The only thing is the transistion is obviously in real time so it will take a long time to transfer all video . as long as the vhs is of course
basically i use an easycap usb device . they cost less than 10£ and work for me . there are two versions one is white and specifies use for mac and windows . whereas the older one is black in colour and cheaper . i suspect they are exactly the same other than the driver . i use mine for all sorts of av
i actually have a black one and will test it for you rite now in my hackintosh .
the two models are only a few £ in difference but if you are like me a few £ is a lot
i will report back within the hour
EDIT* .....around 2 hours later and i have returned
CONFIRMED . success . working
ok first a bit about the device .
they have been around for a long time and there are mixed reports. the device is known to have chinese clone copies which should be avoided . the real ones can be identified by a green led on the base and having small holes in the case . there are two versions of the original. the dc60 and the dc60+ you can tell the difference by the colour of the font on the case . the one you want is the one with white font (not silver) this is the dc60. see following link
Easycap USB 2.0 Audio Video VHS to DVD Converter Capture Card Adapter
after navigating my way through the various forums videos and developer pages i found a simple to follow video with some added information
HOW TO: Setup EasyCAP on a Mac [UPDATED] - YouTube
i followed this video guide to no avail .i went to the site given in the video
which was
EasyCapViewer – bentrask.com and downloaded the
(quiktime component) and (the application version 0.6.2, 614KB)
The problem was when i started the easycapviewer application the device was not found .
So checking the error log i noticed the device info that told me the manufacturer was fushicai
i wound up back at the same site i had just downloaded from .
scrolling down the page i discovered an experimental release
this one worked for me first time . configuration was a bit of a mess around and at first my video was displayed with no colour . but none the less its now all working
so if you want a very cheap option i can confirm easycap will work. i checked all connection types to
google results did yield reports of it working at first glance but i think its better to speak from experience. Hence the testing......... it is just an excuse really. i love it
oh and before i forget some people use a phono to headphone jack if they have trouble with sound
another edit*
seems i was a bit wrong about the clones and copies as all of the easycap brand are some variation of a cheaper chinese version. i am reading a lot of mixed information at the moment
Easycap - LinuxTVWiki - LinuxTV.org . oh well just to summarise it is cheap and it works with some messing about .