Honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Standard User Manual
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VHS to DVD 3.0
User Guide
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End User Li cense Ag reement
IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONT INUING
T HIS INSTALLATION.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE
SOFTWA RE FROM Y OUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE , INCLUDING THE
DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU
DOWNLOADED THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE REMOVE T HE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND
CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIE R TO REQUEST A REFUND.
In this lic ense agreement (the “License A greement”), you (either indiv idual or an entity), the purchaser of
the license rights granted by this License Agreement, are referred to as “licensee” or “You”. Honest
Technol ogy is referred to as the “Licensor”. The current version of the accompanying software
(“Software”) and documentation (“Documentation”) are collectively referred to as the “Li censed Product”.
Licensor may furnish hardware with the Li censed Product (“Hardware”)
1. License
In accordanc e with the terms and conditions of this Lic ense Agreement, the Software is the property of
the Lic ensor and is protected by Copyright Law. While the Licensor continues to own the Software,
the Lic ensor grants the Licensee, after Licensee’s acceptance of this License Agreement, the Limited,
non-excl usive license to use on copy of the current version of Licensed Product as desc ribed below.
The Software is “used” on a computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory (i.e., RAM) or
installed into the permanent memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that
computer, except that a copy ins talled on a network server for the sole purpos e of distribution to
another computer is not considered “in use”. Except as m ay be modified by a license addendum which
accompanies this License Agreement, the Licensee’s rights and obligations with respect to the use of
this Software are as follows:
You Ma y,
1. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the
Documentation.
2. Use the Software to share Internet connec tion, transfer data, files and images among the
computer in the manner described in the Doc umentation.
You Ma y N ot,
I. Copy the documentation that accompanies Software.
II. Sub licens e o r le ase any portion of the Software.
III. M ake illegal duplication of the software.
2. Copyright and Trade Secrets. All rights in and to the Licensed Product including, but not limited to,
copyrights and trade secrets rights, belong to Licensor, and Lic ensor holds title to each copy of the
Software. The licensed Produc t is protected by United States Copyright Laws and international treaty
Provisions.
3. Term. This License Agreement is effective unti l terminated. Licensee may terminate this License
Agreement if Licensee breaches any of the terms and conditions herein. Upon termination of this
License Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall return to Licensor or otherwise destroy the Licensed
Product and all copies of the Licensed Product. Upon request of Lic ensor, Licensee agrees to certify in
writing that all copies of the Software have been destroyed or returned to Licensor. All provisions of
this Agreement relating to disclaimers of warranties, limitation of liability, remedies, or dam ages, and
Licensor’s proprietary rights shall s urvive termination.
4. Executable Code. The Software is delivered in executable code only. Licensee shall not reverse
engineer, compile or otherwise disassemble the Software.
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5. Limite d W ar ra nty
a. Licens or does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware
will meet Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be
uninterrupted or error-free. Licens or does warrant that the media on which the Software is
furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal
use for a period of thi rty (30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”). This Limited
Warranty is void of failure of the media on which the Software is furnished has resulted from
accident, abuse, or mis applic ations.
b. EX CEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMP LIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS T O THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE LICNESED PRODUCT AND HARDWARE IS W ITH LICENSE.
6. Limitation o f Liability
a. Licens or’s sole obligation or liability and licensee’s exclusive remedy under this agreement s hall
be the replacement of the defective media on which the software i s furnished and/or the
hardware according to the limited warranty above.
b. In no event will licensor be liable for any c onsequential, incidental or indirect damages including,
without limitation, any loss of data or information, loss of profits, loss savings, business
interruption or other pecuniary loss, arising out of us e of or liability to use the software or
documentation or any hardware, even if licensor has been advis ed of the possibility of such
damages, or for any claim by any third party.
7. General
a. Any Software and Hardware provided to Licensee by Licensor shall not be exported or re-
exported in violation of any export provisions of the United States or any other applicable
jurisdiction. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations
hereunder is void. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the
State of New Jersey, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Licensor and Lic ensee agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International S ales of
Goods shall not apply to this License Agreement.
b. This License Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written license addendum that
accompanies this License Agreement or by written document that has been signed by both you
and Licensor. Site licenses and other types of enterprise licens es are available upon request.
Pleas contac t Licens or or your supplier for further information.
c. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach of this
Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in
accordanc e with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any c ourt having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be held in
New Jersey, United States of America.
If you have any other questions concerning this License Agreement, or if you desire to contact Lic ensor for
any reason, please contact Honest Technology.
Copyright 2007
Honest Techno logy Inc.
All Rights reserved.
