VCR onto camera

[Redcloak]

I feel I should almost apologise for bringing the very notion of VHS to this forum, but I can't seem to find a resolution on the net for this, and I suspect it's fairly simple. I just need to get an old short film off a VHS tape into Final Cut.

I've tried going from SCART to the s-video port on the HVX and it arrives as Black and White, otherwise fine.

I've tried going through scart into the tv and out from scart to s-video and same thing. The television signal also arrives in the camera as Black and White.

The tv has an s-video port but I think it's only for input.

To make matters worse I don't have the remote for the video so can't tell if there are any settings I can change at that end. There are none I can find on the tv.

Any help would be much appreciated, not least because I already bought the SCART to s-video cable!

[NoahK]

Sounds like a PAL/NTSC or macrovision i.e. copy protection issue. Take it to a dub house instead- VHS to DV should cost you maybe $50.

Noah

[Redcloak]

Where might the copy protection be applied? I tried a commercial VHS, and the signal is scrambled- fair enough. I can't believe this is the same problem, as like I say, even the tv signal is being read as B + W, and otherwise fine.

The VHS itself shouldn't have protection on it, it's just a copy of a short film. And there's no way I can afford £35 for a transfer, as I may be called on to do this kind of thing again. If a transfer place is able to do it, then...

[NoahK]

Yeah again that's a hard one to figure out. Black and white indicates you're not getting chroma. It could be any number of issues- copy protection, a bad cable, bad connectors on the VCR, incorrect PAL/NTSC match with your recorder, etc. So I'd suggest a dub simply to save you the trouble. I guess it comes down to how much aggravation you're willing to put up with to save a few bucks. :)

Noah