The VHS to Digital Conversion Upscaler!

Here is the list of everything I used for doing vhs to digital conversion using a hardware upscalers.

The Only Choice:

- Different YITROX Upscaler:
- Supports all the resolutions, but does not have the S-Video Adapter

If the YITROX is sold out, you could try this:

Don't forget the power supply

Other Elgato Devices:

Passes All Tests:

OBS Studio Download:

Bench Power Supply:
KAIWEETS - DC Power Supply Variable 30V 10A, - No Longer Available
(There are a bunch if you want one, shop around they range from $35 to $100+)

For REFERENCE:
Discolored:

Noise:

Passes All Tests:

Upscaler for Retro Games:

Didn't Work:

Wrong Device Type:

Other Retro Upscalers: (did not test)

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Reference:
What is Video Upscaling:

Interpolation Methods in Computer Graphics:

MegaPixel Calculator:

Other References:

Credits:

Womb Affliction Sound used:

Original song (also creative commons) that clip was made for:

Chapters:
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 What is Upscaling
03:16 Upscaler Review
05:59 Issues
08:36 4x3 and 16x9
09:59 Conclusion
11:13 4:3 Sample Video

[MiddleSiggysDigitalWorld]

Everyone! PLEASE READ! - make sure you are buying the correct Yitrox upscaler, as of the time of this comment the one most everyone needs is sold out, which is the one with only the Yellow, Red, and White RCA jack. If you buy the one with Green, Blue, Red and then a Red & White there is a high chance it is not going to work. Hope that helps.

[GTSalih]

Thanks this was very helpful, I paid a local shop $52 dollars to convert one 20 minutes vhs c and I have many more so I decided to just learn how to do it myself this video is very helpful you saved me lots of money

[theyarbroughs]

Most informative and quite understandable for a newbie just beginning the process of converting VHS to digital. THANKS!

[davec]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Have orded accordingly, though the Yitrox is not available on Australian Amazon website. I was able to order from USA site and have it shipped here. Naturally, that means a different power supply (different plug) to what we have here also, but thanks to you sharing the specs needed, that's an easy add to the shopping basket too... Greatly appreciated!

[bigstep]

This is the only review i needed to see. Did all the leg work down to the power supply. Now i can purchase with no regrets. Thank you, i liked and subscribed

[CSRLaunchpad]

I'm using a RetroTINK-4K and it works really great. Amazing upscaling. It's expensive but totally worth every dollar.

[DorianoPaisanoCarta]

Thanks for all the awesome advice and informative videos. You’ve been a blessing as me and my kids are about to convert lots of home movies of their mom who passed away not long ago. Perfect timing finding your channel

[ReeWrayOutdoors]

Well now I'm glad I didn't toss my old tapes after digitizing them. I had no idea these up-scalers were so inexpensive! Now i have the opportunity to do it over and get much better results.

[owenrichards]

Thank you for sharing. I've bought a few duff knock-off devices and it's great that you shared your experiences.

[nonetasker]

I used an old Digital 8 camcorder and connected the vhs player to the input and got great digital avi files out from the dvi connector.

[DougMcDave]

I'm still learning as I go. Thank you for guiding me on this journey! I intend to look into this new hardware in the near future.

[andydelle]

The AV2HDMI and the RasFox are probably the exact same circuit board inside. This is quite common with these Chinese conversion products including the audio converters. Some factory makes the circuit board and various other vendors buy it and either silkscreen the enclosure or have it made.

[steve_rode]

An magnificent video on your personal experiences with upscaling VHS Tapes 👍
An Excellent Presentation!!
** Thank You Very Much for sharing your knowledge and research :-)

[iptvmatvmyamazingtv]

Best honest answers out there that work! Thanks for the straightforward advice!

[Bleats_Sinodai]

I'm having good luck using a generic white-box AV2HDMI converter into an HDMI USB capture card. The converter can output upscaled to 720p or 1080p both at 60fps and the correct aspect ratio, but the capture card can capture in all sorts of resolutions, including several in 4:3 ratio. I've ordered a converter with S-video in to see how that fairs in comparison.

[Pushing_Pixels]

Using a combination of hardware and software upscaling is becoming a great option with modern AI upscalers. They work better the more information is in the video file you feed into them, so a hardware solution to digitize and get the resolution up to at least 640x480 or better yet 720p first is needed. Once you get it up to that higher resolution though, you will be blown away by what some of these programs can do. 4K (or more) upscaling, with de-noising, sharpening, stabilization, artefact removal, colour rebalancing, frame interpolation for higher framerates or slow-mo that looks like it was shot at 120fps.... You won't recognize it.

[massimilianomattei]

Hello and thanx for your video!
I do the same conversion: i use and Easycel converter and i don't get colors issues. In OBS set tour imput in 1440X1080 resolution and change in the same shape in your output in the program menu! You Will get a real-time 4:3 digitalized full HD video.

[branhicks]

I've had a Hauppauge pcie tuner card for the last 10 years that also has composite and svideo inputs. I feel like this is the easiest and most direct way to import analog video...

[Retro-TeleVision]

Got the Yitrox and the Elgato usb version, The Elgato was ok but the Yirtox was horrible, I tried multiple things/connections and evidently it was defective. Black and white picture with lines and fading in and out. returned it. Guess it is hit and miss on quality of those per the reviews. (not power adapter related, I checked that)

[donnasides]

it is a separate processs to convert high 8 mm camcorder videos. I saw something on Amazon called Clear Click that seems to do VCR's, VHS Tapes, AV, RCA, Hi8, Camcorder, DVD, Gaming Systems. Thank you Donna