VHS Tapes to DVD

My problem with the ADVC is the following:

(here is my post on the canopus.com forum)

I come back to this forum to present my problem after exchanging my original AVDC with a new one. Tech support agreed to change my converter box, but the new one is having the same problem: small parts of the screen that have uniform color appear affected by some diagonal zebra stripes, as you can see in the image below:

http://www.e-citizen.ro/~fullcd/canopus_zebra.jpg

I have tried EVERYTHING. Changed the ADVC, the computer (a friend came over with his), VCRs, cables, software. I have run out of strength and ideas. I am considering returning the box but, from all the forums i hear it's the best so i can't get anything else and my tapes are awaiting conversion to DVD.

Please help with any ideas you might have! I will try everything just to get it working. "



They don't know the source of my problems. Here is the link with their answers:
http://forum.canopus.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=GenADVC&Number=212929&fpart=&PHPSESSID=


Please tell me what else i can buy that will produce similar or even slightly better captures than the ADVC (maybe Snazzi DV.AVIO)?

Also, i have seen video captures done at Hollywood and put onto DVD in 1994. They were perfect. Now, 10 years later, there is nothing on the market that will do just that - make a replica of a VHS on my hard-drive?

 

anyone use pinnacle v.9 for av and dv capture edit and burn?

 

pinkisho you see these artifacts on the Screen while you are captureing or just in the captured file when Playing it back on your Monitor???

I"m just thinking that maybe the DV codec you are useing to decode the Captured file is adding the Artifacts on decompression...Maybe try deleteing the DV Codec you have installed and Install a Different one....
Also have you tried a different Capture software?? Maybe something like "Scenalyzer Live" would produce better results and try captureing to differnt DV Types Like If you have been captureing to DV Type 1 then try to capture to DV Type 2......

Also are the Tapes you are Captureing Copy protected??

 

MINION:

The tapes were not copy-protected.
I have captured with Scenalyzer, windv, dvio, vegas... same results.
I've captured to DV Type 2 and played back using every dv codec possible (i also switched using the canopus dv file converter).

Like i said, i've tested the ADVC on a friend's computer, and the results were the same. What could the problem be?

 

Well I"m Stumped...I have never seen artifacts like that either...

I just don"t know???

 

I'm capturing with Pinnacle v9. If I capture in mpeg2 the audio/video are out of synch. If I capture in avi with the picvideo mjpeg codec I'm in synch. If my intention is to put family VHS tapes on DVD with the above program am I losing anything by capturing with avi?

Thanks

 

I use Pinnacle Studio 9 to capture direct to AVI. Unlike mpeg, AVI is uncompressed.

I use TMPGEnc XPress, with the Dolby AC-3 sound plug-in, to transcode the AVI file to an MPEG file which will fit on a DVD. I then use TMPGEnc DVD Author to create the DVD menu (if desired) and chapters and to burn the DVD.

 

w3tno - Do you not use pinnacle v9 to edit and author? Why? Why is tmpgne better? Is there a tmpgne freeware that is not temporary, now that I bought pinnacle v9?

Thanks

 

I had heard that the transcoder in the Studio product is not as good quality as some of the other products.

 

Yes the encoder in Studio 9 sucks pretty bad compared to other standalone encoders Plus Studio 9 doesn"t support Dolby AC3 audio so it makes it difficult to author a DVD if you want to use Dolby audio....

 

Okey guys, don´t laugh but I need anyone´s opinion on the stuff I use to capture video.
-DAZZLE hollywood bridge( I´ve used a svhs camera for the last 6 years)analog to dv converted and sent via firewire to the computer.Capture in dv setting,726x576 avi.
-PINNACLE studio, I started with 7, using 8 and about to put 9 in a few days.
I know this sounds pretty crap,¿ anyone using the same equip ?

 

Is there a better product that can be purchased at Circuit City or Best Buy?
Thanks

 

Dear Minion,

Sorry for being so late to this forum. I see that you're very knowledgable with analogue-digital conversion. At present, I'm in the same boat as almost everyone who post on this thread. It a hard choice deciding what to get.

My senario is this:

analogue video camera, video8 with output as composite video and 2 rca audio out

VCR with the same outputs

laptop with 4 pin firewire port and 2 usb 2 ports

laptop is P4 3GHz, 512Meg ram, DVD+R/RW, 64 megs NVidia Go video card, onboard sound card

desktop dell 4600, P4 3GHz, 1 Gig ram, CDRW with DVD ROM drive, no firewire input, 1 spare PCI slots

another desktop Dell 4100 (4 yrs old), P3 800MHz, 512Meg ram, 64Meg NVidia Ultra2 video card, Creative sound card, Pioneer DVD-/+R/RW drive, DVD-ROM drive

Software:

Ulead MovieFactory 2SE

ULead VideoStudio 8 trial

Nero Express 5.5

The questions:

Is the Canopus ADVC 100 the best for its price range? In terms of portability etc?

