Have you by chance found a way to reduce those file sizes? I'm running each file through DaVinci on h.265 and it's still quiet hefty. No reason why potato quality should take up 11gb of storage each.
I watched your video I think I'm going to be getting this one. it looks like the most easy one to use I have dealt with other recorders to much to handle.
Yo so I have this sony trv88 and it doesn’t have the rca on the camera, but has a svideo and av. Would I need to get svideo cable and a yellow rca to aux? To make it work for audio and video? Since svideo is only video??
Nice overview Omar, thanks. Quick question - if you do a speed search forward or backward on the VCR does the ClearClick still display an image? Or does it cut to the blue screen default due to low signal? I'm trying to search through my old VHS cassettes but all modern displays cut out to blue screen if you use the search speed off the VCR. Very frustrating because I am forced to watch through useless footage at 1x speed to see if there is anything of value on the video tape. Appreciate if you can let me know, thanks.
It still displays the image as you would see it if you were speed searching the tape you were watching on a TV. The only unrelated thing I found annoying is that when trying to change settings on the VCR's menu the persistent jumping of the screen made it impossible. But other than that it is fine for my channel's purposes.
i just bought this and am having major audio and video sync issues. it starts off ok but gets worse as it progresses. I've tried to keep the recordings short to avoid this but nothing is helping.
Are you able to record it onto a USB drive while watching it on your TV at the same time? I wasn't sure if you could record onto the USB, but also have the HDMI hooked up to watch it while it records on a bigger TV screen.
Hi Omar..I know my VCR is hooked up to ClearClick correctly. I can view my VHS home movies on ClearClick’s screen when in play mode. I have the converter hooked up to my TV as well so when the taped is stopped, I can view the TV program on the converter. The problem is when I push the record button nothing happens. I also don’t see the image of a camcorder in the top left-hand corner of the screen. Any help you can give me would be great. I’m trying to complete this project for Christmas.
@@omarcorrea Hmm, must be immune to macrovision. Might have to buy one of these but at that price I want to make sure it works the way I want it to work. I have movies on VHS that I want to watch on my phone. Thanks for the reply.
Can I divide the digital product into "sections" or tracks like a CD with multiple tracks so I can easily forward (or rewind) from one section to another ?
Don't trust the brightness on the clear click screen. Preview the recording on your computer to see the final product. If it's not bright enough you could try to edit it with video editing software
Hi Omar, I get fuzzy pictures and tracking issues when I play my old cassette tapes. Will I get the same quality if I transfer them on clear click digital converter?
Hi Omar. I get fuzzy pictures and tracking issues when I play my old cassette tapes. Will I get the same quality if I transfer them on clear click digital converter?
Is it possible to convert a vhs of a concert that took place in the evening and share it with friends via we transfer or would that file be to big to share?
It would probably be a large file but I don’t know what the limit is for We Transfer. You could just upload to RUclips and make it unlisted and just share the link.
@@omarcorrea it definitely is stretching it. Otherwise I’d be very happy with the 720 just being cropped. The manual does say that if it looks stretch you can switch ratio. But I’d prefer to as you said have it cropped if that’s what it’s supposed to do
@@TheCrosx731 Thats weird, I tested out both settings and it just cropped the image and didn't stretch it for me. I think I only tested that while plugged into a camcorder, but not through the VCR. Not sure if that makes a difference.
@@omarcorrea It could be the device you're using to view the recorded video on. Most monitors and TV's have settings for the aspect ratio. Hope this helps.
switch the WHITE and YELLOW cables I.E. plug White out/yellow in and Red out to Yellow in ....bet it fixes your problem did for my sony ..they need to put this in their instructions to try SOUND but no VIDEO ..i bet a ZSILLION people have returnd this thing Because of that. good luck :)
But late to the game but anyone have volume problems?.. mines to low. Ive already raised it using the arrow keys as far as itll go.. only happens when im ripping from a dvd ; vhs seems fine
If you have a digital equalizer that you hook from the old stereos, you can hook those RCA jacks into the clear click and raise the volume. Or decrease the volume if that the case, but please note if the source video is already got static in it. This will not help at all.
It’s crazy that people use these devices to digitize there VHS. You are capturing to h.264. H.264 throws out a bunch of useful video information be compressing the crap out of it. Those compression shortcuts the h.264 codec uses aren’t good for capturing analog.
