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VHS Capture
I was trying to capture video from an old VHS tape through my Canopus 110 to VP12. I’ve done this before, but now I can’t get it to work as it should. I got the tape to show in the window and the duration meter was running. However the video was not running ep to speed with it. All I got when I stopped the duration after 3 minutes and looked at the file was a few seconds of the video. Puzzled.
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7 Replies
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Are you using VidCap from inside Vegas? If so you need to have DV Control OFF and Scene Detection set to OFF too.
Grazie
Video Content Creator and Potter
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Grazie, I am using capture video within Vegas. I found the Enable scene detection box in the capture preferences. Where would I find the DV Control off?
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Mike, it’s the very first one on the General tab. Disable this and you’re all set.
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Thanks Mike! Good thing it didn’t have teeth. ;^)
I still get the same result from this particular tape. I put in a few others and they preview fine. The tape is from 1989. The only thing I can think of is some kind of funky protection. It shows up good from the VCR into the LED TV except for some colors missing. I’ll just have to use something else for this project.
Anyway, thanks for setting me straight on the controls. I need to get a bigger shovel and really dig into some of this stuff.
Thanks again…
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Mike, all I can suggest is to make sure you’re using a really clean and good VCR (an SVHS machine may be even better) as it sounds like you might have tracking issues which will mess up a capture.
The other thing is to make sure the tape has been rolling for at least 5 sec. before you hit the capture button.
If none of the above work (and you have some extra money lying around), invest in an ADVC300 as it has a built-in TBC which will help correct errors.
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I am using a S/VHS. I am going to give it a cleaning which I should have done in the first place. I have a dry type cleaning tape. I imagine that would be OK. Don’t really remember using anything else. I was going to get the AVC300 back when but I didn’t have the dollars to stretch that far. I figured the 110 would be enough for my needs. Maybe I can pull a rabbit out of my hat…
Thanks Mike
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My preference is a good wet cleaning but you have to know what you’re doing and have the right tools or you could damage the heads.
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