No audio using the easycap

[PuzZLeR]

I will also be supportive of comments against the fakes, whatever they call themselves (ex: "(Sl)eazy c(r)ap"). They are not well made, and the software is, likely, pirated old versions of apps that even the authors themselves no longer support. Even if you do get it to "work", it will likely be bad quality, and will invite more problems in the future. I wouldn't be surprised if they damage your computer in some way too.

The only "real" one, with a similar name, is the one found at ezcap.tv, as Hech54 mentioned. I will also point out that I have one, and it works very well, including with VirtualDub and lossless formats. I can even dare to compare it to the ATI 600 USB. And I recommend it in many ways over the ATI 600 USB because the ezcap.tv is still a current product, still supported under modern systems, and has an active forum for it. The architecture of the ezcap.tv is similar to the ATI 600 USB, and its quality is similar too.

Don't get a fake one when the good one is already very affordable and available. The extra few bucks it costs is worth much more in product value. Support the authors of it who got ripped off over the years from those scam artists among the plethora of "The Masses of the Great Unwashed".

As for capture on laptops, I agree that they can be low in specs, and lack that vital second internal hard drive so valuable for capturing. But even so, another important issue is cooling. A laptop case is not designed to keep a processor from overheating from CPU intensive tasks like encoding, gaming, etc, INCLUDING capturing.

What will happen, even if the laptop has enough horsepower as per the specs on paper, is that the processor will slow down at some point - as a fire hazard prevention - and this will screw up your captures with bad quality such as dropped frames, sync issues, bad multiplexes from an overwhelmed backed up buffer, etc. There are many things that could go wrong with a capture in progress when this happens.

Laptops were made for convenience (space, mobility, etc) and lighter tasks (emails, presentations, photo viewing, etc), not for heavy lifting.

As for audio, I personally capture directly through the Line In regardless. Yes, there are sync issues, but they are a linear shift and can easily be adjusted during edits, which is something most people have to do anyway after VHS captures. Unfortunately, the O/P doesn't have that Line In option, but nevertheless will have better overall results with a real ezcap.tv regardless.

[Tocaraca]

Nobody can help me?

No. The cheap easycap devices sold online are rubbish as is the capture software provided with them. The audio problem you describe is common. Get another device and stop wasting your time.

It's not the easycap. It's the newest software. Easycap can record audio.

Assuming you are not another idiot troll digging up old threads trying to pick a fight...

Not always. There are several different products sold as EasyCaps. The chips inside are not all the same. Some of the fake EasyCap devices don't include chips with the ability to capture audio and depend upon connecting the audio cable to the PCs sound card. Others have defective drivers that prevent audio capture from working.

None have any manufacturer support, not even a link to update drivers if those provided are incompatible with the operating system in use. Many come with old software that either doesn't work or doesn't work well with any MS OS newer than XP. In that case, buyers have no choice but to use different software.

I'll stand by my original statement that these devices are inferior products that should be avoided.

The real easycap is called an EZcap, which in america is pronounced like easycap. My SMI grabber device is supposed to record audio, but Ulead videostudio v10.0 does not have sound when I think v8.0 does.

[PuzZLeR]

The real easycap is called an EZcap, which in america is pronounced like easycap. My SMI grabber device is supposed to record audio, but Ulead videostudio v10.0 does not have sound when I think v8.0 does.

Again, posting the correct company's site can't be repeated enough to avoid confusion and headaches abundant in this and other forums:

http://www.ezcap.tv/

[Tocaraca]

You have to use other software like amcap for it to work, although there are loads of problems with me.

[usually_quiet]

Nobody can help me?

No. The cheap easycap devices sold online are rubbish as is the capture software provided with them. The audio problem you describe is common. Get another device and stop wasting your time.

It's not the easycap. It's the newest software. Easycap can record audio.

Assuming you are not another idiot troll digging up old threads trying to pick a fight...

Not always. There are several different products sold as EasyCaps. The chips inside are not all the same. Some of the fake EasyCap devices don't include chips with the ability to capture audio and depend upon connecting the audio cable to the PCs sound card. Others have defective drivers that prevent audio capture from working.

None have any manufacturer support, not even a link to update drivers if those provided are incompatible with the operating system in use. Many come with old software that either doesn't work or doesn't work well with any MS OS newer than XP. In that case, buyers have no choice but to use different software.

I'll stand by my original statement that these devices are inferior products that should be avoided.

The real easycap is called an EZcap, which in america is pronounced like easycap. My SMI grabber device is supposed to record audio, but Ulead videostudio v10.0 does not have sound when I think v8.0 does.

You have a fake EZcap/EasyCap, which probably has defective drivers or requires audio to be plugged directly into the PC's audio line in for capture. The genuine EzCap 116 sold by ezcap.tv comes with Arcsoft Showbiz 3.5 not Ulead Video Studio v10.0.

