vhs to dvd - best way?

[computeruler]

So I need to take some vhs files and put them on a dvd in the highest quality way possible. So first I need a good vcr. What one should I get? Also, I red that I need to clean the heads after every video. How would I do that? So then I guess I need a analog to digital converter. I was thinking about a canopus advc110. Would it be worth the extra money to get the advc300 or the twinpact100? Also would I get better results with a good tv tuner? So then I need programs. What do I use to capture the video? Do I apply any sort of filters to make it look/ sound better? What file type should I use? Then I need an encoder I think? What's the best encoder? Then I need burning software. What will give me the best results? And for the dvds I think I need some Tayio Yudens right? What kind of those would be the best? Cost doesn't really matter here too much becuase I will be making a profit from this.

[lowellriggsiam]

Whenever possible I directdub, else I use my dazzle DVP 150 to HDD.

[victoriabears]

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/197551-VHS-to-DVD-conversion-Am-I-expecting-too-much?p=1956274, or do a goggle search, tons of options, depending on the quality of your vhs sources , time and budget

[jimmalenko]

So then I guess I need a analog to digital converter. I was thinking about a canopus advc110. Would it be worth the extra money to get the advc300 or the twinpact100?

Over the last 5 years I've used an ADVC-100 (superseded by the 110) to "capture" VHS to DV using ScenalyserLive, clean up with AVISynth & Convolution3D, encode to MPEG-2 with TMPGEnc Plus and author with TMPGEnc DVD Author.

[computeruler]

Thanks! That thread was a bunch of help!! Is AVISynth better then virtualdub? How is TMPGEnc Plus vs something like cinema craft encoder? Also what other sort of hardware might I need? I was looking around and saw these proc amps. Should I get one of those? And there were these TMPs? And these deatailer things? I need the conversion to be as high quality as possible

[lordsmurf]

It says 2006, but the info is still very valid and accurate: http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/video/dvd-workflows.htm

Nothing has really changed in the past 5 years, for VHS to DVD work.

[computeruler]

I was searching for a vcr using a the guide you make smurf. All really cant find any good ones anywhere. Do you know where I might find one? Also I cant find that that Elite Video BVP-4 Plus Proc Amp. What one should I get instead?

[classfour]

Good luck on the BVP-4. I managed to grab one with a bad power switch off ebay - and a Panasonic AG-1980; both with much patience and diligence....and no, I wouldn't sell either, sorry. Did I mention that I'm also cheap? Heck, even old color correctors are hard to find - as well as decent (not worn out) VCRs.

[computeruler]

Ive been doing some research and how would this be

vcr > canopus advc 110 > AVT- 8710 TBC > dr1000 image enhancer > pa-100 proc amp > computer

probably not the right order

[Endzone]

computerruler, I'll tell you how I did it and show you the results. JVC HR-S9600U VCR to play the 1989-1993 VHS tapes. S-VHS output of VCR and audio to input of Canopus ADVC-110. I used a the simple capture program on Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.1 to capture the tapes to DV/AVI. I also used Roxio to edit and add transitions and then saved as DV. A 2-hour tape is about 30GB of memory on the hard disk. I then used Adobe Premiere Elecments 4.0 to convert the DV to MPEG-2 to burn the DVD with.

Here is the result of taking the DV and converting it to a high resolution .WMV file. This video is from a 1993 VHS tape. The camera was an Olympus VX-406 full size VHS camera. It was not the tape right out of the camera because I put all original tape on "master" tapes. So, the tape was really 2nd generation:

[Endzone]

Here is the result of running a cable TV broadcast to the tuning section of the JVC HR-S9600U. The VCR tunes in the channel and then outputs the S-VHS video and audio the Canopus ADVC-110. After that the process is the same. I uploaded this 9 minute clip as MPEG-2 to Youtube. Youtube converted it to whatever frame size and encoding they are using.

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLf3rH8lyw

[lowellriggsiam]

Here is broadcast TV (coax) to hdd (Rjtech) to DVD_RAM (Panisonic ES_40V via Composite) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB3AVlM5itI