Color banding when transferring to digital?
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I am transferring both vhs tapes and 8mm video cassettes into digital files- they are both personal tape/cassettes so should not be commercial. I am using a Toshiba 4Head Hi-Fi Video Cassette Recorder (W522CF), and a Samsung myCAM for the 8mm cassettes. I am using OBS studio to digitize the files to my desktop.
Originally, I thought there was an issue with the vhs players but when looking at the footage in the LCD color monitor in the myCAM of the 8mm cassette, the color is fully working, compared to when it is being digitized it becomes monochromatic with faint color bands. I believe then that the issue is probably from one of these: - The rca to usb cable (VHS to Digital Converter USB 2.0 Video Converter from Amazon) - The program I am using (OBS) - NTSC to PAL (not sure if it is applicable) - The RCA cables (but I am using two different ones and they produce the same outcome, so highly unlikely) I have attached two images one of the digitized form (where the color is gone with faint color bands), and a picture of the screen on the camcorder. If anyone has better equipment recommendations, workflow, or additional comments, please feel free to comment. |
Ouch. The issue is ... all of the above.
- OBS is not analog capture software, but streaming screen recording software - generic Easycap (aka Easycrap) device, literally one of the worst devices out that exists - low-end VCR (though mid/high lower end) - maybe PAL/NTSC chroma mismatch This is a mess. Where are you? Where was the video recorded and shot? Essentially, what you're doing is entirely wrong. But you're in the right place to learn how to do it right. :) |
Thank you for the quick response!
I have upgraded my vhs player to a Funai 4 head Hi-Fi Stereo. So let me update that part. I am currently based in Canada, and there are a few video tapes so they were filmed in different locations. Some from Korea, some from Mexico. The one I specifically screenshotted were shot in Mexico. These tapes and camcorder 8mm cassettes were filmed by my parents over two decades ago, in two different continents. So I am unable to for sure tell if there is a PAL/NTSC mismatch (I would just assume the worst and be prepared for it tbh). Also. are there any better analog capture software and/or alternatives to easycap? I was following youtube tutorials and I guess it was a big mistake haha. Glad to have found this community! |
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To answer your question, yes, there are at least a few MUCH, MUCH better analog capture setups. They are well-documented here especially in the stickied threads. It depends on what you want to achieve for final quality, what budget is available, how far you want to go with the depth of learning and work involved, etc. Hope you find this site as valuable as many of us have. |
How is this capture project going for you?
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