@@omarcorreathis could be fixed with better hardware ruclips.net/video/TVGyBmalDXM/видео.htmlsi=yLKs2a0OAznsHqYE ruclips.net/video/ZdwA5n02Gqc/видео.htmlsi=XzVN0vq2CJtn-I6h Those are made with a clearclick.
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Thank you
How big is the quality difference on the video and Audio output between this and something like the elgato usb converter?
Have you by chance found a way to reduce those file sizes? I'm running each file through DaVinci on h.265 and it's still quiet hefty. No reason why potato quality should take up 11gb of storage each.
It you don’t want potato quality then pay more to have a good transfer.
use a handbrake it will help you reduce the size of projects
I watched your video I think I'm going to be getting this one. it looks like the most easy one to use
I have dealt with other recorders to much to handle.
Yo so I have this sony trv88 and it doesn’t have the rca on the camera, but has a svideo and av. Would I need to get svideo cable and a yellow rca to aux? To make it work for audio and video? Since svideo is only video??
Has anyone noticed frames jumping around when you try to convert VHS-C tapes? Any tips on how to solve this problem?
How big USB or memory cards can you plug in? Does it recognize bigger HD like 1tb or 2tb?
I dont think you can use one that big. Not sure what the limit is though
Nice overview Omar, thanks. Quick question - if you do a speed search forward or backward on the VCR does the ClearClick still display an image? Or does it cut to the blue screen default due to low signal? I'm trying to search through my old VHS cassettes but all modern displays cut out to blue screen if you use the search speed off the VCR. Very frustrating because I am forced to watch through useless footage at 1x speed to see if there is anything of value on the video tape. Appreciate if you can let me know, thanks.
It still displays the image as you would see it if you were speed searching the tape you were watching on a TV. The only unrelated thing I found annoying is that when trying to change settings on the VCR's menu the persistent jumping of the screen made it impossible. But other than that it is fine for my channel's purposes.
The video on mine is very jumpy and jittery did you have this problem too?
Are the original video files in 60fps, I’m tryna record my genesis gameplay like that
i just bought this and am having major audio and video sync issues. it starts off ok but gets worse as it progresses. I've tried to keep the recordings short to avoid this but nothing is helping.
I've brought one similar unisheen been told by the seller it work on my android. Fingers crossed Jack UK
Are you able to record it onto a USB drive while watching it on your TV at the same time? I wasn't sure if you could record onto the USB, but also have the HDMI hooked up to watch it while it records on a bigger TV screen.
Yes I believe so
Glad I found your channel. What kind of batteries does it use? Thank you.
no batteries, plug in power
@@omarcorrea thank you very much. I just ordered it on Amazon.
Do i need a tv to play this? No footages showing in my ClearClick once i play the video from my vhs tape player
no TV necessary. have you tried viewing the files on your computer?
you have to set time/date everytime??? :( guessing Just to time stamp the actual File date
Hi Omar..I know my VCR is hooked up to ClearClick correctly. I can view my VHS home movies on ClearClick’s screen when in play mode. I have the converter hooked up to my TV as well so when the taped is stopped, I can view the TV program on the converter. The problem is when I push the record button nothing happens. I also don’t see the image of a camcorder in the top left-hand corner of the screen. Any help you can give me would be great. I’m trying to complete this project for Christmas.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what's happening.
Some prerecorded VHS tapes have signals on them that block recording of them. Will this device record those tapes.
The tests I’ve run with recording protected vhs tapes has worked every time
@@omarcorrea Hmm, must be immune to macrovision. Might have to buy one of these but at that price I want to make sure it works the way I want it to work. I have movies on VHS that I want to watch on my phone.
Thanks for the reply.
Can I divide the digital product into "sections" or tracks like a CD with multiple tracks so I can easily forward (or rewind) from one section to another ?
No
@@omarcorrea OK, thanks
The Screen on my sony High 8 camcorder is brighter than the recording on Clear Click. Is there any way to brighten the digital recording?
Don't trust the brightness on the clear click screen. Preview the recording on your computer to see the final product. If it's not bright enough you could try to edit it with video editing software
Hi Omar, I get fuzzy pictures and tracking issues when I play my old cassette tapes. Will I get the same quality if I transfer them on clear click digital converter?
If it's fuzzy on the vcr then it'll record fuzzy on this device
Any unit that t will do this and negatives and slides?
