How to Put DIGITAL FILES on a VHS TAPE!

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  • @harveykorso
    @harveykorso ปีที่แล้ว +153

    This man just addressed his viewers via a VCR tape being played on a monitor in his dorm room. It had me contemplating the time and space continuum. I Don't even know what to say. This is peak nostalgia craze.

    • @IanMeyersBHP
      @IanMeyersBHP  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Best comment of 2023 so far

    • @AshtonGodbout
      @AshtonGodbout 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol 😂

    • @vincec5120
      @vincec5120 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey. What type of paper did you use? What type of printer?

    • @LuckyMTS
      @LuckyMTS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@vincec5120he does not have a printer.

  • @S.F.Sorrow
    @S.F.Sorrow ปีที่แล้ว +30

    the entire vlog series on vhs??? holy shit what a dream come true

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The abundance of enthusiasm is contagious. 😳

  • @meandotheryoutubers
    @meandotheryoutubers ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I was googling how to put digital files on VHS and this was the first video to pop up. This was very helpful, thank you.

  • @Error-7-0-7
    @Error-7-0-7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I had a retro games collection and a mini CRT TV to play them with. I stumbled upon a TH-cam channel that has a lot of early 2000s and mid 90s shows with commercials and everything and wonder "I wonder if I stream these onto my VHS player for a bit better picture quality and nostalgic feel" so now I'm here.

  • @perplxxd
    @perplxxd ปีที่แล้ว +5

    you are criminally underrated, bro. appreciate it.

  • @Cj_Plays_Everything
    @Cj_Plays_Everything 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I would recommend putting a black screen at the start so you can wait for the gui of the video playing software to go away before you record to the tape.

  • @The_Conspiracy_Analyst
    @The_Conspiracy_Analyst 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I had a buddy named Remus who was a hardcore computer and electronics nerd. He had a bunch of different systems: Amiga, Apples, etc (this was in the late 80s to early 90s). Now, the prize of his collection was a Zilog 8000 system that had unix ported to it. He scored it at a surplus auction. These were set up to be mini-micro-mainframes. Small as a micro computer but you'd hook a bunch of dumb terminals to it. Well he had designed a custom data storage system for this using a multi-head VCR because a REAL tape backup system would have cost a fortune. I think one VHS tape could hold about a three gigs of data, which was ENORMOUS at the time. Dude had TONS of of VHS tapes in book shelves, just loaded with tons of data. He ran a hacker/phreaker/Warez(of course) BBS also and was heavily into the demo scene for the Amiga as well. Man those were great times! Last time I saw his setup, he was got a bunch of VCRs from a school or something that was upgrading. He must have had about a dozen of them, and was working on converting them all to data units. His plan was to offer lots of concurrent storage for his BBS server.

  • @zachwilson768
    @zachwilson768 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Gonna get some King of the Hill YTPs on VHS and leave them at my parents. That will REALLY confuse my folks.

    • @ryder281
      @ryder281 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This is positively genius. I might try to do something similar but instead personally alter a movie they're already familiar with. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @rifraf7126
    @rifraf7126 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was also born in 04, i grew up the same way as a kid! Watching movies on Vhs and also dvds!

  • @wing-wing
    @wing-wing ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The places the TH-cam algorithm will take you

  • @watusis445
    @watusis445 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you this helped me dub my first film! Remember to knock out the tab on the vhs so you don’t accidentally record over !

  • @Chanselleur
    @Chanselleur ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Damn, I thought you meant digital files not digital video… There’s a difference bro

    • @lazarx77
      @lazarx77 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same...

    • @Neptunade
      @Neptunade 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here

    • @catsarethebest36
      @catsarethebest36 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same lol

  • @rottenkid0533
    @rottenkid0533 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First time I searched for a tutorial and had all necessary items

  • @TheStOne1
    @TheStOne1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why do I feel like this person lives in 2005?
    Nostalgia.

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even down to his hairstyle.

  • @thejohnsweeney
    @thejohnsweeney 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YOU SAVED ME WITH THAT TIP AT 3 MINUTES

  • @PeaceLoveHappyness14
    @PeaceLoveHappyness14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you for making & posting this, this actually really helped

  • @shad578
    @shad578 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is what i needed! Thanks!

  • @magzwashere
    @magzwashere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Respect and appreciate the creativity of this video!! Thank you

  • @RemiDupont
    @RemiDupont 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ha! You made a squeezed imaged VHS: 16:9 onto a 4:3 medium, it will look vertically stretched on a CRT TV. Nice job!

  • @B.H.O.R.
    @B.H.O.R. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your contribution - Elder Alex.

