Glitch in tape causing audio error

[koberulz]

I have some stuff on a VHS tape that I've captured onto the computer.

There is a small tape glitch a few minutes in, where the audio stops for a second and a few silver lines flash across the screen, as VHS tapes are wont to do.

I usually use Screenblast Movie Studio to edit my VHS tapes (cut off the beginning and end of the capture, which aren't the wanted content), but the tape glitch causes it to think that the audio is not the same format throughout the tape. Thus, there's no audio after this glitch occurs.

It plays fine in media player and suchlike, though, as well as working perfectly in movie maker. However, movie maker is too prone to illegal operations to find the time to render the footage.

I need a free piece of software that can cut and re-render some video, and won't balk at the small tape glitch.

Any suggestions?

[Marvingj]

Try https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=TMPGEnc

[koberulz]

That isn't free.

[koberulz]

Any help?

[guns1inger]

tmpgenc plus comes with a 14 day demo of their mpeg2 encoder, plus their mpeg tools. I suspect that this was being suggested as a possible way to cut out the glitch.

[koberulz]

It says it limits output to half an hour, too.

I have three hours of footage.

[Abond]

Which type is the file?

[koberulz]

It's a DV-AVI file.

[Abond]

Try VirtualDub

[daamon]

Try VirtualDub

I totally second that - free and very handy.

I also use a variant, VirtualDubMod - it handles the audio streams slightly differently and, to me, a bit better once you're used to it. Also free.

[koberulz]

VD can't handle the interleaved audio stream or something. I forgot to mention that in my first post.

[daamon]

VD can't handle the interleaved audio stream or something. I forgot to mention that in my first post.

It sounds like you've got Type 1 DV AVI and you need Type 2 (or vice versa - I never can remember which VirtualDub prefers). Run your DV AVI through either Canopus DV File Converter or Ulead DV Type 1 to DV Type 2 Converter and then retry in VirtualDub. Both are free and there's no quality loss, just re-arranging how the audio is stored in the DV AVI file.

[koberulz]

Canopus only works on files smaller than 5.6 GB, DV Type 1 to Type 2 Converter keeps "not responding".

[Abond]

maybe DVdate

[daamon]

Canopus only works on files smaller than 5.6 GB, DV Type 1 to Type 2 Converter keeps "not responding".

Hmm... Can you recapture and select Type x (whatever x is opposite to what it was)? I know you've 3 hours of videos...

The alternative is to use VirtualDub to chop the DV AVI's into chunks smaller than 5.6Gb - I'd say do this to get only one 5.6Gb chunk to run it through the Canopus converter as a trial and, if it works, go with the rest. Use VirtalDub in "Direct Stream Copy" mode and make a note of the exact (and I mean precise, exact) frame number you cut on so you know where to cut next time, and the time after that etc...