I keep getting NO LIVE SIGNAL DETECTED when I press record. Any ideas to solve the problem?
Hi Omar. I get fuzzy pictures and tracking issues when I play my old cassette tapes. Will I get the same quality if I transfer them on clear click digital converter?
Omar my VHS doesn’t have the red connector. What do I do?
Try with just the white and yellow cables.
Is it possible to convert a vhs of a concert that took place in the evening and share it with friends via we transfer or would that file be to big to share?
It would probably be a large file but I don’t know what the limit is for We Transfer. You could just upload to RUclips and make it unlisted and just share the link.
@@omarcorrea ok thanks
@@omarcorrea I have a vhs and dvd in one. Would it work to convert the vhs using a dvd and vhs in one?
yes it should still work@@ainsleyphillip6180
@@omarcorrea ok thanks 👍👍
Will this converter reloope automatically when it reaches maximum
Don’t think so
Can it record more than 2 hours, or it splits into two video clips like most camcorders?
No it keeps it as one file
So which ratio do you suggest using. The 720 or 640 cause the stretched image kinda feels unnatural. Or am I doing something wrong 😑
It shouldn't stretch it, it should just crop the image
@@omarcorrea it definitely is stretching it. Otherwise I’d be very happy with the 720 just being cropped. The manual does say that if it looks stretch you can switch ratio. But I’d prefer to as you said have it cropped if that’s what it’s supposed to do
@@TheCrosx731 Thats weird, I tested out both settings and it just cropped the image and didn't stretch it for me. I think I only tested that while plugged into a camcorder, but not through the VCR. Not sure if that makes a difference.
@@omarcorrea It could be the device you're using to view the recorded video on. Most monitors and TV's have settings for the aspect ratio. Hope this helps.
Have you noticed a loss of image quality because of the clearclick box?
No the quality seems the same as when viewing on the VCR
I’m getting sound night a blue picture. Used two cords still same issue
switch the WHITE and YELLOW cables I.E. plug White out/yellow in and Red out to Yellow in ....bet it fixes your problem did for my sony ..they need to put this in their instructions to try SOUND but no VIDEO ..i bet a ZSILLION people have returnd this thing Because of that. good luck :)
I have this unit when it pass and hour the video start dragging
What’s frame rate and bitrate?
how do you get the watermark off of it when transferring the video to digital?
I haven't seen a watermark on my videos, but it might just be an option in the menu settings that you need to turn off.
@@omarcorrea thank you!!
can i update the ac500st, some link?
Excelente video
What file formats does it record to?
AVI
MP4. I stick a USB stick in there and it just plops through MP4s onto it.
it work on ntsc vhs ?
Probably, but I don't know for sure
How do I connect it to a Sony Handicap?
With the RCA cables
My Camcorder does NOT have RCA cable input/out put.
But late to the game but anyone have volume problems?.. mines to low. Ive already raised it using the arrow keys as far as itll go.. only happens when im ripping from a dvd ; vhs seems fine
If you have a digital equalizer that you hook from the old stereos, you can hook those RCA jacks into the clear click and raise the volume. Or decrease the volume if that the case, but please note if the source video is already got static in it. This will not help at all.
File recording format ???
MP4
It’s crazy that people use these devices to digitize there VHS. You are capturing to h.264. H.264 throws out a bunch of useful video information be compressing the crap out of it. Those compression shortcuts the h.264 codec uses aren’t good for capturing analog.
True. But for general consumers, I’m sure they’re more concerned with fitting their footage on flash drives than having super high quality footage
@@omarcorrea This could be fixed with better hardware. ruclips.net/video/ZdwA5n02Gqc/видео.htmlsi=6Ecszr4ejeJcXzwB
@@omarcorreathis could be fixed with better hardware ruclips.net/video/TVGyBmalDXM/видео.htmlsi=yLKs2a0OAznsHqYE
ruclips.net/video/ZdwA5n02Gqc/видео.htmlsi=XzVN0vq2CJtn-I6h
Those are made with a clearclick.
@@omarcorreawhy would they want it all jumpy and cause it to be way worse than the original VHS.
It’s not jumpy and totally fine for archiving footage
Cool product... just not $150 cool. Then again, I'm a cheap bastard. :-)
lol it is pricey, but it's way less of a headache than dealing with those other USB dongle options