
But don't take out the board at the front as you will use it for your power button. Then I used Windows Explorer to grab the old clip file name, delete the original file, then re-name the new clip to have the prior file name.Of course the next step would be taking out all the parts from the VCR. rewind the tape to the gap and repeat steps 1-2 above, and just watch and re-record that clip.Ħ. This is one of those places where you have a gap in the video recording on your tape where there's no 'data'.ĥ. If there's no audio in the first couple seconds, you need to re-record that clip manually. use VLC to jump through all the recorded clips, looking for any that start with no audio. hit play on the tape from the beginning and make sure the video kicks in and immediately then hit record in the softwareĤ. Launch the recording software, but don't hit record, and use the preview window.Ģ. Here was my workflow for the older analog tapes:ġ. This means you are doing pretty manual work to get through your tapes, but I found it wasn't that terrible, and you get to take a bit of a preview as you are working through the videos. To deal with the 'no audio issue', if you instead, hit play on the tape, making sure that the video has kicked in just a split second, then you can hit record with the software, and it will record just fine. This does not appear to be a problem with digital recordings.

Hi, CanonDV! That's really great news! One thing I found you have to be aware of is that if you are recording the analog video, then every time the video starts, or resumes from a gap in the tape, you will get a video clip with no audio. OS: win10 preview build (20175) (any should work)ĭriver: Also, this is a great set of instructions for this I'm on a brand new win10 preview build (20175), so this likely will work for you: Also, to record, you hit record in the app, then hit play with your camera.

With WinDV, you have to run the software first, then turn on your camera. So, when I'm recording on Win 10, I can use HDVSplit to grab the "HDV" videos, and I have to use WinDV to record the "DV" videos. What this means is that I recorded some of these tapes on an older camcorder. I have learned that with my Canon HV20, I also have both HDV tapes and "16 bit" DV tapes. Big breakthrough today! I've already copied 18 tapes with hdvsplit, no problems at all, and then started having a few tapes "just not work".
