Product Review: Pinnacle Systems Dazzle Video Creator Platinum
January 14, 2008 by
The Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a hardware video capture device and set of programs for video capture and creation from a camcorder, DVD or VCR player.
Ease of Use, Performance: 20/25, Look & Feel: 21/25,
Features 21/25, How much I enjoy 18/25
Total: 80/100
The Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a very good suite of DVD recording and editing software as well as the Dazzle USB capture device. Just load the software and capture video as well as audio from your camcorder, DVD player or VCR
for easy and simple recording.
One problem that I found out about from the start with the program was using it with Windows Vista, of course. This was quickly fixed by upgrading and updating the software free of charge. The Pinnacle Studio version 10 is not compatible with Windows Vista so they have included updates on the website.
The Dazzle Video Creator Platinum 170 comes with the Dazzle Capture Device, quick install instructions and several discs with the software. To get the software running completely on Windows XP or Vista you should update them all according to your operating system. Just go to the Support page on the Pinnacle website and find the downloads for the current versions of Pinnacle Studio and Instant DVD Recorder.
Given the timing of the release of Windows Vista and the updating of the Dazzle and Pinnacle software it was just not good. The Vista operating system is still giving software developers fits to get things working correctly and the Pinnacle software is no exception.
Pinnacle has done a great job of updating their software by including updates on their site for all the ones that come with the Dazzle Video Creator Platinum. As with any software or hardware you buy the first thing you should do is update the software or download the most current drivers for that hardware when first installing the device. The Dazzle is no different and works very well with the updated software.
The Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a nice set of software programs as well as the hardware capture device to record video and audio from a DVD and VCR player or camcorder. Here are the features and specifications from Pinnacle:
Ease of Use, Performance: 20/25, Look & Feel: 21/25,
Features 21/25, How much I enjoy 18/25
Total: 80/100
The Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a very good suite of DVD recording and editing software as well as the Dazzle USB capture device. Just load the software and capture video as well as audio from your camcorder, DVD player or VCR
One problem that I found out about from the start with the program was using it with Windows Vista, of course. This was quickly fixed by upgrading and updating the software free of charge. The Pinnacle Studio version 10 is not compatible with Windows Vista so they have included updates on the website.
The Dazzle Video Creator Platinum 170 comes with the Dazzle Capture Device, quick install instructions and several discs with the software. To get the software running completely on Windows XP or Vista you should update them all according to your operating system. Just go to the Support page on the Pinnacle website and find the downloads for the current versions of Pinnacle Studio and Instant DVD Recorder.
Given the timing of the release of Windows Vista and the updating of the Dazzle and Pinnacle software it was just not good. The Vista operating system is still giving software developers fits to get things working correctly and the Pinnacle software is no exception.
Pinnacle has done a great job of updating their software by including updates on their site for all the ones that come with the Dazzle Video Creator Platinum. As with any software or hardware you buy the first thing you should do is update the software or download the most current drivers for that hardware when first installing the device. The Dazzle is no different and works very well with the updated software.
The Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a nice set of software programs as well as the hardware capture device to record video and audio from a DVD and VCR player or camcorder. Here are the features and specifications from Pinnacle:
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