  • @VariationsOnFilm
    @VariationsOnFilm ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very useful info and you did a nice job with your VHS covers in your personal collection.

  • @Mechologly
    @Mechologly 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks needed this Mandela catalog!

  • @moonlambo5229
    @moonlambo5229 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Subbed. You sir could be a master story teller and have 1million subs one day. Keep honing your skills and keep making videos!

  • @EXteamium
    @EXteamium ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Imagine putting an analog horror on a tape and then hiding it.

  • @AI-Hallucination
    @AI-Hallucination ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haha recording vhs takes place in real time in space time 😂✌️ creative ❤

  • @utah880
    @utah880 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The easiest way is ( if you have access )
    Make a DVD of the mp4. Put the DVD into a VHS/Dvd combo with a vhs tape in the unit and press copy.

  • @Chanselleur
    @Chanselleur ปีที่แล้ว

    When I got my first PowerBook G4 a friend of mine, had a mini DV camera. I was shocked to find that plugging the mini DV camera into the power book just using S video or composite I think it was just the one single cable actually… It would let me fast forward and when I did, you could hear the tape spinning along with it, it just blew my mind that was so powerful that you could scan live.
    Too bad they put Intel processors in their computers afterwards they never wear that fast or efficient again.

  • @Aeduo
    @Aeduo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was thinking like, encoding files in to video to record on the VCR and using a video capture device to read files back. :p

  • @GORDONFREEMAN19986
    @GORDONFREEMAN19986 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Time to put all 3 Kane Pixels's Backrooms Found Footage videos onto tape

  • @Speedys_gasoline
    @Speedys_gasoline 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My vcr only has 2 ports for composite cables in the front audio and video nothing is showing up when I plug it up

  • @red-anteater
    @red-anteater หลายเดือนก่อน

    would this work on one of those little TVs with a built in VHS player? this is so cool, I love the old aesthetic

  • @XTRgames2024
    @XTRgames2024 ปีที่แล้ว

    Underrated.

  • @earlthelovebug5691
    @earlthelovebug5691 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I should give it a shot someday

  • @WasabiTheInkling
    @WasabiTheInkling ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Vaporwave too! :)

  • @t4aton3dud3
    @t4aton3dud3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm gonna put the boiled phenomenon on a vhs and then I'm gonna have a sleep over with a couple of friends, and then I'm gonna tell them that I found some crap in the attic and were gonna watch it. I'm gonna also get some people to wear some costume I'm gonna make and completely fuck with them lol.

  • @Pessimism6356
    @Pessimism6356 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My idea was I wanna put All Hallows Eve on a VHS tape, but for me though of course. It’ll just add to the movie itself.

  • @laciryl
    @laciryl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this.

  • @pepsigasm8333
    @pepsigasm8333 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS SAVED MY LIFE I WILL SEND U A FREE TAPE OF MY SHORT FILM IF U WANT

  • @ishakali8634
    @ishakali8634 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video and you made me laugh at 4:10 "Fidgeting" quote!

  • @isabellafriedrich323
    @isabellafriedrich323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is great !!! was wondering if the process of digitizing a tape is fairly similar?

  • @jeanclaudedowning
    @jeanclaudedowning หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey man ! Great tutorial ! Do I still need the box if I have a HDMI to avi cable ?

  • @YankeGinobreaker6
    @YankeGinobreaker6 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can someone please help me I’m not getting an output for my Laptop, I set up channels on my vcr but still nothing 😢

  • @octapesarini
    @octapesarini ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just use a modded PS2 with videos through usb and it works fine lol

  • @ksaOfficial017
    @ksaOfficial017 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now that how you can make analog horror

  • @KaylaOdell-lw2px
    @KaylaOdell-lw2px 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. Now I can put the rickroll video on a actual VHS tape and rickroll people with it.

  • @davidcantu282
    @davidcantu282 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the information.

  • @matthewrendle9321
    @matthewrendle9321 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have just got so many videos to convert to digital old acdc videos and the angels midnight oil inxis icehouse

  • @eltoroescareno
    @eltoroescareno ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks dude I appreciate you!

  • @watusis445
    @watusis445 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    VHS cool look but the sound is so much better on tape compared to digital

  • @goodmorninganime
    @goodmorninganime 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you crack me up bro sick vid

  • @Thatcher-Davis
    @Thatcher-Davis 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Time to have the mandela series on vhs....

  • @joshuapowell1868
    @joshuapowell1868 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try Wiching videos online about mode switches and you might know lot more then what you think

  • @EngineeredBricks3548
    @EngineeredBricks3548 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go put a scary video on my vhs player, thanks!

