardware” routine as instructed. All works but I’m having trouble with sound
HELP!!!! Have installed tis item and am not great with computers but can’t figure out how to make it record sound. Please help have spent hours!
I just bought that device, but my driver CD appeared to be damaged. Can anybody upload just the driver (not the software tools) to sendspace.com? Thanks in advance
it may seem good but only if you can get it to work
Mine has no sound and i dont have a clue how to fixit i have tried it on my normal pc and my laptop and both work ok with video but no soaund on capture or playback
help
Hi,
agian i think this qu has been asked before, but my pc doesnt pick up a signal when i plug the scart box into the back of my video player.
how do i fix this thankyou
EzyCap captures video, I downloaded and installed updated driver D60+. The capture is now working but Ulead 10 is not, it captures files then doesn’t recognise them and it’s unusable, I’ve wasted hours trying to get it to work. U-tube videos look good for those who can get it to work. Is there a patch for using winxp home sp3.
Hi There
I´ve an EasyCap USB 2.0 Video Controller Adapter but i lost the CD install. Could you send me the driver install ?
Best Regards;