Only getting a rainbow of colored bars, and not a video

[wsy3]

Hi, I bought a Guremok Audio and Video Capture card that has HDMI at one end and USB-C at the other. The HDMI cable has the 3 colored plugs for the Toshiba VCR (inserted into the out ports) at the other end. I'm using a Mac laptop with Sequoia. Any idea why I am seeing the rainbow of colored bars and not seeing a video? The tape is running. Thank you!

 

[AaronD]

Signal converters are not just wiring adapters. They have to decode the incoming signal, and then re-encode it to send out. A lot like a camera looking at a screen. And of course that only goes the one direction that it's designed for.

Are you sure your adapter cable itself goes the right direction?

 

[wsy3]

Yes, fairly sure. How could it be going in the wrong direction? I get an HDMI input from the VHS machine to the capture card which then hooks into the laptop via a USB-C port.

 

[AaronD]

You have a Composite video signal with separate audio. You need an HDMI signal that includes both video and audio.
If you have a converter cord that takes Composite and gives HDMI, then it can work.
If you have a converter cord that takes HDMI and gives Composite, then it can't.
Those are not the same thing.

 

[wsy3]

I see, thank you very much. I ordered an HDMI to RCA cord instead of the other way around. I've now ordered the RCS to HDMI version. Fingers crossed.