Only 1 channel audio - is it my VCR or the Canopus device?

[Z-C]

Hi guys.

It seems that when capturing video from my VCR to my computer using the canopus ADVC 110, the audio stream of the captured video is 2 channels stereo, yet one channel has no data in it(flat line) and the other one is ok.

I did what I could to find the culprit. It seems that the cables are ok, since changing them didn't help. Further more, I checked with my Hi8 camera and it appears that I get a working 2 channel stereo sound on my captured files when using it.

So that leaves me with two options: 1. The VCR is broken. Or 2. The VHS tapes are only capable of 1 channel(Mono) sound, so when the canopus captures to DV it has to make two channels audio stream, leaving one channel empty.
I also heard that a VCR that playbacks Mono tapes is supposed to produce identical two channels to emulate stereo. If that's the case then I guess one of the channels in my VCR is not working.

Any ideas how to verify who's fault this problem is? This is a good video and before I get a new one I prefer making sure it's broken.

[hiptune]

Hi guys.

It seems that when capturing video from my VCR to my computer using the canopus ADVC 110, the audio stream of the captured video is 2 channels stereo, yet one channel has no data in it(flat line) and the other one is ok.

You need to listen to the computer speakers, and see if one channel is indeed missing during capture.

Also, try playing the VCR into a receiver or amp not connected to the ADVC. Just check out the VCR with another unit of some kind. Then you can see if there is a problem with it before even getting into the pc video nightmare. One thing at a time. Easy to do.