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FWIW, some analog video mixers such as the Videonics MX series included a basic TBC capability. (Not sure what the corresponding PAL designations are.)

In NTSC land the among serious restorers the Panasonic AG-1980 tends to be favored for EP tapes, and the JVC HR-S9600 (and its close kin) for SP tapes. Analog video is fussy!Р вЂќР вЂћs you have noted, some VCRs will do better than others with a given tape. Similarly new gear and new tape are not immune, just somewhat less likely to have problems that are increased as a result of wear and aging.

You have to try both ways with each to see what works best with a given tape. Occasionally (but not usually) enabling the a line TBC can make things worse. I like the ease of use and the picture quality a lot, but I simply can't use it because of a bunch of side effects. Don't think that I hate or dislike Canopus. So there are many problems with Canopus while having new tapes, new VCRs, a S-VHS with a TBC. And when played on Blaupunkt with TBC on the picture starts horizontal periodical large amplitude jitter. And my described problem with Canopus and jerky, freezing video persists while playing back a relatively new VHS tape recorded in a local TV, on a new VCR. As well as high end Blaupunkt RTV-950 S-VHS with a Line TBC in a very good condition. Using a Mini-DV/DVC device as a pass-thru converter of analog to IEEE1394 (AKA: firewire or iLink) will provide a measure of TBC effectI agree on all that. Some higher end VCR's included a line TBC. For reliable capture you should have both available.

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There are two general flavors of TBC, line and full frame. If the sync pulses are not within spec the capture will have problems, dropped frames, and depending on the capture software, abort. That is not always provided by analog gear, especially old VCRs with old tapes.

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I will try to attach one of the most sever sample of this problem.Р вЂќР’В¤ VCRs: Blaupunkt RTV-950 S-VHS (which is clone of Panasonic FS200), LG LV880 HiFi 6Head,Sony SLV SE-630 HiFi 4Head, LG BL-162WР вЂќР’В¤ Capture devices: Canopus ADVC 110, ADVC 55, Sony and Panasonic miniDV camcoders with passthroughР вЂќРЎС› capture software: WinDV, Sony Vegas Pro 12Р вЂќР’В¬apture devices such as the ADVC series (or BMD's Intensity Pro) want to see a stable sync signal. And I don't mean these regular shortterm dropouts which appear as vertically scrolling horizontal strokes which are not so obtrusive. I have used also a Panasonic miniDV with the same good results. It can't be that I am the only one with this problem! And why is the Sony miniDV superior, not in image and sound quality, but in dealing with these jerky dropouts. So now I have only left only with this tormenting question: there are so many Canopus ADVC uses around there. For instance Blaupunkt is my recent acquisition, it has a built-in TBC and I had a hope that this will help the ADVC. You may ask why I still use the ADVC? Well I used it until I had tried every possible combination. BUT in all these cases I have captured the same tape through the Sony miniDV without ANY problem! I do have one of the best S-VHS VCR- Blaupunkt RTV-950 ( which is a clone of Panasonic FS200) in a mint condition, all other 4 VCRs are HiFi and like new.Р вЂќР вЂћnd here is my conclusion: every now and then I get a VHS tape which captures through ADVC 55 (110) with these jerky dropouts regardless of devices I use as I described above.

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Since then I have performed all available capturing tests in all combinations involving 5 VCRs, 2 Canopuses, 2 miniDV camcoders, 2 capturing apps, Windows 7 and Win XP. But no, sooner or later I got involved in the same problems. I replaced my ADVC 110 with ADVC 55 hoping that theР вЂќР вЂЎirst one was faulty. I got a Sony miniDV camcoder with a passthrough for capturing and the problems were gone. So I assumed that was this combination of a VCR with Canopus that caused the problem.Р вЂќР’В«ut soon I had another tape that had the same problems with any of my VCRs. I switched the VCR and the problem was gone. Sort of dropouts not producing strokes, but loosing complete frames, making the video jerky with lost sound samples. During the capture the picture and sound got frequently stuck. But once I got a tape that posed some problems. When I bought ADVC 110, at first I was very happy with the ease of work and the quality. I would like to share some of my expierence with capturing VHS tapes with Canopus ADVC 110 and ADVC55 and discuss the problems encountered.Р вЂќР’Вuring the past 2 years I have captured about 200 PAL VHS tapes.

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