Should this setup do the job?

[dhugg]

Hi all, i recently posted about a problem i was having with capturing some VHS tape and then converting them to dvd.

the problem was that the final product, the dvd, would be fairly average quality with the screen flashing tinges of red and green up now and then.

the initial hardware was a AVerMedia DVD EZMaker Pro USB 2.0. We are about to buy a TBC-1000 and an advc-300.

will this setup do the job? we aren't too fussed on making the quality better, just something that is a reasonably watchable quality, i.e. something that is fairly close to the original quality on the VHS.

does anyone know of any guides floating around that may give suggested settings or tips when using a similar setup as this?

Cheers, Dhugg.

[reboot]

Because of the amount of varying hardware and software, I know of no guides.
I would think, with that hardware expense, you should get decent quality dvd's, but then again, too many variables.
What capture program, aspect, bitrate, encoder, and authoring programs you use, can also make a world of difference.

[thecoalman]

the initial hardware was a AVerMedia DVD EZMaker Pro USB 2.0. We are about to buy a TBC-1000 and an advc-300.

will this setup do the job? we aren't too fussed on making the quality better, just something that is a reasonably watchable quality, i.e. something that is fairly close to the original quality on the VHS.

does anyone know of any guides floating around that may give suggested settings or tips when using a similar setup as this?
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Those devices should give you a nearly identical copy of the source if not better if they are jittery, personally I'd just go with the ADVC 110. The TBC will perform much of the same functions the extras the ADVC 300 adds but better. You could spend the money you save on a good VCR with S-video, VCR is just as important as the devices.

You won't find any guides because for the most part they are plug and play. The tbc has A/V in and A/V out, the only switch is the on/off switch there's nothing else. The ADVC's only have a few dip switches on the bottom, mostly relating to the format your inputting. It only outputs one format and that's DV-AVI.

[Pench]

the cheapest way i have found to convert VHS to DVD is using a DV cam. I dump the VHS onto the DV and then import it over the firewire and run it through Winavi (or some other encoder). It seems to be at about the same quality as the original VHS, but my old VHS's aren't so pretty to begin with.

[thecoalman]

the cheapest way i have found to convert VHS to DVD is using a DV cam. I dump the VHS onto the DV and then import it over the firewire

The ADVC does the same thing, of course if your in the market for a DV cam that's definitely an alternative to consider.