Converting old VHS to DVD

[ddahlen]

I am converting old family VHS tapes to DVD. However, over time the tapes have deteriorated and many of them look like the tracking is bad, but cannot be adjusted to give a good picture. The images are "squiggley" for lack of a better word in the middle.

Is there anything I can do to restore these tapes or improve the quality when capturing or editing the images?

Thanks in advance,
Doug

[MEL15]

Try to rewind them a few times, play and see if that fixed the problem .Also check tracking on vcr and make sure vcr heads are clean, good luck.

[jagabo]

You may need a VCR with a line time base corrector (TBC). In addition, you may need a full frame TBC. Those will cost you about US$300 each. There are many threads here about VHS and TBCs.

[johns0]

Tbc wont help since its the vcr that cant correct the tracking,thats cause it was prolly done in ep mode on another vcr.