I am transferring VHS Video onto the Hard Drive then onto DVD.
I know how to do it, just looking for a bit of advice on my set up,
i have a connector box that goes into the Scart on the back on the Video, out of this comes an S-video cable that goes into the Computer, also out of it comes the Red and White Audio wires that ends up as a 3 1/2 mm jack that goes into the Computer, this works ok, but the picture i get recorded has a lot of wavy lines on it that are not on the original.
Is there a better set up i can use, or something to do to clear up the picture ??
I don"t Understand Scart Connections very well because we don"t use them in North america but if your VCR has RCA/Composite Outputs then it would be better to Connect RCA/Composite Connectors to your Capture device as Opposed to S-Video because you get signal Degridation when you Convert RCA/Composite to S-Video....Also make sure that your VHS tapes aren"t copy protected (Most retail tapes are) as Copy protection can cause Lines to appear in your captured Video as well as Color Loss......
Hi
Thanks for the answer, not sure i understand what you mean by RCA/Composite Outputs, heres what i have on the back of my VCR.
Two Audio out sockets, one red one white.
Two Scart sockets, one marked Euro AV2 IN, One marked Euro AV1 IN/OUT.
One socket marked RF IN
One socket marked RF OUT.
Hope you can picture what i have and maybe help again ??
Well those audio Outputs the Red and White ones well here in North america we have a White and Red for Left and Right Audio But we also have one that is Yelow and Caries a Video Signal, These outputs are called RCA or Composite Outputs....
Since i know Nothing about Scart Connections I probably shouldn"t have answered your post and get your hopes up as It seems that None of my north American video Knowlege is Going to help you on your PAL European system.....
In regards to your "wavy lines", might suggest you check tis site for possible answers = www.facetvideo.com
A: NOT ALL VIDEO PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY COPY PROTECTION. Although the Clarifier? isn't perfect, it absolutely removes the copy protection signals from the video. There are many things that can happen in a video system, especially when recording VHS, that can cause video quality problems. Most of the time, the problem is related to the variation in speed that is inevitable with any video tape. Every component in the system has to be designed to cope with this variability in order to get a good quality recording. Many DVD recorders are not designed with enough flexibility to deal with these speed variations. Add to that the fact that commercially recorded tapes are usually the worst. They are recorded on thin tape that stretches a lot and dubbed at high speed.
