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  • Page 1 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide...
  • Page 2 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ..........14 Converting VHS tapes with Easy VHS to DVD .
  • Page 4 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com...
  • Page 5 About this guide This guide provides an overview of Easy VHS to DVD to help you get started. It explains how to connect your VCR to your computer, how to use the included capture device, and how to burn VHS video onto a DVD.
  • Page 6 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Minimum system requirements ■ Windows® 7, Windows® Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows® XP (32-bit) with Service Pack 3, and Windows® (64-bit) with Service Pack 2. ■ 1GHz processor ■ 512 MB RAM ■...

  • Page 7: Installing Easy Vhs To Dvd

    Insert the installation disc. If a Windows Autoplay dialog appears, click Run Setup.exe (as shown below). If a Windows Autoplay dialog does not appear, navigate to the Easy VHS to DVD folder on the disc, and double-click the Setup.exe file.

  • Page 8: What You Get: Software

    Easy VHS to DVD comes with three great Roxio applications: Easy VHS to DVD — Use this application to transfer video from VHS tape directly to a DVD. It also converts tapes to digital files that can be exported to an iPhone, PSP®, or other portable video player. To launch Easy VHS to DVD, double-click its desktop icon (shown at left).
  • Page 9 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD What you get: Software Easy VHS to DVD Sound Editor Roxio Express Labeler...

  • Page 10: What You Get: Hardware

    Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com What you get: Hardware Easy VHS to DVD includes all the hardware you’ll need to connect your VHS recorder or stereo receiver to your computer: Roxio Video Capture USB — Plug this converter into a USB 2.0 port on your computer.

  • Page 11: Connecting A Vhs Player To Your Computer

    Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Connecting a VHS player to your computer Connecting a VHS player to your computer...
  • Page 12 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Tip: Which connector should I use? Depending on the VCR, you’ll have a choice of using either the Composite video connector (the yellow plug) or the higher quality S-Video connector (the single, black plug).
  • Page 13 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Connecting a VHS player to your computer...

  • Page 14: Converting Vhs Tapes With Easy Vhs To Dvd

    Converting VHS tapes with Easy VHS to DVD Easy VHS to DVD can be used to convert VHS tapes directly to DVDs. You can also use it to create video clips from one or more VHS tapes and burn those clips to a DVD. This section of the guide describes the steps to accomplish these typical tasks: ■...
  • Page 15 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Transfer a single VHS tape to a DVD Transfer a single VHS tape to a DVD Start Easy VHS to DVD by double-clicking the Easy VHS to DVD icon on your computer desktop. Click Record DVD.
  • Page 16 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Adjust the audio recording level, if necessary, by moving the Adjust Recording Level slider left or right. The recording meter should barely reach the red area when the loudest portion of the tape is played.
  • Page 17 13 Use the controls on your VCR to return the tape to the correct starting position. 14 Click the Record button on Easy VHS to DVD. 15 If you set a recording duration, Easy VHS to DVD will stop recording automatically. If not, click the Stop button when you reach the end of your tape.
  • Page 18 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Transfer multiple video clips to one DVD and create a menu Start Easy VHS to DVD by double-clicking the Easy VHS to DVD icon on your computer desktop. Click Record, Edit and Save.
  • Page 19 12 Optional: Set the recording duration. 13 Click the Record button. 14 If you set a recording duration, Easy VHS to DVD will stop recording automatically. If not, click the Stop button when you reach the end of your recording.
  • Page 20 Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Each clip you record appears in the video list. Now you are ready to record the next clip. 15 Repeat Step 9 to Step 14 for each clip you wish to record.
  • Page 21 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Transfer multiple video clips to one DVD and create a menu 18 Select DVD from the list of devices. 19 Select a Destination Drive, and insert a blank DVD in the destination drive.

  • Page 22: Converting Lps Or Audio Tapes With Sound Editor

    Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Converting LPs or audio tapes with Sound Editor To convert LPs or audio tapes to digital music files: Connect a stereo receiver to your computer using the Roxio Video Capture USB device.
  • Page 23 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Converting LPs or audio tapes with Sound Editor In the Capture From drop-down menu, select Line (USB 2861 Device). To optimize the recording volume, play a loud portion of your LP or tape and click Auto.

  • Page 24: Enhancing Audio With Sound Editor

    Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Enhancing audio with Sound Editor If your project is already open in Sound Editor, skip to Step 3. If not, click Add Audio File. Media Selector opens. Use Media Selector to navigate to the audio file you want to enhance.
  • Page 25 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Enhancing audio with Sound Editor Choose one of the following tools and adjust the settings as desired: ■ Clean: Helps remove noise typically found in recordings from vinyl records. Apply settings in any one or more of the following areas: ■...

  • Page 26: Creating An Audio Cd With Sound Editor

    Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Creating an audio CD with Sound Editor Once you have recorded an LP or tape and enhanced the sound, you can use Sound Editor to add audio tags and burn an audio CD. Here’s how: Open your recording project in Sound Editor.
  • Page 27 Getting Started with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Creating an audio CD with Sound Editor Insert a blank disc into your disc burner and select the corresponding capacity from the Disc Size drop-down menu. Click the Audio CD Settings button to give the disc a title.
  • Page 28 Legal Information Copyright ©1994-2010 Sonic Solutions. All rights reserved. Roxio, the burning disc logo, Roxio Creator, and CineMagic are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. Use of this product is subject to the acceptance of the license agreements included in this package.