All VHS and SVHS videotape machines are not the same. The ability to monitor as you playback your VHS, SVHS videotapes is essential to understanding what is on your VHS tape.
Monitoring examples include do you have an earphone jack, what about a HiFi indicator light that lights up when a videotape you are playing back was recorded with HIFI? Can you toggle/monitor back and forth between the HIFI audio and the mono or linear audio? Are there LED's that light up to show you how much audio level there actually is on either HIFI or linear audio track?
Is there a manual tracking option? Manual tracking may reveal if there is a high track or not, assuming of course the Videotape player plays back HIFI.
What about audio output controls? Can you choose which specific output you want to use? Can you switch between HIFI and mono/linear audio? Are there headphone jacks so you can listen to the difference in quality between the HIFI and linear tracks? If your VHS machine has no HIFI playback, you won't be able to tell if your VHS videotape has HIFI on it.
Then there is Time Base Stabilization and Time Base Correction. Think of Time Base Stabilization (TBS) and Time Base Correction (TBC) as a VHS rug that needs to be lifted, shaken clean, and then put back on the ground in smooth fashion so as to take out the ripples.
You may be able to run your VHS or SVHS tape through another piece of equipment to "stabilize" it, but then you should also have a Standard Def television monitor with cross pulse and underscan options. Televisions capable of Cross Pulse and Underscan options allow you the opportunity to determine if your Video image has been time time base stabilized, or not.
Don't be discouraged. In the event you just want to transfer your footage to a DVD or to a digital file, just be aware that what you think is the final step in your re archiving of family video memories may actually only be the first step. Read this blog article to understand why.
You may be able to run your VHS or SVHS tape through another piece of equipment to "stabilize" it, but then you should also have a Standard Def television monitor with cross pulse and underscan options. Televisions capable of Cross Pulse and Underscan options allow you the opportunity to determine if your Video image has been time time base stabilized, or not.
Don't be discouraged. In the event you just want to transfer your footage to a DVD or to a digital file, just be aware that what you think is the final step in your re archiving of family video memories may actually only be the first step. Read this blog article to understand why.
Contact Alessandro Machi at vhs at AlessandroMachi.com if you want to book a session in his amazing Analog to Digital Studio. Alessandro's Studio Credits include over 25 IMDB credits and a Los Angeles Emmy. He is also currently ranked top 25 out of 20,000 Lifetime Tongal Ideationists. Mr. Machi also won the prestigious Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Internship Scholarship Award in the Commercials Category many moons ago.
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