VHS to DVD captures

[zeretul1]

I have recently purchased the Plextor ConvertX M402U for the purposes of converting VHS to DVD. Have tried a few times with the bundled software, and having been disappointed with the results, I now implore this board to help a humble soul in search of practical answers.

Obviously, I would like to be able to transfer my movie with as little loss in quality as possible. So far though, I have not been able to illiminate some of the problems I have seen.

Wavy lines on the bottom border, that do not appear on my television, but do on the file I capture, and a general loss of quality when converting to MPEG-4 HQ or MPEG-2 HQ formats.

I am using gold plated RCA cables, new USB plugs, and S-video, but this doens't really help.

I would like a walkthrough, as I have fortunate to receive in the past on seperate issues, but any and all feedback is appreciated.

Much love!

[canadateck]

Wavy lines on the bottom border, that do not appear on my television, but do on the file I capture,

When you burn this to DVD it will not show up on your T.V its overscan,Try to play the file in WinDVD , it handles Overscan better.

[zeretul1]

Makes sense. I did notice the wavy lines are diminished, but not gone completely. The last time I did make a dvd straight from the vhs through the plextor, I did see the lines on my TV.

Anything on the picture quality?

[zepolli1]

I too have been moving VHS to DVD with a new plextor m402u. Mine seems to look fine if I use the MPEG2- HQ setting.

I think you will always get the lines along the bottom when played as an mpeg, but when encoded to dvd, I don't see them (at least on a tv).

I have an atholon xp 2000 and a gigabyte motherboard. Make sure your machine is fast enuf, and dont do anything else while capturing.

You didn't say what kind of problems you are having in particular. ??


I really like the device, but am not happy with the fact that you can only make non-interlaced videos which is not supported by pinnacle studio.

(however, I guess NI is better? anyone?)