VHS capturing causes blinking.

[GregI]

Hello people, new here so be gentle.

Well anyway, i am capturing macrovision protected tapes. I purchased a macrovision remover and so here is my setup. Sorry for my artistic skills. :P



As the picture says, my setup is all scart.

The recording is ok but once in a while(every minute or so) the recording will blink for a split second. I don't have a problem with the slight blinking but my brother does.

My theory is that the blink is put in to accomodate DVD recorder lag or something.

Does anyone know how i could prevent the blinking? I was thinking that using Scart to RCA cable or something would take away the dvd recorder lag, IF it is that.

[grossjamesh]

You didnt really tell us what you mean by blinking.
However I have experienced something similar with old VHS tapes.
This blinking is caused by tape sticking which results in a momentary loss of sync.
One way to reduce this affect is to clean the capstan pinch roller with a cotton swab and alcohol.
Another way to prevent sticking is to FF the tape and rewind.
Some tapes will have areas that have streched slightly this will also cause a loss of sync.
Once a tape has started to deteriorate there is not much that can be done.

[GregI]

Oh no it is definately not the tape. When i play the tape without the macrovision remover there is no blinking.

When i mean blinking there is just a black screen for like half a second and then the video continues.

[Krispy Kritter]

Then the second thought would be the "macrovision remover" that you are using. They are all not equal.