The installation:
The problem described by F. Rindle "When installing there are two error messages that question system extensions can not be properly installed" with me on iMac with Intel Core i7 Mac OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) also. Funnily enough, it is possible the beiligende on CD Video Capture Software eMPIA 1.0.1E despite the installation error use with me.
On Mac mini Intel Core i5 Mac OSX 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion) the installation went through without error, the software can be accordingly use also here without any problems.
The Capture Software (English only):
If contrary to expectations very extensive with an abundance of setting possibilities in sound and video. I was surprised by the amount of codecs. The not expected more at a 15 EUR product.
The Videokompressionsmodi: Animation, Apple Intermediate Codec, DV-PAL, DV / DVCPRO-NTSC, DVCPRO-PAL, DVCPRO50-NTSC, DVCPRO50-PAL, H.264, MPEG-4 video, XviD, YUV422 codec and also as JPEG for screenshots , These codecs are available up to XviD in the program. All codecs you have on the computer anyway, can also be used in the program. For the average consumer of H.264 is recommended as the compression in the digitized analog films is sufficient.
Handling / quality:
Simple. Connecting cable, with equipment (with me Sony Hi8 camera) combine, there you go. The quality is fine. One must not forget that the source, so the analog tapes in PAL have "only" a resolution of 720 x 576 pixels. This has naturally small and sometimes pixelated or blurred at the today modern equipment with very high resolution. Anyone who expects the device from the old recordings FULL HD makes, should rather buy a wand :)
For support, I can not say anything because I do not need this.
All in all I would buy this device at once and highly recommend!