If you need to add flash, dash, and panache to presentations, Web sites, and multimedia applications, video does it every time. DC20 plus are excellent solutions that let you capture video, edit it, and save it to use in your live or online presentations. You can also edit video and output it back to VCR tapes. And while these midrange boards don't meet the needs of professionals who have to capture and work with high-res sequences, they're fine for PC applications. The Broadway Beginner is an excellent, affordable choice if you have basic video needs.
Installation is a snap.
In fact, we simply plugged it in and it worked, a refreshing change from the capture boards of just a year ago. The software's minitutorials walked us through the video capture process and other tasks. And the Broadway Beginner comes with ULead System's Media-Studio VE 2.5 so you can edit video, add titles, and apply special effects. However, it was not the shoo-in we expected. While the DC20 plus is easy to install, its video-capture utility isn't as intuitive to use as the Broadway Beginner's.