Dazzle dvc 150 help vhs to dvd

[allsmiles42240]

I looke through all the forum topics and hope this is where this post should go???
I purchased the dazzle dvc 150 i didnt get a manual and i was just wondering if anyone new what steps i do to take a vhs tape and put it on a dvd?
It came with the pinnacle software everything is hooked up and working properly i can play the vhs tape and see it in the pinnacle window.
I just cant figure out how to burn it to my dvd?????
It detects my dvd burner........im quite certain im just missing a small step somewhere?
Thanks in advance if you know anything about this gadget!

[AlecWest]

I purchased the dazzle dvc 150 i didnt get a manual ...

Here's the manual for the Dazzle 150's Studio 8 software:

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/SupportFiles/studio8-manual.pdf

If the device came with software other than Studio 8, you have a problem ... and would have to buy Studio 8 separately or find a manual for the software that came with the device. One note - buying Studio 8 might be problematic since they've upgraded to Studio 9 ... unless Studio 9 is compatible with the DVC150 (you'd have to ask them).

But, if you do have Studio 8 software:

and i was just wondering if anyone new what steps i do to take a vhs tape and put it on a dvd?

I used to have an older Dazzle DVC but I suspect the procedure is the same. But, I never used the software for anything but the capturing part. For everything else, I used other software. I mention this software in this post ... and everything I mention is freeware (with one exception).

First, use the manual to enable proper settings to capture MPEG2 on the fly. If the software allows you to set a capture bitrate (not sure), use the VideoHelp bitrate calculator to figure out what your best setting should be ... based on the time of the program you want to capture off your VHS tape. If you can't set the bitrate, set your capture up to the best MPEG2 setting allowed by the software. Then, plug your composite VCR outputs into the composite DVC inputs (S-Video is best if your VCR has S-Video outputs), and capture the program.

Once you're done, use DVDauthorGUI to create DVD files from the MPEG2 file you captured. If it gives you an error message saying something like "no NAV packets found," you'll have to demux the MPEG2 file into its parts -- M2V video, and MP2 audio. If there's free software out there that does this, I'm not aware of it. TMPGenc Plus will demux an MPEG2 file but it costs money (after a brief free trial period). Once you've demuxed the MPEG2 file, go back to DVDauthorGUI and import the video/audio parts. This will create the DVD files you need to burn.

Using DVDshrink, import the DVD file directory. If the files you created are too big to fit on a DVD, DVDshrink will compress them for you. With DVDshrink, create an ISO file. And finally, with DVDdecrypter, burn the ISO file to a blank DVD.

Good luck.