NOTE: FOR PAL RECORDINGS - In the Settings menu in OBS, click on the “Video” tab and type in "720X576" as the "Base (Canvas) Resolution". In your device capture settings, change the "Resolution" setting to "720X576" and change the FPS setting to 25. IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY AUDIO (NTSC AND PAL) - check the following settings in Windows: Make sure your privacy settings are configured properly. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security. Under App permissions, select Microphone. Make sure that the Microphone access and Let apps access your microphone toggles are turned On. Lastly, scroll down under Let apps access your microphone and make sure that the toggle next to OBS is turned on.
First, thank you, thank you, thank you. There is no way I could've got all those settings by myself. I am deeply indebted. I am digitising family video tapes for my mother (she's 87) and I know she'll be over the moon. Thank you.
What a fantastic teaching video! Thank you so very much! I found that having a second screen working enabled me to pause the teaching while trying out the OBS software on the second screen.
I appreciate your step-by-step directions. I was using OBS to transfer from my camcorder hi8 to my computer but I needed to understand how to set up and use OBS settings and this was absolutely perfect! Thank you for posting this very helpful guided tutorial. 🙌
I'm late to the party, your guide was a great help selecting the myriad of options in OBS. As an aside I had problems getting OBS to recognize the video source.. I am using a HDMI upscaler and a HDMI to USB converter. It turned out many moons ago I had disable the camera option on my desktop, as it does not have a built in camera. Reenabling the camera for OBS resolved the problem.
This would save me so much time, I have been recording from a vhs into a hdd recorder then transferring it to dvd , putting dvd into laptop and laptop doesn’t recognise the format and won’t play it. I have now downloaded the OBS program and am ordering the device you use in this tutorial. Thank you very much for producing such a perfect lesson.
Want to thank you for your video setting up OSB for recording. Followed your settings and worked the first time. Wish I had found your channel before spending hours with other channels.
Thank you for this! I wouldn't have gotten it set up without your help. Currently capturing. Now let's just hope everything's fine with the captured file.
Very useful video, taken me hours tweaking various settings and there's no way I'd have stumbled on that combination any time soon! One thing I did find, bearing in mind I'm using a different USB device which probably doesn't capture whole frames like yours does, plus I'm using PAL, I found it's better to set your FPS to double the standard, since setting mine to normal PAL (25) resulted in a capture of only half the frames, because each frame was being sent interleaved, ie, two scans per frame, requiring a capture of 50 FPS, then the recording played 25fps smoothly, albeit with one new frame and one repeated frame due to being a 50fps recording, but if I didnt set it that way, I was only getting 12.5 FPS recordings, and with terrible resolution, presumably cos it was only half as many discrete pixels vertically per frame captured. My Video settings in OBS are Base resolution 720x576 Output Resolution 768x576 FPS 50 PAL The reason for the different base & output resolutions is that old cathode ray TVs had the equivalent of slightly rectangular pixels, so if you want to make the same pixelated image look the same aspect ratio on a modern video screen, you have to stretch the pixels a bit.
I wonder if it is your capture device causing issues. Even without deinterlacing, the video playback on recorded files should be 25 fps without any issues with choppiness. I usually recommend doubling the frame rate after you've recorded your initial file if you are doing more advanced deinterlacing (using a tool like AVISynth, for example), but with a more "all in one" solution like the one I teach in the tutorial, there shouldn't be an issue with choppy playback. But, if doubling the framerate worked for you with the capture device you are using, great! Which capture device is it that you are using if you don't mind me asking?
@@alexslusher16 720x480 and 29.97 fps are industry standards for digitizing standard definition NTSC video. 24 fps is generally used for film production.
Thanks for the perfect walkthrough! Was able to mimic these settings (with some slight variations) to extract footage from my old Sony DCR-SR42 Camcorder.
One of the best tutorials, Ive seen on OBS and a suitable Video card. Ive just ordered one of the StarTech adapters and looking forward to doing some transferring.
Genuinely wonderful, i dont think ive ever had a better video tutorial than this, got everything mostly working, however for some reason it refuses to read audio, video is fine, but no audio, nor does it pickup in obs EDIT: found out why, in my microphone settings it was disabled to be able to be used for desktop apps. That fixed it instantly
Thank you so much!!! I had to digitize some tapes for my job and I used the default software it came with which simply was just atrocious (would randomly stop recording and had no option to prevent upscaling or aspect ratio and absolutely no audio adjustments) but OBS has been wonderful. Much appreciated.
I followed the steps after buying a new computer where OBS didn't picked up the signal of my new PC this video saved me for continue my VHS record tapes thank you verry much well done 👍🏽
Thanks for the recommendation on the capture device from StarTech. I returned a junky one that used default driver vs their own. Huge quality difference.
I Convert MP4 files to VHS And digitize them for Retro VHS content. I use PAL also and i selected mono because my VCR is Older, This Tutorial Helped me Setting up my Startech Capture card Thank you!
Speaking for recording to a computer video file, to get the full 60 fps that the VHS is providing, you need to set the framerate to 59.94, not 29.97. I also use a canvas and recording resolution of 1440x1080.
Interlaced NTSC video is 29.97 fps. There are methods to deinterlace the video into a 59.94 fps clip, but that's not the purpose of my video. 1440x1080 is upscaling of the video, which I generally do in post processing. I tried to keep this tutorial as simple as possible and not introduce concepts that were too advanced for most folks.
A tip: If you are going to upload to RUclips, upscale the video to *at least* 1080p. RUclips bitcrushes the hell out of SD video. So an upscaled to HD video looks better, even at SD resolutions.
@@jij9972 If you plan to archive for yourself, doing it at the native resolution is the logical thing to do, of course. But you take that SD file and upscale it to HD before uploading it to RUclips. If possible by an even multiple when using traditional upscaling.
@@Fridelain I'm sorry im new to this but how do i upscale it before uploading it to RUclips or Instagram because i have a lot of tapes to upload for RUclips
@@jij9972 Yeah, whatever video editor you use. You could also use Handbrake, it's free, eady to use and does simple tasks like converting to another format and upscaling pretty straightforward.
Hey, Tim, thank you for this detailed tutorial. I followed your instructions with a Diamond VC500 but that device is not the best option with OBS. I have since purchased a StarTech SVID2USB232. There is a recent video called "How to convert VHS videotape to 60p digital video (2023)" on a RUclips channel called The Oldskool PC. Have you watched that one? Although I don't think it's necessary to use a higher resolution for VHS captures as he does, I have noticed that choosing 59.94 FPS for the frame rate results in smoother video. At the 13-minute mark of his video, he mentions that the StarTech capture device defaults to a contrast level that is too high. Have you noticed this? I've adjusted the contrast level to 20 and it seems to be accurate. Lastly, is it important to set the scale filtering to Lanczos as shown at the 20-minute mark of that video or is it okay to leave that setting disabled? Your video doesn't include that step and my settings are a combination of yours and his.
