| Pinnacle Video Transfer Pc/mac Less Video Transfer Device |  | Brand: Pinnacle
Category: CE
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 30,049
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 9.1 x 2.6
MPN: 82301002211
Model: 82301002211
UPC: 613570222170
EAN: 0613570222170
ASIN: B0015E2PQM
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| Features:
| | Includes A/V RCA cable, power supply unit and quick-start guide | | | High-quality MPEG-4 encoding in H.264 at up to 720 x 480 resolution | | | Multiple capture options for mobile devices, full-screen PC and even video editing or DVD burning | | | Input connectors - 1x RCA (PAL-SECAM-NTSC) Composite Video, 1x Y/C (PAL-SECAM-NTSC) S-Video, 2x RCA Stereo Audio, and H.264 Capture format | | | Optional USB output - Flash Memory Stick USB 2.0 (FAT16/32 only), USB 2.0 Hard Disk Drive (FAT16/32 only), Sony PSP | | | Apple iPod Video (FAT32 only, firmware version 1.2.1 or higher) - Recharges iPod battery with optional cable |
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Product Description
Want to watch TV shows and movies on your iPod or PSP? Make a digital copy of precious home movie tapes? Back up holiday videos when away from home? At the touch of a button, Pinnacle Video Transfer rapidly records video in MPEG-4 quality onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 32
 I am very pleased. September 3, 2008
R. Melen (Silicon Valley)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I almost did not buy this Pinnacle device after reading all of the cautious and negative Amazon reviews on the Pinnacle Video Transfer. I ignored the negativity an bought one because I really wanted easy video IPOD recording. I now have used the Pinnacle Video Transfer for a little more than a week and I am very pleased.
I bought this device about two weeks ago because I own an 80GB IPOD and my IPOD hard disk was less than half full of videos despite the many hours I spent filling it. I wanted an easier way to get more fresh video. I primarily watch the IPOD on long airplane trips. I love the IPOD on these trips but I rarely used it otherwise. I go on a number of trips a year so I am always on the lookout for new content to put on my IPOD.
I wanted to record shows from Comcast digital cable that I subscribe to at home. I receive the video using a Comcast DVR set-top box. I bought the Pinnacle Video transfer to copy the video output of the DVR to my IPOD.
I specifically wanted to record shows that I have stored on the DVR. I also hoped I would get the ability to record many hours of television shows from one of the cable channels to my IPOD. I wanted a easy way to get lots of video into my IPOD and to then change it with new fresh video it the future.
I had expected that with the PINNACLE I would record video to a thumb drive and then I would have to use ITUNES to load my IPOD using my laptop. While this pc laptop method did work I learned that it would actually able to record video in an even easier way.
The Pinnacle is able to directly write into the IPOD hard drive using the white IPOD USB cable normally used . It actually updates the IPOD video directory so they you can use the normal IPOD interface to access the video in the movies folder on the IPOD.
I was surprised that the PINNACLE could direct write to the IPOD. It does saves me a lots of time and bother to not have to use ITUNES on the laptop. If you simply leave the Pinnacle and IPOD recording overnight the video stops recording after 5 hours and 51 minutes. Apparently this is the maximum time limit. It works just fine and plays back the video you recorded as long as it is 5 hours and 51 minutes or less. You can start a new recording of another file but you have be present to do that.
There is no way to do multi-file recording automatically. So when I fill my IPOD overnight, I only record 5:51 minutes of video but it is done while I sleep.
When I am overseas traveling I enjoy American television, and even reruns of television. Using this device I now can keep my IPOD full of fresh video and replace it with new video easily should I tire of the content. I really like it's ease of use.
The video quality is quite good and similar to all IPOD videos I have. When I record more important videos I use the Pinnacle best mode of 640x480 resolution (three blue LEDs on the Pinnacle) since this looks nice for it playing it back on my laptop (bigger screen). Otherwise I use the intermediate quality (two blue LEDS).
I had read some reviews about the lines and interlacing problems while playing back the Pinnnacle video on a laptop. I am using Nero showtime V9 software for video playback and it works well for playback and editing. The video looks great to my eyes. This video program is designed for high quality bluray playback on a laptop so that may explain while the videos looks good and some other software may look bad. I had the softe already because I have a Sony HD camcorder than creates AVCHD bluray video that I use with this same laptop. I had the previously purchased Nero player for use with Nero. Nero is a relatively inexpensive software easily purchased on the internet but it may be important for playing high resolution from the Pinnacle recorded video. Nero has Nero recode and other editing tools as well.
I had to write a review of my experiences since it appears to be quite different than some of the others. I only use the captured videos with my IPOD and laptop. I only record high quality digital video from my Comcast digital cable signal as made available on the back panel of the Comcast cable box. It works great and I am very happy.
I did have to learn to be patient after manually stopping the video recording process by pressing the Pinnacle record button. When you stop the recording manually in this manner the LED by the IPOD turns red warning you not to disconnect the IPOD for nearly 70 seconds after the stopping. It then turns blue telling you it is okay to remove the IPOD. Removing the IPOD too early causes the movie to not appear as a video file in the IPOD user interface for playback. Patience, is the key! Wait for the red light near the IPOD USB connector on the Pinnacle to turn blue. I now know that I must do that.
