ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 (Second Generation) - Record Video from VCR's, VHS Tapes, AV, RCA, Hi8, Camcorder, DVD, Gaming Systems [Requires Working VCR/Camcorder & Tapes]

As someone who has a treasure trove of memories tucked away in various analog formats, finding a way to preserve and relive those moments has always been a priority for me. Enter the ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 (Second Generation), and it's like I've found a time machine for my cherished memories. Right out of the box, the sleek design of the converter caught my eye. It's not just about looks; the build quality is top-notch, ensuring that this device isn't just a one-time use gadget but a durable piece of technology that I can rely on. The user-friendly interface allowed me to convert my old VHS tapes and camcorder recordings with absolute ease. It was a plug-and-play experience that required no complicated setup. Whether it was my old gaming sessions on classic systems or the precious moments of my family's past celebrations, this converter handled it all. The compatibility with VCRs, VHS tapes, AV, RCA, Hi8, and more made it the only tool I needed for all my digital conversion tasks. The quality of the digital files is astounding. The videos are clear, the colors are vibrant, and the sound is as crisp as the day it was recorded. It's truly remarkable how this device breathes new life into footage that I thought was doomed to fade away. The ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 has exceeded my expectations. It's an invaluable device that has allowed me to safeguard my family's history and enjoy it in the modern digital era. I would recommend it to anyone looking to convert their analog memories with zero hassle and complete satisfaction. This review is based on my personal experience with the ClearClick Video to Digital Converter 2.0 (Second Generation). It's a product that has not only met but surpassed my needs, providing a seamless bridge from the past to the present. A big thumbs up from a very happy customer

Like many people in my age cohort, I have a collection of old videotapes on obsolete formats - About 52 Mini-DV tapes taken of my kids from birth to age 10 on my 1990's-era Sony camcorder, and about 16 old VHS tapes taken by me and other family members. I was considering sending off my tapes to be converted to digital format, but hesitated on sending my only copy of precious family memories out to a conversion service, and then paying the really high price for the conversion. As I looked at options, I originally thought about converting my tapes on my computer, but it involved buying and installing a video capture card, buying and learning the appropriate software, etc. Then I came across this device and read the reviews and took a chance on it. Best decision I ever made!!! This device is amazing - Incredibly simple to operate, and produces great quality video, especially for the price. You literally plug the RCA cables into the device, put in your memory stick, then press play on your old device, and record on this device, and you're on your way. Best of all, it doesn't tie up your computer to do all of this work, and lets you see the progress via the built-in screen (you can also listen as you record it if you want). I would generally just set a tape to record while I was at my computer doing other things, and found I could knock out this whole project in the matter of a few weeks, vs. the months I was expecting it to take. That said, here are a few things I learned along the way in working with this device: - The device has a way to stop recording after a certain period of time. My mini-DV tapes are all 90 minutes, so I though the 90-minute setting would work great. However, I found that my tapes ran 4 minutes longer on average than the 90 minute timer on the device, so you can't necessarily rely on that (not sure if the discrepancy came from the actual recorded length of my tapes, or from the device itself). - When you have finished recording, a counter shows your full recording time. I found that if I removed the memory stick while this was still displayed, I got a corrupted file message when I tried to transfer the file to my computer. However, if I waited until the recorded time counter disappeared (just takes a few additional seconds) this problem went away. - The device lets you record at 720x480 or 640x480 (the old 4:3 format that cameras used in order to be compatible with old tube-style TVs). I found that if I tried to use the higher-resolution 720x480, the image appeared stretched/widened. I found that the 640x480 worked great to record all of my older-format tapes. - I initially an into a bit of a hitch when I started to record my VHS tapes. I got a "signal not detected" message that I initially couldn't resolve. I tried using the included RCA cables, and then cycled through several of my own cables, and eventually found a set that (apparently) made this problem go away. - I believe the device's specs said that a 128 GB memory stick was the max, but I used a high-speed 256-GB stick from Samsung, and it worked fine. Anyway, I can't say enough great things about this device. I usually don't leave reviews on products, but I was so enthusiastic about this one that I just had to share. Hope this helps.

I looked around at various options on Amazon for capturing VHS videos to digital. While many were cheaper than this ClearClick Video2Digital solution, they involved connecting a VCR or camcorder to a PC directly via a composite/s-video to USB connector, and then installing drivers and software. In looking at reviews of these cheaper products, many complained about capture anomalies and compatibility issues with the drivers and/or software. I decided this solution was worth the price as it avoids any such hassles. You connect your player directly to this device and it records/encodes the videos as MP4s directly to an SD card or flash drive. That isn’t to say I didn’t have issues. I initially purchased the following flash drive as it came up on Amazon as commonly purchased with the Video2Digital converter: PNY 128GB Turbo Attaché 3 USB 3.0... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE2N1WS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share After capturing several videos, I noticed that the audio was running faster than the video. While synced at the start of the video, after about 30 minutes the audio was more than 5 seconds ahead of the video. This made many of the MP4s unwatchable as you would hear someone talking several seconds before their lips would move. I contacted ClearClick support and they immediately responded that they would look into it, after asking about the equipment I was using. The support specialist indicated that the flash drive I bought had, per many Amazon reviews, slow and inconsistent write times, and that slow media devices accounted for most audio/video sync issues. I was a bit skeptical, but I decided to purchase the following USB drive due to its good reviews and faster write times: ARCANITE 128GB USB 3.1 Flash... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RWPF43G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share And that did the trick. Everything is now recording accurately, and I’m making good progress on capturing a large home movie collection. The support at ClearClick is very responsive and helpful, and I would recommend this device as a great solution for converting analog to digital.

