Finally, we’ll be looking at the USB Video Capture Adapter Cable. This is an external QuickTime capture card for Mac, although it will also work with Windows using UCEC’s proprietary software. Next, we’ll review the UCEC USB Video Capture Device. The EZMaker 7 is a simple external capture card for Windows, and includes a copy of CyberPower DVD editing software. We’ll start with the AVerMedia EZMaker 7. We’re about to review three different capture cards for VHS and other older players. That way, you can take your videos directly from your VCR and record them to your computer. So if you want the most versatile solution possible, you’ll want a video capture card. Unfortunately, it’s a lot easier to burn a video to DVD than it is to extract raw video from a DVD. You’re still working with a physical medium, which makes posting and sharing your videos a pain. One way would be to use a VHS to DVD converter, but that only gets you halfway. How do you get those tapes into digital format? But what if you have older videos from before the digital era? In that case, you might still have a stack of old VHS tapes laying around gathering dust. In the era of smartphones, this is quick, easy, and convenient. Instead of taking time out from a dinner party to watch home videos, we share our favorite clips on Facebook. Social media has changed how we communicate with our families, our friends, and the world at large.
