First and most important: NEVER try to convert VHS to DVD, as long as you really wish to save the quality. DVD uses MPEG2 compression which will spoil all your "good memories". Use modern codec instead. One of solutions is deinterlacing into 50 or 60 FPS (depending on source) and upscaling your video to 720p then compressing it with h.264 into some MOV or MKV. This will save the most details and it will look almost like real tape playback.
Thanks for contributing to the chat. This video was to help those just getting started. That's why I mentioned to keep the tapes after capture, just in case a better method for preserving comes along.
Another purpose of having a dvd recorder is pass through recording, especially when it can demonstrate time based correction. When you send an unstable VHS signal through, the DVD recorder will stabilize waterfall effect, screen warps, and other inconsistencies. Also, even though you may put the signal in through composite, you can output it through s-video. Or you can get an s-video adapter for the composite, and output it through component. The possibilities are endless. Plus, when outputting from the DVD recorder, you can use menu settings for brightness, contrast, and sharpness.
So it is a good idea to use the DVD recorder as a pass thru, when going from VHS to computer? I never thought of doing that. I have several DVD recorders. Will it really provide time base correction?
I have about the easiest way of converting VCR tapes to DVD. No bells and whistles. Basic copying. I have a few VCR's of high quality, even one still in the box. I was always a VCR lover. I use a DVD recorder from about 2010 when they were popular. I simply connect the AV out from the VCR to the DVD recorder input. I can also record DVD to DVD even encoded DVD's using a device which is long gone. It is connected between the VCR and the DVD recorder.
The quality of a real time DVD recorder is not as good as a quality software encode though. Plus...it's the year 2022. All of the cool kids are putting their VHS tapes onto Bluray disc! That said...yes, that's probably about the easiest set up if quality isn't the top priority.
I must have missed the part where you can convert VHS analog signal to digital signal being recorded on USB drive, Then transfer file to computer. The tricky part is getting the digital video file onto DVD. Wish you had covered that.
Might wish to add companies that convert tapes to DVD will not work on material containing movies or any television broadcasts - no matter how long ago you copied the images. No doubt due to unscrupulous people making money on eBay advertising old programs for money not available on DVD.
I agree with all's been said in that video and i'm not a beginner. But theres other way to do it to have a better video quality from the VHS but not a easier way. Today the DVD are may not dead but almost, because its now way better into MP4 video files, first the MP4 format are now compatible with almost all today's devices, DVDs are not, Blu Ray neather. Second for DVDs you've got to have a DVD player to play them and MP4 video files are free region, DVDs are not. But for beginners to convert them into MP4 format just like i did when i was a beginner and if you are not much famillyar with computers, the easier way is to record them to DVD than from the DVD download them in your computer and with a software you convert your videos into MP4. You can even re-touch the videos quality than finalized them to MP4. DVDs can be scratch really too much easilly, MP4s can be copied as many times that you want and specialy into harddrives (the safer way) At my advice convert a video tape into 1280 by 720p MP4 video file is less worst into HDTVs & 4K TVs than a DVD video picture because a standart DVD as only 720 by 480p picture vs 1280 by 720p MP4. But personnaly now i convert them into 1706 by 960p because it gives a bigger picture and very close to FULL HD ( a clearer picture too) But i'm not sayin that you will get a FULL HD picture, no! just a clearer picture than a standard DVD and clearer picture than 1280 by 720p picture format. If you prefer, a sharper picture... Today don't even need a driver to have the VHS picture to my pc, i simply use a RCA converter straight to HDMI than from my HDMI cable into a USB converter and my picture is sharper this way. But i now only need a videocapture software and that's it, no driver needed😉
I have a younger version of myself on a VHS. What do I need to buy to transfer that version of myself on to the old and almost depleted version who is watching it?
Hi Sharon, you would need some kind of player unit to actually playback the tape. So if the original hi 8 camcorder is out of the question, you would either need to find a working hi 8 camcorder that can playback tapes or have a hi 8 deck.
Could you purchase a digital copy, edit the interlacing aspect and burn it onto a disk yourself? Would it retain the quality that you see on the digital copy istead of coming out looking like the dvd they provided?
I had the same issue when using composite/RCA cables with the Roxio. Switching to S-Video cables made the color glitches at the top of the screen go away for me.
Hi Dave, you'll want to plug one end of your cables on the "output" jacks on the back of the unit (VHS/DVD recorder) and then plug the other end of the cables to the matching jack type on your TV. You may have to sift through your "inputs" using your TV remote till you see the picture coming from your DVD recorder unit. Hope the helps.
So I don't need to test this Roxio video grabber either because, like all the USB2 video grabbers I tested, it can be classified as electronic waste. My opinion as a TV engineer😉
Hi, @lisaowens5070. If I'm understanding correctly, you'll want to go from the output of the playback VCR, to the input of the DVD recorder. Then from the output of the DVD recorder to the Sony TV. You may want to see if you can find an owner's manual from the DVD recorder manufacture for any fine tune detail settings.
When dubbing VHS, I record in Filmora. I have the following problem. Sometimes empty fields appear in the recorded material (they are blue in Filmora). More precisely, these are interruptions in the recording in Filmora that last less than one second. Some of them later they are not visible in the video, but the longer ones are visible. What is the cause of this and how to eliminate it, does anyone know from experience.
Every method I have tried results in a noticeable decrease in quality. Elgato, ClearClick, Magnavox DVD recorder. It's getting really frustrating. I know they are poorer quality because at my old university they used to have a VHS to DVD converter set up and for whatever reason the quality looked fantastic. I have tried to replicate that quality to no avail. I wish I could get the specs on their set up
Sorry you're having trouble with your tapes. This is one of those processes where it might not be your capture device so much as it is the VCR playing the tape. Have you tried getting a hold of the university and seeing if someone in the video department knows what tape deck you're referring to? Unfortunately, it could either be the VCR, the tape or perhaps the capture device or capture settings on the device.
If your using a PC it's just the automatic shit settings if you have any questions on what to change Google some forums or just come back here to the comments and I'll tell you what I can
@@danasharp5605 I dont use a legate but most recording software can do a good portion of the work. There's usually a way to change the codec and bitrate which does most of it. And maybe find a way to turn off excessive sharpness.
Why go from VHS (an obsolete format) to DVD (an obsolete format)? What we want today are digital files (such as .mp4) that can be stored on hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, or uploaded to RU-vid, VIMEO, OneDrive, etc. Forget about DVDs.
While that's perfectly understandable, some people still prefer to have their content on DVD. Plus, it never hurts to have backups on multiple playback mediums.
@@MuzikGenesis What is your point? If the Internet "implodes," your .mp4 files will still be fine on your hard drives, or USB sticks, or your SD cards.
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For my VHS tapes I've been using the Media Express program that was made for BlackMagic Video Capture devices. However, I've used OBS with other sources such as computer screen captures and other HDMI sources and I think it's a fine capture software.