Blackmagic Design H.264 Format Video Recorder Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this product because it was the only Video Recorder I could find for the Mac that had Component inputs on it.I was excited to be able to record some of my favorite TV show in stunning HD quality.The recorder is well constructed and looks sharp.It came with all of the adapters for recording Component and S-Video and the instruction booklet was very clear and easy to understand.

I was however very disappointed to discover that HD video to Black Magic Design is 480P.I have a 720P DLP and an HD receiver capable of outputting 1080P.I don't care what they say 480P is NOT HD video. I was also disapointed to discover that the video recorder will only capture in a 4:3 aspect ratio not 16:9 like most of the programming now showing on TV.

The software is also a little disappointing.I mentioned previously that I have a 720P DLP TV I also have a Mac Mini as a media center PC; its set with a vertical resolution of 720 pixels to match the TV's output.Unfortunately the application has a set interface size which is larger that 720pixels.As a result the lower portion of the software is cutoff and I cannot actually click the record button.This is just poor design.The interface for the software has no reason to be a specific size.I connected the Video Recorder to my MacBook Pro which has a larger screen resolution and found that recording was easy and the presets are nice.

Overall I'm not satisfied with the product and hope that through future firmware and software updates my issues will be resolved.

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Product Description:
The Blackmagic Design Video Recorder allows to capture analog video from VHS, Video-8, video cameras and more, direct to the H.264 file format as used by iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and YouTube. Blackmagic Video Recorder plugs directly into your computer's USB and includes easy to use software. Get the highest quality video capture from any component video or regular video device.Blackmagic Video Recorder eliminates time consuming processing because it captures into the native file format of your mobile device. It can even copy to iTunes ready for syncing. Regular video input is included, plus you can select super high quality component video for incredible quality movies. Use regular video input to capture from VHS machines, televisions, Video-8 cameras and any other composite video device. Use super high quality component video for capture from set top boxes, DV cameras or DVD players.

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