Capturing from VHS-C

[lolmos69]

I've captured directly from my VHS-C camcorder and have gotten good results. I was thinking of purchasing the JVC 9800 S-VHS. Will I get better results using the adapter tape and capturing from the JVC VCR instead?

[macleod]

probably not. If the max resolution of the VHS-C is say 352x480, getting a S-VHS tape player wont make it any better.

[Dr_Layne]

The time base corrector and DNR features of the vcr would help you to get the best possible picture from your source. But it will not improve the resolution.

Steve

[Wile_E]

I got the JVC 9911u and the TBC and digital noise reduction circuit does help. When I turn it off or on, it is very noticeable that it helps stablize the picture.

If you have a capture device with S-Video, then the S-Video on the JVC would help get the clearest picture possible. On several of my tapes I notice a difference. The S-Video has a crisper image with less color bleed.

[lordsmurf]

I've captured directly from my VHS-C camcorder and have gotten good results. I was thinking of purchasing the JVC 9800 S-VHS. Will I get better results using the adapter tape and capturing from the JVC VCR instead?

Be careful using those "C" adapters inside of JVC machines. They are usually not TRULY tape size, so the JVC is just going to EAT YOUR TAPE. be careful.

But yes, the filter on an S-VHS deck are worth it, and much better than regular VCRs.

[lolmos69]

I've captured directly from my VHS-C camcorder and have gotten good results. I was thinking of purchasing the JVC 9800 S-VHS. Will I get better results using the adapter tape and capturing from the JVC VCR instead?

Be careful using those "C" adapters inside of JVC machines. They are usually not TRULY tape size, so the JVC is just going to EAT YOUR TAPE. be careful.

But yes, the filter on an S-VHS deck are worth it, and much better than regular VCRs.

thanks for all your quick answers. Between this forum and DigitalFAQ i have received so much info. Will try to find a JVC 9800.

Are all adapters the same, cause my came with my camcorder and its a JVC camcorder. And thanks for that info cause I've used my adapter in my JVC VCR, never ate the tape I was lucky I guess.

[jlietz]

Be careful using those "C" adapters inside of JVC machines. They are usually not TRULY tape size, so the JVC is just going to EAT YOUR TAPE. be careful.

But yes, the filter on an S-VHS deck are worth it, and much better than regular VCRs.

Since using a "c" adapter may not be a good idea...Let's say I play the vhs-c tape through my camcorder and send the output to a s-vhs deck and then output to the capture card, tv, etc... Does the s-vhs still filter the signal, or do you have to play the tape on the s-vhs for the filters to be effective? Ditto for a s-vhs with a tbc?
Thanks.

[BrainStorm69]

You have to be playing the tape on the vcr for the TBC and other features to work. For what it is worth, when I tried using my HR-S9900U for a VHS-C tape from my camcorder, it had too much jitter even with the TBC on, etc. It played better on some of my other VCRs. But YMMV.