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[gus1924]

I have copied a couple of VHS tapes that were recorded in color, but the DVD that gets created is in black & white. Can any one help or point me in the right direction?

[Jim_Hardin]

Going to need a little more than that in the way of details...  

[Z06Bob]

Going to need a little more than that in the way of details...  

Jim,

With all due respect, I think the statement provided by gus1924 contains enough information to at least point to a possible are to begin.

Is there possible an option that needs to be selected or deselected in the program?
Could it be something in the cable connections?

Has this question come up before and with a list of possible things to check and solutions?

Edited by Z06Bob, 11 September 2009 - 04:19 AM.

[Jim_Hardin]

Jim,

With all due respect, I think the statement provided by gus1924 contains enough information to at least point to a possible are to begin.

Is there possible an option that needs to be selected or deselected in the program?
Could it be something in the cable connections?

Has this question come up before and with a list of possible things to check and solutions?

And you would be wrong, sorry...

[Z06Bob]

And you would be wrong, sorry...

Instead of the sarcasm and all the posts wouldn't it be much more constructive and efficient to post the information actually required for you to appropriately answer the question?

[Jim_Hardin]

Instead of the sarcasm and all the posts wouldn't it be much more constructive and efficient to post the information actually required for you to appropriately answer the question?

You have been here a few hours whereas I will trust my years of experance... (started in V3)

The OP hasn’t been back in 9 days… Likewise it cannot be answered without more info.

If you actually have something to contribute, please enlighten all of us by posting it. Otherwise you are merely wasting time & bandwidth with your uninformed banter.

[firenhancer]

I have copied a couple of VHS tapes that were recorded in color, but the DVD that gets created is in black & white. Can any one help or point me in the right direction?

Is this when playing on computer or a standalone DVD player? On computer you might have to enable hardware acceleration for the player.

[Z06Bob]

You have been here a few hours whereas I will trust my years of experance... (started in V3)

The OP hasn’t been back in 9 days… Likewise it cannot be answered without more info.

If you actually have something to contribute, please enlighten all of us by posting it. Otherwise you are merely wasting time & bandwidth with your uninformed banter.

With a knowledge-base as broad and vast as you proclaim, pointing someone like gus1924 in the right direction should be little more than child’s play; a mere wave of the wand for someone like you.

Whether I've been here only a few hours or he not being in 9 days is irrelevant and the comment itself is pompous. It appears that your arrogance and experience are of similar levels yet you fail to offer even the remotest insight to his question.

If you truly can walk on water as you profess then maybe you should prove it posting something constructive.

You without a doubt part of the problem and not part of the solution; you should also work on your grammar and spelling skills.

[myguggi]

You without a doubt part of the problem and not part of the solution; you should also work on your grammar and spelling skills.

     .. A case of the pot calling the kettle black

[gus1924]

Is this when playing on computer or a standalone DVD player? On computer you might have to enable hardware acceleration for the player.

I have been away for a few days. I didn't mean to start a blog battle. I'm just new to the "Easy VHS to DVD" software and thought that maybe someone ran into this before. here are my details:

I setup and copied my first few VHS tapes. The original VHS tapes are in color and the DVDs that have been created play in black & white on both my computer and on my TV. My TV uses a Bose surround sound system that has a DVD player built in.

My VHS player has the three video out plugs colored red & white for the audio out and yellow for the video out. They are plugged into the same colors on the adapter that came with my Roxio "Easy VHS to DVD" software which is then plugged into a USB port on the PC.

I am using a DVD+R in my DVD burner on the computer.
I chose the "Plug & Burn" option on my Roxio program. After choosing a disc title style and title I clicked Next.
I chose Composite Video Input (since I am using a composite video cable. besides the s-video option does not display any video in my display)
Under Options I have NTSC_M for TV Standard (I did some research and I think this is correct for the US)
Under Enhance Picture I did nothing, however all the default settings are somewhere in the middle of the slides.
I chose the "Best Quality" under Quality.
I then clicked "Start Capture"
The display that shows in my Roxio box while the VHS is being copied is shown in color. After the DVD is complete I play it and it is in black& white.
I'm not sure what else I can tell you.

Any help would be appreciated.

[myguggi]

I have been away for a few days. I didn't mean to start a blog battle. I'm just new to the "Easy VHS to DVD" software and thought that maybe someone ran into this before. here are my details:

I setup and copied my first few VHS tapes. The original VHS tapes are in color and the DVDs that have been created play in black & white on both my computer and on my TV. My TV uses a Bose surround sound system that has a DVD player built in.

My VHS player has the three video out plugs colored red & white for the audio out and yellow for the video out. They are plugged into the same colors on the adapter that came with my Roxio "Easy VHS to DVD" software which is then plugged into a USB port on the PC.

I am using a DVD+R in my DVD burner on the computer.
I chose the "Plug & Burn" option on my Roxio program. After choosing a disc title style and title I clicked Next.
I chose Composite Video Input (since I am using a composite video cable. besides the s-video option does not display any video in my display)
Under Options I have NTSC_M for TV Standard (I did some research and I think this is correct for the US)
Under Enhance Picture I did nothing, however all the default settings are somewhere in the middle of the slides.
I chose the "Best Quality" under Quality.
I then clicked "Start Capture"
The display that shows in my Roxio box while the VHS is being copied is shown in color. After the DVD is complete I play it and it is in black& white.
I'm not sure what else I can tell you.

Any help would be appreciated.

I can't see anything that you are doing wrong. A quick test you could do is to capture to your hard drive instead of direct to DVD. This is actually the way most of us would recommend to do it. I just don't trust any plug & burn. Suppose you are "plug & burning" a 60 minute tape to DVD. If anything goes wrong during the burn process you will have to repeat the whole capture again. If you first capture to your hard drive you can then do the burn as a separate task. Now if a burn fails you don't have to repeat the capture process.

Capture only 5 minutes or so to your hard drive (avi and/or mpeg format) and see they are in B&W or in colour.

[Jim_Hardin]

You didn’t do anything wrong by posting here Gus.

Now that we know what you are doing, try what Walt suggested so we can pin this down.

Next step from that would be to burn and play - using some RW discs would be a good idea.

[gus1924]

I can't see anything that you are doing wrong. A quick test you could do is to capture to your hard drive instead of direct to DVD. This is actually the way most of us would recommend to do it. I just don't trust any plug & burn. Suppose you are "plug & burning" a 60 minute tape to DVD. If anything goes wrong during the burn process you will have to repeat the whole capture again. If you first capture to your hard drive you can then do the burn as a separate task. Now if a burn fails you don't have to repeat the capture process.

Capture only 5 minutes or so to your hard drive (avi and/or mpeg format) and see they are in B&W or in colour.

Thank-you for your reply.

When I posted my last response I was also doing a "Plug and Burn" copy so I could give exact information on my process as I went along. With that burn I actually got it in color on my PC, but it still plays in black & white on my TV. I will try a different DVD player in case the Bose player is at fault. I'm not sure now whether the previous burns were in black & white on my PC. They may have been black & white only on my Bose DVD player.

I am also trying a Capture & Burn to my PC. I will copy that to a DVD if it comes out in color and then see how that DVD plays. I will post again if I can't get my problem solved.