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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This video discusses problems that people can encounter when trying to transfer VHS and Hi-8 tapes to the computer. I use a Canopus ADVC 110 firewire DV converter but any firewire based DV converter will work. The Firewire DV converters are no longer made. You must by them used.
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You mention a lot about the video capture hardware, but just as important (if not more so) is the quality of the tape and the playback equipment. I use an Elgato Video Capture USB device, and I find the capture is much improved if I run it through my DVD recorder first. It acts as a timebase corrector and stabilises the signal.
The Firewire DV Converters can clean up the signal of worn out tapes but some capture devices cannot. It is great that you have a DVD player that can act as a TBC but other people might not have the same equipment as you. Some of the cheap USB capture cards can yield good result but other do not. It is hit or miss. The Firewire DV Converters always work. The Firewire DV Converters will work with a $99.00 VCR or a $250.00 VCR without the need for any additional hardware. I just posted a brand new VHS/Hi-8 video tutorial. I have provided a link below. Having said that I will be posting one more VHS/Hi-8 video next week that goes over the myths of VHS/Hi-8 video transfer.
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My experience with Diamond VC-500 is that the grabber hardware is crap. The picture constantly loses sync, tearing, flipping, and freezing intermittently for seconds at a time. After 5 minutes, a "encoding error" window popped up on the PC, and recording stopped. A cheaper $13 grabber didn't do any of that, but the audio was 5 seconds out of sync FROM THE START, (until the software "broke" and "can't record" came up). The Diamond grabber software also "broke" after 1 day, simply showing its splash screen, then returning to Windows as if never started.
I must mention that the tape I was attempting to convert was being played on a large-flat CRT screen TV with integral VCR player, and both the video and the audio were pristine.
The video link might be worth watching.
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The care, maintenance, and quality of the analog playback device is almost as critical to contributing to the superiority of the end result as the rendering components.(just my opinion)
The main problem I've had with the cheap converters is reliability, often having to re-install/repair the software to get them to work. Would be good to have a reliable device even if it cost more.
The Firewire DV converters are reliable but you have to buy them used. The second half of the link Below might be helpful although I have several other videos you might like.
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They just tear everything up(the green flashed you mentioned)
O...M...G...everything you said about the USB is EXACTLY what's happening to me, and no other video talks about this except you!!
I can't believe these crap used to cost £50 in 2006 - 2012 Bullsh#t!!
THANKYOU!!
Thank you for the effort putting the information online! Great video.
I am glad it was helpful.
@@TechTVusa Hi again , I bought advc-110 which works with PR on my Macbook via Thunderport BUT the Capturing stops after some minutes , Can you help me pls ??? I need to buy TBC ???
@@mjlwm23 Are the tapes super worn out and bad?
@@TechTVusa No, I have tested all my VHS collection The results are the same and I have tried PR & iMovie & QuickTime , CANNOT keep caputuring more than ten minutes
@@mjlwm23 It might have something to do with OS X. I was told the new version of OS X does not support OHCI/Firewire.
Really great video. Thank you.
You are welcome. I left a couple of video links below that might be worth watching.
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I have a Panasonic AG-DV2000, and a number of Mini-DV and full-size DV tapes from about 1995-2000, that I want to digitize. From your excellent video, it seems like my best option is to buy a used Canopus ADVC-110 to capture into Premiere? I have Adobe CC 2019. Thanks for your good advice!
If the AG-DV2000 has a Fire Wire port you would simply connect that to the computer using Fire Wire. No need for the ADVC 110. In fact the AG-DV2000 can probably work like a ADVC 110 for transferring VHS and Hi-8 tapes to the computer. Most Mini DV camcorders can also be used to transfer VHS tapes to the computer. If you have a DV device already I don't think you will need the ADVC 110. The ADVC 110 is for people with old analogue VHS and Hi-8 tapes not DV tapes. I hope this helps.
@@TechTVusa Thank you for the tip! I forgot about this option.
I use my Sony Digital Hi8 video camera to capture VHS tapes using the digital pass through. I then connect the FireWire port on the camera to an old laptop that also has a FireWire port. I tried the cheap easy cap device to capture the same VHS tape but the captured video was so poor it was unusable!
I agree. People who like the cheap UBS cards don't have another point of reference.
