Color shifting problem when copying VHS to DVD on standalone

[KG1212]

I have a panasonic dmr-e80h that I have been trying to use to copy my VHS to DVD. Keep in mind I haven't even attempted to copy any copyright material these are all home movies. The problem is when playing the VCR through the DVD recorder I get this horrible constant pink to green color shifting.

At first I thought it may have been the age pf the tape. So I tired out a bunch of my movies, including new ones, and the color shifting occured on all of them.

Thinking it was a macrovision issue I bought two video stabilizers. One generic and the other was a Sima Copy This! Neither did absolutely anything for this color issue.

So I decided to move some of the cables around. I found out a couple of things. I unhooked the dvd recorder completely and hooked up the VCR directly into the TV using the a/v cables the color shifting still occured. Next i hooked the VCR directly into the TV using just the coaxial cables no a/v the color shifting stopped. Thinking this may work I hooked the VCR into the DVD recorder using just coaxial cables but the color shifting still occured.

Someone told me to purchase a sima color corrector but I've read this does not work with dvd recorders. Can anyone help me out with this?? It's driving me insane. This shifting is quite obvious.

Thanks!

[lordsmurf]

The mediocre TBC in there could be causing this.

[KG1212]

Is there anything I can do about it?

[kabanero]

Is there anything I can do about it?

Probably buy another recorder like JVC DR-M10S with LSI chip.

[wulf109]

Try playing on a different VCR. Sounds like your VCR's video processor is going bad. Your getting color shift on all hookups except RF?

[KG1212]

Thanks for the suggestion. I hooked up three other VCRs. 2 older, one fairly new. All had the color shifting.

Yes it seems to occur with everything but the r/f connections. Although I have yet to try hooking the recorder to the tv using s-video, gonna try that today.

[KG1212]

In reply to kabanero, the shifting still occurs without the recorder. When I hooked just the VCR to the tv using a/v same thing happened.

[Capmaster]

In reply to kabanero, the shifting still occurs without the recorder. When I hooked just the VCR to the tv using a/v same thing happened.

Maybe the color shift is present on the tape and the recorder is just faithfully reproducing it

[KG1212]

Well it appears to occur with all of my videos. Old, recent, varying brands.

[thunder2004]

The SAME THING is happening to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My panasonic DVD DMRH80 is color shifting only when i have my SONY and SANYO VCR'S hooked up ready to dub to DVD. The sound and video is fine its just the color shifting and nobody knows why. I have tried again 2 different VCR's and different cables and the samething everytime. All the tapes are pre-recordered tennis from basic cable T.V that i personally recordered onto blank tapes. I have tried many different tapes with the same result!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yoda313]

Hello,
If this is happening on "real" videotapes (like movies bought from a store) than its MACROVISION and you need a descrambler. If its happening on ALL of your tapes than maybe try different cables?? Sorry if this has been tried before. Good luck.
Kevin

[Marvingj]

A friend mine had the same problem with the same identical panny, he had a bad board. That might be your problem too.