Black and white S-video VCR recording problem

[Guest]

Im capturing a video clip from the VCR to my computer with WMM2.1 and have
two options to chose from; S-video and composite. I recorded it in composite
first but the quality was not good at all not sharp or anything so i choose
S-video the next time. This time the picture was sharp as it should but this
time it was black and white and what ever i have tried so cant i get it in
color.

I use a device that is connected to the scart contact on the video and that
have a S-video and composite contact that can be switched to be used as in or
out with a switch on the top. Im capture the video with my X800XT VIVO
graphic card and this part seem to work but i just cant get the S-video to be
in color.


Another question: when i play in composite so does it seems like the color
is slightly out of synk or something because it looks like the color is a
little off to where they suppose to be. This also seems to be the reason that
the picture doesnt look good at all in composite. But in S-video so is there
little small white shadows of what to call it at every black part of the
picture, not easily detectable though just like the black and white in the
picture isnt exactly over each other or something like that. I might expect
some kind of interference but i dont really know. I use quite long cables
though (30 foot) but there are no other cables around these that could
interfere with them.

Anyone that might now that the reason for these two problems i have?

 

[Graham Hughes]

If the vcr is not S-video then using s-video results in B/W signal, as the
colour is sent a difffernet way.
I suspect that once the s-video signal is seen in colour it'll look not
quite as bad as the composite, but worse than you think, by your description
of it's quality and appearance now.
The longer the cable the worse it'll be, why not move the vcr next to the
pc.

Getting a proper analogue converter would possibly increase the quality, but
would also decrease your bank account.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the answer! I thought that a vcr had both s-video signals as well
as composite signals out but i now guess that thats more to new vcrs, the one
a i have is about 5 or 6 years old i think.

I didnt thought that these cables could create this much disturbance to the
picture but a picture is ofcurse sensitive to even small interference. So i
will take the video and put it beside my computer and shorten the cable to
only a few feet and try again and hope it will be a much better picture. An
analogue converter isnt really necessary since the quality i need doesnt have
to be crystal clear, just as long as it is close to what it is when look on
it on the TV so is it enough.

Thanks for your help it was most appreciated!