Frequently Asked Questions 

Q: Software or Hardware Encoding?
A: If you capture directly to .avi it will be hardware encoded. All compressed formats will be software encoded.

Q: Does your Video Advantage USB record Stereo audio during video capture?
A: Yes it does.

Q: I have a lot of old-fashioned VHS Video Tapes that I want to bring into the "Video Advantage, Edit them and then Output them back to VHS through a Composite Video Output or S-Video. Can this be done?
A: There is no Output for VHS on the Video Advantage. The reason being that nowadays DVDs are cheaper than VHS and VHS is soon becoming obsolete. What you can do is after Editing, is burn the finished product as a DVD and if you need to have the final product in VHS format, play the DVD in your DVD player and record the output with your VHS player.

Q: I have a video inspection system that has an S-video connection. I need to be able to show the camera image in real time on the computer screen and then be able to capture a still frame, save and print it in color. Can the Video Advantage USB do this?
A: Yes you can view the S-Video connection in real time and take snap shots.

Q: Will the software in Video Advantage USB capture closed captions? I want to convert VHS tapes to DVD, but I have lost a lot of high frequency hearing and need to capture the closed captions on the tapes.
A: If the VCR can display closed caption on the screen then the Video Advantage will capture it as well.