[Edit]Most good capture products have basic support while they are still available for sale. Did you contact the manufacturer's support site in case there is a fix or new drivers? Oh wait, you can't because the product is unsupported by the manufacturer. LOL

Even the audio drivers are perfectly fine using different software, the fact that the manufacturer's bundled software failed to work correctly with the device should tell you that the product is an inferior one. The software provided with most capture products may not be the greatest, but they do work with the product they come with.

[sulya]

Sorry for beating the dead horse, but in case anyone finds this thread while googling the usbtv007 easycap no sound issue...
I came across this thread (and a lot of other) looking for the same answers as OP after I've bought one of those cheap easycap adapters from ebay, but apparently this one has working audio input, only it does not show up as different device. So you need the software that can extract audio from the video stream- both "honestech DVR 2.5" (mostly found on included CD) and AMCap are capable. I get a much better video quality with honestech DVR 2.5 and here's how you get the audio working:
Honestech DVR 2.5 - Settings - "Video setting" - check "Using the internal audio stream function" on the right side and restart the software.

[drupert]

I'm using Ulead Video Studio 10.0 on my WinXP machine with an EasyCap 2.0 device that I bought in 2006. It has red & white cables for audio, yellow for composite video and black S-video. I'm using the red, white and yellow cables connected to the outputs of my Verizon set-top box which is a DVR. I am storing recorded MPEG files to a thumb drive on the laptop. The EasyCap and Video Studio worked fine with my old desktop computer and a VCR, but I've just spent a day's (and night's) worth of troubleshooting and aggravation before I finally figured out the problem of no sound, neither on the capture preview window nor on the avi and mpeg files that I captured.

Turns out my problem was that the order in which I set properties in Video Studio is critical. Just opening one of the Options properties windows can mess up other settings and properties that were previously set up correctly. (Note: I went thru a couple of installation attempts with the CD that came with my EasyCap, but the drivers eventually got installed, and I told Setup NOT to look for updates per the EasyCap installation instruction sheet. Also I copied all the driver files from the Ulead folder into my Windows32 folder as suggested by other comments I found on the web by googling 'easycap no audio'. My original problem of no video was that PAL was the default format, and I needed to select NTSC_M in several places - then suddenly I had video on my Video Studio screen. Perhaps everything would have worked the first time if I had selected NTSC and knew that the order of setting audio properties is crucial.)

Before you start any of this, be sure that in Control Panel/ System/ Hardware/ Device Manager (or however you find it), Imaging & Devices shows the Syntek STK1160 (or maybe something similar?) and Sound/Video/Game Controllers shows USB Audio Device. There should not be a yellow exclamation point on either of these, or else you need to do more work to get proper drivers installed. Good Luck!

So here's the order of setting properties for MPEG that worked for me. For each item, click Options (or select the item in the Capture Properties list):
1. MPEG Settings: MPEG-2, 29.97, Aspect ratio 3-16:9, Bit rate 1800; Audio Stereo, 44100, 64 - OK
2. Capture Options: Capture audio, Display Source Volume, (I unchecked Capture to Library) - OK
3. Video Format: YUY2, 720x480 - OK
4. Capture Properties, Audio Source Properties: USB Audio Interface - OK [Just clicking on this Capture Properties item resets properties in some of the other items below - even if you don't change anything in this window!]
5. Input Source: Video Composite, NTSC, USB Audio Interface, CHECK Preview audio with USB device - OK
6. Capture Properties, Video Capture Files, Properties: NTSC_M, default for Vid Proc Amp, NTSC_M & Composite Video for Image - OK
7. Capture Properties, Video Crossbar (note: I skipped Video Capture Pin for now): Vid Comp In, Vid Decoder Out, CHECK Link Related Streams - APPLY, OK (you may have to change a list item then change it back for the APPLY button to be enabled)
8. Capture Properties, Audio Capture Properties: Digital Audio Inte - OK
9. Finally, Video Capture Pin Properties: (verify NTSC_M), 30.000, YUY2, 720x480 - click APPLY then OK - and after a tense moment or two, I now have video AND audio.
10. Close the Capture Properties window and don't change anything else. I can now click the Capture Video icon and start recording video and audio. (Be sure you have specified a valid Capture folder or you'll get a 'missing/read-only folder' error.)

When you're done recording, if you don't still hear the sound, you may have to go back and re-do some of the steps above in order. It seems that sometimes I had to re-check the Preview box in step 5, re-check the Link Related Streams box in step 7, and finally click Apply then OK in step 9 for the Capture Pin. I think that simply clicking the Capture Options, Audio Source Properties (step 4) requires the other steps to be repeated.

I hope this helps someone. It would definitely have saved me several frustrating hours. Thanks.