Bad quality when recording from VCR

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:43 am

When i record from tv the quality is fine but when i record form vcr the quality is verry bad.

I tried in composite mode and vcr on the usual cable and always bad quality. Also when i play the vcr on a usual tv the quality is fine.

Whan can this be?

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:15 am

VCR model?
How do you capture the VCR?
What capture device do you use?
What capture software do you use?
What capture settings do you use?

H.T.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:06 pm

vcr is an old JVC model
i capture from composite (also tried with vcr signal on the usual tc cable)
tv card: hauppauge win tv theatre
software: moviefactory 3
settings: in video and audio capture property settings: tv system: pal and input source: video composite rest is on default

htchien · Post by **htchien** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:16 pm

Have you applied the update packs already?

Also, have you contacted Hauppauge for updated driver?

H.T.

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:52 am

i have the latest hauppauge drivers and updated the program too

lalkana · Post by **lalkana** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:31 pm

Does your VCR offer S-video output? If not, have you tried using a different cable just in case the current one is bad or sub-standard for any reason? Is the size of the captured content 720 x480? Are there any quality/compression options on the capture card?

I used to be more versed in capturing analog, but now never do it directly. I pass all my analog content through a Digital8 camcorder I purchased for just that person. Hook the VCR to the camera input and camera dv output to my computers firewire input. This let me do everything I could do with native dv with the exception of using timecode. If you have a lot of analog content and can pick up a D8, it will save you time, as well as the money otherwise spent on pain medication.