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 !

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 you giving the "If you're going to make it into a DVD, use these settings." tips in this tutorial.

I went on a deep dive trying to find the right settings. Yours is literally the most useful one thanks bud.

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.

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

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. 🙌

@user-zu4lw8gy5q

Ай бұрын

are you using same settings ? bc HI8 is diff than VCR

Tim, you saved me so much time! I was able to get this up and capturing quickly. Appreciate it. :)

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.

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.

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.

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! Thank you VERY much! Even using PAL the tutorial was thorough and free from useless hype. Bravo!

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.

What an excellent tutorial! Well done, thank you!

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.

Awesome, video - Very specific and just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing!!

"Resize Overscan Area"...... I've been trying to figure out how to do this forever!!! Thanks so much!

Wow! Great job dude. You helped me out so much. Thanks for your time and effort it is appreciated.

Dear Mr. Ford this is a great guide!

Excellent. Just excellent. If I could slip you a donation I would. Clear, concise, no BS. Well done.

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.

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.

Great work, Much info from you well vested and educated. Keep it up.

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.

@StilltheOneTCF

Жыл бұрын

60fps for my computer

@JackieShroffFan

7 ай бұрын

Hi Tim , thank you for the tutorial . I still can't get the audio to work.

@timfordphoto

7 ай бұрын

​@@JackieShroffFanWhich capture device are you using?

Brilliant - this made it so clear and I got there first time!

its a great video, with all the necessary information. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks, The video was a great help. First time user of OBS. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for this !!! Very very clear and helpfull

Mr Tim Ford, thank you. what a legend

Excellent tutorial. So helpful. Thank you.

Thanks buddy. Your video was super helpful for me to start going.

Many many thanks! It's like a lesson at all. I found answers of all my questions. Cheers! :)

thanks so much, going to have a lot of fun creating visual art

Great video, thank you, TIM 👍

Brilliant presentation and educational!

tim youre an absolute legend! thank you so much!

YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU

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!

Thanks a lot for this, very clear and helpful

Great instructions, thank you very much! 👍

YOU'RE A HERO sorry my caps lock was on but you deserve a shout!

Thank you for this 'how to' video. Big help!

Wow! That's a lot of settings... glad I found this channel or I'd be crazy confused 😱 I Subscribed and clicked All 🤗

A big THANK YOU!! TIM :)

Still good today!!! Wonderful job.

Life saver!! Thank you so much

Wonderful video.

Very well done.

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

Very helpful .Thanks.

thank you so much this was a great help

Brilliant, thank you very much

oh wow thank you for this!

Thank you for this tips. ;-)

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.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

@@timfordphoto A few questions. 1: Why 720x480? Why not 640x480? 2: Why 29.97 FPS? Isn't all media shot at 24 FPS?

@timfordphoto

10 ай бұрын

@@alexslusher16 720x480 and 29.97 fps are industry standards for digitizing standard definition NTSC video. 24 fps is generally used for film production.

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

Nice video 👍

Thank you!

Thanks!

Amaysing to see all these setting just to copy a video..!

Transfer VHS is a good idea!

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?

Great video, Need one on clipchimp how to edit etc

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

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.

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 ?

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 👍🏽

My Elgato Game Capture HD allow only 640x480. If i try to Custom resolution screen is just black

Trying to record audio from my capture card from a vhs tape

The best vidio

Thanks for the video. Please share settings for lossless capture. Best.

@timfordphoto

2 жыл бұрын

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/

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.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

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.

in the tools menu you can set a recording time

how to capture the videotapes if no VHS player?

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

11 ай бұрын

I would upscale in post rather than during the capture process. There are better tools than OBS out there for that kind of work.

Hello,after an hour of recording my vhs tapes i have a slight delay to my sound.so i have to stop the vhs cassete and play it again to fix.my audio settings are default any ideas how to fix this?

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!

@PeterDickow1

8 ай бұрын

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.

@PeterDickow1

8 ай бұрын

Well, after a hard boot of the system, the audio is back, thanks

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.

@timfordphoto

8 ай бұрын

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.

@ObiWanBillKenobi

8 ай бұрын

@@timfordphoto I see. Thanks for the video! It taught me some settings I did not know before, like the rate, control bitrate, and tune.