I've not seen the video on converting VHS to 60p. My video was mainly meant to be a fairly simplified version of how to reliably digitize standard definition source material using OBS, so I didn't want to get into anything too in-depth like changing frame rates. I do hope to be able to record another video on lossless capture of standard definition material via OBS, in which I hope to discuss my preferred method for deinterlacing, which results in a 60 fps file. Even in that case though, I prefer to capture the source material at it's native frame rate. If you like the look of your captures at 60 fps though, I don't see any reason why it's a problem. I didn't really notice an issue with the contrast using the Startech.com device. I believe that device is introducing its own type of compression, so it's definitely possible that some adjustments could be necessary. I can take another look at it when I get a moment. For the resize filter, it might depend on your source. I usually use filters like those when postprocessing using AviSynth after capturing the video, and even then I'll mess around to see which one does the best job for the particular tape I'm working with. But again, if you like the results you are getting out of using Lanczos, go for it! Things like resizing are often trial and error in terms of what works best, which is why I kept my tutorial as simple as possible. Hope this helps!
In your very helpful video, you set 720x480 / 720x540, the latter for "square pixels." The entire resolution thing, and overscan, are very confusing. Have you considered making a tutorial that explains just that? I've been operating under the assumption that my Hi8 camcorder puts out a 4:3, ratio, but the final result cuts a bit off each side. 720x480 might fix that. I'll try it. As for final product, we'll be sharing the output files for viewing on _whatever_ and our primary concern is archiving the videotapes. So 720x480 / 720x540 is good general purpose setting?
Good idea on a video explaining resolution and overscan. Overscan literally varies from tape to tape depending on the source, so it can be confusing. You can handle it either by cropping it out during the capture process, or you can crop it out later if you plan to do any video editing. 720x480 is a 4:3, non square pixel aspect ratio that is intended to be viewed on older standard definition equipment, which nowadays most people no longer have - the result being that the captured video looks a bit stretched out when viewed on a modern device. If you are capturing your tapes with the intent being to be able to watch them on any type of modern device (even an HD TV), then 720x540 is the way to go in order for them to display with a correct aspect ratio. The only time I'd stick with 720x480 is if you plan to either burn the files to a DVD (for use in a DVD player) or if you want a more "pure" source that you are going to be performing further video editing on at a later time. If you plan to do some video editing in a tool like Premiere, you can do your aspect ratio adjustment and cropping in the software rather than during the capture process. I put this tutorial together as more of a "one stop shop" kind of solution, but you might consider keeping the files at 720x480 for archival purposes if you have access to video editing software. I also have a written tutorial on lossless capture using OBS on my website if that's something you might be interested in. The resulting files using that method are pretty massive though. Hope this helps.
@@timfordphoto Thank you for replying. I tried the 720x480 / 720x540 setting and it looks like what I got was that many pixels carved out of the full 1920x?? available pixels in the monitor area of OBS -- I probably sound like a clueless idiot here -- and only a portion of the image from the Hi8 camera. I'm using the ClearClick Video2USB capture device, FWIW. I'm a pretty savvy computer user, photo editor, photographer, but this has me stymied.
Is this the device you are using? amzn.to/46RpSUM If so, it looks like it's trying to upscale your video to a 1080p resolution, which would explain the somewhat strange results you are getting in OBS. Are there any settings you can change on the device?
Yes, that's the device. Looks like it wants to give me 1440x960, or 720x480 x2. What output ratio would I select with that to get square pixels?@@timfordphoto
Is there a way to setup a horizontal and vertical position of the input. I'm trying to record picture from an analog device via VGA (my setup is a VGA to HDMI adaprer whitch is connected to an HDMI capture dongle) the picture I get is of center in the horisontal position
Excellent instructional video, articulated for all levels and professionally presented. I have a question on this : What would be the settings for recording a video from a video source that is high quality, for example, recording a video higher resolution and quality than an analog 4:3 resolution video source as here. What would the settings be for a movie that is 1920x1080 resolution, I would want a high quality output but the smallest size MP4 video file ?
Really a tutorial done very well! Congratulations! A question: if I want to capture directly in 1080 would it be possible or should I capture in the original format and upscale? Thank you
@@timfordphoto one from amazon. just says USB Audio Video Converter and on OBS it shows it as “AV TO USB2.0” . im also using a handicam instead of a VCR . I can get audio on other capture software but no video even using the RCA to HDMI that i have :/
@@OceanKelly Okay, I have that adapter as well and it'll still work for capturing video, but the "Configure Corssbar" button doesn't work with it. Are you seeing video in OBS currently?
@@timfordphoto unfortunately no . haven’t been able to see video at all . whats weird is when i close the camcorder thats the only way i can hear sound on my pc thru any capture software . but the video is still playing through the eye piece on the camcorder and i assumed maybe that’s why its not reading it on the screen? Super weird
@@OceanKelly Could be a setting on the camcorder somewhere regarding video out options. How are you connecting the camera to the computer, RCA or S-video?
What are your thoughts in making the resolution 1440x1080 (Still 4:3 aspect ratio)? Is this worth doing and in your experience does it make a difference in quality? I've seen it recommended elsewhere.
I prefer to do upscaling after capturing, I think you can get better results with several other programs. You might also have performance issues depending on your computer. But it might still be worth giving it a shot just to see if you like the results. I've personally been doing that using Topaz Video AI.
Hi, thanks for this nice effort. I am having difficulty getting audio from my VCR to come through. It used to work. I've been going through a number of tutorials and may have confused things. Thanks in advance!
Thanks for the great video Tim. I am still getting a stuttering in the bottom third of the screen of my recording/playback. Any other settings that I should be checking or setting besides what you mentioned in your video? Thanks.
@@timfordphoto No, it showed up as a game card and video card. I went ahead and used the Roxio software instead of OBS. Thanks for your help anyways. Your video was great!
Make sure all of your microphones are disabled in OBS. You should only have one audio source showing levels. Click the “Audio” tab (on the left in the settings menu) and look for "Global Audio Devices". Use the dropdown next to all of your listed audio sources and choose “Disabled”.