I bought this because the adapters that connect directly to the computer sometimes do not work when Windows updates interfere with the feed. After familiarizing myself the unit is easy to use and produces reasonably good video files. I found the results were often a bit superior to video transfer devices and occasionally slightly inferior. Pluses: 1. Easy to set up and use. The buttons are actually quite responsive, so don't make my initial mistake of holding it down for a few seconds. 2. Good results. 3. Easy to transfer to a PC and use the video files. 4. The unit can be set to record for specific time periods. 5. It is supposed to sense when the video signal stops (Signal Loss detection) and shut off the recording. Minuses: 1. Sometimes the audio is out of synch with the video and I have to re-record it. If you use this for live video feeds that cannot be re-recorded you may want to consider something else. 2. The unit can be set to record for specific time periods. This works fine, but I wish there was more flexibility, either with several more selections or the ability to enter a custom time. If I have a source that's 61 minutes long I have to record 90 minutes. The longest setting is 150 minutes, so longer sources may just keep recording blank/unwanted video until you shut it off. 3. The unit is supposed to sense when the video signal stops, but it doesn't seem to work that well. 4. It is supposed to sense when the video signal stops (Signal Loss detection) and shut off the recording. This sometimes works. Fortunately it creates a series of video files that splice together just fine, so you just delete the empty ones. 5. When the power is unplugged the unit reverts to 1/1/2019. Not that important (to me), just an annoyance.

I have some quibbles. And I thought it was kind of expensive. But I'm giving it five stars because it has been 100% satisfactory for me and has done exactly what I expected. Good gadget, works fine. But one thing I've learned over the years is that with offline converters--digital audio CD recorder, audio cassette to digital converter, now this--WORK. With an offline converter I can get the job DONE. Anything involving a computer as part of the process is tempting--but false economy. I started with a $30 video-input-to-USB gadget and sure enough, the software provided with it broke with an OS change and no updates are available from the manufacturer. I was not picky about image quality. The results look fine to me and I think fully capture the quality of the (usually analog) source. The (analog) transfers from digitally recorded "Digital 8" are better than the ones from analog sources, which convinces me that the device is capturing what's there. I couldn't see any difference in quality between composite and S-Video. I have a concern about the audio quality. It seems fine in anything with a normal level but I think it's possible that there's some audible distortion in quiet passages. The unit was mostly easy to use, there are some quirks to get used to, you need to spend a few minutes and look at the instruction book. The instruction book is much better written than usual, but could be more detailed. I wish there was a wider range of "auto stop" times--they give you 60, 90, 120, and 150 minutes. In theory at least a VHS tape can play for 240 or 360 minutes. And there are times when I was quite sure that a tape only had ten or fifteen minutes recorded, and would have liked a 30 minute setting. However, compression works, and long periods of empty blue screen add surprisingly little to the file size. I bought a SanDisk USB 3.0 flash drive as recommended in the instructions, and it worked fine, but I also tried random old thumb drives from my collection _including USB 2.0_ drives and they all worked fine, too.

Worth the price - easy to use and excellent quality. I’ve tried several other lower priced converters that didn’t produce the same results.

I used this to take the analog signal from my Infrared camera and record it due to the Camera's "computer" (really a windows based palm pilot). The camera outputs 720 DPI but the old "computer" that was used to capture images was only recording in 320 DPI so that is a big upgrade. The second feature is that I can now record the entire Infrared scan as a video. The original "computer" that came with the camera could not do that. As a bonus I can take still images (720 DPI screen captures) while it is recording and I don't have to stop the recording of the video. This is a huge improvement!!! It has a color screen!!!! My old one was in black and white. Now I can see in real time the color spectrum produced by the camera instead of looking at it later or just using a grey scale spectrum for my work. To make this unit portable to work with my camera out in the field I also purchased a 12v to 5v 3A converter and wired it up to a Female USB pigtail (both sold on amazon for less than $20 for both). This unit appears to only need 1A (per the included power supply) but having 3A capacity means that the converter is not being maxed out. Since my IR camera is powered by a larger 12 volt battery (similar to a motor cycle battery) it has more than enough amperage to run both of these devices. My total battery life with both devises running run time for both the camera and the ClearClick is about 6 hours. The bottom line is that although this unit is not sold for the use that I am using it for it turns out that it is absolutely perfect for my application. I have improved the DPI on the captured photos by 2X. I now can capture video Overall Quality of the unit I got was fine. It lacks a premium feel like a modern high end cell phone has but this is 1/10th the cost of a modern cell phone. The unit is lightweight for its size but this is to be expected from modern electronics in plastic cases. The buttons have a nice feel to them. The screen is very bright. Overall I am very pleased with this product. I think it is a decent value for the money. FOR MY APPLICATION there are two things I would like different. 1. Make the case our of metal. Brushed aluminum would be perfect. This would add a much more premium feel to this product. 2. Rotate the screen and the buttons 90 degrees putting the screen over the buttons. THIS WOULD ONLY BENIFIT MY SPECIFIC USE CASE. It would not improve the units functionality for its intended use by the designer/seller. This change would probably make it not as good for its intended use. The layout of the unit for its intended use looks to have been very well thought out. With the unit sitting flat on a table the various plug location make sense as does the screen and button locations. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase. I may purchase a 2nd one to keep as a backup as I am sure these will eventually stop being made as the need to convert analog video to digital media decreases. Very pleased with this and how it worked with my existing equipment. Glad I found this product

