Cleaning Up Video

[christopheramos]

Hello!

I have a VHS tape that's not that old but has some
notable noise and dullness. I am not interested
(yet anyway) of putting this on DVD.

Instead, I was wondering if it was possible to clean
up the video by running it through a device of some
sort (between the VCR and the TV)?

I don't know if such a thing exists, but if it does, what
would it be called? What would be some good models?

Thanks!!!

Chris

[thecoalman]

You can start with a good VCR...... That can make a world of difference. See the restoration forum for more info.

[greymalkin]

you've come to the right place my boy! you've come to the right place!

members like lordsmurf and others have lots of knowledge on hardware correction and i wont even try to rehash what i've heard from them, best let it come straight from the horses mouth.

[redwudz]

What greymalkin said. lordsmurf's site is: http://digitalfaq.com/.

There's also a 'Restoration' forum here to look for some ideas. <<<<

[edDV]

You can try to adjust your TV to play the tape (brightness, contrast, color saturation and hue).

Or you can use a "processing amplifier" that makes similar changes to the video signal without misadjusting the TV.

Other devices called "enhancers" attempt to boost preceived detail using a variety of eye tricks like edge enhancement.

See the restoration forum if you want to actually fix the video and record the result.