Tim, thanks so much for this extremely helpful tutorial, very professionally done. It worked first time! What would you suggest for recording at the best quality for playback on an HDTV? My source is an S-VHS playback VCR and I'm transferring both regular VHS and SVHS family recordings via an S cable and L/R RCA cables for sound. Thanks so much. RM
Depending on how much work you want to put in, you could try going a different route and capture the video using VirtualDub, then go through the process of upscaling it after the fact. I just put together a video showing how that's done. You can view it here - ruclips.net/video/66F4l0dqdX8/видео.html Alternately, you could try changing the settings in OBS so that your Base/Canvas Resolution and the Output Resolution are both 1440x1080, the FPS is 59.94 and then bump your recording bitrate to something significantly higher, such as 10,000 Kbps. Hit "OK", then right click on your preview in OBS and choose "Transform" and then "Fit to Screen." Lastly, right click on the preview and choose "Scale Filtering" then select "Lanczos." I'm assuming you've also already set deinterlacing to "Yadif 2x."
Hey Tim, I got mine to work using vidbox capture card. I’m using AV out into the red, white, yellow cords to transfer. I followed all the steps for PAL recordings. My footage file still seems slightly pixelated compared to the OBS preview window. Do you know if there might be a fix for this or is it the best I can do?
Not sure, maybe you could try raising the Kbps to something higher than the 3500 that I suggested? The files will be larger but it should improve the quality. Maybe go as high as 5000 and see if it helps.
Thank you Tim for this instructional video. I have an issue as well, but not sure if it's a video setting or something wrong with the cord or machine? When I play my PAL VHS into a Mac computer via the Easier CAP converter using OBS program there is red and green banding across the screen along with the image jumping/left and right. I followed the deinterlacing steps and various settings but nothing fixes it. I've plugged the VHS player straight into the TV and the playback is fine. Only once I plug into the computer and playback with the Easier CAP converter this issue arrises. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Unfortunately I don't have a Mac or the EasyCap device. Did the EasyCap device come with any software you can use to at least verify that it's working correctly? It's possible that it's not compatible with OBS, I had that happen with a Diamond Multimedia capture device on Windows. OBS just didn't like it for some reason.
Thank you for the great tutorial, and above all for the PAL inputs (!!!). Unfortunatly my OBS do not have the "use custom audio device" check box in the VHS Capture properties. Actually my computer doesn't have any audio recording device enabled. I have no mics connected. So, still unable to record audio with my USB video grabber. All the best! EDIT: tried everything again but with my laptop: all the options are there, but OBS does not deal with the video grabber right - not good image, and the audio come and go. Not a good driver I guess, although Power Director 12 does a pretty decent job, both audio and video capturing (having the well-known and stupid copyright protection issue).
@@67RFMC Oh, okay. Yeah, every device seems to work differently and not all of them play well with OBS. The one I recommend to purchase is relatively cheap though and I've had zero issues using it together with OBS.
@@timfordphoto If I find more tapes I will look into the device you recommend. OBS is a great software. Thanks for your video and support. Best regards!
Thank you, but unfortunately mine is still only showing "OBS Virtual Camera" in Video Capture Device, even after I did all the settings to your tutorial, it's still not recognizing the USB source for unknown reason. When I connected the USB to my computer it did recognize the driver and software but still not showing USB on OBS. I updated the driver and refreshed the hardware but still nothing. I am currently using the j5create USB to HDMI adapter (Model JUA254), downloaded their driver/software, made sure all connections are connected, but still nothing recognized for OBS. Using Windows 10, all updates are updated and OBS is also updated. Restarted my computer, still not working. Disconnected the USB, tried another USB port, still nothing. The odd thing is, it sure is working for my old Dazzle device, the piece of crap that only works for 480 video....works for that though. It's almost like Windows is telling not to use 1080 or 720 for copyright reasons or whatever. If worse comes to worse, I'll go and buy an old DVD Video Recorder component to connect to my VCR if I have to. Use to own one and I know they work, shouldn't have got rid of mine if I'd known this would happen. Now it's a matter trying to find one online without paying a million dollars for one, lol. If there was something I overlooked, please let me know. But I'm pretty sure I did everything by the book......I think.
OBS is finicky with what devices it will accept. I've never used the setup you are describing. Before you spend money on an old DVD recorder though, I'd consider picking up one of the two USB adapters that I know will work with OBS. Here are the links: StarTech.com USB Video Capture Adapter Cable - amzn.to/3UWZxil ($36.99 - good quality but not perfect). StarTech.com HDMI Video Capture Device (also has RCA and S-Video inputs) - amzn.to/3Xj6gF0 ($157.99 - very good quality. Worth the money). I went the route you did a couple of years ago and bought a used DVD recorder from Amazon. It worked just long enough to get past the return window, then completely failed. I went with the used option on the recorder because those things are outrageously priced if you want to get a brand new one.
@@timfordphoto thanks Tim. Yep, I'm starting to think the one I have only works for TV sets, not computers. My mind is turning into mush, I used to be so good at this stuff awhile back, my age is catching up with me, lol. I'm definitely gonna look into buying the 157.99 product. Thanks for that link, this way it's right there without me wondering if I'm getting the right one. That Dazzle I had connected earlier quit working on me anyway, and I don't think it was compatible with windows 10. That DVD recorder I had I bought for only 5 bucks at a yard sale, in fact they had about 10 of them for 5 bucks each, wish I would've bought all 10. It worked for a good 5 years until it finally died, got my moneys worth, and then some. Anyway, I appreciate your "kind"reply instead of the crappy sarcastic replies I've been getting when I ask a simple question. Moody folks lately. lol
I bought and just received the 157.99 device you mentioned below and it's still not showing anything USB related on OBS, just OBS Virtual Camera, nothing else. However, the USB is connected and showing "StarTech" on the USB Port. driver and software is installed and updated, but still having issues. I'm not a pro at computers but know the basics. What am I doing wrong?
@@AmericanSoldierSioux1969 Did you download and install the specific driver from the startech.com website? I'm sure you must have but I thought I'd ask that first.
@@timfordphoto OK FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAMERA SETTINGS "ON" IN WINDOWS 10. INFACT NONE OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS WERE ON FOR ANYTHING. I TURNED THEM OFF RECENTLY BECAUSE I QUIT USING A WEBCAM, TOO CHOPPY. ANYWAY, GOT THE SETTINGS YOU INSTRUCTED IN OBS AND NOW IT'S FINALLY WORKING. THANKS TIM FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ASSITANCE. THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO TAKE BACK THE STARTECH CAPTURE DEVICE TO AMAZON. 😁👍
Thanks for this informative and interesting video! Lossless capture and upscaling videos please! I tested the Elgato Video Capture (white dongle, not gameplay capture) and it does in fact work with OBS to capture video. But I'm not sure how to tell if it captures Fields. OBS lets me select "YADIF 2X" or "Deinterlacing Disable" during recording with the Elgato, but to my eye, I don't see a difference between the two. In either case, the MP4 video is not very sharp. The deinterlaced file is bigger however, so maybe it works? I used Elgato's latest driver from their website, and after installing, it doesn't appear in Device Manager. From what I can see the driver file itself dates from Oct 2014. My feeling is Elgato only maintains their driver for use with their very easy to use proprietary capture program (which highly compresses the video), and not for external use such as retro console game streaming capture etc. Per Elgato's website, the video resolution is: 640×480 (4:3 NTSC) compared to the StarTech which is 720x480 NTSC.
