capture stills

[efiste2]

i capture my VHS tapes using my canopus 100 using WINDV then use tmpgnc to convert,then tmpgnc dvd authour to author, For the menu backgrounds i use stills captured from a roughly authoured output . but sometimes i cannot get a good still capture sometimes, ie it captures between two frames giving a blurred look to the still, but on the odd ocasion its fine. is this a problem that can be solved by adjusting a setting in WINDV or is it just a source tape problem or maybe a different setting in tmpgenc plus

[FOO]

Would you say your chances of getting a bad one are about 40% ?

You are probably having interlace and/or telecine problems.

Not much to do about it except capture several in a row and pick a good
one.

[steveryan]

Edit your capture in Virtualdub and then output as images, you're bound to get one to your liking. Or use TMPGENC, that outputs images too.

[efiste2]

i do use tmpgenc and ur right, i do get about 40% decent stills, so i guess its just pot luck as you say. Thanks for the advice guys

[FOO]

That's not pot luck it's 3:2 pulldown or telecine.
there are 2 mixed up frames out of every 5

edit: wait a minute , you should get 60% good ones

[efiste2]

is there any way to avoid 3:2 pulldown or telecine or is it just a factor of VHS capture, by the way i always get perfect stills of storebought VHS tapes, why is that