I have used the software before and it used to work beautifully. Today, I tried to follow the exact same connections and process but now the video being recorded looks extremely washed out - like the negatives in photos. Can someone please tell me what I can chnage to get this back to the way it ised to record? I am in Windows 10 environment. Thank you so much.
USB Video being Recorded looks like the Negative
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PaiSand
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You have some issues
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Plus the integrated graphics, add the antivirus.
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Plus the integrated graphics, add the antivirus.
So, I got a brand new replacement hardware device. Hooked it up and converted the first of the old VHS tape and it worked beautifully. Then I tried to do the 2nd one and the third one but none worked. Each time, the OBS recording shows no color - almost white. It is the same situation with the previous hardware.
So, the issue couldn't be the hardware; may be it is something in the SETUP attributes of the software that I am not doing correctly? I noticed an option "Deactivate/ Activate" for the Source. Is this something I should be doing after each time I convert a VHS Video before starting the next one?
Please give me some advice.
Thank you so much.
So, the issue couldn't be the hardware; may be it is something in the SETUP attributes of the software that I am not doing correctly? I noticed an option "Deactivate/ Activate" for the Source. Is this something I should be doing after each time I convert a VHS Video before starting the next one?
Please give me some advice.
Thank you so much.
Suslik V
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Only restarting your PC. Hardly believable that anything else will help. Because according to your report - it fails by itself. This points to the hardware error. If connections, wires, power and everything is OK, then you can only restart your PC (or even power off/on it).
Hi Suslik, why would this phenomenon occur AFTER good outcome from the FIRST VHS Tape; this too with a brand new replacement hardware device? If the hardware was bad again, then it would have failed with the first! I really don't understand this at all. Could it be that my SCENE and SOURCES are getting messed up?
Suslik V
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OBS do not adapting to anything, so outcome is always the same. People usually uses notebooks and forgets about its power saving nature. If something wrong was written into the RAM of the such PC - it will remain there until full power off. If USB bus fails - the info about error state/config will be cached for a while (until plugged into other port, and even much longer).
When capturing, the OBS just asks OS - "give me a picture from this device". Then OBS waits for the picture. Thus, if the device misunderstood the OS on the driver level (OBS do not communicate with the devices directly), then obviously only option you have is to fully restart the PC. But if the device is malfunction - nothing will help. For failed devices it is better to contact the manufacturer. If you think this is configuration problem - it is better to ask manufacturer of the device too.
The OBS log-file you provided has errors, that says, either device was stopped or malfunctioned. It may be caused by hardware failure. This was my assumption. The USB device either works or not. Normally, it should work without errors. The errors that I see in the provided OBS log:
The best answer on the issue (as for today) was given in this post on the forum:
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it is all about USB bus, speed, max fps, and hardware quality. In other posts you can find that sometimes overall high load on PC can cause the problems too.
When capturing, the OBS just asks OS - "give me a picture from this device". Then OBS waits for the picture. Thus, if the device misunderstood the OS on the driver level (OBS do not communicate with the devices directly), then obviously only option you have is to fully restart the PC. But if the device is malfunction - nothing will help. For failed devices it is better to contact the manufacturer. If you think this is configuration problem - it is better to ask manufacturer of the device too.
The OBS log-file you provided has errors, that says, either device was stopped or malfunctioned. It may be caused by hardware failure. This was my assumption. The USB device either works or not. Normally, it should work without errors. The errors that I see in the provided OBS log:
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11:21:15.991: warning: Found EOI before any SOF, ignoring
11:21:15.991: fatal: No JPEG data found in image
...The best answer on the issue (as for today) was given in this post on the forum:
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Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. I remain very frustrated because I can not find a specific configuration for me to create simple CONVERSION of my OLD VHS Tape files to DIGITAL MP4 files.
I read the tutorials and most of the available articles. Here are the parameters what I have played around with: SCENES and SOURCE. For Scene, I just gave an arbitrary Name = VHS Tape; For Source, I gave the name = HDMI Video Capture, and selected USB Video for it. The only other thing that I have played with are in the Settings/ Output where I set my FOLDER for saving the Converted file, and the FILE TYPE = MP4. These are the ONLY setting I work with.
