Audio and video synchronizing

[tedco]

I have digitized a number of PAL Hi8 video home recording to pc with Elgato.
Some of them have problems where sound and video are not synchronized.
I have tried to fix this with running them through HandBrake with Fixed Frame Rate.

Sometimes it fixes this, but other times it does not.

I then tried to increase framerate from 25 to 29.97 and this seems to work wonders.

Any thought is much appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

My suggestion is that, prior to digitising, you check the video properties using MediaInfo (free).

It is a really useful tool to have available and should help with the settings in the conversion software.

https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download

[tedco]

Hi John,

Thanks for your reply.

I have a copy of MediaInfo, but can only check the file after digitizing from my analog camcorder.

I am using Elgato Video Capture which I choose after Amazon review, but maybe I should have chosen another.

If you have any recommendation for other capture devices it would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks again.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

but can only check the file after digitizing from my analog camcorder.

Ah! Yes, of course. Silly me! (Note to self - read postings more carefully before responding. )

It is a few years since I last converted analogue (VHS tapes) to video and that particular use was the only experience that I had.

I used an old miniDV tape based camera that I owned, using the camera's 'digital out' connected by firewire to a card in my PC. For the input side I used one of these - SCART from VHS machine to composite input to camera:-

ScartAVConverter.jpg

It was quite a nice earner for a while, converting VHS wedding videos to DVD.

There are a lot of folk on here that have previously needed analogue to digital and maybe they will chime in soon. Sorry that I wasn't more helpful.

[Steve Grisetti]

I'm not a fan of the Delgato digitizer. I've seen its name associated with too many incompatible video issues.

I think it's no secret I prefer the Diamond VC500, in my experience the best -- and the software produces easily editable MP4s.

[tedco]

Thanks for your replies,

Steve, I downloaded PotPlayer and configured as your video but when I go to Video > Video Recording >Start/Stop Video recording, a pop-up window tells me that "It is not possible to perform capture operation since there is no video and audio in the file".

Not sure what is happening here.

I have connected my Hi8 PAL analog camcorder to my computer using Elgato usb capture card.

Can I use PotPlayer instead of Elgato's supplied software?

Thanks for your time.

[Steve Grisetti]

I don't know that that will work, ted. It might. But I don't know that it will.

[tedco]

My experience is that PotPlayer does not work - or at least I can't get it to capture video.

However, OBS Studio https://obsproject.com/ does work fine and also excellent in synchronizing audio/video.

It is reasonable easy to configure and use.

Just for info.