Agreed. In the same boat right now. The Elgato I finally got after years of research and reading reviews turned out to be low bit rate garbage. So glad I kept my MiniDV camcorder and VCRs
Very helpful video, thanks.
Thanks. The links below might be helpful.
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Thank you for this! I've been using Elgato Video Capture to digitize some VHS tapes, but am having so much trouble with black flashes that it's really just not workable for me anymore. I am wanting to purchase the Canopus ADVC 110. I have a Mac and Final Cut Pro - do I need software to capture or can I do it straight through Final Cut? If that makes sense...Also, which Firewire cord would I use? I have Thunderbolt 3 ports..
The video links below should be helpful.
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@@TechTVusa I wish I could have your expertise! So much of it is over my head, but basically, I'd love to get away from using the Elgato - just so many black flashes and flickers. But if I get the Canopus on ebay, I would have to track down a thunderbolt to firewire adapter, which may come from Japan at 100+ bucks.... in your opinion, do you think it's worth it to do that? In 2024 is that my best option? The Canopus + all the needed adapters and cords and importing straight into iMovie or Final Cut? Any help you could give me would be amazing. I've been driving myself crazy. Also have thought about getting a DVD recorder or something as a passthrough makeshift TBC but am unsure how to hook that all up. Basically just wanting to get rid of the flashing and black frames during transfer.
@@elvisobsessor Did you check out the video links? I ask because I left links to the products you might need in the description box of the videos.. You will not need a TBC with the Firewire DV converters. Any Firewire based DV converter will work although the ADVC 110 is a good choice.
@@elvisobsessor If there is any confusion we could chat on Facebook.
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@@TechTVusa Yes, I did! Thanks so much.
Hello, thanks for sharing this info. i been trying to capture my family's old vhs, and it has been a nightmare because the quality looks horrible. i tried many cheap and expensive usb devices, and nothing was giving me the quality i wanted i got me the advc 100 use because i did not want to pay a lot of money for it because that happened with the usb devices and let me tell you i can see the diference, this firewire devicea are hard to find now days
Great video, thanks for the info. I've read through the comments but a little unclear still on two points. I have a Sony mini-DV cam and would like to transfer some VHS to digital. I really want to make sure I have the best signal chain possible. Would I benefit from using the Canopus unit you recommend, or were you saying in the comments, that the Mini DV cam is just as good? Also, do you have any recommendations on other models of the Canopus for this purpose, besides the 110? Thanks!
Most mini DV cams can work just like the canopus advc 110.
With most laptops not coming with FireWire 4Pin ports anymore...
Are you just putting a FireWire card in a desktop computer tower? Debating on my next machine.
Thunderbolt is gaining in popularity. Thunderbolt is backwards compatible with Firewire. Having said that you can add a Firewire card.
I have Q , does bitrate on capturing effect in video ? Some capture device saved video with 4000 kbps ,, and other 16000 kbps , it seems the same but of course there is a different. Can explain it plz if there is a real differences or not
Could a capture device be the reason the top of my VHS is "rolling" rather than the VCR or tape itself
The tape or VCR is probably bad.
@@TechTVusa I don't think it's that. I ran them through my old USB 2.0 device, and it didn't roll uptop, unlike when I ran it through my Dazzle DVC-100, and it played fine on my VCR when I watched it on my TV.
@@dannythehipster5644 I think answered your own questions.
There is no vertical black line on the left BUT there is on the right when using TBC, It seems that the image is moved from right to the left. How to solve the problem ? THANKS
I cannot help you moving forward because I don't have your equipment or your computer. You will have to figure things out on your own by trial and error.
I would bet (now 3 years later) that some of the USB capture problems have been solved or at least minimized. Also - people need to keep in mind, they are not trying to produce a commercial grade copy of family, friends, kids growing up, but rather just something to preseve the eventual degradation of VCR tapes over time. Couldn't care less about importing to Final Cut, Adobe premeir or any of the other editing options. It takes *years* to learn and master editing software, when all the vast majority want to do, which is already painstakingly long of having to watch in real time dozens if not hundreds of VCR, MiniDV and the like.. Nothing is going to make 640x480 playable on a 60 inch OLED TV something to spend a fun night doing.
I agree some people do not care about image quality but many people want to have good image quality. Connecting a VHS camcorder or Hi-8 camera to a 60" HD television will yield bad results. That being said some software programs can upscale better than others and you can control the amount of scaling. You can indeed get good results with the right equipment and software package What you see is what you get in realtime to broadcast compliant hardware when using Premiere Pro. The video link below demonstrates this.
