Audio Video, Maxfair Techonology Limited

Dazzle Video Creator Platinum is a plug-andplay USB 1.1 or 2.0 device that allows you to record your videos from a camcorder, a VCR, or any video equipment with analogue outputs. Dazzle Video Creator Platinum uses a hardware encoding chip for real-time video encoding into high-quality MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DivX formats without taxing your computer's CPU resources.

It comes with both Instant DVD Recorder software that allows you to transfer videos straight from tapes to DVDs, complete with menus, and Pinnacle Studio QuickStart software to easily create fully polished movies with titles, transitions, music and more, before burning to CDs and DVDs. You can effortlessly export your masterpieces for sharing on DVDs, Apple iPod, Sony PSP and other similar portable devices.

Quick to Connect - Just connect your camcorder and plug into your PC's USB 1.1 or Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port you're ready to go!
Simple to Use - Capture from virtually any video source, with full-resolution DVD quality.
Easy to Archive - Record your videos directly to DVD without copying to your hard drive, saving both time and space with Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder software.
Effortless to Edit - Trim your videos, add effects, stills, titles, and background music, even create movies automatically, and then save them to DVD, iPod, PSP, or DivX with Pinnacle Studio QuickStart.
Fun to Share - Send your movies to portable video players, such as Apple Video iPod, Sony PSP, and video phones.
Powerful to Run - On-board MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and DivX recording hardware creates high-quality videos without tying up your PC.

Technical Specifications

Hardware Specifications

Video inputs: Composite video (RCA), S-Video (mini-DIN)
Audio inputs: Stereo audio (RCA x2)
On-board MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and DivX compression hardware
PC connection: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or USB 1.1

Software Specifications

Capture from any video source with composite (RCA) or SVideo output.

Capture Formats:

Hardware compressed MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (iPod and PSP compatible), and DivX

Import Formats (Studio QuickStart):

Video: DV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, MPEG-4 (AVI), Windows Media � Format
Audio: WAV
Graphics: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, Windows Media Format

Export Formats (Studio QuickStart):

Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD_R or CD-RW)
DVD with optional DVD burner (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW)
iPod and PSP compatible MPEG-4
DV, AVI, DivX, RealVideo � 8, Windows Media 9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 files

Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP (SP1 or higher)
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card with 64 MB (ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher, with 128 MB recommended)
DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative Audigy or M-Audio recommended)
1 GB of disk space to install software and +3 GB to install bonus content
1 USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) or USB 1.1 port
DVD burner for creating DVDs