15-09-2021, 12:46 PM
For those not familiar with recording 405 on VHS, the dropout compensator makes things worse, not better. This is because it replaces a whole line of 625 with the previous line. This will be a partial line on 405.
Before we had readily available 625 to 405 converters, 405 VHS tapes were a valuable source of signals for vintage TVs. Now they are no more than a curiosity. Many years ago I recovered some old 405 recordings where the 625 originals weren't available. I did it optically, with a camera pointed at a monitor. Worked better than it had any right to do. Now I can do it electronically, though I haven't proven that my converter is OK in the presence of jittery tapes, dropouts etc.
Before we had readily available 625 to 405 converters, 405 VHS tapes were a valuable source of signals for vintage TVs. Now they are no more than a curiosity. Many years ago I recovered some old 405 recordings where the 625 originals weren't available. I did it optically, with a camera pointed at a monitor. Worked better than it had any right to do. Now I can do it electronically, though I haven't proven that my converter is OK in the presence of jittery tapes, dropouts etc.
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
