I would want to ask a more simpler question. After you Capture, using Roxio Vhs to DVD program. What is the best Way/Setting to export to DVD studio Pro

So I would like to start off by commenting on my current issue. This is my first week using Roxio VHS to DVD USB device and durign capture, it was a great little tool that offers a lot.

My current issue is what to do with the video after the Programs done encoding the file to .MPG . I open the Video in Quicktime and there is some interlacing issues with the video. example would be if there is fast movement in the video you would see black strip lines.

now i know there is a setting in Compressor that would remove this. So instead of trying to compress 4 different project I thought i would just ask.

thanks for any information.

I don't have DVD SP so I'm not certain the best way to prepare the video files for it. As I recall, Apple's Compressor creates separate audio and video streams. I don't know if DVD SP requires separate streams. If it does then you could use MPEG Streamclip to demux the .mpg file to separate streams. However, the audio will be mpeg audio rather than .ac3 or pcm and I don't know if DVD SP accepts mpeg audio. In that case you may want to demux to .m2v and pcm streams using Streamclip. I have an application called Capty MPEGEdit EX that will demux the streams while at the same time convert mpeg audio to .ac3.

There is a DVD Studio Pro forum at discussions.apple.com. You may find an answer there or get one by creating a new topic in that forum.

I haven't seen a field dominance issue with my captures. What is the source you're connecting to the device?

Well I am Using Gold Tip RCA Component cables connected to a Panasonic, Omnivision VHS deck. 4 head.hifi stereo. Also it is a combo player with a DVD side with progressive scan.

all this connected to the Roxio device thats plugged into the front USB port of my G5

When you described your interlacing issue I chose to think of it as a field dominance issue but I'm mistaken. Real-time MPEG encoding can have problems with fast motion. It probably doesn't help that the source is VHS quality. There's no way I can tell you if the problem you're seeing is normal. It might be.

I'm presuming your objective is to make video DVDs from the VHS tapes. Have you made a DVD using Toast from the capture you did with the Easy VHS to DVD for Mac? How did it look on the TV?

this is what i see when i open the program....
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Mine is completely solid without the bars. It looks to me like some kind of interference. Have you tried with a different USB port?

I will try one of the USB ports in the back of my G5. But if this continues...

So this is still an issue for me (reference image above). I actually tried the software on my laptop and got the same interlacing issues as on my Power PC G5.

At first I thought it was VHS Deck causing the interference, so I tried another deck. Same issues.
Then I tried a ADS Tech Pyro A/V Link instead of the roxio device and the problem went away, except now i have drop frames.

long story short, it has to be the actual Roxio VHS capture device causing this interference. right?? maybe in the world of technology, I just bought a lemon?

Either way, Im still using the Roxio device because its not that hard to remove the interlacing (long process, but easy).
All im doing is converting the MPG files Roxio creates into MOV files using Toast 10. Now it does lowers the quality, but come on... its vhs tapes. The Part I hate is the fact that I send the MOV files to Final Cut Pro to edit, then I have to Export the MOV files again.

So long story short my original mpg files Roxio program creates has to be encoded twice just to remove the interlacing and also to export after im done editing.

if any one has something a little more easier let me know.

I suggest taking this up with Roxio's customer support. Those bars shouldn't be there and the steps you took to troubleshoot this pretty much point to the capture unit itself. I'd want a replacement if Roxio's customer service folks can't come up with a solution.

i have the same display problem. did you find a solution?

no i did not find a solution. I am currently trying to work with roxio support help to figure it out.

i even bought another product to think it would solve my issue, still nothing.