I used to do this same set up 5-6 years back with my synthesizer and an additional VCR to do multiple recordings of the same video for more distortion.
This isn't too hard to set up. Definitely look for VCRs locally as you are going to get scalped on the internet right now. ♥ best way to get an honest retro look. Enough of the fake vintage -- wrong aspect ratio -- post processing baloney
Unfortunately, that is not possible with household vhs vcr's. The standard vhs vcr has a multihead drum that can either record signal or read signal, not at the same time. If a vcr were to playback a recorded segment in real time, it would need 2 drums: one for recording and one for playback. There might be some old studio vcr's that did that, but they wont be using vhs tapes and are probably very hard to get, if at all. If you are wondering what the output of a vcr is while recording a clip, the video output on the back of the vcr is the same as what is going in. Thanks for asking.
i suspect the black bars are baked into your video you are trying to put on the vhs tape. you can use the "resize" filter on virtualdub2 on your video before sending to the vcr. Set the "Framing Options" "Crop to Aspect Ratio" and select 4:3.
Hey. I have a bunch of vhs tapes that stull has some records & sounds. I wanted to do the distortion effect. Can i make the input on my vcr distorted with a tape that has records & sound or do i need a new blank vhs tape for it to work?
so the HDMI to av works but there's a problem when i looked at it before recording, it had color but on playback, it's black and white do you know how to fix this?
The HDMI converter or just the VLC screen? VLC has some settings in the video for adjusting the aspect ratio. If the HDMI converter isn't filling up the screen, that is very peculiar! Most of the cheap ones all use the same chips I think, and they should convert the HDMI signal to the composite signal in full screen.
@@debrebeuf8959 i think its the Hdmi converter, it fills up the crt tv screen but when I look at the capture on obs it doesn't fill the screen up fully
My only issue with using HDMI converters is that 80% of them turn out horrible, they either have annoying lines show up, interlacing, the audio sounds all decimated, colour loss, or the footage just looks bad.
Hi! I see that the converter is for stereo output ( as your VCR is stereo too). If the VCR is mono, should I connect after the main adaptor a stereo to mono adaptor or just a stereo to mono cable? Many thanks 😊
Since you VCR is mono, you should downmix the audio to mono before sending to the VCR and use one cable. Or if you are only interested in video effects, you can record just the video on the VCR and overlay the original videos audio in post (after you have recorded the video back to your pc)
also, what appears to be a stereo to mono adapter is actually a mono splitter. Amazon will lie about these things. the cable is actually just connected on all three rca jacks, no science of downmixing. these cables work okay to split audio into two cables without too much loss, but video splitting will degrade the image.
@@debrebeuf8959 Thanks for the answer! Personally I just want to record UA-cam on VHS tapes (music videos). So I bought a cheap converter (HDMI to scart). In Europe we use mostly the analog SCART cable. So the configuration i did is like this: computer ->HDMI cable->converter ->SCART cable-> VCR. So, I did some test recordings. On the computer you can choose from the window's settings if you want your digital output to be mono or stereo. It's interesting that in both stereo and mono digital output (from computer), the final tape recording was mono. It's like in the case of stereo digital output, the mono VCR did the mix.
It's all about the SCART thing. I have another mono VCR with RCA inputs. In this case, i had to use after the converter, a SCART to RCA cable. In this case, i had to choose mono digital computer output, otherwise the tape recording would have half of the audio.
if the blue screen from your vcr shows up (and the input is not frozen), then your capture card is working fine. The VCR would be the one not displaying image.
frozen as in the capture card is stuck and is not updating the image on obs (say the capture card saw the blue screen of the vcr but then had an issue and crashed. obs continues to run but the image is frozen still)
I think I didn't resize it because the source is 1920x1080 being squeezed into 4:3 on the vhs, then stretched back out when recording back. However, making a resize filter in virtualdub is not hard, I probably should've included that haha. I might redo the video some day with my current knowledge.
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I used to do this same set up 5-6 years back with my synthesizer and an additional VCR to do multiple recordings of the same video for more distortion.
This isn't too hard to set up. Definitely look for VCRs locally as you are going to get scalped on the internet right now. ♥ best way to get an honest retro look. Enough of the fake vintage -- wrong aspect ratio -- post processing baloney
WORKS!
No way that I found you of all people here. I was literally about to comment how you do the glitch effects in your videos seriously wtf
@@cupded This is definitely the tutorial that Kane must've watched
"and a readable resolution of even less-"
video starts buffering
say could this setup be used to push your live video through the vcr and back to the computer to give your stream footage a vintage look?
Unfortunately, that is not possible with household vhs vcr's. The standard vhs vcr has a multihead drum that can either record signal or read signal, not at the same time. If a vcr were to playback a recorded segment in real time, it would need 2 drums: one for recording and one for playback. There might be some old studio vcr's that did that, but they wont be using vhs tapes and are probably very hard to get, if at all. If you are wondering what the output of a vcr is while recording a clip, the video output on the back of the vcr is the same as what is going in. Thanks for asking.
