So I instead set the PotPlayer>Video Recording>'SIZE' to 720x480 (DVD combliant without further reencoding).ġ) If I set up PotPlayer as described above, will the resulting capture be constant or variable frame rate?Ģ) You state that if the PotPlayer 'Video Recording' dialog is set up as you have shown, the captured video will be a non-interlaced/progressive MP4. It looked ok in Premier Elemenmts, but I later learned that that would then have to be re-encoded to 720x480 DVD compliance. When I did likewise, my VHS capture came came out as 640x480. Since MediaInfo reports my vidio as being 'variable rate', would setting capture frame rate to 30 provide the preferred 'constant frame rate'?)Ģ) For 'SIZE', you left the drop-down window at 'Original'. (In fact I did not understand your use of 30 fps. I followed most of your suggestions except for two items.ġ) You chose a FRAME RATE of 30, while I had selected 29.97, which I thought was the more accurate if convertihng VHS tapes to NTSC, 720x480. Yes, thank you I some time ago viewed your online video on using PotPlayer to capture. Do you know whether, or how, I can set PotPlayer to utilize a constant frame rate? Or, again, should I try to find a different capture program? constant frame rate rather, in the drop-down window one selects either “Original” or from the listed numerical options - from which I chose 29.97fps. In the PotPlayer “Video Recording” dialog, there is no option for selecting variable vs. Two Questions:ġ) Since I will in any event recapture my VHS tapes (as MP-4), should I look for a capture program that will keep the video as interlaced?Ģ) You observed that MediaInfo states that my Frame Rate Mode is “Variable” you suggest that I should change that. Yet, as we discovered (upon your suggestion that I look into the matter using MediaInfo), that the captured file (in this case an AVI) is progressive. (I tried VirtualDub but, like many, I could never achieve an audio to video sync.) In PotPlayer's “Video Recording” dialog, there is no option for selecting interlaced vs. I have been using PotPlayer for VHS capture. Thus, if capturing VHS that is ultimately headed for DVD, keep it interlaced let Premier Elements (or an authoring program) encode and burn as it will. I was of the understanding that VHS video (from the 1980s) is interlaced. And while I had thought that Premier Elements “liked” AVI files for editing, I can change that to MP-4 thank you. I don’t mind recapturing my VHS videos (a couple of hours of work for a lifetime of better-quality video), especially inasmuch as I have not yet begun the editing. Interleave, duration : 21 ms (0.64 video frame) Thank you for your help.Ĭomplete name : C: est (AVI, H264, 720x480, 8000kbps, 29.97, ACC-192kbs).aviįormat profile : settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Framesįormat settings, Reference frames : 3 framesįormat/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Although I captured VHS tape using a USB device, in the MediaInfo data I nonetheless observe that for 'Scan Type': it reports 'Progressive'.īelow is the MediaInfo data.

The dialog does not provide for choosing between interlaced vs. In that particular dialog, I set it for AVI, H.264, 720x480, 29.97 fps.

The 'Video Recording' dialog is where I set the capture specs.

In light of the nature and purpose of my project(s), should my Premier Elements project settings be for Fields: Upper Field First or Lower Field First? The only difference between Options 1 and 2 (that I observe) is “Fields order”. My projects are ultimately destined for DVD, so I believe I want to keep the video interlaced. Option 2: “NTSC>Hard Disc and Camcorders>Standard 48Khz”, which results in a project that has the following settings: Standard NTSC video, 4:3 interlaced, 720x480, 29.97fps, PAR. Option 1: “NTSC>DV>Standard 48Khz”, which results in a project that has the following settings: Standard NTSC video, 4:3 interlaced, 720x480, 29.97fps, PAR. In the project settings dialog, TWO of the settings seem appropriate, but there is one difference. So I go to File>New>Project to establish the project settings. But that’s not happening for my VHS to AVI (or MP-4) projects. I am aware that, usually, Premier Elements sets the project settings according to the settings embedded in the first clip (or entire one-asset project) added to the timeline. I’m using Premier Elements 11, as it seems just fine for editing from original VHS tapes, with the edited video destined for DVD. I captured using H.264 video codec either AVI or MP-4 seems ok (look the same). I captured 1980-era VHS tape using a very good JVC VHS player and a USB A-to-D capture device.

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