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@@TechTVusa I'm sure that is a lot of gee-wizz stuff that can make it much better. I'm just saying likely 95% of average people would have no idea what premier pro, or final cut pro, etc. First place pro editing software isn't cheap, requires better than average home laptop computer hardware, nor have any idea how to use it. There are still many things I know I'm not a master at in Final Cut on my iMac.
@@avflyguy I have videos that demonstrate how to capture VHS tapes using iMovie, FCPX and Premiere Pro. Even Pinnacle Studio can be hard for some people. No one is saying you have to use my method but my videos are helpful to some people. Having said that you can always post a video of your own if you think your method is better. I am always willing to learn.
Hello!
I am unsure about something with this process. When I capture with my ADVC-100, my recordings come out as 960x540, but I am pretty sure that the original resolution is supposed to be less than that.
Why might this be happening?
I am using a 2013 iMac running MacOS Catalina and iMovie 10.
I have a Sony TRV68 Handycam with Hi8 tapes that I am connecting to an ADVC-100 using an S-video cable.
It should work. Having said that you could try the free trial version of Premiere Pro. I have tutorials for Premiere Pro, FCPX and iMoive.
Hi there - i have a mini DV Sony handycam and i’m using OBS and an Easy cap to digitalise the tapes.
I cannot for the life of me get any audio pick up on my computer, only video. I have watched countless videos and no-one seems to share my issue…
I know the tapes have audio because i can hear it play through the camera.
Any ideas?
In my video I stated the cheap USB capture device are pure crap. OBS is not a good option to capture VSH tapes. The video link below might be helpful.
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@@TechTVusa fair enough haha. Sorry to be a bother but do you know if theres a way to do this input process on davinci resolve instead of adobe?
@@benchris_gb Resolve does not support Firewire nor does the latest version of Premiere Pro. FCPX and iMovie still support Firewire for video capture. I think the Windows video editing software still supports Firewire.
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First and foremost, thanks for providing your insights. Very helpful. I have a Canopus ADVC-100 from about 10 years ago. I'd like to capture my Hi8 analog tapes (S-Video) to AVI for editing. I've got a fully functioning firewire card working in my Win 10 machine. You mentioned "Edi-a-soft" (spelling?) as a good capturing solution towards the end of the video. I can't seem to land on the correct spelling or Google search result. Can provide a link or correct spelling?
Without watching the video the only thing that come to mind is Edius.
Could I use a firewire to usb adapter on the DV converters? I bought a blackmagic design box and it captures my higher-grade vhs perfect, but any bootleg or lesser vhs it gets audio perfect but refuses to get video without dropping literally one frame every /frame/. It originally looked fantastic because I can export it to a vhs if I need to through blackmagic design, but for ripping them it's looking like I need a DV converter because of dropped frames. Do you have a cheap or relatively accessible TBC that you recommend? or should I just get a DV converter?
There is no USB to Fire Wire adapter. The video link might be of interest.
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@@TechTVusa I might opt for installing a firewire port on my pc if the DV converter works as a TBC somewhat. I sent an email directly to the one listed in your about section just to be more thorough, but some people were saying their workaround was having an rca to hdmi converter inputted into the hdmi in their blackmagic box that would completely bypass the dropped frames. Would you recommend exploring that, or do you think the rca>hdmi converter would degrade quality?
Have you tried Grass Valley's ADVC digital video converter? It was made exclusively for the Mac and instead of FireWire is powered directly by USB and encodes in either Apple Intermediate Codec 4:2:0 or uncompressed 4:2:2
Grass Valley bought out Canopus. I use the Canopus ADVC 110. That being said the ADVC devices are Firewire and are not exclusively for Macs. The link below might be worth watching.
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@@TechTVusa While I don't doubt that the 110 was a capable unit in its heyday, I'm surprised that someone would still be advocating to use an obsolete DV-based converter to capture VHS footage when there are far better (albeit very limited) options available for Mac users that don't result in significant color loss (the 110 encodes in 4:1:1 for NTSC). I'll leave Windows users out since there are many good capture cards readily available for PCs
@@D725U My response was to make a correction to your comments just in case someone else read them. The 4:1:1 color space of DV-25 will look just fine. That being said please list all the good video capture card options for the PC in the year 2021. Perhaps that is what you should have done instead of leaving several incorrect comments. Keep in mind I know some of the cheap USB capture cards have horrible image quality as seen in the video link below. That is not to say all of them are bad. Please list your favorite video capture card option and why not make a video demonstrating how to use it?
