Honestech VHS to DVD Plus User Manual
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VHS to DVD Plus
User Guide
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End User License Agreement
IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING
THIS INSTALLATION.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE
SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE
DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU
DOWNLOADED THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND
CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER TO REQUEST A REFUND.
In this license agreement (the “License Agreement”), you (either individual or an entity), the purchaser of
the license rights granted by this License Agreement, are referred to as “licensee” or “You”. Honest
Technology is referred to as the “Licensor”. The current version of the accompanying software
(“Software”) and documentation (“Documentation”) are collectively referred to as the “Licensed Product”.
Licensor may furnish hardware with the Licensed Product (“Hardware”)
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In accordance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, the Software is the property of
the Licensor and is protected by Copyright Law. While the Licensor continues to own the Software,
the Licensor grants the Licensee, after Licensee’s acceptance of this License Agreement, the Limited,
non-exclusive license to use on copy of the current version of Licensed Product as described 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 disc, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that
computer, except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to
another computer is not considered “in use”. Except as may 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 May,
1. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the
Documentation.
2. Use the Software to share Internet connection, transfer data, files and images among the
computer in the manner described in the Documentation.
You May Not,
I. Copy the documentation that accompanies Software.
II. Sublicense or lease any portion of the Software.
III. Make 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 Licensor holds title to each copy of the
Software. The licensed Product is protected by United States Copyright Laws and international treaty
Provisions.
3. Term. This License Agreement is effective until 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 Licensor, 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 damages, and
Licensor’s proprietary rights shall survive 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. Limited Warranty
a. Licensor 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. Licensor 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 thirty (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 misapplications.
b. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE LICNESED PRODUCT AND HARDWARE IS WITH LICENSE.
6. Limitation of Liability
a. Licensor’s sole obligation or liability and licensee’s exclusive remedy under this agreement shall
be the replacement of the defective media on which the software is furnished and/or the
hardware according to the limited warranty above.
b. In no event will licensor be liable for any consequential, 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 use of or liability to use the software or
documentation or any hardware, even if licensor has been advised 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 Licensee agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sales 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 licenses are available upon request.
Pleas contact Licensor 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
accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court 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 Licensor for
any reason, please contact Honest Technology.
Copyright 2008
Honest Technology Inc.
All Rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ...................................................................................... 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 4
1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. System Requirements .............................................................................................. 6
2. Overview of steps .......................................................................................................... 7
3. honestech VHS to DVD Plus Installation ..................................................................... 8
3.1. Installing honestech VHS to DVD Plus ..................................................................... 8
3.2. Install the h/w device driver for MY-IPBOX ............................................................. 13
4. Using honestech VHS to DVD Plus ............................................................................ 18
4.1. Easy Wizard Mode ................................................................................................. 19
4.2. Advanced Mode ..................................................................................................... 23
4.3. Audio Recorder ...................................................................................................... 53
5. Output Specification ................................................................................................... 58
6. Product Registration ................................................................................................... 60
7. Unistall honestech VHS to DVD Plus ......................................................................... 61
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1. Introduction
Video tapes can deteriorate over time. Deteriorated videos will exhibit color bleed, white
specks, and other distortions. Don’t let this happen to your precious memories by archiving
your videotape collection onto DVD/CD. honestech VHS to DVD Plus offers the fastest and
easiest way to do just that.
Capture video from VCR, Digital Camcorder, PC camera, TV, or DVD players and
convert them into home DVD movies.
All-in-one solution: provides everything you need to easily transfer and convert your
video into VCD, SVCD, or DVD movies.
Advanced scene editing tools: trim out unwanted scenes, combine multiple tapes,
and add transition effects.
Transition effects: many different screen effects and filters to create professional
lookiing videos.
Watch video on new gadgets: convert captured video into PSP or iPod formats.
Video input: Capture Device (VCR, Digital Camcorder, TV, DVD Player, etc)
Video output: VCD, SVCD, DVD, Long DVD, AVI, WMV, MPEG-4 (PSP and iPod)
honestech VHS to DVD Plus is revolutionary software that provides users with a complete
and fully featured program for easy and simple conversion of their videos into VCD, SVCD or
DVD movies. Now you can save all your old home videos and burn them to DVD to keep your
precious memories alive forever. You can also convert captured video into MPEG-4 or WMV
format and watch them on your PSP, iPod, or Windows-based PDA device.
honestech VHS to DVD Plus has three modes: 1) Easy Wizard Mode, 2) Advanced Mode,
and 3) Audio Recorder. The Easy Wizard mode provides step-by-step pictorial instructions
which assist the user through the conversion process. The Advanced Mode simplifies
capturing, editing and burning DVD/CD movies into a simple three-step process.
