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Originally Posted by latreche34
Use what you got first and see how it works,
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This is often a bad idea, for the VCR. It can easily ruin tapes, and you get no 2nd chance!
Even for capture cards, with a good VCR, you still risk the tape itself. More and more, tapes are one-and-done, you get one transfer shot. So if you waste a chance with crap gear, you're stuck with a crap conversion forever.
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Originally Posted by Jessle723
I thought I bought an amazing vcr JVC HM-DH40000. Then reading on here people were saying its not great for converting home videos.
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According to who? That deck has a line TBC, correct? While not the best deck, not an ideal deck, it's not bad. D-VHS decks have quirks, limitations, but fine.
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I also bought a capture card this one right here.
Reading on here I see people saying they suck
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Yep, suck.
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like a windows 95 computer and very old capture cards.
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No, never.
WinXP and Win7 best, WinVista fine, Win8 less fine, Win10 PITA. This is a legacy task, not a current task with current hardware and drivers.
Not old, but "legacy".
Old implies nobody does it.
Legacy is still active, but with non-new/latest gear.
Win95 is old. Damned old, useless.
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1.Both the capture card and the VCR have S video capabilities. Would I get better quality if I started using S video instead of RCAs?
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Almost always, yes. There are other factors that determine this, but mostly yes.
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2. Is anyone familiar with this VCR is there anything in the settings I could tweak to get better quality? I believe this VCR has a built in TBC.
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Nothing to really tweak. I've not seen one in a while, I'd need to see the menus again.
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3. Do you think its possible to use this capture card with some type of open source software?
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VirtualDub 1.9
Not the fork VirtualDub2, FM, 1,10, etc.
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4. If I'm forced to use the Vidbox software what file format would you recommend I save the files in? It looks like the options are MPEG1, MPEG2 and WMV. I wish there was some kind of lossless format I could save the videos in.
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Complete crap software, don't bother.
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5. Would it be worth cleaning the heads on the VCR? I have a tape that's supposed to do that.
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"Cleaning" tapes never clean, just move dirt around. Actual cleaning info is on the site. Use the copy paper method. NEVER USE Q-TIPS!
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6. It seems like a lot of the tapes have a purple tint to them.
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That's not good.
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There was two tapes that were extra special I'm taking them to a camera store they are charging a lot.
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Better be careful. Most "camera stores" do piss poor video work. Never give a shop a tape without knowing about the hardware in use, workflow methods, and what/how is returned to you. Most companies won't even know how to answer the question, much less give the expected pathetic answers. Then check with us to see if it's quality or crap.
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They said the one video had mold on it. I didn't even realize it.
Is there a way to clean the tapes.
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I asked them about their equipment it didn't seem they were using amazing equipment. I'm very eager to see if their transfer turns out better than the transfers I did with my capture card.
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Then giving them the tape was a mistake. You do realize they may permanently screw up the tape, or you're stuck with the lousy transfer job, right? Bad gamble.
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The camera store said they will run it through a device that can clean up the mold.
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BS until proven otherwise. What, exactly, is this device? Most mold must be removed with far different methods than any standard cleaning gear.
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I know there is a lot of questions here i just got overwhelmed trying to get the best of the best and it pushed me away.
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Asked and answered.