  • @FalseKing98
    @FalseKing98 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    really helpful video! is there anything we need to worry about with regards to aspect ratio? I wanna run some shots of animated footage through VHS for a nostalgic filter and I figured I'd go for 4:3 to be authentic, I assumed it would be cropped or letterboxed to 4:3 either way, but your footage seems to be widescreen which surprised me. Does it depend on the screen size you're using or were you using a widescreen VHS?

    • @IanMeyersBHP
      @IanMeyersBHP  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If theres one thing about this whole operation that i cant confidently figure out, itd be the aspect ratio. The tv i use automatically stretches 4:3 images on even normal vhs. So i would say it depends on your computer display AND your tv display. If i wanted a 4:3 image with my setup, i would need to go into an editor and add black bars myself then record that onto tape. But thatll differ depending on the setup i would imagine. In your case i would familiarize myself with the setup you have, then record stuff using a dummy tape while fidgeting with the setting on the computer and the tv. Good luck!

    • @FalseKing98
      @FalseKing98 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IanMeyersBHP thank you!! that helps a lot still! I'll test with/without black bars then, just working on ebaying all the wires I need for the setup.

    • @IanMeyersBHP
      @IanMeyersBHP  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FalseKing98 let me know how it works!!

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IanMeyersBHP Aspect ratio on widescreen TVs has always been a bit of an issue. Even back in the days of analog TV.
      One possibility is to capture it with a video capturing card and display it via that, with the TV hooked up to your computer the normal way. Your TV will then 'see' a 16:9 or 16:10 signal, but you can just run VLC or whatever program you want full screen and it will keep the aspect ratio correct.
      Your best option is to find an actual 4:3 CRT tv, because the CRT makes video tape look a lot better than it is :)

  • @joshuapowell1868
    @joshuapowell1868 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video everything proven vhs tapes don't lock up at all like internet does everything proven broken vhs tape itself is fixable with Scotch tape it starts playing again with out no problem's

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nonoNONONONO do NOT put scotch tape on video tape. If somehow it comes loose or otherwise bleeds adhesive over the tape, you can kiss your video heads goodbye. Those things are very delicate, much more than the heads in audio recorders. Tapes are easy to find, but new head drum assemblies have been out of production for much longer than the tapes, and are harder to find anyway. Don't take the risk - it's the wrong kind of thrifty.
      It is fine to use for a priceless tape that must be copied at any cost, but in those cases most people use a beater VCR just in case such a thing happens.
      Video tape splicing essentially never happens in consumer level equipment. You can find casette tape splicing blocks, copious amounts of splicers for reel to reel tape, but not a single one for consumer video tape. It was only done in the 60s with certain professional formats, but phased out rapidly.

  • @JoeStoppinghem
    @JoeStoppinghem 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where are you getting a VHS player, since most used rubber belts, that fail due to age.

  • @olli-pekkajuusola3068
    @olli-pekkajuusola3068 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like vhs-tapes and C-cassette´s :)

  • @francesm5373
    @francesm5373 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank u so much friend!!!!!

  • @gabedudas2201
    @gabedudas2201 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It worked but there’s no sound coming through the tv

  • @REGW-73
    @REGW-73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:24 he said inappropriate😂😂

  • @demicatt
    @demicatt หลายเดือนก่อน

    does the tape have to be blank? or can I just get a cheap movie from half price books and record over it

  • @lochneassa1678
    @lochneassa1678 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @tricatfilms6136
    @tricatfilms6136 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As soon as the HDMI/AV converter goes into my VCR, the display shows color, but when I RECORD it only comes out B&W. I am 100% on NTSC (and checked the switch) and the converter is plugged into USB power.

  • @RobbiePopkidcom
    @RobbiePopkidcom 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very interesting thank you.

  • @waydeparzival1951
    @waydeparzival1951 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video man!

  • @geggy310
    @geggy310 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do I make it record onto the tape in 4:3? I'm trying to put a movie on vhs but it won't record properly in 4:3 even though I ripped from a full screen dvd of the movie and switched my resolution to 800x600.

  • @jules1659
    @jules1659 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can this work with streaming services ? Like Netflix and Disney plus ???

    • @norbkowa
      @norbkowa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      May not since copy protection may kick in. I tried before with TH-cam and Amazon and copy protection stopped me from getting a good copy but some older 80s VCRs they bypass it and could be done. Best would be to use S-VHS to do it.

  • @brooksmeyers1237
    @brooksmeyers1237 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All that technical jargon at the beginning gave me a headache...🤣

  • @BKDDY
    @BKDDY 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do this for rare VHS, print boxes for them. EZ millionaire.

