Trying to Encode VHS to MPEG

I am trying to encode some of my VHS tapes to MPEG or to AVI, it really doesn't matter to me. I am using the Video In on my GeForce4 Ti4200. I can wathc the video fine on my computer, but whenever I record it, a white bar appears in the middle of the screen and covers up a lot of the screen. Does anyone know what the problem is>

 

Sure hope you get a solution. I have a Leadtek 4600 and get the same thing (using MyVIVO ver 2.319, XP-Pro, 2.4 G.,512 RAM) also the recorded playback seems to lock up after about 5 seconds though the entire file is present. Must be a common problem (operational error?). Good luck. RAG

 

JRW160:

I suspect this may be a macrovision problem. Are these pre-recorded commercial tapes?

I found this on another site:

"NOTE: This applies to the MSI GeForce 4 Ti4200 VIVO.
Have had this card for a month now....You have to use old v1.08 capture drivers beacause all later ones have macrovision protection... This means if you need an updated driver for some odd reason (new windows, bug, whatever), well, the fixed one will have macrovision, not good at all. (read: big white stripes all across the screen)"

 

Actually, the tapes are just some old football videos. They are not commercial videos at all. I will see if I can find an older verion of the Gainward drivers. Is there any other way around Macrovision?

 

System specs in sig if that may help.

 

I’d like to ask JRW160 what operating system and which file format is it under, i.e. FAT32 or NTFS? The reason I’m asking is that it does make a little difference—very tiny bit. Secondly, which display option have you chosen for your video display from your VHS player, Overlay or Primary? Choosing Overlay option will help and ensure that the recording is not based on your computer’s clock cycle. Thirdly, try anyway you can to connected the video card to display regular TV channel, and then record the viewing channel. If the problem persists, perhaps the software you’re using to record isn’t up to par.

 

I am running Windows XP Pro and an NTFS file system. I connected it to a regular TV station and it records flawlessly. The problem seems to only affect recording of VHS tapes.

 

Would it be possible that your VHS player has built-in copy protection chip? A quick way to find out is to try it with another VHS player.

Good luck.