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@@TechTVusa Not sure why you are bashing me, as it has been widely documented on both The Digital FAQ forum and Video Help forum that capturing VHS from a Canopus DV box has a significant impact on the color quality of the capture. DV is a lossy compression format. The best way to capture VHS video is through a lossless format. The Grass Valley ADVC mini box I mentioned in the first comment encodes in either 4:2:0 or 4:2:2, which is on-par with MPEG-2 and better suited for DVD viewing. Most people disregard the newer capture devices and generally recommend the older (although now difficult to find) ATI All-in-Wonder card, which ran on Windows XP systems. Other alternatives include the Matrox MX02 and the Aja Kona LHi
@@D725U I am not bashing you at all. I am correcting your comments. Most of the ADVC products from Canopus are Firewire based. I have never used the Canopus ADVC mini box so I cannot recommend it. Who is going to use an old ATI All In Wonder Card in their computer in the year 2021? Matrox stopped making their MXO capture cards about five years ago. The AJA products are pricey and most of them do not support consumer inputs and outputs like S-video. They are designed to be used with BNC connectors like most other broadcast quality equipment. The AJA products might also need a Time Base Corrector like the BMD products. I had an All In Wonder and sold it. I would much rather use a Firewire based DV converter because I can use it to output to broadcast compliant hardware for accurate color space you cannot do that with Premiere Pro using the All In Wonder. I have left a link below demonstrating the ADVC 110 outputting to broadcast compliant hardware. It is not good to edit broadcast content using a computer monitor. I don't care what people say on the discussion forums at Video Help or Digital FAQ. The image quality from the ADVC 110 is more than adequate especially for transferring home movies. That being said the Mini DV-25 codec is good enough for broadcast. Even Hi-8 is/was acceptable for broadcast. If it is good enough for broadcast it is good enough for home movies.
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+1 Useful for me once I dig out my old VHS tapes - again when I have the time.
So what if I do care about video quality? I just picked up a Canopus ADVC 110 for free off of a local "buy nothing" page and I'm dying to try it out with my S-VHS. I've tried all kinds of things like the Vidbox capture, AV to HDMI converters, the VCR 2PC ion VHS player. and I use programs like OBS, Virtualdubs (1 and 2) and premiere pro. what is the best way to make it look the best?
The link below should be helpful.
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Oh I so wish I had bought a 110 before my continued nightmare with the intensity shuttle. So if I get a ADVC 110 then a FW400 to FW800 to thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 I can finally capture my VHS, Video 8, Hi8 tapes into and thru my MacBook Pro (4 USB 3-C ports only)?
Then I can work in Final Cut Pro? I do have DaVinci Resolve too. I have an old early2011 MacBook Pro with FW800 port but my Samsung T5 SSD 2TB drive is USB 3-C. I do have a Thunderbolt 2 cable from my intensity shuttle that goes to a thunderbolt 3-C and into my 2016 MacBook Pro. What do you suggest I use? The older machine could be my capture machine and I could use the new one to edit. I have over 200 tapes to capture and only want to do it once at the best quality. This frustrating journey started by simply using a Sony TRV310 via FW400-FW800-2011 MacBook Pro with dropped frames unlinked sound poor quality. 2 months later after BM intensity shuttle nightmare apple adapters hair pulling tech calls telling me to get a TBC. yikes!!!!!
I have several other videos that might be worth watching.
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You should start every video with the disclaimer that you are not Andy Rooney.
Hi there, i enjoyed your video. I have recently digitised a few of my 90's VHS tapes. The digitising went well but i have noticed, when i play them back on editing software, that the picture and the audio are ALWAYS out of sync. This is extremely frustrating as i would ultimately like to transfer these videos to my youtube channel. I have tried and tried and tried to find a solution to this problem but to no avail. I hope you or anyone else reading this can help? By the way for digitising i used the Elgato Capture Card device.
