I've been doing some VHS to DVD transfers and this is driving me a little nuts - so I figure I must be missing something obvious that hopefully someone can point out.
When I view the results of my transfer from VHS to DVD on a TV, the DVD image looks quite a bit, well, softer. I've played both the original VHS and DVD back at the same time and switched back and forth, and in some cases the difference is quite striking. Now I didn't expect an exact copy, but I also didn't expect to see such a major difference.
I've tried the transfer in a couple of different ways:
1) Used a JVC SR-MV30U (with the TBC and everything).
2) Captured with ADVC-300, rendered via Vegas/MainConcept at best setting; single pass VBR. Burnt with DVDA.
And both are showing the same differences. Now I've not done any of the various restoration techniques outlined in various places here - my original goal was to try and get as good as I can without doing anything really time intensive.
Another thing I'm not understanding is that when I look at stuff on my Sony broadcast monitor, I'm not seeing the same issues - but that's more of a curiosity at this point.
Are my expectations for what I should be able to get from a transfer like this too high? Or is something like the SignVideo Proc Amp going to help me out (it's not entirely clear from reading the various posts)?
Thanks,
--Scott
When I view the results of my transfer from VHS to DVD on a TV, the DVD image looks quite a bit, well, softer. I've played both the original VHS and DVD back at the same time and switched back and forth, and in some cases the difference is quite striking. Now I didn't expect an exact copy, but I also didn't expect to see such a major difference.
I've tried the transfer in a couple of different ways:
1) Used a JVC SR-MV30U (with the TBC and everything).
2) Captured with ADVC-300, rendered via Vegas/MainConcept at best setting; single pass VBR. Burnt with DVDA.
And both are showing the same differences. Now I've not done any of the various restoration techniques outlined in various places here - my original goal was to try and get as good as I can without doing anything really time intensive.
Another thing I'm not understanding is that when I look at stuff on my Sony broadcast monitor, I'm not seeing the same issues - but that's more of a curiosity at this point.
Are my expectations for what I should be able to get from a transfer like this too high? Or is something like the SignVideo Proc Amp going to help me out (it's not entirely clear from reading the various posts)?
Thanks,
--Scott