Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 12/23/67 11:28

AnthonyR wrote:
> <blackburst@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1128373332.795991.297420@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > AnthonyR wrote:
> >> Can you tell me which model dvd standalone you are using?
> >> Perhaps it's a problem with that hardware or firmware?
> >
> > It has happened on several:
> > Emerson EWR10D4
> > Go Video VR3930
> > LiteOn LVW-5005
> > Sony DVD recorder/VCR combo, number unrecalled
> >
> I don't believe any of those models have a built in tbc.
>
> >
> >> You can try a google and see if you're not alone using that brand or
> >> model
> >> recorder.
> >> Also an inline time base corrector between the two might help, as years
> >> ago
> >> that's what
> >> I had to do to get good dvd's out of my early philips standalone dvd
> >> recorder.
> >> I had worse than out of sync audio problems, I use to get audio that
> >> would
> >> drift and then quickly try and catch up
> >> crealting a blirp type audio glitch. The TBC eliminated it but I've since
> >> sold that unit and seen newer dvd recorders
> >> selling with built in TBC now as almost standard feature on the good
> >> ones.
> >> AnthonyR.
> >
> > Wouldn't a TBC slow down the signal a bit? I hate what some TBCs do to
> > the signal, and it prevents using firewire. I have a For.A FA-310, and
> > it really craps things up. I wish they made TBCs without proc amps.
> > (OTOH, it's a great way to defeat some copy protection schemes!)
> >
> Well the tbc I had use was a datavideo tbc-1000 I don't believe it has any
> proc-amp features.
> And I don't know about slowing down the signal, it accepts audio in as well,
> so it might adj for that?
> But it had solved my audio problems when I was doing direct to dvd
> recording. Of course my audio problems
> were on analog tape, but I have had some audio problems from a defective
> sony camcorder so I think
> possibly it might be your camera itself, try a different one and a fresh
> tape and capture to see.
>
>
> Perhaps the problem is in your camera? Have you tried another model?
> And a different source tape? That might help identify your problem.
> Good Luck,
> AnthonyR.

It happened with both my Panasonic PVGS15's from work (3 of them) and
my home Panasonic 3-chip DV.

But I just bought 2 Sony DSR45 DV/DVCAM decks for my studio. I'll let
you know if it happens with them!

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