advc 100 capture help needed

1234567 wrote on 4/23/2002, 6:28 AM
I am having a problem with VV3 when capturing a less than great VHS tape. The tape is a concert for the Pat Travers Band. They shot the footage using 2 cameras and a cheap switch. When they switch between angles is when the problem ocours. It plays perfect on the TV and appears fine on the capture window, but on playback from VV3 the switching causes the sound and video to stutter a little. Has anyone solved a problem like this before? If I "stripe" a blank DV tape and the drop the VHS on to it and then subsequently capture it, will it work. I figure the VHS causes the capture to lose a/v sync temporarily. So what do you think? I would have thought the advc100 would have taken care of this by laying it's own time code down, but maybe the problem is too great for it to handle. Finally, is there anything (setting(s)) in VV3 that might work? Thanx in advance for all your help.

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deef wrote on 4/23/2002, 3:08 PM
Are you getting any dropped frames being reported during capture from the ADVC?
1234567 wrote on 4/23/2002, 4:22 PM
Yes, it does report dropped frames, but it seems to do this all the time, even when no frames are being dropped(that I can find). Normally I have no problems and all is smooth. It just seems like the switching is causing problems. So what do you think?
1234567 wrote on 4/24/2002, 6:39 AM
Update... actually, I do not usually drop frames. I do drop occasional frames if tape is very poor. Still need help on this(see original post)
1234567 wrote on 4/24/2002, 7:53 PM
I am having a problem with VV3 when capturing a less than great VHS tape. The tape is a concert for the Pat Travers Band. They shot the footage using 2 cameras and a cheap switch. When they switch between angles is when the problem ocours. It plays perfect on the TV and appears fine on the capture window, but on playback from VV3 the switching causes the sound and video to stutter a little. Has anyone solved a problem like this before? If I "stripe" a blank DV tape and the drop the VHS on to it and then subsequently capture it, will it work. I figure the VHS causes the capture to lose a/v sync temporarily. So what do you think? I would have thought the advc100 would have taken care of this by laying it's own time code down, but maybe the problem is too great for it to handle. Finally, is there anything (setting(s)) in VV3 that might work? Thanx in advance for all your help.