Hi everyone,
in the past I captured VHS tapes with a cheap device, in my case the Ion Video Forever. But the more I got interested in video the more quality I wanted to get out of those tapes. Of course (almost) the best quality you could get out of those analog tapes. So I bought a good vcr (VR1000, thank yo the guide of this forum) and a Kramer TBC.
Because my computer was not always that stable ánd the Ion Video Forever device is not the best on market, I decided to step out of computer capturing solutions, but to go for a standalone option. My set up: S-video output vcr -> TBC -> AJA S-Video To Dual BNC Cable -> BM Analog to SDI Converter -> BM Video assist. On the BM Video assist I record/capture on a SD-card.
The set-up works great, but I have some issues with the colors. It's overexposed. The bright colors are too bright. And the colors are not that colorful/contrastful as it looks on the Ion Video Forever device. In the attachment, you can see the difference. Both are from the S-video output of the VCR. The good one is captures from the cheap device, and the overexposed one is captured out of the 'professional' solution.
I already tested the SDI output of the Analog to SDI converter with the BM Mini Recorder to my pc: same overexposed picture. So the problem is not the Video Assist, but the Analog to SDI converter, or maybe the S-video splitter. I ordered another one from another brand to compare, but while waiting on that I thought let's ask you guys for help.
Maybe it is a fact that the Analog to SDI converter won't copy all the color data? That would be a pity. I already connected the converter via USB with my computer (with BM software I can see a few more options than only the switch options on the physical converter) and all the color settings were okay (0). No adjustments.
I thought with this set-up I would get the best result out of my videotapes. Does someone recognize this issue?
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