hi fellow vcdq'ers...

i was just wondering if theres any software for remastering video footage. i have a vhs tape from like 2 years ago which got very warped when i lent it out to someone a while back. the stuff on it i cant find anywhere else (the best of the new tom green show to be exact) and i wouldnt mind keeping these shows...

i just need to blur out or clean up some split second things like flickers and horizontal lines. they happen constantly for the first 5-10 minutes of the tape and are very distracting.

its not a tracking problem or anything, ive tried adjusting it etc and tried about 3 vcrs and the same thing on every one

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Rent/Purchase a Time Base Corrector.

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thats gonna take some time to fix, and i would imagine the outcome wouldent even be worth it. Im pretty sure you can find that on dvd SOMEWHERE....

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the reason you can't find the best of the new tom green show anywhere is, only c4 were pathetic enough to air such a hacked up edition of his show.

i shouldn't really dig c4 too much, but their tv lineup tonight sucks so thats enough for me to get pissy.

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your friend accidently did ya a favor..

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I'd suggest AviSynth + the DeScratch filter, but looks like it might be too much for it.
Can you just delete the affected frames or are there too many?

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theres quite a few messed up frames. i keep getting split second flickers like the ones in the images and split-second lines rolling down the screen.

i think the tape is slightly chewed at the edge or sumthin

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c'mon, why dont you just admit you want to clean up the 1000 time rewatched bits on your dads porno?

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just a thought but have you tried tightening the spools (I use the word spools cos I cant think of anything better, the wheels on a video), if they are loose this can cause the tape to flap against the head of the video and cause a bad picture. If you turn the spools oposite ways until they dont move.

Worth a shot

NB I used to work at blockbuster (until I was fired), so therefore I am an expert on all things VHS

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hmm sounds like a good idea but how would i go about doing that?? is it hard?? besides, the recording is about 3 years old, the tape is 10 years old and used to be used all the time but was all i could find at the time of recording, so its bound to be a little dodgy. i will try the spool thing though!

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Rent a fucking time base corrector already!

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Originally posted by scottymac
Rent a fucking time base corrector already!

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