@@3LChuucho Weird Paul?!
hi Um for the full screen thing, can you explain further since whenever I do it, it has the black bars on it WHEN I FULLSCREEN
i suspect the black bars are baked into your video you are trying to put on the vhs tape. you can use the "resize" filter on virtualdub2 on your video before sending to the vcr. Set the "Framing Options" "Crop to Aspect Ratio" and select 4:3.
Hey. I have a bunch of vhs tapes that stull has some records & sounds. I wanted to do the distortion effect. Can i make the input on my vcr distorted with a tape that has records & sound or do i need a new blank vhs tape for it to work?
nvm it worked
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so the HDMI to av works but there's a problem
when i looked at it before recording, it had color
but on playback, it's black and white
do you know how to fix this?
It's your VCR problem.
you set it to pal on an ntsc vcr
why does my deinterlacing stay at 30fps even when i use yadif 2x
I tried this and my video didn’t fill up the whole screen, it’s not distorted just it’s not scaled properly or something like that, Help
The HDMI converter or just the VLC screen? VLC has some settings in the video for adjusting the aspect ratio. If the HDMI converter isn't filling up the screen, that is very peculiar! Most of the cheap ones all use the same chips I think, and they should convert the HDMI signal to the composite signal in full screen.
@@debrebeuf8959 i think its the Hdmi converter, it fills up the crt tv screen but when I look at the capture on obs it doesn't fill the screen up fully
My only issue with using HDMI converters is that 80% of them turn out horrible, they either have annoying lines show up, interlacing, the audio sounds all decimated, colour loss, or the footage just looks bad.
I suppose another way would be to burn a DVD, I bet the mpeg-2 compression doesn't show up very well on VHS.
Hi!
I see that the converter is for stereo output ( as your VCR is stereo too). If the VCR is mono, should I connect after the main adaptor a stereo to mono adaptor or just a stereo to mono cable?
Many thanks 😊
Since you VCR is mono, you should downmix the audio to mono before sending to the VCR and use one cable. Or if you are only interested in video effects, you can record just the video on the VCR and overlay the original videos audio in post (after you have recorded the video back to your pc)
also, what appears to be a stereo to mono adapter is actually a mono splitter. Amazon will lie about these things. the cable is actually just connected on all three rca jacks, no science of downmixing. these cables work okay to split audio into two cables without too much loss, but video splitting will degrade the image.
@@debrebeuf8959
Thanks for the answer! Personally I just want to record UA-cam on VHS tapes (music videos). So I bought a cheap converter (HDMI to scart). In Europe we use mostly the analog SCART cable. So the configuration i did is like this: computer ->HDMI cable->converter ->SCART cable-> VCR.
So, I did some test recordings. On the computer you can choose from the window's settings if you want your digital output to be mono or stereo.
It's interesting that in both stereo and mono digital output (from computer), the final tape recording was mono. It's like in the case of stereo digital output, the mono VCR did the mix.
It's all about the SCART thing. I have another mono VCR with RCA inputs. In this case, i had to use after the converter, a SCART to RCA cable. In this case, i had to choose mono digital computer output, otherwise the tape recording would have half of the audio.
Hi, I have a little problem. What if my VCR has only SCART output?
you have to use an rca to scart adapter they are very cheap
Could I use premiere pro instead of virtual dub 2?
You can also just use the camera app on your computer
Don't see why not, I included virtualdub2 because it is foss
Hey question do you need a vcr tv to do this or can I just do this with a vcr?
Just a vcr, the vcr tv actually wont work since it wont have video output. I just used that since that was easy to check the tape afterwards.
How can you capture static from my damaged vhs tape instead of OBS giving me a bluescreen?
This is your VCRs mechanism. many VCRs display a blue screen when static is detected.
Is this also possible with Hi8 tapes?
if your camcorder has rca in and rca out, then yes!
When I load up the capture card a blue screen shows up instead of the video
if the blue screen from your vcr shows up (and the input is not frozen), then your capture card is working fine. The VCR would be the one not displaying image.
@@debrebeuf8959can you elaborate? What do you mean by the input not being frozen? I’m sorry.
frozen as in the capture card is stuck and is not updating the image on obs (say the capture card saw the blue screen of the vcr but then had an issue and crashed. obs continues to run but the image is frozen still)
Should the tape be blank?
Tape can be anything. Recording over a chew produces a slightly more stable video than chewing an already recorded segment iirc.
is this still possible to do without a capture card?
Not with an actual vcr :(
noted, thanks for the heads up@@debrebeuf8959
bro keep in mind. there's no 16:9 on VHS bruh
only 4:3
I think I didn't resize it because the source is 1920x1080 being squeezed into 4:3 on the vhs, then stretched back out when recording back. However, making a resize filter in virtualdub is not hard, I probably should've included that haha. I might redo the video some day with my current knowledge.
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What purpose does VirtualDub serve in this process?
Just for the whole process start to finish. Virtualdub is foss and can trim obs output and additional filters, but you can use anything you like.
Does this also work for Blender animations?
It works for anything
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Kane Pixels?
bro be recording OBS with OBS
but jokes aside, this tutorial was really useful, thanks!
Or just get a Hi8 or Mini DV camcorder...
Always good to have multiple options! Especially for content that needs post-processing before being sent to tape.
hi8 looks completely different from a vhs tape… just depends on the look your going for