Hi! this is my first topic here one videohelp.com and I'm also very new when it comes to capturing from analog formats, so please correct me if you see that I have any misconceptions about analog capture
I have a problem when capturing from video 8 to the computer. The picture flickers (drops?) alot in some areas of the tape, but in others areas the picture is just fine. I have uploaded a clip on youtube to show you what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLKfdhktEE
it actually starts to flicker before I do the capture, when virtualdub is just streaming the tape, but when I plug the camcorder directly into the TV, I don't get these flickers. This also don't happen with the hi8 tapes I've tried. so I'm guessing it's the video 8 tapes that is the problem? The tapes is from late 1989 to around 1992 btw, then my dad bought a hi8 camera.
unfortuantley I can't tell you right now what sort of capture device I use, because I use my dad's laptop that has a component/S-video input and I don't have it here with me atm. I think it's something from asus. but my "setup" is this
Sony CCD-TR705E PAL hi8 camcorder -> s-video -> "asus" capture card -> virtualdub
I capture to AVI using Huffyuv
is this a problem a TBC could correct?
I'm thinking about buying a S-VHS VCR with TBC so that I can capture all of my old vhs-footage too. Is it possible to connect the camcorder through the VCR and use its TBC?
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It appears to be a loss of horizontal sync at the field rather than line level. This must be related to the hardware capture device. I've never encoutered this type of H sync loss.
A TBC should help. I'd test the camcorder with a different capture device.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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When you say VCR, do you mean that I connect the camcorder through the VCR and then see it on my TV? I tried this and there was no flickering. I also tried to record some footage on a VHS with the same result. or did you mean something else?
I forgot to mention btw that the flickering also does not appear inside the little black and white screen in the camera itself -
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everything looked fine on the VHS. so if there was a problem with the camcorder the VCR would have recorded the error and I would have seen it on the tvscreen? eventhough a TV has a fast H lock as you said?
Guess I'll have to go out and find another capture device then. Any recommendations?
Also, is it possible to use a VCR as a passthrough to the capture device? to use the TBC from the VCR on the video 8 and hi8 tapes? -
Recording to tape would show the error if it was coming from the camcorder. It appears your capture device is the source of the error.
You would normally use a separate TBC and capture device. I'm not sure if a VCR TBC will work in pass through.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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It sounds like you are recapitulating my experience as described here:
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/330060-It-started-out-so-harmlessly%21-I-just-wante...home-movies%21
A Time Based Controller fixed this issue for me. Truthfully, it all seems a lot more difficult than I thought this would be. But it does make things interesting.
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