So far I been recording my Videotapes and followed your steps with the DVD settings. I am having a problem where the audio just stops recording in the middle of recording. The video capture is all there but not all audio. Help please? 😊
sir I’m using this video capture thru my hi8 handycam, but why’s mine has no colors? the output in OBS just black and white, but in my handycam screen it’s has colors, and I’m using S-Video (Sony CCD TRV98E) hope you reply this!
@@timfordphoto It’s solved by asking my local, it seems like S-Video only convert black and white thru my easycap, and then I bought a/v out and it works!
Not sure why but whenever I open a new PAL video, it shows as a FUL hd, and it stretches it, I can change it to 640x480, but then it's still smaller than what it really is.
Hey mate, great video. I can see my usb device showing up in the source section but im not getting any video signal when I click it. Do you know the fix for this?
@@timfordphoto I have a Sony hi8 camcorder with AV out port connected to a capture device, (similar to the elgato video capture device but not that brand). Then plugged into my MacBook Pro running obs. What is a driver and how do I restart it?
@@curtisnicotra Oh, on a Mac I'm not entirely sure how to reinstall a driver. I'm a Windows user. Do you know the specifics of the USB capture device, such as brand and model? Also, are you getting any audio at all?
@@curtisnicotra I had a lot of trouble with the Diamond capture device on Windows. It would work maybe one time, then the video would just turn black. Does yours work with the capture software that they provided? That was the only way mine would work.
Thanks for this useful video. It was very well done, with complete and accurate instructions. One thing I encountered at about the 9:15 time marker when you clicked on "Configure Video". In my case, the dialog box has the VCR Input greyed out. I cannot click to check this box. Any ideas why?
@@timfordphoto It's a VGB100 from August International. It works on Windows 10 with the Honestech VHS to DVD software they sent. I don't believe they've updated their drivers in quite awhile.
Can you look at your Microphone settings and make sure that Microphone access is turned on, as well as "let apps access your microphone"? I know your input isn't technically a microphone but Windows often doesn't know the difference.
Hey I have a question. I’ve been able to record audio from my vhs to my laptop using obs and now for some reason the audio is picking up all the noise in the living room and in the background but not from my vcr which is connected by a video capture card to my laptop. How do I just capture audio from my capture card and not background audio?
Go to "Settings" and then choose "Audio" from the list of options on the left. In the Audio options, under "Global Audio Devices", click on the dropdown for "Desktop Audio" and select "Disabled". Do the same for "Desktop Audio 2" if it's listed. Alternately, if "Desktop Audio" is shown in your Audio Mixer (in the main interface) just drag the level slider all the way to the left. You should only have one input device showing levels in your Audio Mixer when digitizing from a VHS tape.
Hi - Excellent stuff - just got one issue - video is working other than no sound. I clicked on 'Monitor and Output' for my Audio Capture but no sound - Even the volume bar is not moving. If I changed the Audio Capture to 'Built in Analog Stereo' I get massive feedback Am using a RCA AV2HDMI Converter box connected to HDMI port on a HDMI USB Video Capture device plugged into the USB of my laptop. Any ideas please..am stumped! Thanks...
NOTE: FOR PAL RECORDINGS - In the Settings menu in OBS, click on the “Video” tab and type in "720X576" as the "Base (Canvas) Resolution". In your device capture settings, change the "Resolution" setting to "720X576" and change the FPS setting to 25.
IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING ANY AUDIO (NTSC AND PAL) - check the following settings in Windows:
Make sure your privacy settings are configured properly. Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security.
Under App permissions, select Microphone.
Make sure that the Microphone access and Let apps access your microphone toggles are turned On.
Lastly, scroll down under Let apps access your microphone and make sure that the toggle next to OBS is turned on.
60fps for my computer
Hi Tim , thank you for the tutorial . I still can't get the audio to work.
@@JackieShroffFanWhich capture device are you using?
OBS cannot output interlaced SD video👎
i can hear audio but i can't see the video, how can i fix it? (PAL) I cant open the crossbar settings for some reason
I appreciate you giving the "If you're going to make it into a DVD, use these settings." tips in this tutorial.
your video is a work of art ! I had so many headaches with the bloody resolutions and sources and outputs... THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART !
First, thank you, thank you, thank you. There is no way I could've got all those settings by myself. I am deeply indebted. I am digitising family video tapes for my mother (she's 87) and I know she'll be over the moon. Thank you.
What a fantastic teaching video!
Thank you so very much!
I found that having a second screen working enabled me to pause the teaching while trying out the OBS software on the second screen.
"Resize Overscan Area"...... I've been trying to figure out how to do this forever!!! Thanks so much!
I went on a deep dive trying to find the right settings. Yours is literally the most useful one thanks bud.
I appreciate your step-by-step directions. I was using OBS to transfer from my camcorder hi8 to my computer but I needed to understand how to set up and use OBS settings and this was absolutely perfect! Thank you for posting this very helpful guided tutorial. 🙌
are you using same settings ? bc HI8 is diff than VCR
I'm late to the party, your guide was a great help selecting the myriad of options in OBS. As an aside I had problems getting OBS to recognize the video source.. I am using a HDMI upscaler and a HDMI to USB converter. It turned out many moons ago I had disable the camera option on my desktop, as it does not have a built in camera. Reenabling the camera for OBS resolved the problem.
This would save me so much time, I have been recording from a vhs into a hdd recorder then transferring it to dvd , putting dvd into laptop and laptop doesn’t recognise the format and won’t play it. I have now downloaded the OBS program and am ordering the device you use in this tutorial. Thank you very much for producing such a perfect lesson.
Want to thank you for your video setting up OSB for recording. Followed your settings and worked the first time. Wish I had found your channel before spending hours with other channels.
Hey Tim, you are a great Instructor. with your Help I was able to get my system up and running in a very short time. thanks
Thank you for this! I wouldn't have gotten it set up without your help. Currently capturing. Now let's just hope everything's fine with the captured file.
Dear Mr. Ford this is a great guide!
What an excellent tutorial! Well done, thank you!
Very useful video, taken me hours tweaking various settings and there's no way I'd have stumbled on that combination any time soon!
One thing I did find, bearing in mind I'm using a different USB device which probably doesn't capture whole frames like yours does, plus I'm using PAL, I found it's better to set your FPS to double the standard, since setting mine to normal PAL (25) resulted in a capture of only half the frames, because each frame was being sent interleaved, ie, two scans per frame, requiring a capture of 50 FPS, then the recording played 25fps smoothly, albeit with one new frame and one repeated frame due to being a 50fps recording, but if I didnt set it that way, I was only getting 12.5 FPS recordings, and with terrible resolution, presumably cos it was only half as many discrete pixels vertically per frame captured.
