Cropping mpg or vob file

[johnnymoses]

I have some old VHS tapes that I want to create into DVD's.

I transfer the VHS through an SVideo cable to the Canon Optura PI DV Camcorder Digital Video Tape. Then using Video Studio 7 I import the video from the digital camcorder in DV format. All works fine expect...

Here's the problem. During this process or in the VHS to DV process, a 1/4" bar of "noise" is created at the bottom of the screen.

When I play back the DV tape on the camcorder the "noise bar" does not seem to be present but the camcorder might be cropping it a bit and therefore not seen. Before the actual import from the DV while playing back the DV through Video Studio 7 I can see the "noise band" at the bottom of the screen.

Here's are my questions:
1. Anyone else experience this issue. If so, is the "noise" created by the transferring from VHS to DV (using direct connection) or from the DV (using fire Wire) to Video Studio 7? My assumption is that this is occuring during transfer from VHS to DV.

2. Is there any way to remedy this issue?

3. Is there any way to crop the AVI, Mpg or VOB file once it has been created?

Thanks, Johnny

[Tommyknocker]

The noise bar is called overscan, and is as old as camcorders. Camcorders are designed so that the overscan bar is out of visual range of most TVs. Okay. Now to crop that sucker off with VS 7. Once the video is loaded into VS 7, select Video Filter-->Cropping. Select Customize Filter.

Make sure Stationary and Fill Color are checked and 100% is selected on both the width and height. Move the mouse cursor to the middle of the first scene and move the center cursor up slightly. Select OK. If the overscan is still present, then repeat. If you cropped off too much, move the cursor down a little.

[LetsRip]

I've seen the same thing using my Sony D8 camcorder, capturing to DV-AVI from VHS and Video8. Personally, I wouldn't monkey around with cropping/editing, as I haven't noticed the resulting DVDs displaying the noise bar. Burn a test DVD-RW, and see what you get...