Can I use the 4 pin firewire port of the ADVC100 to output to my laptop (4 pin firewire only)?

Do I need any capture software?

Do I need anymore software to convert AVI to MPEG2 for burning onto DVD?

If so, are there any free version?

 

Furthermore, If I'm not too keen on sending the digital file back to analogue, would it be better to save some dough and just but the Canopus ADVC 55?

 

The Canopus ADVC-100 doesn"t send your video back out as analogue unless you want to record the Captured Video to a VCR in which case you have to use analogue because a VCR is analogue but for the captureing it is allways digital DV....

The ADVC-55 would work just as well as the advc-100 accept that the ADVC-100 is a More Portible device as the ADVC-55 uses a 5in drive bay on a Desktop tower were the ADVC-100 just sits on your table and has a seperate power supply and the ADVC-55 uses the 12v Molex connector from your PSU in your desktop....

None of these device need any extra Drivers to work...
You will still probably need Video editing software and Mpeg encodeing software and Video capture software....
You can use Ulead DVD movie Factory to capture to Mpeg2 and to encode but the quality will not be nearly as good as if you use a good quality standalone mpeg Encoder and Captured directly to DV AVI useing Native DV Capture software like "Scenalyzer Live" ......

If you were able to get a high end video editing Program like Adobe Premier Pro or Vegas Video 5 then they have built in Capture and encodeing software....
There are other Cheaper editing programs that have some simular features if you PM me with your email address I can send you some links to some sites were you can see what features they have and I can give you some recomendations.....

Cheers

 

Thanks.

I thought the ADVC 55 is the smaller portable unit while the ADVC 50 is the 5 in bay unit.

 

HI their
to who ever see this cry for help hope thr more answer here.
Been having a little trouble !!!
I just purchase this ATI - 9800pro - All in wonder 128MB i have a whole bunch of VHS tapes and i am trying to tranfer them to DVD cuz were i am living thr is alot of dampnest and with time they will get damege. I put in One of my kids tape on is ok but when i tryird to copy one of my BBC comedy's from the UK it say is pal looks like my vcr dont let the vedio out but i can here the audio a little fast but i can here it can ne one help me

 

Ray123: Yes you are Right it can be Totally Portable and it can also fit into a Drive Bay...

Here"s what it says about it on the canopus site:

ADVC55 is ideal for capturing analog video into FireWire-equipped notebook and desktop editing computers. There are no drivers to install and ADVC55 does not require a power supply when used with a 6-pin DV cable.


> Connects to all widely used DV and analog video equipment
> Compatible with Windows and Mac OS DV editing systems
> Compatible with leading editing and DVD authoring applications including Canopus EDIUS, Canopus Let's EDIT, Sonic Foundry® Vegas®, Final Cut Pro®, Avid Xpress® DV, Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Pinnacle Edition,
Ulead Media Studio® Pro, and Windows Movie Maker
> No need to install drivers or any software applications
> Powered by IEEE 1394 (FireWire) connector*
> NTSC and PAL compatible

* Using the 4-pin IEEE 1394 connector requires the ADVC55 AC Kit (sold separately)

Broad Compatibility
Broad video equipment and software compatibility ensures ADVC55 provides a long product life and a high return on investment.

Intelligent Input/Output
ADVC55's intelligent usability allows for easy setup and connection in any video environment. Automatic input signal detection and convenient front / back connectors ensure easy setup and operation.

Proven DV Codec Technology
At the heart of ADVC55 is Canopus 's proprietary DV codec chip providing the industry's best picture quality preservation during analog-to-DV conversion.

 

Because of the budget, I have to use my laptop as my video work station.

P4 2.66G -- 512 RAM --- 40G HD.

I have a Canopus ADVC300 to do the AD convertion.I want to buy an external HD and an external DVD+/-R driver.

My first question is about the external HD speed.Is the external HD that uses the USB2.0 fast enough to avoid the frame dropping when I do the video capturing? And is it fast enough to work smoothly with the furture video editing?

And my second question is also about the speed. Compare to the internal HD and DVD+/-R driver, how much does them slow down when burning a DVD-r with the external devices, such as a 120 minutes ready to burn DVD movie.

Any answer and advice is sooooooo appreciated.

I use Adobe premiere pro 7.0. By the way, Canopus is fabulous!

 

Yes a External USB Hard drive should be fast enough for DV Capture considering the Data is being transfered to the PC Via Firewire which is slower than USB 2.0 ...You shouldn"t have any problems with a USB hard Drive or DVD Burner as long as you don"t capture and Burn at the Same time....

Cheers