Hi, I'm still having trouble with these settings while using a MiniDV camcorder. The aspect ratio off, due to it being 16:9, and I can't seem to get the audio settings correct. I think I can fix the ratio issue. But the audio keeps recording the desktop's mic as well as the camcorder's audio. At "use custom audio device" it only gives me the option to choose my desktop mics.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

For the aspect ratio, you can try 768x432. For the audio, you'll need to disable the desktop's mic. If you open the Settings window, then go to the "Audio" tab (on the left), you can entirely disable your desktop audio. I'm not entirely sure how or why OBS is considering your MiniDV camcorder as well as the desktop's mic as the same source, but I'm guessing that disabling the desktop mic should result in you only hearing the MiniDv audio. Here's what the settings menu looks like with the desktop audio disabled - timfordphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/disable-all-audio-2023.jpg

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? 😊

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

Which USB adapter are you using?

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 KZread 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.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

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!

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...

@timfordphoto

8 ай бұрын

Would you be willing to try using a separate device altogether for the audio capture portion?

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?

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

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.

@curtisnicotra

Жыл бұрын

@@timfordphoto thanks mate!! I’ll give it a crack

@gavsmith1980

Жыл бұрын

See my comment, I had the same problem

Can this be done with the elgato video capture device?

I’m using a similar device (a USB capture device) it’s got a SCART socket on the VCR end and I’m using OBS with the PAL settings as I’m in the UK. I get video give, but can’t get audio no matter what settings I try!? On the equaliser on the OBS Home Screen there is no activity, it’s like it’s not receiving any signal, any ideas why I can’t get audio? I’m only using a windows 10 laptop and not a PC

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

You could try getting a separate audio device and use it as the audio source. Just plug your audio outs from the camera into the audio input device. I have this one and it works well with OBS - amzn.to/3J8Ay6V. You'll need to configure OBS to use that device as the audio source, but it should just be a matter of choosing a new "Audio Input Capture" device and then selecting that new adapter as the source.

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.

@timfordphoto

8 ай бұрын

Which capture device are you using?

6:03 i cant get my base or scaled resolution to be anything but 16:9 resolution, no options for a 4:3 resolution

@zoemorn

10 ай бұрын

doh.. have to type it in, i didnt have audio on the first time viewing ha. thanks

When I try set the devise ( same USB like your) the only option I have is "OBS virtual camera and any pop up after.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

Try removing your device from the "Sources" menu (right click, choose "Remove"), then try adding it again. I've had to do that on occasion.

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.

@timfordphoto

8 ай бұрын

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.

The capture device you suggest is only for Windows, but I'm on Mac, so need to use a different device. How do I find a device that captures fields? None of them seem to indicate that.

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, I'll try to do some searching to see what's compatible with OBS on a Mac and captures fields.

my videp capture is appearing all black even not just on obs do you guys know whats wrong? im using a UCEC video capture device all in one and i downloder the driver for it ig

@timfordphoto

11 ай бұрын

Most likely the capture device you are using isn't compatible with OBS. I'd suggest picking up the one that I recommend in the video.

What settings for Hi-8 cassette transfer?

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

Hi-8 is NTSC (can also be PAL) so the settings are the same as they are for VHS.

I get no blue screen or any footage from the VCR coming to OBS Drivers refreshed.Every cable is connected.what did i do wrong?

@timfordphoto

Жыл бұрын

Which adapter are you using?

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

2 жыл бұрын

Very strange. Which adapter are you using?

@michaelsih2490

2 жыл бұрын

@@timfordphoto Roxio Video Capture USB. It seems to work fine in the Roxio software but the recording is not as sharp.

@timfordphoto

2 жыл бұрын

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?

@michaelsih2490

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

Thank you so much for this video, do you have any advice on being able to compress the video so I could freely send via email or text without having to turn one video into many large clips

@timfordphoto

11 ай бұрын

There are various free video encoders out there that can be used to compress video. I like Shutter Encoder. www.shutterencoder.com/en/

If you set for 50 or 60 fps the video will look a lot smoother :)

@timfordphoto

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think when I do an updated version of this tutorial I'll recommend 50 or 60 fps for deinterlaced video.

Trying to capture from camcorder via firewire any suggestions? Can that be done? Can't configure input device. is this possible via firewire?

@timfordphoto

7 ай бұрын

No, OBS doesn't work with FireWire. I use Scenalyzer Live for that (it's free). www.videohelp.com/software/ScenalyzerLive

My sync offset is out of wack, the audio of my videos are off by like 30 seconds to a minute. How do I fix that?

@timfordphoto

8 ай бұрын

Which capture device are you using?