A pretty tall order...

[philippo]

i think this question is asking too much and would require high professional kit to do the job, nevertheless, here goes:

i want to stablise the colour in some captured video. i have some pretty poor quality vhs stuff i want to transfer to vcd, some tapes are dreadful 3rd even 4th generation copies. the tapes are old too and so i have used a vcr with a timebase corrector to stabilize the image as best as possible.

the colour on a number tapes is displaced at the top



is there a way to clean this up a bit?

also, is there a way to add fields to tidy up the picture like that new visar sytem?

any advice on cleaning up images would be appreciated

phil

[drewson99]

A Sima CopyMaster might help, they sell them at Best Buy.

I originally bought one to get around Macrovision when backing up commercially-produced tapes, but now I use it for it's "intended" purpose - stabilizing the video levels.

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SED-CM is the mfg. no.

at Amazon.com it is cheapest:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NDSL/qid=1050423171/sr=8-1/ref=sr_...onics&n=507846

also, ebay hes em used and new, but I'd just go amazon.

[neomaine]

A third or forth generation copy of a Peewee Herman show!?!?? You lost a bet didn't you....

:P

[philippo]

hee hee!

damn. i knew i should have used a different frame grab

[bbb]

You need this:
http://www.davsys.com/2k.htm

[vhelp]

I can't tell if the color bars is a part of the picture, or just macrovision (MV)
or combination of both.
But those top color bars ARE weird though. You got me on those, as I've
never seen them before on ANY of my VHS projects.

But, maybe the question should be.. what capture card R U using ??

If it's an ATI type capture card, they are nortorious for MV captures ie,
your color bars in your pic.

Another question to be asked is.. what make/mode and Year is your VCR
that you are using for those VHS captures ??

However, 1st generation and thereafter ( 4th ) is even worse.
I'd much rathre go to the video store and by them for $5 or less, and in
new condition too. But, this is your baby, and you are in charge he he..

Good luck on those bars though.
-vhelp

[txpharoah]

Assuming this is NOT just Macrovision...

Bad generation VHS, at least 5th if not 10th. Those color things on top caused by cheap 2-head or dual-deck VCR after multiple copies (no dual-deck arguments please, go learn about video hardware, those things suck). Couple other things, maybe looks like some chroma errors too.

You can get yourself a JVC HRS9800 VCR ($400+) and run filters, add a datavideo TBC ($200+), capture it, and then reduce the color a bit during capture, clip off some of the bad parts, and then run color correction filters. TMPGenc can do the filtering.

That Best Buy thing may work too, it's a low-end TBC with few other features. About $50-100 I think.

Big project, lots of hours, and the hardware I stated is expensive. But it will get the job done. Is Peewee worth it? This is true analog restoration work, on a lower end. (My real hobby.)

And even then, it won't be perfect, just a WHOLE LOT better. It will be VIEWABLE now, whereas that image looks unviewable.

[ember]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy the original VHS/DVDs of them movies?

[txpharoah]

You can't buy what doesn't exist. Not everything is released, you know.

[Bob W]

A Sima CopyMaster might help, they sell them at Best Buy.

I originally bought one to get around Macrovision when backing up commercially-produced tapes, but now I use it for it's "intended" purpose - stabilizing the video levels.

<edit>

SED-CM is the mfg. no.

at Amazon.com it is cheapest:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NDSL/qid=1050423171/sr=8-1/ref=sr_...onics&n=507846

also, ebay hes em used and new, but I'd just go amazon.

Ha I was going to suggest the same thing. I have one and use it on all my VHS captures and it does help a lot IMO. I bought mine at BestBuy for I think $39. Take a look on the BestBuy websitr for the specifications and I believe they are listed under video switches.