My Video settings in OBS are
Base resolution 720x576
Output Resolution 768x576
FPS 50 PAL
The reason for the different base & output resolutions is that old cathode ray TVs had the equivalent of slightly rectangular pixels, so if you want to make the same pixelated image look the same aspect ratio on a modern video screen, you have to stretch the pixels a bit.
I wonder if it is your capture device causing issues. Even without deinterlacing, the video playback on recorded files should be 25 fps without any issues with choppiness. I usually recommend doubling the frame rate after you've recorded your initial file if you are doing more advanced deinterlacing (using a tool like AVISynth, for example), but with a more "all in one" solution like the one I teach in the tutorial, there shouldn't be an issue with choppy playback. But, if doubling the framerate worked for you with the capture device you are using, great! Which capture device is it that you are using if you don't mind me asking?
@@timfordphoto A few questions.
1: Why 720x480? Why not 640x480?
2: Why 29.97 FPS? Isn't all media shot at 24 FPS?
@@alexslusher16 720x480 and 29.97 fps are industry standards for digitizing standard definition NTSC video. 24 fps is generally used for film production.
Thanks for the perfect walkthrough! Was able to mimic these settings (with some slight variations) to extract footage from my old Sony DCR-SR42 Camcorder.
One of the best tutorials, Ive seen on OBS and a suitable Video card. Ive just ordered one of the StarTech adapters and looking forward to doing some transferring.
Mr Tim Ford, thank you. what a legend
Genuinely wonderful, i dont think ive ever had a better video tutorial than this, got everything mostly working, however for some reason it refuses to read audio, video is fine, but no audio, nor does it pickup in obs
EDIT: found out why, in my microphone settings it was disabled to be able to be used for desktop apps. That fixed it instantly
Tim, you saved me so much time! I was able to get this up and capturing quickly. Appreciate it. :)
EXCELLENT! Thank you VERY much! Even using PAL the tutorial was thorough and free from useless hype. Bravo!
Just used this video to get myself sorted and it all works so Thanks for the great video and easy to follow directions and instructions.
Thank you so much!!! I had to digitize some tapes for my job and I used the default software it came with which simply was just atrocious (would randomly stop recording and had no option to prevent upscaling or aspect ratio and absolutely no audio adjustments) but OBS has been wonderful. Much appreciated.
Excellent. Just excellent. If I could slip you a donation I would. Clear, concise, no BS. Well done.
I followed the steps after buying a new computer where OBS didn't picked up the signal of my new PC this video saved me for continue my VHS record tapes thank you verry much well done 👍🏽
thanks so much, going to have a lot of fun creating visual art
YOU'RE A HERO sorry my caps lock was on but you deserve a shout!
YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU
Thanks for the recommendation on the capture device from StarTech. I returned a junky one that used default driver vs their own. Huge quality difference.
I Convert MP4 files to VHS And digitize them for Retro VHS content. I use PAL also and i selected mono because my VCR is Older, This Tutorial Helped me Setting up my Startech Capture card Thank you!
Wonderful video.
Great video, thank you, TIM 👍
Awesome, video - Very specific and just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you so much for this !!! Very very clear and helpfull
Great work, Much info from you well vested and educated. Keep it up.
Speaking for recording to a computer video file, to get the full 60 fps that the VHS is providing, you need to set the framerate to 59.94, not 29.97. I also use a canvas and recording resolution of 1440x1080.
Interlaced NTSC video is 29.97 fps. There are methods to deinterlace the video into a 59.94 fps clip, but that's not the purpose of my video. 1440x1080 is upscaling of the video, which I generally do in post processing. I tried to keep this tutorial as simple as possible and not introduce concepts that were too advanced for most folks.
@@timfordphoto I see. Thanks for the video! It taught me some settings I did not know before, like the rate, control bitrate, and tune.
Thank you for this 'how to' video.
Big help!
Many many thanks! It's like a lesson at all. I found answers of all my questions. Cheers! :)
Brilliant - this made it so clear and I got there first time!
Brilliant presentation and educational!
Excellent tutorial. So helpful. Thank you.
Amaysing to see all these setting just to copy a video..!
tim youre an absolute legend! thank you so much!
Thanks, The video was a great help. First time user of OBS. Thanks again.
Still good today!!! Wonderful job.
its a great video, with all the necessary information. Thank you for sharing!
Wow! Great job dude. You helped me out so much. Thanks for your time and effort it is appreciated.
Thanks buddy. Your video was super helpful for me to start going.
A big THANK YOU!! TIM :)
Very well done.
Great instructions, thank you very much! 👍
Trying to record audio from my capture card from a vhs tape
Wow! That's a lot of settings... glad I found this channel or I'd be crazy confused 😱
I Subscribed and clicked All 🤗
If you set for 50 or 60 fps the video will look a lot smoother :)
Yeah, I think when I do an updated version of this tutorial I'll recommend 50 or 60 fps for deinterlaced video.
Thanks a lot for this, very clear and helpful
Nice video 👍
Thanks for the video. Please share settings for lossless capture. Best.
I still need to make a video but here’s the write up on my website - timfordphoto.com/lossless-422-digitizing-of-video-tapes-using-obs/
A tip: If you are going to upload to RUclips, upscale the video to *at least* 1080p. RUclips bitcrushes the hell out of SD video. So an upscaled to HD video looks better, even at SD resolutions.
upscale in the output settings ?
@@jij9972 If you plan to archive for yourself, doing it at the native resolution is the logical thing to do, of course. But you take that SD file and upscale it to HD before uploading it to RUclips. If possible by an even multiple when using traditional upscaling.
@@Fridelain I'm sorry im new to this but how do i upscale it before uploading it to RUclips or Instagram because i have a lot of tapes to upload for RUclips
@@Fridelain could you check my other comment also do i upscale it in editing software like premiere pro
@@jij9972 Yeah, whatever video editor you use. You could also use Handbrake, it's free, eady to use and does simple tasks like converting to another format and upscaling pretty straightforward.
Thank you bro, u are legit!! I am using a VCR in a DVD Recorder, DVD is using composite to hdmi, then a hdmi capture card then OBS
Transfer VHS is a good idea!
Thanks!
Hey, Tim, thank you for this detailed tutorial. I followed your instructions with a Diamond VC500 but that device is not the best option with OBS. I have since purchased a StarTech SVID2USB232.
