Re: VHS to DV conversions

In article <7fd61db64d%Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graeme Wall
<Graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <071020051320200613%nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
> Elliott Roper <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >
> > SCART or composite should be indistinguishable. Same signal, different
> > plugs. Some SCART cables have s-video pins connected, but as a rule
> > only S-VHS cameras had s-video outputs. Anyway, in my experience, the
> > difference in quality between s-video and composite is completely
> > masked by the cruddiness of VHS. Even S-VHS is dreadful compared to DV.
> >
>
> Like all things it depends on the original quality of the material, if it is
> good (for VHS) then component will give better results than composite. But
> you need a good tape, a good VHS recorder, I use a Panasonic 4 head machine
> with time base corrector, most cheap domestic machines won't have the latter,
> and a good A-D converter. Then you stand a fighting chance of getting a
> reasonable result.
>
yeah, it is still rubbish. I too have a 4-head Pana super VHS deck with
TBC. At best S-VHS will give you 400 lines, VHS is closer to 200 and DV
on a sunny day will give better than 500. (lines= vertical alternate
black and white lines that will fit in the biggest square that will fit
on screen and still be distinguishabe from grey mush)
> Re scarts, you can get then wired for component out to 4 bnc plugs, sync, y,
> y-b, y-g IIRC.
I forgot about the component pins, but they do not appear as difference
signals. s-video is there too. Of course there is no conversion. If the
lines are not driven, there is nothing to see.
http://www.hardwarebook.net/connector/av/scart.html

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