Okay, so I need to convert a lot of VHS and some Video8 tapes to digital. I recently tried both Elgato and Vidbox capture systems, and unfortunately, the quality is not up to my standards and does not appear the same as if the tapes were played on an actual TV. Upon, doing a a few google searches and coming across this site, I quickly realized a quality transfer process is neither easy nor cheap, and actually appears rather confusing. However, after doing some reading I feel I do have a basic idea as to what is needed, which is what I need clarification on.
1) Quality S-VHS player, which I found the list of on this site, and I will likely buy a quality JVC player
- my understanding for this is that one of the critical functions is built in TBC for signal correction
2) A quality TBC of some sort such as the Datavideo TBC-1000 or Green AVT-8710. Problem is, the only one of these I've found for sale is $2000 for the Datavideo TBC-1000. What is a reasonable price for each of these brands? Are there any other alternatives? The purpose of this TBC in the system is to correct any picture problems, correct?
3) Not sure on the capture device. I was looking at buying the Canopus ADVC-110. But have also seen different USB option recommended that are good quality?
Other relevant considerations: I'd like to use my MacBoook laptop and Final Cut Pro to record. Is that possible, or what is on Mac? I could try and find a windows computer to use if absolutely necessary. Also, any benefit of NTSC vs PAL? I was planning on using NTSC devices.
As far as budget, I'd like to keep it under $1000 total if possible. But, I do have hundreds of tapes to transfer and don't want to waste my time buying stuff that doesn't work well
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