weird halo around white objects-vcr capture

[clashradio]

Hello,

I'm noticing a strange outline around light, or white objects on my vhs captures. About a year ago I purchased a decent S-VHS player; Sony SLV-R1000. Since it's a Super vhs I've been using S-video out. I'm using VirtualDub to cap with, uncompressed AVI. Is this a head alignment issue?

I've attached a few grabbed stills from the video.


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[dellsam34]

Do you see it when connected directly to TV?

[clashradio]

Do you see it when connected directly to TV?

No. The ghosting is not there when viewing direct to tv. Sorry, didn't even think to try that.

[dellsam34]

It's software/driver/capture device issue, If you are using the easycrap it's time to think about getting a good capture device, Plenty of threads about this subject.

[clashradio]

I'm using an Osprey 827e pci/e; definitely not a cheap capture card. Software is VirtualDub 32 bit. Card has the latest driver. I have had issues with the card before and been in contact with Osprey support. Do you think I should contact them and send these stills?

[Nilzzon]

not an expert, but do you have to much sharpening on?, vhs player? capture driver? capture software?

[dellsam34]

Try AmarecTV software just to see if vdub is doing this. Also try a different OS version, Are you on a PC or Mac? little details create more posts.

[clashradio]

Try AmarecTV software just to see if vdub is doing this. Also try a different OS version, Are you on a PC or Mac? little details create more posts.

For OS I have Win 10/64. Not sure what you mean by try a different OS version?

[clashradio]

not an expert, but do you have to much sharpening on?, vhs player? capture driver? capture software?

No sharpening enabled on player or capture settings.

[davexnet]

Can you post a small video sample, cut straight from the capture

[TimA-C]

That's just weird! You haven't by any chance got any filters activated during capture in Vdub?

I'd second Dellsam's suggestion and try AmarecTV v3.10 (or lower, NOT v4+ as it requires a bespoke capture codec)

[clashradio]

Can you post a small video sample, cut straight from the capture

Here is a Mark in/out clip of an example. No filters are turned on during VirtualDub caps.

[davexnet]

Do you see this on the Virtualdub preview screen?

[clashradio]

Do you see this on the Virtualdub preview screen?

Unfortunately I can't see video during capture. I've tried any and all Preview combinations. I have to rely on audio to know when the source has ended.

[clashradio]

As a new test I captured using composite and I do not get the halo effect. Since I'm using a good SVHS player I wanted to output via s-video.

Anyone have any idea why the halo effect is only with s-video output?

[dellsam34]

If composite is flawless then it's probably the Y/C card inside the VCR is gone bad and requires some a capping job.

[oln]

It's more likely on the capture card side, the composite output on SVHS VCRs is usually just from some signal mixer that combines the Y and C output from the video decoder at the very end of the signal path. (unless it's only the Y output coupling capacitor that somehow has gone bad.) I would try to test if it appears on a TV or other device with S-Video in, and/or see if the capture card has the same effect on some other S-Video source like a DVD player to make sure though.

[clashradio]

I burnt the composite-captured clip to a dvd, then captured that with VirtualDub via s-video from the set-top dvd player and do not get the outline/halo effect. So that means it can't be the capture card correct? But I also do not get the halo effect when playing the tape direct from the vcr via s-video to the tv.