VHS Field Order Issues during Capturing.

[mlong30]

I'm trying to convert my VHS tapes to DVD using Canopus ADVC110 to a JVC SVHS using Fireware to Sony Vegas 7.0c. I've been having field order issues, and the playback doesn't look smooth compaired to normal VHS playback. I went to Sony Support forum, and ask what field order should I use after I capture from my DV device, because I believe GSpot isn't working correctly when reporting the field order.

I was told the following ....

23.xxx, 24 and 60 frames per second are outside the scope of VHS conversions within Vegas. If your source was ciné or a commercial product that you had a release to use - then you wouldn't attempt to recover the original frame rate using Vegas. VHS never had this flexibility - to resolving such special cases is more for the 2nd day of video editing than for your first.

I guess my quesiton is, for those who have successfully converted their VHS tapes. Did you convert to DVD, and if so, what frame rate did you use, and what field order was your capture device?

Thanks.

Matt

[jagabo]

Capture as 29.97 fps interlaced if NTSC. Field order depends on your capture device. DV is bottom field first.

If your source is film it's possible to convert to the original film frames with an inverse telecine process, then encode as 23.976 fps progressive with 3:2 pulldown flags.

[mlong30]

Capture as 29.97 fps interlaced if NTSC. Field order depends on your capture device. DV is bottom field first.

If your source is film it's possible to convert to the original film frames with an inverse telecine process, then encode as 23.976 fps progressive with 3:2 pulldown flags.

I'm capturing commerical NTSC tapes. My capture device is Canopus ADVC110 to firewire to my computer. I'm not sure what the field order is for ADVC110. I guess I can contact Canopus to find out. Would the commerical NTSC tapes be consider film?

Thanks.

Matt

[jagabo]

ADVC110 is a DV device. It's bottom field first. Right click on the clip in the timeline and select the field order there.

If your VHS tape is a movie it's probably telecined film. You still have to capture as 29.97 fps interlaced DV AVI, as that's all the ADVC110 supports. You would perform inverse telecine as a separate process after capturing. I don't know if Vegas has the ability.

[thecoalman]

BTW, are you previewing on your computer or TV? If it's the comp you really can't go by that.

As mentioned DV is BFF, if you capture as DV-AVI and encode to MPEG using BFF and burn a test disc with it you should have no field order issues.

There's more here if you want more info:
https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=257631&highlight=