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Posted by SJS on 09/03/05 05:35
"Bill G" <niobrara969@none.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:35:53 GMT, "SJS" <scheuche@yahooNOSPAM.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Bill G" <niobrara969@none.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:6qrhh1lg9ar2uq252dmmaqff9irsqfpi52@4ax.com...
> >> On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:42:27 GMT, "SJS" <scheuche@yahooNOSPAM.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hello, people :) First, I'd like to thank everyone for offering their
> >help
> >> >with a few questions I have posted concerning a jitter problem I was
> >having
> >> >with VCR playback. Happy to say, I have found a VCR that plays those
> >older
> >> >tapes perfectly :) It involved a special feature that has you hold
down
> >> >"play" for two seconds to reduce jitter on EP recordings. :)
> >> >
> >> >However, I have another "concern". now that I have the major jitter
issue
> >> >fixed, have another minor issue that cropped up. What I'm seeing on
those
> >> >tapes during playback is something I can best describe as a minor
> >"shimmer".
> >> >I have the VCR attached to my DVD recorder through a standard set of
AV
> >> >cables. When I playback the tape, I can see an occasional shimmer, or
> >slight
> >> >vibration in the picture. It's not really a jitter, but a small
shimmer
> >(if
> >> >that makes any sense). I thought it may have been the cables but I've
> >tried
> >> >higher end ones and they work the same.
> >> >
> >> >Now, here's the kicker: When the VCR is attached directly to the TV,
the
> >> >playback looks perfect. Also, when the VCR is connected with the AV
> >cables
> >> >through another VCR, the picture is also perfect. so, I only get the
> >shimmer
> >> >when the VCR is connected to the DVD burner for dubbing.
> >> >
> >> >Any ideas? Thanks :)
> >>
> >>
> >> This part of your post makes me think you should just run the signal
> >> through a 2nd VCR when you're dubbing:
> >> >when the VCR is connected with the AV cables
> >> >through another VCR, the picture is also perfect
> >>
> >> You can't get much better than perfect.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bill
> >
> >hi, bill =) thanks for your response! :)))))) i guess i don't understand
> >what you mean. what i do is simply convert my vhs tapes to dvd, so i have
> >them both set up for dubbing. when i play the tapes in the vcr with this
> >setup, i get the slight shimmer effect. when i replace the dvd recorder
with
> >a vcr, the picture is perfect, so i suspect there is something in the dvd
> >recorder causing the issue.
> >
> >=}
>
> Oh, I thought you were saying you got a perfect picture when you
> output from one VCR to a second VCR, and at the same time output from
> the second VCR to the DVD recorder, in effect simply using the second
> VCR as a pass-through device. That's what I thought you meant when you
> said "through another VCR". So what did you mean then?
no problem =) sometimes it's hard to describe without seeing it =) i just
meant that when i tape using the dvd recorder, the tapes "shimmer".
> Do you have other connection options, such as S-Video?
the dvd recorder has an s-video input, but the vcrs do not. i am going to
get a composite to s-video adapter to see if maybe that will help :)
thanks :)
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