There is a recent video called "How to convert VHS videotape to 60p digital video (2023)" on a RUclips channel called The Oldskool PC. Have you watched that one? Although I don't think it's necessary to use a higher resolution for VHS captures as he does, I have noticed that choosing 59.94 FPS for the frame rate results in smoother video. At the 13-minute mark of his video, he mentions that the StarTech capture device defaults to a contrast level that is too high. Have you noticed this? I've adjusted the contrast level to 20 and it seems to be accurate.
Lastly, is it important to set the scale filtering to Lanczos as shown at the 20-minute mark of that video or is it okay to leave that setting disabled? Your video doesn't include that step and my settings are a combination of yours and his.
I've not seen the video on converting VHS to 60p. My video was mainly meant to be a fairly simplified version of how to reliably digitize standard definition source material using OBS, so I didn't want to get into anything too in-depth like changing frame rates. I do hope to be able to record another video on lossless capture of standard definition material via OBS, in which I hope to discuss my preferred method for deinterlacing, which results in a 60 fps file. Even in that case though, I prefer to capture the source material at it's native frame rate. If you like the look of your captures at 60 fps though, I don't see any reason why it's a problem.
I didn't really notice an issue with the contrast using the Startech.com device. I believe that device is introducing its own type of compression, so it's definitely possible that some adjustments could be necessary. I can take another look at it when I get a moment.
For the resize filter, it might depend on your source. I usually use filters like those when postprocessing using AviSynth after capturing the video, and even then I'll mess around to see which one does the best job for the particular tape I'm working with. But again, if you like the results you are getting out of using Lanczos, go for it! Things like resizing are often trial and error in terms of what works best, which is why I kept my tutorial as simple as possible.
Hope this helps!
Life saver!! Thank you so much
Great video, Need one on clipchimp how to edit etc
Very helpful .Thanks.
In your very helpful video, you set 720x480 / 720x540, the latter for "square pixels." The entire resolution thing, and overscan, are very confusing. Have you considered making a tutorial that explains just that?
I've been operating under the assumption that my Hi8 camcorder puts out a 4:3, ratio, but the final result cuts a bit off each side. 720x480 might fix that. I'll try it.
As for final product, we'll be sharing the output files for viewing on _whatever_ and our primary concern is archiving the videotapes. So 720x480 / 720x540 is good general purpose setting?
Good idea on a video explaining resolution and overscan. Overscan literally varies from tape to tape depending on the source, so it can be confusing. You can handle it either by cropping it out during the capture process, or you can crop it out later if you plan to do any video editing.
720x480 is a 4:3, non square pixel aspect ratio that is intended to be viewed on older standard definition equipment, which nowadays most people no longer have - the result being that the captured video looks a bit stretched out when viewed on a modern device.
If you are capturing your tapes with the intent being to be able to watch them on any type of modern device (even an HD TV), then 720x540 is the way to go in order for them to display with a correct aspect ratio. The only time I'd stick with 720x480 is if you plan to either burn the files to a DVD (for use in a DVD player) or if you want a more "pure" source that you are going to be performing further video editing on at a later time. If you plan to do some video editing in a tool like Premiere, you can do your aspect ratio adjustment and cropping in the software rather than during the capture process.
I put this tutorial together as more of a "one stop shop" kind of solution, but you might consider keeping the files at 720x480 for archival purposes if you have access to video editing software. I also have a written tutorial on lossless capture using OBS on my website if that's something you might be interested in. The resulting files using that method are pretty massive though.
Hope this helps.
@@timfordphoto Thank you for replying. I tried the 720x480 / 720x540 setting and it looks like what I got was that many pixels carved out of the full 1920x?? available pixels in the monitor area of OBS -- I probably sound like a clueless idiot here -- and only a portion of the image from the Hi8 camera. I'm using the ClearClick Video2USB capture device, FWIW. I'm a pretty savvy computer user, photo editor, photographer, but this has me stymied.
@@timfordphoto Also, I've noticed the stretched-out that you mentioned in the output...
Is this the device you are using? amzn.to/46RpSUM
If so, it looks like it's trying to upscale your video to a 1080p resolution, which would explain the somewhat strange results you are getting in OBS. Are there any settings you can change on the device?
Yes, that's the device. Looks like it wants to give me 1440x960, or 720x480 x2. What output ratio would I select with that to get square pixels?@@timfordphoto
Brilliant, thank you very much
Is there a way to setup a horizontal and vertical position of the input. I'm trying to record picture from an analog device via VGA (my setup is a VGA to HDMI adaprer whitch is connected to an HDMI capture dongle) the picture I get is of center in the horisontal position
Excellent instructional video, articulated for all levels and professionally presented.
I have a question on this : What would be the settings for recording a video from a video source that is high quality, for example, recording a video higher resolution and quality than an analog 4:3 resolution video source as here. What would the settings be for a movie that is 1920x1080 resolution, I would want a high quality output but the smallest size MP4 video file ?
Really a tutorial done very well! Congratulations! A question: if I want to capture directly in 1080 would it be possible or should I capture in the original format and upscale?
Thank you
I would upscale in post rather than during the capture process. There are better tools than OBS out there for that kind of work.
configure crossbar on OBS doesnt work on mine . i click it and nothing comes up . anybody had this issue ?
Which USB adapter are you using?
@@timfordphoto one from amazon. just says USB Audio Video Converter and on OBS it shows it as “AV TO USB2.0” . im also using a handicam instead of a VCR . I can get audio on other capture software but no video even using the RCA to HDMI that i have :/
@@OceanKelly Okay, I have that adapter as well and it'll still work for capturing video, but the "Configure Corssbar" button doesn't work with it. Are you seeing video in OBS currently?
@@timfordphoto unfortunately no . haven’t been able to see video at all . whats weird is when i close the camcorder thats the only way i can hear sound on my pc thru any capture software . but the video is still playing through the eye piece on the camcorder and i assumed maybe that’s why its not reading it on the screen? Super weird
@@OceanKelly Could be a setting on the camcorder somewhere regarding video out options. How are you connecting the camera to the computer, RCA or S-video?
What are your thoughts in making the resolution 1440x1080 (Still 4:3 aspect ratio)? Is this worth doing and in your experience does it make a difference in quality? I've seen it recommended elsewhere.
I prefer to do upscaling after capturing, I think you can get better results with several other programs. You might also have performance issues depending on your computer. But it might still be worth giving it a shot just to see if you like the results. I've personally been doing that using Topaz Video AI.
oh wow thank you for this!
thank you so much this was a great help
Thank you for this tips. ;-)
Hi, thanks for this nice effort. I am having difficulty getting audio from my VCR to come through. It used to work. I've been going through a number of tutorials and may have confused things. Thanks in advance!
I am using an Elgato capture device. Wondering if I need to use OBS at all - since the videos will be likely used in Premiere Pro.
