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VHS Video Capture
Hello all-
I am working on converting an old VHS to a DVD for a friend. I have a Gigaware VHS to DVD converter device (basically a RCA to USB converter), and I have been using the software that comes with that, which is pretty cheesy. I would like to capture directly with Vegas to make the whole process a little more seamless. When I have the VCR plugged in and I try to capture from it, Sony Video Capture tells me that the device cannot be opened. Anyone ever encounter this problem before? Any suggestions? Thanks!
Kevin
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7 Replies
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Sorry but Sony Video Capture only recognizes firewire, not USB.
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Vegas Only recognizes firewire connectivity Kevin,
so you have to capture how you normally do then drop it in Vegas.Steve Rhoden
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Will MS MM capture from a USB feed? If so once you’ve got the “files” captured into your PC, wouldn’t Vegas then recognise their existence?
Sideways thinking here . . .
Grazie
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Grazie is probably closest to the mark, but cheezy as it may be what does the software that came with the device do? It must capture in some sort of format, and that file if it isn’t some format from the third planet of Betelgeuse maybe Vegas will import it. Only thing Vegas recognises is firewire and you could use something from the Grass Valley (nee Canopus) range – ie ADVC110. But you probably don’t want to rush out and buy a new device if it is a one-off job.
Windows 7 Pro64, i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, SSD boot drive, GTX 570 Graphics, Vegas Pro 12
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If you lived next door to me you could borrow one of XM2 SD Cameras, and use it as a AV<>DV pass thru’ and take that into Vegas as f/w. but that’s another story….. Could you get yer hands on such a cammie?
Grazie
Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
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I have used USB capture some time ago with the cheesy software that came with it for VHS capture ( Ulead ). Normaly the capture software will default to AVI and some have MP2 options. 720×576 ( PAL in my instance ) seems to what it captures at. Drop that into Vegas making sure you use the Detect Media tab to get any interlace correct, etc.
As the others have said, can’t beat Firewire for the best capture but is do-able….
John
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Sometimes I capture VHS through an old VHS camcorder that has s-video out. I play the tape on the camcorder > S-Video to an external firewire capture deck > into editing software (when I did this it was FCP, but I’m sure Vegas would see the deck in the same way, as it’s firewire.)
If your footage is good/important, I recommend capturing it through S-Video somehow rather than composite (the RCA). Maybe there is no difference at that low resolution format, but to my eyes the S-Video looked better. Can anybody else confirm or dismiss this idea from a technical standpoint?
Does your usb capture device happen to a have a S-Video input? If it does you could probably buy an old VHS camcorder that has an S-Video output real cheap at a second hand store. This is a little off topic regarding what you were asking (as it still wouldn’t allow you to capture directly into Vegas) but might help you capture better quality video : )
-t.
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