  • @JackSykes-j3e
    @JackSykes-j3e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorry, I need some help for some reason I've done the exact same thing as you but it isn't showing on my VCR the only difference is that my VCR only accepts yellow and white cables but I've seen others do this with them and another thing is that I have the new mac os which has a HDMI port built into it so by any chance is that effecting it

  • @josephcontreras8930
    @josephcontreras8930 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you put music or audio files on tape then pull said mp3 files be it music or podcasts from the tape to put back on the computer then transfer files to a phone or whatever??? So in essence a vhs tape can be used like a flash drive or hard drive right?? Glad i didnt throw out my used vhs tapes yet now i can use them as hard drives....cooooooolllll😮😮😮how do you download TH-cam videos??????

    • @SamThredder
      @SamThredder 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No this is about recording videos and by the looks of it, photo slideshows to VHS from a pc, not about data storage. You can't use VHS as a hard drive, that's just silly. You'd need dedicated encoding/decoding hardware specifically for storing digital media on VHS and I don't even know if that exists. How else would you be able to access the files?
      Plus you just asked a question then seemed to have come up with the solution to said question in the same paragraph basically answering yourself with a wrong answer

  • @joshuapowell1868
    @joshuapowell1868 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you know about fixing broken vhs tapes

  • @GabrielGarcia-ze7pz
    @GabrielGarcia-ze7pz 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Could this also work if I’m getting a video from my phone into vhs?

  • @lazerlightsub
    @lazerlightsub 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yooooo, thanks

  • @ReesesPeanutDogger
    @ReesesPeanutDogger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so is this actually recording onto the blank vhs or is the tv just acting as a monitor?

  • @iamenrico
    @iamenrico ปีที่แล้ว

    i was wondering if i could also record gameplays such as minecraft cause it captures the monitor screen? i would like to know thanks

  • @larin_muz
    @larin_muz 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    hey) thx for a video. i have a question.. when i record a video from my laptop to vhs. and.. my vhs video haven't color (black and white only), and haven't sound... whats problem? can u tell me pls?
    p.s. sorry for my eng, im just from russia )))

  • @fayesingleton565
    @fayesingleton565 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Attempting to do this for a project, I’ve managed to record my laptop screen onto a VHS however when I play it back there’s no audio,, any advice? Thanks!

  • @ricardorivas5955
    @ricardorivas5955 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    can you record on top of it again or on a tape with something for more glitch effect right?

  • @morgankingsley8711
    @morgankingsley8711 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Didnt work. I got all the supplies I needed. Plugged the HDMI2AV to my computer and even bought a AV2HDMI for the other side because my tv didnt have av adapaters. The VCR player shows up on the TV fine, but the laptop screen doesn't show up on the TV, and just stays blue screen. When I put in a new tape, that tape plays normally, but like I said, the laptop screen doesn't show up.

  • @Bogo-zh8vo
    @Bogo-zh8vo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    STRAIGHT ALLY!!!

  • @4336aaa
    @4336aaa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What you are actually doing is taking a digital source, converting it to analog, then recording that onto a VHS tape. Would that be correct?

    • @SamThredder
      @SamThredder 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      the analog conversion happens on the tape. that's pretty obvious. how would one convert a digital video to analog WITHOUT recording it to a tape? eh?

    • @4336aaa
      @4336aaa 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@SamThredder ''the analog conversion happens on the tape''. Can you explain that?

    • @SamThredder
      @SamThredder 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@4336aaa well, the digital to analog conversion would happen inside the DAC on the hdmi converter. I was just dumbing it down. the way you worded it made it seem like you were somehow converting the file to analog seperately THEN recording that analog signal to tape (somehow) when in reality it just all happens at the same time. pc hdmi out into hdmi-composite converter. composite into vcr. There's no intermediate process. The tape merely captures the analog signal. It was just your use of the word 'then' signifying it was a seperate process that confused me haha

    • @4336aaa
      @4336aaa 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@SamThredder It sounds more like you decided to research the subject. Sorry I confused you. ha ha.

  • @ninetysixbitterbeing
    @ninetysixbitterbeing 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this also work with a desktop computer?

  • @MarioC-xj5hq
    @MarioC-xj5hq 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you stream Netflix and then record to VHS or have to download the file first?

