Unable to convert NTSC VHS to DVD - Dazzle DVC100

[tkexer]

I purchased a Pinnacle VHS Saver in Australia (model: DVC100 Rev 1.1) and am having difficulty converting NTSC VHS to DVD or DivX (avi).

I tried:

1. Using two different VCRs which are both compatible with NTSC and PAL and can play the NTSC VHS well on my TV.
2. Using two different NTSC VHS which both can play fine on my television.
3. Using VideoLAN and Virtual Dub to capture the source by changing the mode from PAL to NTSC and 29.97fps.
4. Trying out different video editors and changing their input format to NTSC.
5. Trying the above on three different computers, one of which is a notebook and was purchased from the US.

Converting VHS in PAL format works perfectly, but not NTSC.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[hech54]

IUsing two different VCRs which are both compatible with NTSC and PAL and can play the NTSC VHS well on my TV.

Just because you can see it....that doesn't mean it can be captured. This subject is discussed ad nauseum here. Long story short....your VCR with that NTSC tape in it is not putting out a real NTSC signal....and it's not putting out a real PAL signal.....it's called a quasi or hybrid signal and VERY VERY few capture devices will capture it.

[tkexer]

So that's it? I can never convert an NTSC VHS to a digital format? What can I do? Change my VCR, change the capture device, change my graphics card?

[hech54]

Without an NTSC VCR....and the ability of your capture device of choice to capture NTSC....that's it. I've been doing this for many years and I have an NTSC tape here that I cannot do anything with besides watch it. It's going to America with me next month so I can capture it with my old equipment.

[jagabo]

Your current VCR is putting out a PAL60 signal when playing NTSC tapes. PAL60 uses NTSC frame sizes and frame rates but uses PAL color encoding. You can either get a true NTSC VCR and a capture card that can capture NTSC, or you can get a catpure card that supports PAL60.

http://www.amazon.com/Easycap-Version-Capturer-Camcorder-Compatible/dp/B0044XIQIW