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Vhs is 352x288. So you confirm that this is better to use higher resolution like 640x576@25fps ?
Should I continue to use avi lossless format or is it better to use mpeg2 ?
Should I continue to use avi lossless format or is it better to use mpeg2 ?
Analog vhs tape is about 240 lines in horizontal resolution. In the pal system it has 576 scan lines where each field is 288 scan lines. If you capture 352x2888 then you get the full horizontal resolution but effectively deinterlaced the capture video to a progressive format in which one of the two interlaced field is discarded. Your vertical resolution is effectively cut in half. This is the pal vcd resolution and not the pal vhs resolution. It would be better to capture in the ½ DV resolution formats which is 352x576 mpeg-2 which is interlaced if you want to save on disc space. There is no need to use a avi lossless format. I don’t recommend any avi lossless format for vhs as it waste disc space in my opinion.
Again I do not know if France use the pal format for vhs tapes. I cannot get a clear answer on what is the vhs tape recorders format sold in France are from searching the internet.