1. Capture: Capture your video from camcorder, VCR, DVD player etc...
2. Edit: Trim unwanted scenes, combine clips, and add transition effects.
3. Burn: Burn your movie onto a DVD, VCD, or SVCD disc, or convert the video into
MPEG-4 or WMV format that you can watch on your PSP, iPod, or Windows-based
PDA device.
The Audio Recorder records audio from from your cassettes, LP records, and video tapes to
MP3 files. Using the recorded MP3 files, you can create audio CDs, MP3 CDs or audio DVDs.
Whether you’re a novice or professional, honestech VHS to DVD Plus is your best choice for
editing and producing home movies on VCD, SVCD or DVD. honestech VHS to DVD Plus
provides everything you need to easily create DVD movies. honestech VHS to DVD Plus autodetects capture devices on your PC and captures video from a wide variety of devices:, VCR,
Digital Camcorder, DVD player, TV, etc…
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Whether you create VCD, SVCD, DVD or mini-DVD discs, all of your home movies will play in
superb digital quality. Simply load the disc you have created and play it on your home DVD
player or PC. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!
1.1. System Requirements
• Operating System:
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Vista
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)
• USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port
• Processor:
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz,
Pentium® D, Pentium® M 1.3 GHz,
Pentium Core™ Duo or equivalent,
or AMD® Athlon® 64 processor is
recommended
• Memory:
256MB of RAM
• Video Output:
DVD,VCD, SVCD,AVI,WMV,MPEG-4
• Other:
Composite (RCA) cable
1. Audio cable (3.5mm to composite)
2. Audio cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm)
DirectX 9.0 or higher
Windows Media Player 6.4 (or higher)
CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
DVD Writer for DVD
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2. Overview of steps
honestech VHS to DVD Plus allows you to converts analog videotapes to CD or DVD. You can
create VCD/DVDs of TV programs, movies or videos from your camcorder or VCR in real time.
The Edit function enables you to combine clips with transition effects, and remove unwanted
scenes with cut and paste features. The Burning function enables you to save your video clips
onto DVD or VCD so that you can play them later using a player. Now you can make your own
VCD/DVDs using honestech VHS to DVD Plus.
honestech VHS to DVD Plus has three modes: 1) Easy Wizard Mode, 2) Advanced Mode and
3) Audio Recorder.
- Easy Wizard Mode
This is a guided mode that is very easy to use. Follow the step-by-step guide to get
started.
- Advanced Mode
This mode provides additional features but keeps the process of producing videos
easy by splitting it into three simple steps.
1. Capture
Capture video from your VCR, camcorder, or DVD player. Select the
appropriate format including DVD, LongDVD, VCD, or SVCD.
2. Edit
Trim out unwanted scenes from your videos, combine clips, and add
transition effects to create professional quality videos.
3. Burn
Create DVD, VCD, or SVCD discs with the videos that you have captured
and edited. You can also convert the video into MPEG-4 or WMV format
to watch it on your PSP, iPod, or Windows-based PDA device.
- Audio Recorder
Record audio from cassettes, LP records, and video tapes to create MP3 files, MP3
CDs, and audio CDs.
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3. honestech VHS to DVD Plus Installation
3.1. Installing honestech VHS to DVD Plus
3.1.1. Insert the installation CD into the CD/DVD drive on your computer.
Do Not connect the My Vidbox – if you have connected the device, unplug it now.
Disable any Anti-Virus or Spyware.
3.1.2. The installation process will start automatically.
Note: If the installation does NOT start automatically, double-click on “Setup.exe”
file on the installation CD to begin the installation process.
3.1.3. Click [Next >] to continue the installation.
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3.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the License Agreement to
continue with the installation.
3.1.5. Click [Change… ] if you want to install the software in a different folder. Click [Next >] to
continue with the installation.
