A/D converters

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I added a comment on another thread but I probably should have started a new one, so you may see this question someplace else. Has anybody had any problems using a Pinnacle Studio Moviebox Plus for a/d conversion? Not Pinnacle software.
A few years ago I did a tape-to-dvd conversion project that worked out well. I used borrowed equipment & after alot of trial & error got things rolling & had several good DVDs. I took notes about some of the problems & how they were resolved but of course I can't find those notes now. The audio & video outputs from my vhs player went into the analog inputs of a borrowed Sony camera. The output of the camera went into the firewire connector on the PC. Adobe Premier was used to capture. Somebody recently asked me about this & I suggested using a Canopus a/d converter & I was asked "Pinnacle Studio Moviebox Plus is less expensive. Can't I use that for the a/d conversion?". So I don't know, has anybody used that ? Just for the hardware not the software. The quality of the tapes is vhs home movies recorded on hand held consumer cameras of various brands.

Thanks,
Jim

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Hi Jim, I've got a Pinnacle MovieBox that I bought for transferring video off my old 8mm camcorder. I don't use it anymore now that I have Firewire and HDMI-capable cameras, but while I was using the MovieBox I don't remember it giving me any major headaches.

It's got RCA and S-Video ports with the ability to transfer to PC via USB or Firewire, so it should fit your needs.

Yes, the software part of it... haha... is a little lacking.

Pinnacle has a nice capture utility but the software itself has given me big problems and even has a bit of a reputation for giving computers the old knockout blow. That aside, the MovieBox interface should do the trick.