  • @laurenbaker9833
    @laurenbaker9833 ปีที่แล้ว

    Help! Thanks so much for the video. I have everything connected just like you've said, but on the TV I am only getting the VCR screen, not my computer screen. Here's what I have going on: RCA VCR Out on the back connected to the TV RCA input, HDMI cable connecting my computer's HDMI port on the motherboard to the output on the HDMI converter box "thingy", and a separate RCA cable connecting the input of the "thingy" to the input on the front of my VCR. When I turn on the TV to the Comp./Video input I only see the VCR screen. I have tried to change the input on the VCR but there doesn't appear to be any other options that what it defaults to. The display on the VCR says "L" or different channel numbers. I'm assuming L is the record channel. I just don't understand why I'm not seeing my computer screen on the TV. Doesn't seem right to me. Can you please help??

    • @SamThredder
      @SamThredder 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The way you've described it sounds like you have outputs going into inputs and vice versa

    • @SamThredder
      @SamThredder 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      hdmi - analog converters come in 2 flavours. hdmi in/rca out or rca in/hdmi out. i think you might have the wrong type of converter for the job

  • @Milky-Monkey
    @Milky-Monkey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What settings do I have to mess with to get the sound through

  • @vincec5120
    @vincec5120 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what type of paper did you use? what type of printer?

  • @thelthrythquezada8397
    @thelthrythquezada8397 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am getting closer but when I playback I don't get sound, any help would be appreciated. I did hear you say to fiddle with the sound?

  • @gpowerdragon9852
    @gpowerdragon9852 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tapes last longer than HDD drives i mean A BUDGET CHOICE FOR BACK-UP

  • @indymudshow
    @indymudshow ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an issue with my laptop. I have an hdmi out and I've used it on my TV before, but only the picture has ever come thru. Never any sound.

  • @guywithatophat6375
    @guywithatophat6375 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    my sit up isnt showing on the tv what do I do?

  • @joshuapowell1868
    @joshuapowell1868 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Everything proven people like myself are making vhs tapes to be our own Disney plus everything proven people don't have to have internet to watch TV

  • @chrisgnarly7123
    @chrisgnarly7123 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So I’m currently hooking up to my PlayStation instead of a PC. My set up is exactly the same, I just have no video of my ps just a blue screen. But when I turn my VCR on it’s on the L1 input, and I don’t have a remote to change it to L2. If I buy a remote should changing it to L2 fix my issue

    • @chrisgnarly7123
      @chrisgnarly7123 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or is there a law to switch to L2 with no remote

  • @WeedGnome.
    @WeedGnome. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So basically if your tv has both hdmi and av i can do it with out the adapter?

  • @LuckyMTS
    @LuckyMTS 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don’t want to be stupid I want to be smart boy.🐶

  • @accidentalpatient4152
    @accidentalpatient4152 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t have a computer do you think I could just do it off of TH-cam on a console?

  • @TinyToySpiders
    @TinyToySpiders 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey so I’ve done everything, however the recording is pretty darker and has made it harder to read words on screen. Is this normal? Or can I do anything to fix this issue

  • @grogshla
    @grogshla ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ian, Thanks so much for this tutorial mate. I have followed this and everything looks good during the setup/recording process but when I play back the VHS it is only playing in Black and White. Any idea why this may be? Would really appreciate any advice. Thanks

    • @mfbfreak
      @mfbfreak ปีที่แล้ว

      Very likely dirty heads or degraded tape. If your recorder is from before the 1990s, it might also be the manual tracking adjustment. In general, most mid-late 80s and all 90s recorders are automated in that regard.
      To clean the heads: unplug the recorder, remove the cover, get a strip of ordinary printer paper, soak it in ethanol or isopropanol, and *very gently* hold it against the head drum with your index finger, and hold it completely still. With your other hand, give the head drum a couple of spins. You should just about feel the little black video heads come past while you spin the drum. Undoubtedly there is a tutorial on this on youtube or elsewhere on the internet, if you need to see it before you do it.
      With a cotton swab dipped in isopropanol/ethanol, you can scrub the audio and the erasing head which are stationary and not part of the drum assembly in most cases. NEVER try to clean the video heads on the drum with cotton swabs. They are extremely delicate, and you can easily snap them off if they get snagged by a cotton fibre.
      Finally, it may be a TV system difference. Make sure that all settings are set for NTSC if you live in the USA, or PAL if you live in Europe. Try out Pal B/G/... - the letter has something to do with local variants that are mostly but not completely compatible.

  • @copaxan
    @copaxan ปีที่แล้ว

    where did u get the poster of the earth thats in front of ur laptop ?? That shit nice as hell

    • @IanMeyersBHP
      @IanMeyersBHP  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I bought it maybe two years ago at this point, so it has been a while, but I believe I got it from this link - a.co/d/9rFCmow