Hi guys,
I recently purchased a Dazzle DVC100 so that I could capture ~40 old home movies to a digital format. Using Open Broadcaster Software, and I was able to capture from a new-ish Sony Handycam without too much trouble. However, I am getting
crazy rainbow colors while trying to capture from a Panasonic Palmcorder PV-IQ404. After several minutes of capture, the video turns black and white. If I close OBS and reopen it - color returns for several more minutes. The same happens with Amarec and VLC.
I assume that this is related to the Dazzle, since the camera plays back fine on my TV. My research on these forums leads me to believe that my problems might be related to VHS-C (and Macrovision, though these are home movies; they shouldn't be copy-protected, right?) Some fixes seem to be purchasing a high quality VHS player and/or a TBC.
Really though, I'm just not very concerned about quality. I want to fix these color issues, but I am trying to keep from spending hundreds of dollars if I can help it. Do any of you have any suggestions/recommendations for somebody on a budget?
I'm wondering if it may be worth my time to just purchase a different
capture card, and see how that works for me. However, I've seen some comments that indicate that VHS-C will NEVER work over USB because of limited bandwidth. Would a PCI-based capture card work better?
I'm really at a loss here. I'm trying not to bankrupt myself figuring out what hardware I need. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Ryan