You should use a Firewire DV converter. You should search my channel for more recent Hi 8 and VHS transfer videos.
hi a tiger pci card i used them for a long time with sony vegas works ace with windows 7 i got a hd card it came with ace software to use with the tiger card
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PCI and PCIE devices tend work better.
When you don't have a Firewire port on your pc, is there another way to connect the ADVC110 or 300 without having to upgrade the card and not losing one inch of quality ?
Thunderbolt should work but it may not with the latest version of OS X and Windows 10. Check out both videos links below.
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Another hreat video. I have bought a ADVC-100 Its working well. I have signed up to Premier Pro. One question, Should I capture interlaced and then deinterlace with Handbrake or can Premier Pro de-interlace on the Fly? what file format would you recommend to save the coverted video in? Thanks in advance.
If you do work for broadcast they might require you to export to Pro Res, HVD, HD CAM etc. That being said below is how I transfer VHS tapes for DVD, Blu-ray or social media. I do not de-interlace. I export at 60P for social media.
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I bought a converter for VHS C tapes and I can't get the audio to work on any. I put a regular VHS tape in and the audio works pretty good. Any tips? Thank you.
I never used a VHS-C converter. Sorry.
Which converter?
Hello from Argentina, I want to ask you a question to see if you can help me:
I bought the EasierCap to digitize the 8mm cassettes of my father's Kyocera Yashica kdm770 camera, it is NTSC.
With both Streamlabs and Power Director I can capture the video but in black and white and with RGB color bands.
Both in the camera's viewfinder and when I view it on TV through the RCA / Antenna cable, it looks good, without any problem.
Do you have any idea why? In the capture programs I have not found many configuration options.
Thank you !!
My video is about problems with cheap video capture cards. I am guessing you probably have a cheap video capture card.
@@TechTVusa Thanks for answering me. Yes, I have one of those. But something strange happened to me, in a fragment of one of the videocassettes (and only in that fragment) the capture was done correctly, without color problems. It is a fragment filmed about 2 or 3 years ago. The rest of the memories are at least 20 years old.
Hope you might help. Good video but did not cover my problem. When transferring from my VHS recorder to my PC all transitions on the master will not transfer. What it does is drops the recording for the duration of the transition. I am using Edius 8.5 with a Storm Mobile. I have only 2 outs on the VCR and they are Phonos (video and Audio) or Scart. On the storm Mobile, I have RGB, Mini HDMI, and Phonos Video and Audio, all-ins. I am using phonos at the out (VCR) and in (Storm Mobile). Would a converting lead from Scart to Mini HDMI work better? If so what would you recommend?
Many thanks
I use a Canopus ADVC 110.
appreciated.
I am surprised that he mentions that it is a unit that uses FireWire. That seems fairly out of date for 2019/2020 standards. The last computer I have had firework connectivity was an old PC tower from 2004.
You should checkout the video link below.
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National G-12 vhs vcr play output black & white please reactfy problem please tell me
An S-video cable if not plugged in all the way will be black and white.
"cheap USB devices" I came across your videos moment so ago and I don't have doubt you have a stake in black magic intensity pro. How much are they paying you?
I don't have an Intensity Pro. I have the Intensity Shuttle. It works great for real-time playback to high-end A/V monitors. Having said that I tell people the Intensity Shuttle is not a good option to capture VHS tapes. The Intensity Shuttle needs a time base corrector to capture worn out VHS tapes.
I have a MacStudio with Thunderbolt 3 inputs and a Canopus ADVC 110 with Firewire 400 out. I would have to buy 2 adapters to connect the converter. Do you think that would work? Any other suggestions? I bought a 16 dollar usb 2.0 converter and so far, with OBS, I have been able to capture video. Still working on audio. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I use the latest version of FCPX.
I use the Firewire DV converters. The USB capture devices can be problematic. The two video links below should be helpful.
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@@TechTVusa Thank you for all your help. I hope to use my Canopus ADVC-110 again, but after implementing your recommendations I still cannot get FCP 10.6.5 or the latest versions of iMovie or Quicktime to recognize the converter.
I have a Firewire 400 to 800 cable that connects to the Apple Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter that connects to the Apple Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) adapter which connects via Thunderbolt 3 (USC-C) on my Mac Studio. Although the above mentioned programs don’t recognize the converter, the converter does power on. The blue input light does switch between In and Out.