My VHS Tape Player is connected to a MINI AV2HDMI Adapter on the INPUT Side, it's switch is set to 1080p, and on the OUTPUT side, a HDMI cable is plugged in. This HDMI cable is connected to the HDMI Video Capture adapter on the INPUT side and the OUTPUT side it is plugged into my Laptop USB 2 Port via a 6" HDMI to USB cable. The MINI AV2HDMI Adapter has a short power cord which is connected to my USB 3 Port on my Laptop for power.
With this configuration, my converted video is inconsistent from one to the next. I have not been able to get any consistent behavior. The problem occurs when I finish one VHS Tape and go to the next one. Some times, the first tape conversion is good - color and all; but, when it is done, I just remove the first tape and put in my 2nd VHS Tape, all of a sudden the CONVERTED VIDEO OUTPUT is WHITISH, COLORLESS.... I have been trying this so many times, but just can't seem to find the CORRECT CONFIGURATION so that my CONVERTED MP4 video files show the COLOR and CONTENT of the VHS Tape files.
I am pretty decent with the computers, but I just can't figure out this one.
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. Thank you so much.
I read the tutorials and most of the available articles. Here are the parameters what I have played around with: SCENES and SOURCE. For Scene, I just gave an arbitrary Name = VHS Tape; For Source, I gave the name = HDMI Video Capture, and selected USB Video for it. The only other thing that I have played with are in the Settings/ Output where I set my FOLDER for saving the Converted file, and the FILE TYPE = MP4. These are the ONLY setting I work with.
My VHS Tape Player is connected to a MINI AV2HDMI Adapter on the INPUT Side, it's switch is set to 1080p, and on the OUTPUT side, a HDMI cable is plugged in. This HDMI cable is connected to the HDMI Video Capture adapter on the INPUT side and the OUTPUT side it is plugged into my Laptop USB 2 Port via a 6" HDMI to USB cable. The MINI AV2HDMI Adapter has a short power cord which is connected to my USB 3 Port on my Laptop for power.
With this configuration, my converted video is inconsistent from one to the next. I have not been able to get any consistent behavior. The problem occurs when I finish one VHS Tape and go to the next one. Some times, the first tape conversion is good - color and all; but, when it is done, I just remove the first tape and put in my 2nd VHS Tape, all of a sudden the CONVERTED VIDEO OUTPUT is WHITISH, COLORLESS.... I have been trying this so many times, but just can't seem to find the CORRECT CONFIGURATION so that my CONVERTED MP4 video files show the COLOR and CONTENT of the VHS Tape files.
I am pretty decent with the computers, but I just can't figure out this one.
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. Thank you so much.
Should be MKV apologies..
JohnPee, I wanted to share with you some of the other (besides the MP3) parameters I have used in the Setup screen, thinking this may be of help to you in telling me if I need to make some other changes.
In Settings/ Output: Video Bit rate: 2500Kbps, Audio Bit Rate: 160; Recording Quality: High Quality, Medium File Size; Encoder: Hardware (QSV)
In Settings/ Audio: Sample Rate: 48 KHz
In Settings/ Video: Base Resolution 1920x1080; Output Resolution: 1280 x 720; Common FPS Value: 60
Looking forward to your help.
In Settings/ Output: Video Bit rate: 2500Kbps, Audio Bit Rate: 160; Recording Quality: High Quality, Medium File Size; Encoder: Hardware (QSV)
In Settings/ Audio: Sample Rate: 48 KHz
In Settings/ Video: Base Resolution 1920x1080; Output Resolution: 1280 x 720; Common FPS Value: 60
Looking forward to your help.
Suslik V
Active Member
Huge mistake. Never connect to PC USB if you need only a power for your device. Use external power adapter instead.
Not robust. Double conversion is weak point of the setup. If one of the devices fails - next will repeat the error.
It is not known if your tapes are recorded the same standard and capturing devices supports auto recognition without restart. The OBS log clearly says that hardware experienced error during capture. That is all.
The simplest solution is to restart PC after each tape. And maybe reconnect the devices each time. If they both works of course.
If nothing helps, consider to buy a service that will digitize your tapes for you. It will be the best solution, in my opinion.
Hi Suslik, thank you for all of your suggestions; I am going to take your advice and RESTART the PC and RECONNECT the devices and see if that works better. As for the USB3 port used to power up the MINI device, I am doing that because that's exactly what the Device instructions and the supplied cord calls for. Again, thank you so much.
I did everything you suggested - rebooted the laptop, reconnected the two devices, and set the Recording format to MKV, but still piture quality is bad. I guess I am ready to give up on these two devices and the OBS software.