creating a dvd?

[lou41888]

i uploaed a family movie from a vhs i want to clear it up .bright up the colors and make look like it came from a dvd cam.what program should i get and has that flicker on top is there any way i can crop that out ?

[thecoalman]

You can only do so much, "clearing" it up presents other issues. Usually this is done with "noise filter" It will look for colors that don't belong and replace them with what it thimks are the correct ones. Trouble is that it's not perfect, additionally if you apply too much your video will get a plastic pasty look. they also remove detail. You can't add what's not there. Brithness and and things like that can be adjusted prettyy easily.

Cropping can be done but it presents it's own issues as well. Generally you should mask any area that you want to crop.

There's many programs to do what you want. Hardware such as a good VCR and other video devices work better than software though. Fixing the video before it's converted to digital produces better results. That can get expensive, worth it if you have many videos, probably not if it's only a few. Lokk at the stickies in the Restoration forum for more info on hardware based solutions.

Having said that, the captured file id the most important thing. Try and fix it before it's converted...... Is this flicker present when you watch the tape directly from VCR to TV? What capture card are you using? Have you tried it in a different VCR? ..and can you post a screenshot of an example?


--------> fill out your computer details, that usally helps in resolving a lot of issues.

[guns1inger]

Don't expect to get it as clean and sharp as a new camera. VHS, while analogue, translates to around one third the resolution of a DV camera, as well as suffering other problems. You should, with time and care, be able to get it looking better than it does now, but set realistic goals.

[mats.hogberg]

The flickering you see, (if it's not half way down the screen!) will most likely be obscured when you view the DVD on TV, so is nothing to bother with. (See "overscan").

/Mats

[lou41888]

their has to be something i can use?

[mats.hogberg]

In what format is the video in your computer? AVI? MPG?
Remember, no matter how you go about it, if you go thru the process with filtering and stuff, you have to reencode, which (if we talk encoding for DVD authoring) will reduce the quality even further. It's possible you have to reencode anyway (if your video isn't in a DVD compliant format). If that's the case, you might as well try to apply filters. Read on here!

/Mats

[jimmalenko]

"You can polish a turd to make it look shiny and new, but in the end it's still a turd."

The moral here is that you can do a number of things to tweak, but due to the relatively low-quality source, there's only so much you can do. You're not going to see major improvements without the right mix of filters, and knowledge of how to use them.

Maybe a screenshot of what you have at the moment might allow users to be more specific in terms of software and filters to use ?

How do I upload screenshots ? might assist.

[thecoalman]

their has to be something i can use?

There's specific reasons I aske this:

Having said that, the captured file id the most important thing. Try and fix it before it's converted...... Is this flicker present when you watch the tape directly from VCR to TV? What capture card are you using? Have you tried it in a different VCR? ..and can you post a screenshot of an example?

As I said it's better to fix the issue before you make it an issue...... The flicker you see can be caused by a few different things and can possibly be fixed before you capture the video. It may just be overscan as mentioned above. Without more information though you can't give advice since there's so many possibilities.....