You mentioned in one of your videos that I may need a power adapter. Is this true even if the converter is powered through the above mentioned adapters? Also, there are 6 binary switches on the bottom of the converter. Mine are set as: 1 Off
2 On
3 Off
4 Off
5 On
6 Off
Are yours set differently? Thank you!
@@aviduser1961 I need to use the power adapter with Thunderbolt 3 ports but not Thunderbolt two ports on my PC.
I swear i just asked these, so i built a new PC with a 3.0 USB, do i need a converter to plug in or a PCI FIRE WIRE card slot in the back of the PC to plug into the Firewire cables? The price has gone up on these to about $200 to $300 not $100.00 anymore i cant find any for that price does a company sell them brand new somewhere or just used ones on ebay and amazon? ADVC-300 is this newer and better than the 100? I'm converting old VHS from 1990s to early 2000s so any help would be appreciated old game films ect..
You need a Firewire card to use the ADVC 110. The ADVC 300 will work but it might require a 3rd party power adapter. The ADVC 110 gets it's power from the Firewire cable.
I'd like to buy a CAnopus ADVC 110, but my CPU doesnt have firewire port. Does any adapter for usb exists? Any solutions?
Thanks
A USB to Firewire adapter will not work. Most new computers have Thunderbolt. They do have Thunderbolt to Firewire adapters. There are Firewire and Thunderbolt PCIE cards as well. I left a link below.
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Great video, thanks!
Can you help me out with something? I live in Sweden. I have purchased a Grass Valley canopus advc 55 to use with my firewire card to with my stationary computer, the problem is I get everything in black and White while using it. I do have a cheap Firewire card so it might be that could be the problem. But I have tried using a minidv camera and also a digital8 camera and I get color with both of them. Without using the grass valley canopus advc 55 that is. I can try again this weekend just to be sure.
Do you know why I have this problem with black and White issue?
Thanks in advance! //Björn.
If you are using an S-Video cable the cable is not plugged in all the way.
It's not very clear to me what he's recommending? What IS a good product for VHS transfer?
I stated several times in the video that the Fire Wire DV converters work great while the cheap USB device can be a pain in the ass. That being said use the ADVC 110 but any Fire Wire DV converter will work. The link might be worth watching. czcams.com/video/dVLUxRkPMdA/video.html
@@TechTVusa Very few computers have Fire Wire anymore - it has been obsolite for a long time.
@@paulcoburn87 You should check out the link below.
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Hello and thanks for the video ! Maybe I didn't understand everything, but isn't it possible to use a VCR/DVD-R recorder device like the FUNAI WL6D-M102 or TOSHIBA DVR80KF, to convert VHS to DVD, and then copy the DVD on a PC (copy as is, or rip it) ? Do you think the quality will not be good enough ?
The DVD/VHS systems that convert VHS to DVD should work OK but you don't have the same amount of control for editing. Burning a DVD from those systems and then trying to edit the ripped DVD would not be wise.
Buy a superior standard DVD recorder record to disc xp settings
Copy disc on computer
U than can to Ur virtual dub or what U use
DVD recorder where built for that purpose
Another version of VHS player
Just digital
Remember VHS recorder is a capture card with playback same as DVD recorder
They are different to player that just display a picture
Computer are different they mimic the analog signal
So U are capturing the signal copying the signal than uploading into a computer that mimics the picture
Don't upgrade or hd the picture
Find the original analogue rf signal
In coded in the digital data
They cannot destroy the analogue signal coming from original source tv or VHS
U use Ur RF cable aerial super VHS
U must go back to the year it was recorded
If it was originally recorded of the
RF cable
Ur aerial cable is the best standard
It can display any picture equaly
Clean out a lot of digital rubbish
From bad VHS uploads to utube
That's why they say U must have the original signal copy to convert to hd
Because Ur copy or clone signal on VHS got weaker clone of clone
Blurry
If not U must record in standard format only
Because Ur computer will send that signal to the tv which will convert to hd
U don't have to hd it or convert it
Ur hd digital tv will hd on hd displayed by hd is a blurry
All U have do is try to clean Ur picture
Tone it down
Not to scratchy
This is the way I used to capture my tapes before I got a dedicated capture device. I'd recommend a DVD recorder that also has a hard disk, so you can do some limited editing before burning it to the disc. Or you could use a +RW disc and burn it over and over, editing on the computer later.