Well, after a hard boot of the system, the audio is back, thanks
Thanks for the great video Tim. I am still getting a stuttering in the bottom third of the screen of my recording/playback. Any other settings that I should be checking or setting besides what you mentioned in your video? Thanks.
Very strange. Which adapter are you using?
@@timfordphoto Roxio Video Capture USB. It seems to work fine in the Roxio software but the recording is not as sharp.
I haven't used that adapter. Maybe there's a compatibility issue between it and OBS. Does it show up as a "camera" in the Windows Camera app?
@@timfordphoto No, it showed up as a game card and video card. I went ahead and used the Roxio software instead of OBS. Thanks for your help anyways. Your video was great!
But it’s recording all the sound in the room an not from the video I must’ve clicked something wrong
Make sure all of your microphones are disabled in OBS. You should only have one audio source showing levels. Click the “Audio” tab (on the left in the settings menu) and look for "Global Audio Devices". Use the dropdown next to all of your listed audio sources and choose “Disabled”.
in the tools menu you can set a recording time
Tim, thanks so much for this extremely helpful tutorial, very professionally done. It worked first time! What would you suggest for recording at the best quality for playback on an HDTV? My source is an S-VHS playback VCR and I'm transferring both regular VHS and SVHS family recordings via an S cable and L/R RCA cables for sound. Thanks so much. RM
Depending on how much work you want to put in, you could try going a different route and capture the video using VirtualDub, then go through the process of upscaling it after the fact. I just put together a video showing how that's done. You can view it here - ruclips.net/video/66F4l0dqdX8/видео.html
Alternately, you could try changing the settings in OBS so that your Base/Canvas Resolution and the Output Resolution are both 1440x1080, the FPS is 59.94 and then bump your recording bitrate to something significantly higher, such as 10,000 Kbps. Hit "OK", then right click on your preview in OBS and choose "Transform" and then "Fit to Screen." Lastly, right click on the preview and choose "Scale Filtering" then select "Lanczos." I'm assuming you've also already set deinterlacing to "Yadif 2x."
@@timfordphoto Tim, thanks for the speedy reply and providing a couple of options. I'll give it a try. Thanks again.
Hey Tim, I got mine to work using vidbox capture card. I’m using AV out into the red, white, yellow cords to transfer.
I followed all the steps for PAL recordings. My footage file still seems slightly pixelated compared to the OBS preview window. Do you know if there might be a fix for this or is it the best I can do?
Not sure, maybe you could try raising the Kbps to something higher than the 3500 that I suggested? The files will be larger but it should improve the quality. Maybe go as high as 5000 and see if it helps.
@@timfordphoto thanks mate!! I’ll give it a crack
See my comment, I had the same problem
Thank you Tim for this instructional video.
I have an issue as well, but not sure if it's a video setting or something wrong with the cord or machine?
When I play my PAL VHS into a Mac computer via the Easier CAP converter using OBS program there is red and green banding across the screen along with the image jumping/left and right.
I followed the deinterlacing steps and various settings but nothing fixes it.
I've plugged the VHS player straight into the TV and the playback is fine. Only once I plug into the computer and playback with the Easier CAP converter this issue arrises.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Unfortunately I don't have a Mac or the EasyCap device. Did the EasyCap device come with any software you can use to at least verify that it's working correctly? It's possible that it's not compatible with OBS, I had that happen with a Diamond Multimedia capture device on Windows. OBS just didn't like it for some reason.
I'm using a RCA to HDMI converter which converts the signal to Any recommendations on how to set aspect ratio to 4:3 without a dip in quality?
Thank you for the great tutorial, and above all for the PAL inputs (!!!). Unfortunatly my OBS do not have the "use custom audio device" check box in the VHS Capture properties. Actually my computer doesn't have any audio recording device enabled. I have no mics connected. So, still unable to record audio with my USB video grabber. All the best!
EDIT: tried everything again but with my laptop: all the options are there, but OBS does not deal with the video grabber right - not good image, and the audio come and go. Not a good driver I guess, although Power Director 12 does a pretty decent job, both audio and video capturing (having the well-known and stupid copyright protection issue).
Which capture device are you using?
@@timfordphoto Hi! Conexant Polaris aka USB Video Grabber SVG 2.0 A3
@@67RFMC Oh, okay. Yeah, every device seems to work differently and not all of them play well with OBS. The one I recommend to purchase is relatively cheap though and I've had zero issues using it together with OBS.
@@timfordphoto If I find more tapes I will look into the device you recommend. OBS is a great software. Thanks for your video and support. Best regards!
Thank you, but unfortunately mine is still only showing "OBS Virtual Camera" in Video Capture Device, even after I did all the settings to your tutorial, it's still not recognizing the USB source for unknown reason. When I connected the USB to my computer it did recognize the driver and software but still not showing USB on OBS. I updated the driver and refreshed the hardware but still nothing. I am currently using the j5create USB to HDMI adapter (Model JUA254), downloaded their driver/software, made sure all connections are connected, but still nothing recognized for OBS. Using Windows 10, all updates are updated and OBS is also updated. Restarted my computer, still not working. Disconnected the USB, tried another USB port, still nothing.
The odd thing is, it sure is working for my old Dazzle device, the piece of crap that only works for 480 video....works for that though. It's almost like Windows is telling not to use 1080 or 720 for copyright reasons or whatever. If worse comes to worse, I'll go and buy an old DVD Video Recorder component to connect to my VCR if I have to. Use to own one and I know they work, shouldn't have got rid of mine if I'd known this would happen. Now it's a matter trying to find one online without paying a million dollars for one, lol.
If there was something I overlooked, please let me know. But I'm pretty sure I did everything by the book......I think.
OBS is finicky with what devices it will accept. I've never used the setup you are describing. Before you spend money on an old DVD recorder though, I'd consider picking up one of the two USB adapters that I know will work with OBS. Here are the links:
StarTech.com USB Video Capture Adapter Cable - amzn.to/3UWZxil ($36.99 - good quality but not perfect).
StarTech.com HDMI Video Capture Device (also has RCA and S-Video inputs) - amzn.to/3Xj6gF0 ($157.99 - very good quality. Worth the money).
I went the route you did a couple of years ago and bought a used DVD recorder from Amazon. It worked just long enough to get past the return window, then completely failed. I went with the used option on the recorder because those things are outrageously priced if you want to get a brand new one.
@@timfordphoto thanks Tim. Yep, I'm starting to think the one I have only works for TV sets, not computers. My mind is turning into mush, I used to be so good at this stuff awhile back, my age is catching up with me, lol.
I'm definitely gonna look into buying the 157.99 product. Thanks for that link, this way it's right there without me wondering if I'm getting the right one.
That Dazzle I had connected earlier quit working on me anyway, and I don't think it was compatible with windows 10.