I love this device. So much video with so little work. I have added about 30 hours or reruns so far. I just let it run on a cable premium channel overnight.
Worked Perfectly August 22, 2008
E. Baumgartner (New York, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This device is well designed, very simple to use, and it actually does what it is advertised to do (unlike too many products these days). It's great for transfering VHS tapes & DVD's to MPEG4 files. It will also capture TV shows and save those to MPEG4 files as well.
It can be used with either standard red, white, & yellow connectors OR an S-Video connector. I bought an expensive S-Video connector to see if it made a difference in the quality of the video capture. I didn't notice any difference, so my suggestion is to just use the standard red, white, & yellow connectors.
Works for me.. February 8, 2009
K. Rowley (Austin, Texas United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just got this gizmo this week-end and have been playing around with it. I thought I might share some thoughts on the experience.
First off this isn't my first experience with a Pinnacle product. Years ago I bought one of their miroVIDEO DC30pro video systems and had a horrible experience with that. It didn't work, and I got zero support from the company. The only positive thing from that experience was the support I got from the company I bought the board from - they worked with me for about a year to figure out what the problem was (the board was apparently incompatible with the chipset that my system motherboard used...). Needless to say, I've been wary of buying anything made by Pinnacle since then. But last year I saw an announcement for this Video Transfer gizmo in the newspaper - and since then have wanted one - especially after seeing video online of it demonstrated at some electronic show. I've held off buying one main because of my previous experience and about half of the reviews I've read on it have been a bit negative. I finally gave in and ordered one, I figured if I didn't like it I could either send it back or give it to someone.
Anyway, got this in yesterday and in the package was the device, a cable set (standard RCA video, r/l audio cable), a power transformer, a quick start guide, and a slim manual. One end of the gizmo has the power connection that the transformer plugs in, and the two USB ports (one standard USB - the kind a thumb drive plugs into, and the other is the "D" shaped plug - the sort you find on the back of most printers these days, in the manual there is note stating that this port is for future use, so I'm guessing its not functional at this time). On the other side of the gizmo there are the connections for the video inputs. The standard RCA connectors and an S-Video connector. On top there is a single round button, one side controls the recording mode (good, better, best) and also acts the power on/off switch. The other side of the button turns on/off recording. There are many led lights - some near the connections and some arrayed around the button. These light turn red or blue depending on what the device is trying to tell you at the time. Commonly, red means the device is recording and blue means that things are done or ok...
Hooking this device up took some thought - as there are a number of different ways to do that. First you need to consider what sort of video input that you are going to record. I first hooked this up to an old VCR that I had laying around (connecting to the RCA outputs) - but then realized that doing that, I couldn't "see" what was being recorded - so I wouldn't know when to start / stop the recording. I corrected that, by running a cable from the VCRs "F" connection (the old screw on antenna cable connection) to an old television. One other thing to do before starting - you need to go to the Pinnacle web site and download the latest firmware upgrade and put it on your flash drive before powering the device up. The instructions on how to do this are on the website and it's pretty simple to do. Be sure to unzip the file first....
Right now, I'm just copying some old vhs tapes, so hooking up to the vcr works for me. And with the vcr's tuner I can also record the occasional television program off the air (least till the switch to DTV goes into effect - then I guess I'm going to have to connect to one of the converter boxes).
I've transferred over a number of tapes last night - most home movies created with a camcorder but also tried an old commercially made documentary. I'm recording to a 4GB thumb drive - and recording at "Better" mode. So far the quality of the output is what I expected it to be - pretty much the same as the vhs tape itself. One snag that I ran into, I want to use these digital copies on my Sony PSP - but when I tried putting one of these files on one of my memory sticks and playing it with the PSP - the PSP didn't recognize the file (DoH!). Going back and reading the manual (yeah, I know I probably should have done that first...) I found out that there are three recording modes - one for iPODs, one for PSPs and another for other devices (PCs). Each one is a bit different than the others (and there are the three quality levels for each, good, better, & best). The device automatically chooses which mode it uses based on the device you hook up to it (you get to choose the quality though). So by using a thumb drive, it made my videos into the Other format. No big deal. I have Corel's VideoStudio installed on my computer and I was able to load the files into it and save them out to something that my PSP could use. I could just plug in my PSP to the device, but then it would be tied up while it's recording. Converting the files isn't that big of an inconvenience. If you don't have any video editing software - there are a number of reasonably priced packages out there other than the one I'm using (although I've been very happy with this Corel package) and most of these will convert to a format friendly to either PSP or iPod or both...
So to recap - I'm pretty happy with this device. It seems to do what it claims to do, allow me to transfer video to either my PSP and/or to my iPod.
Easy January 28, 2009
Chris Garey (California, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am very happy with the product. It is inexpensive, easy to use, and the output faithfully reflects the input.
Work Great June 13, 2009
Honest Lon (Boyd, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking for hardware to transfer the captured videos on my DVR to a drive so that I could view on my computer while traveling. This product accomplishes that task. It transfers in real time, so it is a slow process, but works. It transfers to some thumb drives, but not others, for some reason I do not understand, but works well on powered portable external hard drives, such as Wolverine. Just set up your DVR to play the requested video and capture it thru the RCA connections of the video out. Some reviews say the picture is not good enough for them. I have had no problem with the view, but I am mainly interested in the content.
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