I am an I.T. professinal and have been trying for years to capture my VHS tape to digital media.I have tries may USB devices by multiple companies and internal $800.00 capture cards with codec buiilt in. After several trys over many device across many years I always have the same or similar problems - Dropped frames during capture - dropped, corrupt or otherwise missing. This causes one or more problems depending on the device you are using. Some throw up color bars, some just stop capturing video but keep capturing audio thus putting the audio track and video track out of synch on the concluded capture and other similar issues. Mush of this is NOT any one devices fault but rather is result of the VHS tape format or the tape degrading over time. The results vary form device to device however depending on how each specific device handles such situations. Now for the GOOD NEWS - This device captures the video no matter what - missing or corrupt frames are recorded and mere blips or squiggles due to the degraded source material and the audio track is kept in synch with the video. In the end you still have some blips or squiggles in the capture where the source signal has degraded BUT the overall capture is intact and in sych and viewable. You need to learn that these blips can NOT be fixed as it is a cause of the aged tape and it original format of VHS etc. I have invested thousands in sophisticated technology devices that have not gotten the job done. This gadget gets it some as best as could be expected when dealing with inferior source materials that have substantially aged. I highly recommend it. When capturing later and or higher quality ANALOG source materials the device delivers a flawless capture. If your intent is to capture digital source a different device is needed. Also note neither will capture copy protected materials in violation of copyright laws. This is not intended to cheat copy written materials or to pirate such! For the intended purpose of capturing and digitizing analog personal materials I highly recommend this device and while more costly than other devices that claim to do the job this device actually gets the job done!!

En el pasado compré una "capturadora" de USB... Pero no funcionó como debía, aparte, necesitas tener un programa que capture bien (ya no existe casi ninguno, y los que hay son del año de la canica) así que finalmente decidí comprar esta capturadora... Y MIS RESPETOS. Al principio me dolió el codo por el precio, pero vale completamente la pena! Ya he digitalizado varios VHS y VHS-C y puedo decir con toda seguridad que es la opción que buscas. Es fácil de usar, en el instructivo te guían a un video de YouTube que te enseña paso a paso como empezarla a usar. En cuestión de 10 minutos ya sabes todo lo que tienes que saber y estás listo para empezar a capturar tus videos. Algo muy bueno es que aquí no requieres de una PC. Literalmente todo lo puedes trabajar en dónde esté tu reproductor. Yo lo que hago es poner a digitalizar algún video en lo que trabajo en mi oficina. Es una maravilla, es un producto maso menos del tamaño de un celular de los grandes. Si quieres digitalizar y no sabes la opción correcta, créeme que es esta. Aunque sea mucho más caro que otras opciones, es una excelente opción. Mis respetos para la marca.

This was quite an expensive experiment. For those who are not so tech savvy, don't want to spend time in front of a video editing program and have shot there videos in either 3:2 or 4:3 format I guess this is the easiest way to archive precious family memories. I have still my old Sony Digital8 camera which had allowed to shoot in 16:9 but this device only allows 3:2 or 4:3 capturing so the videos will be "squashed". Now you can manually change the aspect ratio in a video editing program or when you use VLC player on a PC you can change the aspect ratio for playing to 16:9, but that's all not the ideal solution after spending this money. I may go back to firewire before the tapes "die"...

I transferred all 50 of my mini dv tapes to usb without a single problem. I am not very computer literate but all went very well. I had done a lot of research and I'm so happy I found this product. And no, I'm not an employee of the company!

I run a digitizing business and have many of ClearClicks products, including 3 of these. They work amazing, and if there is an issue of any sort - their support is quick to respond and resolve. I did have an issue with one of the units, they replaced it without issue. I will not purchase other products, they works great, they're reliable, and do a great job.

Easy to use and great for transfers. Did all of our VHS to digital. Quality is great and multiple inputs are useful.