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3.1.6. Accept the default program folder or create your own program folder by entering a new
folder name. Then click [Next >] to continue with the installation.
3.1.7. Click [Install] to start installing the software with the current settings. If you want to
change the settings, click on [< Back] to go back to the previous screen.
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3.1.8. The setup status screen will display the installation progress. Please wait for completion.
3.1.9. Click on [Finish] to complete the installation.
3.1.10. When the software has completely installed, the device driver for the MY-VIDBOX
capture device must be installed. This process will start automatically after you complete the
installation of the Windows Media Runtime Setup. (see section 3.2).
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3.1.11. Windows Media Runtime Setup window will appear, click [YES] to continue, click [No]
if you already have Windows Media Player version 11 or later installed.
3.1.12. Windows Media User License Agreement will appear, click [YES] to continue.
3.1.13. After Windows Media Format Series installs, the following window will appear. Click
[OK] to finish the Windows Media Runtime Setup.
3.2. Install the h/w device driver for MY-IPBOX
3.2.1. Click [Next >] to continue the installation.
3.2.2. The necessary h/w device driver files will be copied.
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3.2.3. When you see the dialog below, just click [Continue Anyway]. This device has been
tested and is fully compatible with Windows XP and Vista.
3.2.4. The necessary h/w device driver files were copied. Please click Finish to continue.
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3.2.5. You can continue the h/w device driver installation procedure by clicking [Next].
3.2.6. When you see the dialog below, just click [Continue Anyway]. This device has been
tested and is fully compatible with Windows XP and Vista.
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3.2.7. The installation is in progress. Please wait for completion.
3.2.8. Please click [Finish] to complete.
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3.2.9. In the last step of h/w device driver installation, your computer will install “USB2.0
IPBOX-Gad”.
The installation procedure will proceed automatically. Please wait for completion.
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4. Using honestech VHS to DVD Plus
You can start honestech VHS to DVD Plus by simply double-clicking on
this icon.
Or you can start the program from the Start menu button by clicking:
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The following main menu screen will be displayed when the program starts.
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4.1. Easy Wizard Mode
Begin the Easy Wizard Mode by clicking “Easy Wizard Mode” from the main menu screen.
Step 1. Insert a blank DVD disc
Insert a blank disc (DVD+R/RW / DVD-R) into your DVD Writer.
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Step 2. Video Test
If you see the video and hear the audio, move on to the next step. If you do not, please go
back to the previous step and check your settings and connections.
If the “Show message box” option is checked, the below confirmation message will be
displayed to make sure that you have the correct setting.
Click [Yes] to continue.
Step 3. Record Setting
Select a recording time based on the length of your video.
Optional: DVD Resolution Settings
Change your DVD Resolution by selecting the button.
You can select the DVD resolution
based on your CPU capability
(352*240(288) / 352*480(576) /
720*480(576)).
Note : Selecting higher than the
recommended resolution setting may
cause dropped frames which results in
poor video quality.
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Step 4. Record and Burn DVD
Video will be recorded and burned to DVD.
• Position your video source to the point where you want to record.
• Click [Record] to begin recording
• After the selected recording time has elapsed, the program will automatically begin the DVD
creation and burning process. The DVD will eject automatically upon completion.
Warning: Manually ejecting the DVD disc before completion can cause the disc to malfunction.
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4.2. Advanced Mode
You can start the Advanced Mode by clicking “Advanced Mode” from the main menu screen.
Project options:
• New Project
• Open Project
• Save Project.
A new project will be created when you start honestech VHS to DVD 3.0 Plus for the first time.
You can choose to save your current project before you exit the program so that you may
continue working on the project at another time.
A project file (e.g. myproject.ilj) will be created when saving. This file serves as a reference file
to all video clips and edits contained within the current project. A project file will not contain
your actual videos, edits, etc.., but instead indicates to the program which video files are
needed and what editing etc.., you have done within that particular project.
Button : Displays help menu. Button : Minimizes the program window.
Button : Exits the program.
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4.2.1. STEP 1 – CAPTURE
In this section, you will capture your video.
* Make sure to select the appropriate video recording format options,
based on the type of video file you want to create (see Option Button).
Record Button
Click to start recording.
Stop Button
Click to stop the recording. The recorded video will be saved in the output
folder (see section 4.2.1.1)
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