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T able of Contents
END U SER LIC EN SE AGREEMEN T ……………………...……………………………………… 2
1 . INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………… 5
1.1. SYST EM REQUIREMENTS
2. OVERVIEW OF STEPS …………………………………………………………………………… 7
3. HONESTECH VHS TO DVD 3.0 INSTALLATION …….….………………………..8
4. USING HONESTEC H VH S T O D VD 3.0 ………… ………………… …………… ... 13
5. OUTPU T S PEC IFIC ATION S …………………………………………………………………… 4 8
6. PRODUCT REGISTRATION…………………………… …….……………………………… .. 50
7. UN IN STALL HONESTECH VH S TO DVD 3.0 …………… …………… ………… .. 51
3.1 Installing honestec h VHS TO DVD 3.0
4.1 EASY WIZARD M ODE ………………………………………….………………… 1 4
4.2 ADVANCED MODE …………………………………………………………..…… 20
4.2.1 STEP 1 – CAPTUR E ……………………………………..………….. 21
4.2.1.1 OPTI ON BUTTON
4.2.1.1.1 SELECTING CAPTURE DEVICES
4.2.1.1.2 SELECTING AUDIO DEVICES
4.2.1.1.3 OUTPUT VIDEO FORMAT SETTING
4.2.2 STE P 2 – EDIT ……………………………………….…………….. 29
4.2.2.1 EDITING IN STORYBOARD
4.2.2.1 TRANSITION
4.2.2.3 MERGE AND SAVE
4.2.3 STEP 3 – BURN ……………………………………………………. 41
4.3 AUDIO RECORDER……………………………………………………………... 44
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1. Introduction
Video tap es car deteriorate over time. Deteriorated v ide os will have colo r ble ed , white s pe cks,
and other distortions . Don’t let this happen to your precious memories, and archive your
videotape collecti on onto DVD/CD. honestech VHS t o DVD 3.0 offers the fastest and easiest
wa y to do j us t t hat .
• Capture video from VCR, Digital Camcorder, PC camera, TV, DVD pl ayers and
conv e rt them into home DVD movies.
• All-in-one solution: pr ovides every thing you need to easily transfer your video onto
VCD, SVCD, or DVD mov ies.
• Advanced scene editi ng tools: trim out unwant ed sc enes and add transition effects.
• Transition effects : many diff erent screen ef fects and filters to create prof essional
q ual i ty vi deos.
• Watch video on new gadgets: convert captured video int o PSP or iPod for mats.
Vi deo input: Cap ture Device (VCR, Digit al Camcorder, T V, DV D Player, et c )
Vi deo output: VCD, SVCD, DVD, Lo ng DVD, AVI, W MV, MP EG-4 (P SP and iPo d)
honestech VHS to DVD 3. 0 is rev olutionar y software that provides users with a c omplet e
and full y feat ured program for easy and simple c onversion of t heir videos onto VCD, SVCD or
DVD movies . Now you c an save all your old home videos and bur n them to DVD to keep your
precious memories ali ve forever. You can also convert c aptured v ideo into MPEG-4 or WMV
format and watch them on y our PSP, iPod, or Windows-based PDA device.
honestech VHS to DVD 3. 0 has t hree modes: 1) Easy Wizard Mode, 2) Advanced Mode, and
3) Audio Recorder. The Easy Wizard mode provides step-by-step pictorial ins tructions which
assist the user thr ough t he proc ess. The Advanced Mode si mplifies c apturing, editing and
burning DVD/CD movies into a si mple three-step process.
1. Capture: Capture your video from camcor der, VCR, or DVD player.
2. Edit: Trim unwanted scenes and add transiti on effects.
3. Burn: Burn your movie into DVD, VCD, or SVCD or convert t he video into
MPEG-4 or WMV format that you can watch on your PSP, iPod, or Windowsbased PDA device.
The Audio Rec order rec ords audio from from your c assettes, LP r ecords, and video tapes to
MP3 files. Using the rec orded MP3 files, you c an creat e audi o CDs.
Whe th er you’ r e a no vic e or pr ofes si o nal , honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 is y our best choice for
editing and producing home movies on VCD, SVCD or DVD. honest ech VHS to DVD 3.0
provides everything you need to easily produce D VD movies. honestech VHS to DVD 3.0
auto-det ects capture devices on your PC and capt ures video from a wide variet y of dev ices: T V,
PC Camera , DVD Player, VCRs , Camcorders, etc.
