Posted by Malcolm Knight on 04/13/06 13:14

<jkygogo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1144916384.685452.130800@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, I'm trying to dub Beta tapes I have and some older VHS tapes to my
> Cyberhome DVD 1200. But the picture I get when I dub it is the top is
> "warped" and distorted. It's a clear picture, but the top portion is
> bent or curved a little.
>
> But when I have dubbed an older VHS tape and possibly these same
> Beta tapes to a VHS tape in the past, I didn't get this same curving of
> the picture.
>
> Does anyone know if it's possibly the brand of Cyberhome 1200 DVD
> burner I have that's causing the problem? This one that I have is at
> times unreliable and doesn't burn always. Could it be the transferring
> of the Beta or VHS tape to the Cyberhome is not interpreting it right
> or doesn't fit in the picture frame?
>
> Can someone please help me?
>
> Maybe I should buy another DVD burner, a more better quality DVD
> player. Does anyone have answer or explanation?

That is typical of timing errors from the source analogue deck. Digital
devices expect the incoming signal to be accurately timed. I fixed my
identical problem with a time base corrector though I would expect a digital
mixer or one of those 'clean up copying' gadgets would be just as effective.
--
Malcolm

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