To open the settings, click on the “File” menu and select “Settings” as shown below.
Change Canvas and Output Settingsįirst you’ll want to set up your canvas and output settings. Click “No” (we’ll be going through all the settings separately). When you first launch OBS after installing it, it will ask if you’d like to run the auto-configuration wizard. Open the “Sound, video and game controllers” section and make sure that “USB 2828x Audio Device” and “USB 2828x Device” are shown, as shown below.ĭownload and install OBS – Configure OBS To verify that the adapter has been correctly installed, open your device manager by right clicking the Windows button and choosing “Device Manager” as shown below. Plug in the AdapterĪfter you’ve connected the cables from the VCR to the adapter, go ahead and plug the adapter into an available USB port on your computer. Once downloaded, extract the zip and run the Setup file from within the “Windows” folder. If you purchased the device that I recommended, download the latest drivers from here (use the “Drivers & Downloads” tab).
I used this one from Amazon, which is around $40 NOTE: This tutorial is written assuming you are using this converter. RCA Cables and (if applicable) an S-Video cable (depends on your VCR).OBS is an incredibly versatile (and free) tool, and it can even be used to digitize VHS tapes with an inexpensive piece of hardware (and a VCR, of course). If you’d rather watch a video tutorial, you can do so below: If you are interested in capturing lossless, 4:2:2 video files, have a look at this post. The updated converter records audio in stereo, captures both fields of video, and is verified to work with Windows 11. Note though, there are separate Windows and Apple versions, so you need to check you are buying the right version for your computer.NOTE: This post was updated in January, 2022, and references a different USB converter than the one I had previously suggested in 2021. The device itself isn’t anything particularly special, but it does the job, sells for an affordable price, and offers S-Video input as well as RCA. This consumer-level video editing software is a standalone, paid-for product in its own right, and although this is an older version (released in 2013), it’s still decent.
The Diamond VC500 comes with a free copy of Cyberlink’s Power Director. AVerMedia EZMaker 7 (number 4 on our list) is one exception, and here’s another. Most editing software that comes with VHS to DVD converters is quite limited.
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