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Whether you create Video CD, Super Vi deo CD, DVD or mini-DVD, all of your home movies
will p lay in a superb digital quality . Simply load the disc you have prod uced and play it on
your home DVD play er or PC. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
1.1. System Requirements
• TV/Video Capture Card or USB Video Capture Box
• USB 2.0 Host Controller/port
• Operating System:
o Windows XP SP2
o Windows Vista Ready
• Processor
• Composite cable
• DirectX: 9.0 or higher
• Memory: 256 MB or more
• Video Card: 16MB or more
• Other:
o Pentium IV 2.0GHz or equivalent.
o Windows Media Player 6.4 (or higher)
o DVD Writer for DVD
o CD Writer for VCD, S VCD
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2. Overview of steps
honestec h VH S to DVD 3.0 allows you to converts anal og videotapes to CD or DVD. You can
create VCD/DVDs of TV programs, movies or videos from your camcorder in real time. The
Edit functi on enables you to mak e beautiful titles with transition effects and cut and paste
features. T he Burning function enables you to sav e y our video clips as DVD or VCD s o that
you c an play them later usi ng the player. Now you can make your own VCD/DVDs using
honestec h VHS to DVD 3.0 .
honestec h VH S to DVD 3.0 has three modes: 1) Easy Wizard M ode, 2) Advanced Mode and
3) Audio Recorder.
- Easy W izard Mode
This is a self- descripti ve mode that is very easy to use. Follow the step-by-step
guide to get started.
- Advanced Mode
This mode is designed to si mplify the process of producing videos by making it into
th ree si mp le steps.
• Step O ne – C aptur e
Capture video from your VCR, c amcorder, or DVD player. Select
appropriate for mat includi ng DVD, VCD, or SVCD.
• Step Two – Edit
Trim out unwanted sc enes from your videos and add tr ansition effects to
cr eat e pr of es si on al qual i ty vi d eos .
• Step T hree - Burn
Create DVD, VCD, or SVCD with the v ideos that you have c aptured and
edited. Y ou can als o convert the video int o MPEG-4 or WMV format to
watch it on your PSP , iPod, or Windows-bas ed PDA dev ice.
- Audio Recorder
Record audio from cass ett es, LP rec ords, and video tapes to create MP3 files and
audio CDs.
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3. honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Installation
3.1. Instal ling honestech VHS to DV D 3.0
3.1.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive on your computer.
3 .1.2 . The installation p rocess will s ta rt automatically.
N ote: If th e i ns t al l ati on do es N O T s tar t aut omatic al l y, do ubl e- cl i c k o n “Setup.exe”
3 .1.3 . Click [Next >] to continue the installation.
file on the installation CD to begin the installation proc ess.
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3 .1.4 . Read the Licen se Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the Lic ense Agreement to
continue with t he installati on.
3 .1.5 . Click [Change… ] if you want to install the sof tware in a different folder. Click [Next >]
to continue with the installation.
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3.1.6. Acc ept the default program folder or create your own program fol der by entering a new
folder name. Then click [Next >] to continue w ith the installation.
3 .1.7 . Click [Install] to sta rt insta lling the software with the cu rrent setting. If you want to
change the setting, click on [< Back] t o go back to t he pr e vious scr e en.
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3 .1.8 . Se tu p status s c reen will display t he ins ta llation progre s s . P lea se wait for com ple tion.
3 .1.9 . Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.
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3.1.11. Windows Media Runtime Setup window will appear, click [YES] to continue.
3 .1.12 . W indow s Media Us er License Ag reement will appear, click [YES] to continue.
3 .1.13 . File s will automatica lly inst all and following setup completed window will appear. Click [OK] to
finish Windows Media Runtime Setup.
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4. Using honestech VHS to DVD 3. 0
Y ou can start honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 by sim ply do uble-clicking on
this icon.
Or you can start the program through the Start me nu butto n by c li c king
Start Æ A ll P rograms Æ honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Æ honestech VHS to DVD 3 .0
Fo llowing screen will be dis played when the progra m sta rt s .
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4.1. Easy W izard Mod e
Y ou can start Easy Wizard Mode by clicking “Easy Wiza rd Mode” on the main scr een.
4.1.1. Step 1. Insert a blank DVD disc
Insert a b lank d is c (DVD+R/RW / DVD-R/ RW) into your DVD Writer.
4.1.2. Step 2. Select your video device (e.g. VCR or camcorder)
Please selec t y our video capture dev ice, connector, and video s ource device.
4.1.2.1 Step 2- 1. Connect Video Device (e.g VCR or camcorder)
Connect your VCR or c amcorder to Capture Device.
1. Connect the CAPTURE DEVIC E to your computer.
2 . Connec t VCR or cam c order t o t he CAPTURE DEV ICE.
3. Play your VCR or camcorder t o test t he s etti ng (required).
4.1.2.2 Step 2-2. Select your capture device
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Select your Video Device and Audio Dev ice.
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4.1.3. Step 3. Video Test
If y ou see t he video mov e on to the next step. If you do not, pl ease go bac k to the prev ious
st ep an d chec k your set ti ngs.
If the “Sho w messag e box” o ption is checked, t he below confirmat ion message will be
d is played to make su re that you have the corre c t settin g. Click [Yes] to continue.
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