That DVD recorder I had I bought for only 5 bucks at a yard sale, in fact they had about 10 of them for 5 bucks each, wish I would've bought all 10. It worked for a good 5 years until it finally died, got my moneys worth, and then some.
Anyway, I appreciate your "kind"reply instead of the crappy sarcastic replies I've been getting when I ask a simple question. Moody folks lately. lol
I bought and just received the 157.99 device you mentioned below and it's still not showing anything USB related on OBS, just OBS Virtual Camera, nothing else. However, the USB is connected and showing "StarTech" on the USB Port. driver and software is installed and updated, but still having issues. I'm not a pro at computers but know the basics. What am I doing wrong?
@@AmericanSoldierSioux1969 Did you download and install the specific driver from the startech.com website? I'm sure you must have but I thought I'd ask that first.
@@timfordphoto OK FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAMERA SETTINGS "ON" IN WINDOWS 10. INFACT NONE OF THE CAMERA SETTINGS WERE ON FOR ANYTHING. I TURNED THEM OFF RECENTLY BECAUSE I QUIT USING A WEBCAM, TOO CHOPPY.
ANYWAY, GOT THE SETTINGS YOU INSTRUCTED IN OBS AND NOW IT'S FINALLY WORKING.
THANKS TIM FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ASSITANCE. THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO TAKE BACK THE STARTECH CAPTURE DEVICE TO AMAZON. 😁👍
Thanks for this informative and interesting video! Lossless capture and upscaling videos please!
I tested the Elgato Video Capture (white dongle, not gameplay capture) and it does in fact work with OBS to capture video.
But I'm not sure how to tell if it captures Fields. OBS lets me select "YADIF 2X" or "Deinterlacing Disable" during recording with the Elgato, but to my eye, I don't see a difference between the two.
In either case, the MP4 video is not very sharp. The deinterlaced file is bigger however, so maybe it works?
I used Elgato's latest driver from their website, and after installing, it doesn't appear in Device Manager. From what I can see the driver file itself dates from Oct 2014.
My feeling is Elgato only maintains their driver for use with their very easy to use proprietary capture program (which highly compresses the video), and not for external use such as retro console game streaming capture etc.
Per Elgato's website, the video resolution is: 640×480 (4:3 NTSC) compared to the StarTech which is 720x480 NTSC.
So far I been recording my Videotapes and followed your steps with the DVD settings. I am having a problem where the audio just stops recording in the middle of recording. The video capture is all there but not all audio. Help please? 😊
Which USB adapter are you using?
Thank you!
sir I’m using this video capture thru my hi8 handycam, but why’s mine has no colors? the output in OBS just black and white, but in my handycam screen it’s has colors, and I’m using S-Video (Sony CCD TRV98E) hope you reply this!
Which USB adapter are you using to digitize from your camera?
@@timfordphoto It’s solved by asking my local, it seems like S-Video only convert black and white thru my easycap, and then I bought a/v out and it works!
What settings for Hi-8 cassette transfer?
Hi-8 is NTSC (can also be PAL) so the settings are the same as they are for VHS.
Not sure why but whenever I open a new PAL video, it shows as a FUL hd, and it stretches it, I can change it to 640x480, but then it's still smaller than what it really is.
Which capture device are you using?
I have plenty of videos that has never seen a rerelease. Sadly VHS isn’t too convenient to use nowadays and it deteriorates over time
All the more reason to digitize those tapes!
@@timfordphoto obs sometimes record at a pretty low volume. Do you think it’s the source or OBS?
Possibly the source but OBS does allow you to adjust input levels.
The best vidio
how to capture the videotapes if no VHS player?
Hey mate, great video. I can see my usb device showing up in the source section but im not getting any video signal when I click it. Do you know the fix for this?
Which device are you using? Sometimes it helps to try different USB ports and/or reinstall the driver for the device.
@@timfordphoto I have a Sony hi8 camcorder with AV out port connected to a capture device, (similar to the elgato video capture device but not that brand). Then plugged into my MacBook Pro running obs. What is a driver and how do I restart it?
@@curtisnicotra Oh, on a Mac I'm not entirely sure how to reinstall a driver. I'm a Windows user. Do you know the specifics of the USB capture device, such as brand and model? Also, are you getting any audio at all?
@@timfordphotoThe capture device brand is DIAMOND and model number is VC500MAC Rev2. And yes Im getting audio just no visual
@@curtisnicotra I had a lot of trouble with the Diamond capture device on Windows. It would work maybe one time, then the video would just turn black. Does yours work with the capture software that they provided? That was the only way mine would work.
Thanks for this useful video. It was very well done, with complete and accurate instructions.
One thing I encountered at about the 9:15 time marker when you clicked on "Configure Video". In my case, the dialog box has the VCR Input greyed out. I cannot click to check this box. Any ideas why?
Which USB adapter are you using?
@@timfordphoto It's a VGB100 from August International. It works on Windows 10 with the Honestech VHS to DVD software they sent. I don't believe they've updated their drivers in quite awhile.
Yeah, that's the issue then. Not all of these USB capture devices work the same way. As long as everything else works though you should be fine.
@@timfordphoto I'm able to record video, but presently I'm not getting audio.
Can you look at your Microphone settings and make sure that Microphone access is turned on, as well as "let apps access your microphone"? I know your input isn't technically a microphone but Windows often doesn't know the difference.
Hey I have a question. I’ve been able to record audio from my vhs to my laptop using obs and now for some reason the audio is picking up all the noise in the living room and in the background but not from my vcr which is connected by a video capture card to my laptop. How do I just capture audio from my capture card and not background audio?
Go to "Settings" and then choose "Audio" from the list of options on the left. In the Audio options, under "Global Audio Devices", click on the dropdown for "Desktop Audio" and select "Disabled". Do the same for "Desktop Audio 2" if it's listed.
Alternately, if "Desktop Audio" is shown in your Audio Mixer (in the main interface) just drag the level slider all the way to the left. You should only have one input device showing levels in your Audio Mixer when digitizing from a VHS tape.
@@timfordphoto thank you! And should the mic auxiliary be clicked under global audio or the usb link?
@@chuckcelano5605 Mic/Auxiliary audio should be disabled. I'm not sure what you mean by USB link though.
Hi - Excellent stuff - just got one issue - video is working other than no sound. I clicked on 'Monitor and Output' for my Audio Capture but no sound - Even the volume bar is not moving.
If I changed the Audio Capture to 'Built in Analog Stereo' I get massive feedback
Am using a RCA AV2HDMI Converter box connected to HDMI port on a HDMI USB Video Capture device plugged into the USB of my laptop.
Any ideas please..am stumped!
Thanks...
Would you be willing to try using a separate device altogether for the audio capture portion?
My Elgato Game Capture HD allow only 640x480. If i try to Custom resolution screen is just black