i am using a Canopus ADVC-110 for analog conversion. I am using Windv for capture. The sound is not coming out properly. The video is acceptable. Are there any settings on the Canopus that I need to set to assist with proper sound capture? Thanks.
@arunc.... Use your S-vhs to connect your video. The use your white and red rca connectors to connect the audio from your tape deck Do not connect both the S-VHS and yellow rca plugs. Leave the yellow connector unplugged. Be sure that your WinDV is properly set up to receive from your tape deck, and that it is connected into your 110 properly and correctly. Make sure that you have your capture file properly identified and if possible capture to a HD other than the final working HD. This will speed up the demux process and recoding. Another thing you must think of in the later process is bitrate. If you go back to the information and guides you should have an easy learning process. My suggestion is search and read previous posts. Good luck.
T_Outlaw: I will definitely read the prior posts. My analog camcorder has no S-video port. Are you suggesting to use the S-video cable from the Video-Out of the Canopus to the computer? Am I supposed to hear the proper sound on WinDV itself? I will implement your suggestions. Should I use the red and white sound cables provided with the camcorder for sound (several years old)? Thanks.
arunc..... Experienced a problem logging onto afterdawn. Couldn't find the port for some strange reason. If you don't have a S-VHS port then you must use the yellow plug for video in. The Firewire only transfers the AVI signal to the HD. For power you have a separate cable which plugs in the rear of your ADVC. There is only one cable that can be reversed if necessary and that is the FireWire. I believe what you are seeing is a form of Macrovision in the tape you are copying.. Generally, Macrovision introduces a false synchronization pulse in the VBR followed by "back porches" at a very high voltage level. The VHS VCR loads at the signal thinking that it is being fed a high amplitude signal and normally will adjust the gain control to maximum. The real picture then gets very dim. When it stops it regains the original picture quality. This will continue on and off. But I have also observed a loss of color without the on-off bit. In my setup, I have macrovision defeat device between my recorder and the ADVC. My advice is run about 15-minutes to your HD, then run it under Nero or a like program and see what you get as a final result. But run it through a macrovision defeat to see it that is your problem. The other solution is to have a secondary monitor off a double pigtail on the same video "out" line off of your tape recorder. If it shows in color this proves that you probably do have macrovision. I just set up my ADVC exactly as above and everything worked as stated. Ran approximately 15-minutes worth and it was a good run. No problems. Used Nero 7 as my viewer.