Also bear in mind that the DVD recorder will often record the video interlaced, so you'll see ugly scanlines on the computer unless you apply some kind of deinterlace filter.
The EZCap does work. But it does have a lot of signal droppage. Especially when I'm ripping and digitalising my damaged Videotapes. So I transfer them to my X Ray Handycam because it has VTR and captures more of the damaged videotapes, despite having seldom signal droppage. :) I am looking for a Canopus still, Weird Paul uses one too! :) :D
So you mean to say the Canopus DV Converter can capture my damaged videotapes too? I hope. :)
The ADVC 110 will not fix damaged tapes. If the tape is stretched and worn out the ADVC 110 can probably correct it.
@@TechTVusa Awesome! Will it capture the glitches like snow, tracking glitches and such sorts. :) Only one VHS is damaged intentionally for my art stuff or whatever I wish. :D
It will probably capture most of it. It it stops capture you will have to skip the really bad parts and start to capture it again. Having said that it would be in your best interests to check out the following link. czcams.com/video/xdw9_DETrqE/video.html
@@TechTVusa Thank You! :) I intend to capture all of the damaged sections with the undamaged. For me that is art you can't get with a Handycam nor an EZCap :P
Once More, Thank You So Much :D I look forward to getting my own DV Converter too!
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I will occasionally do gaming videos like the ones below but I am not really a gamer. That being said my brother in law owns a Wii and I think it is a fun system to play with friends.
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Did you ever get your Roxy Music footage? Share if you did!
It was never my intent to transfer the Roxy Music tape to my PC. Only a small portion of the tape was used for demonstration purposes. The Fair Use law would apply to my video. That being said it is illegal to post copyright protected music on CZcams.
Is Hauppauge, BM any good.
I have several videos about the Intensity Shuttle and ADVC 110. You might find the link below to be of some interest.
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Hi. thanks. So could you just put the list of items I need to buy in your Comment? Thanks.
I use a Canopus ADVC 110 Firewire based DV converter but I have heard they will not work with the latest version of Windows 10 and Mac OS X. You might find the link below to be of some interest.
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who's here for the Roxy Music
The average PC user will discover that it's very difficult to find a working Canopus ADVC-100 or ADVC-110 (no longer sold) and today's PCs do not include a Firewire port. That's why they end up buying a USB device. Many of the cheap ones are absolute garbage.
My channel is designed to help educate people and offer solutions as demonstrated in the video links below. You can find Firewire DV converters online and Thunderbolt is backwards compatible with Firewire.
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I have an ADVC-100 that worked fine on a Macmini 2007, but now on a Macmini 2010 I can only capture tapes from a DV camera. From my Hi8 deck or my Hi8 handycam ( unfortunately no iLink model ) I see ADVC-100 is recognized by iMovie or Premiere ( Scene Detect icon is lit ), but no image is seen when trying to record. I use a FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 cable. I even tried an S-video instead of the yellow RCA. Searched on the net but no success so far. Have any idea? What would be a good choice nowadays similar do ADVC-100? Thank you for your videos.
Did you switch the ADVC 110 to analogue?
@@TechTVusa Yes, I did. Also tried with the DIP switches as suggested in some forums with no success... If the FW400/800 was the culprit I would not even been able to get video from de digital camera, right? I was about to purchase iGrabber or similar, until I saw your videos and figuring out my ADVC-100 is worth keeping. Forgot to mention I tried iMovie HD as well as iMovie 10.1 and QuickTime Pro. All of them seem to recognize ADVC is connected. Thank You for replying.
The same situation as to me I thought my advc100 was bad damaged But now I think the season is Mac OS is newer
4:40. Neither one of these two boxes are annotated correctly, about their models and makes.
The videos is about the problems with USB capture devices VS the reliability of Fire Wire based DV converters. The make and model is a non issues.
I have Q , does bitrate on capturing effect in video ? Some capture device saved video with 4000 kbps ,, and other 16000 kbps , it seems the same but of course there is a different. Can explain it plz if there is a real differences or not
The higher bit rate should yield better quality.
@@TechTVusa yes that is what I know , also in recording higher BR is better than lower BR , but in capture! I do not know what is the advantage for the hight bit rate if the lower bitrate gives us the same picture , so , can the higher bitrate used maybe as professional file for editing or other , while lower bitrate couldn’t
@@ER7ABY I already stated the higher bit rate should yield a better image.