Lot to unpack here.
For others reading, required notes:
- Big Voodoo TBCs are mostly bad, should be avoided. But certain models, from certain dates, with certain chips, are very good, essentially best of DataVideo and Cypress in a single unit. I don't come across these often, and list them in the marketplace when I do.
- Pinnacle cards are overall not great. Certain Pinnacle cards had long production life, with mid-production changes. And the revisions didn't reveal this. Some sub-versions were good, some not.
- Obviously the OP here is using good BV and Pinnacles.
- And great JVC deck, but only if refurbished. That model is a problem in non-refurb condition, almost always severely in need of maintenance and realign.
- NTSC vs. PAL also makes a difference with every piece here, this is an NTSC only setup.
Alright, on to the questions...
svideo from VCR to TBC, another svideo TBC to capture card
JVC power cord attached, BV has OEM 5V included (must be OEM!), Pinnacle powered via USB
Yes, remote required. Get the RM-SDR013J from eBay, make sure battery cover is present, only buy listings that show no acid leaked in battery compartment. I'd also pay more for one that doesn't look dirty or moldy (yes, the rubber buttons can mold). Do not buy from China. My units do not include remotes, due to where/how I source them. In a pro environment, remotes are consumables, wear eventually. And this model was strictly a pro deck, sold to gov/edu/studio, from places like CDW and
B&H.
This model JVC, unlike most others, saves the menu preferences session to session. Right now, all the VHS menu settings are correct, only the DVD side requires it. TBC on/off, Ch up/down (for manual tracking, if needed), play/stop/FF/REW are on the deck face plate. So you can start using it now.
With this exact card, Win10, right now (current Win10 released build), use VirtualDub2. If the defaults give any issues, there are workarounds. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. This is one of the few times VirtualDub2 (fork) is desired, and not
VirtualDub 1.9.x (official).
You must use Crossbar Thing to swap input from composite to s-video, before launching VirtualDub2. Some systems save this change, session to session. Some forget at reboot.
And that should be enough to get your started.
