However, your digitally dubbed tapes will look normal when played back at the correct resolution on your TV. We consider the results excellent: VHS-to-PC is limited by the quality of the source, which in this case is far inferior to your PC's screen. Recording VHS video with Debut proved as easy as recording any video input via our system's video card (hooking a VCR up to a PC is the tricky part). Debut also works with NHC's BroadCam live video streaming software to stream your video online, a capacity we didn't test.

The program's options are basic for the genre, though we could configure snapshot quality, select a camera shutter sound, and defeat Debut's window in video recordings to prevent mirror effects. This greatly simplifies editing screen-captured video displayed in a small window. This let us drag open a rectangular capture window on our desktop, or capture an entire window, and save only our selection, excluding the rest of the desktop. The Schedule and Recordings functions needed no explanation, but the Selections tool proved more intriguing. Clicking Device accessed a VHS video recorder via the line-in jacks on our video card clicking Screen displayed our current screen view. We pressed the first button on the toolbar, Webcam, and immediately our system's camera became active and started recording video. A full-featured, up-to-date interface let us not only capture and record video but also schedule and manage recordings. When all else fails but you've just got to save that clip, Debut can save the day.ĭebut detected our video capture and playback devices, but it will automatically configure itself as a screen capture tool if no such devices are present. It will even capture and record video playing on your PC's screen. It can record video from a wide range of sources, including VHS VCRs, and save it in many formats it can also capture screenshots and save them as JPEG stills. Debut Video Recording Software Professional Version from NCH Software turns your computer into a flexible, capable video capture and recording device.

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