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| Dazzle Video Creator Platinum [OLD VERSION] | ![Dazzle Video Creator Platinum [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41PQ96B778L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Pinnacle Systems
Category: Software
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $59.95
You Save: $30.04 (33%)
New (3) Used (2) from $54.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 1877
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.1 x 2.3
MPN: 100722
Model: 230100037
UPC: 613570218432
EAN: 0613570218432
ASIN: B000FC4DTW
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 It is totally useless! June 20, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this unit last December from another big online site when it was on sale. I did not install this unit until a week ago when I tried to convert my old tape to DVD. It did not work at all on my desktop. I went on to the Pinnacle support site for help and went through the FAQ, however all efforts were in vain. Then I tried to install on my new laptop, unfortunately it does not work on vista. so I end up with a useless Dazzle Video Creator Platinum (DVC170 and software)
 Good stuff June 14, 2007
I tried to go cheap before and was disappointed. Glad I finally got the good stuff in the New Dazzle Video Creator Platinum!
Not compatible with Vista June 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this item from Best Buy and the sale rep told me that it would become compatible with Vista after applying some patches available on Pinnacle website. I spent four hours on figuring out which patch to get, downloading, and installing it and it still won't work. It crashes with the blue screen everytime I click on the "capture" tab. The patches are in beta stage and Pinnacle does not claim that they will work properly. Still, it is all very annoying.
Very poor software renders this device useless May 11, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This device has a number of issues.
1) It wouldn't run properly with an ALI USB2 chipset controller. Captures with Instant DVD Recorder would start, and then the picture would freeze after a few minutes, and a reboot was required to continue. This was the case even when it was the only device connected to the USB card.
All my other USB/USB2 devices work fine.
Getting past this problem required switching to a different USB2 controller based on VIA chipset.
I would say there is probably a software issue in the DVC-170 device driver here, since all other USB devices work fine on the ALI controller.
2) The Pinnacle studio 10 editing software never worked.
It always crashed within a few minutes of starting a capture. This was the case even with the latest 10.7 update, and a fresh XP SP2 install with all updates. I never really tried to fix this since I was only interested in VHS to DVD transfers, without editing.
3) The Instant DVD Recorder software hangs randomly at the end "generating disc menus".
This was the case even when recording to a hard disk folder as opposed to a blank disc. It happens about 50% of the time right at the end of the capture. Support has refused to acknolwedge any problem with their software, despite many other users in the forums experiencing the same problem.
4) The Instant DVD Recorder software isn't supported with dual monitors !
If the program window is opened on the second screen, or just dragged from screen 1 to screen 2, the capture instantly ends and there is a "burning error" (same error message when recording to hard drive).
Support stated that dual monitors aren't supported ... This is a pretty big limitation, which is not stated anywhere on the package, nor in the documentation. I call it a bug too, but Pinnacle support will never acknolwedge any problems in their software, once again.
For all those reasons, I returned the package to the store I bought it from on the 30th day, the last day the store gave me. I really gave Pinnacle support a chance to help. Even an acknolwedgment of bugs and a date for a fix would have kept me as a customer. But with the software as it is, the software just doesn't work, and I will never be able to complete my 100 VHS conversions with these bugs, so it had to go back.
Not compatible with Vista! Buy Honestech's Video-to-DVD Deluxe instead! April 15, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This product is not compatible with Vista, even after setting compatibility options to be compatible with Windows XP. I went ahead and returned this item and purchased the Honestech Video-to-DVD software (the Deluxe edition includes the interface box with Video and audio L/R jacks, as well as S-video jack) to connect to the USB 2.0 port. The Honestech Video-to-DVD seems to be a lot easier to use than the Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator. Save yourself the wasted hours and headache trying to get Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator to be compatible with Vista, it's not! The Honestech Video-to-DVD actually states on the box: WINDOWS VISTA READY! I will purchase Honestech's Video-to-DVD Deluxe instead, since obviously they're keeping up with Microsoft and the ever-changing Windows editions! Thanks, Honestech! You're a company that truly cares about the consumer, as evidenced by your making this available for Vista so soon.
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