[mythtv-users] Recording from VHS

[Michael T. Dean]

Gary Montalbine wrote:

> When playing back recordings from VHS tapes, there is garbage across 
> the bottom. A search of the archives indicates that it may be scan 
> lines from the VHS

A better description of the "garbage" you're seeing would make it easier 
for us to help you identify the problem and for us to recommend solutions.

> and it was recommended that the crop filter be used. I am using a PVR 
> 250 card which I understand uses hardware encoding. MPEG2. The 
> instruction for video filters indicates that the crop filter can not 
> be used for hardware encoding cards.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to get rid of the 
> garbage. Can the crop tool be used? If so, how is it installed?
>
You could always use playback filters.  Unfortunately, though, you'll 
have to keep setting them before playing back VHS recordings and 
unsetting them before playing back other recordings.  
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-10.html#ss10.4

If you're trying to fix it to archive your video, use something like 
avidemux to crop and apply other filters after recording.  (Note, 
however, that you'll almost definitely have A/V sync issues if you don't 
use something like ProjectX to clean up the stream before using avidemux.)

Mike