VHS generation loss (50fps)

What happens if record (make copy) from one tape to another tape 20 times in PAL.

Capture: EasyCap (Chip UTV007)

VCRs:
Player (1st generation): LG L396
Recorder: Sony SLV-P53EE

0:00 - 1st generation
0:17 - 2nd generation
0:35 - 3rd generation
0:53 - 4th genetration
1:10 - 5th genetration
1:28 - 6th genetration
1:46 - 7th genetration
2:04 - 8th genetration
2:23 - 9th genetration
2:41 - 10th genetration
3:00 - 11th genetration
3:19 - 12th genetration
3:39 - 13th genetration
3:59 - 14th genetration
4:20 - 15th genetration
4:42 - 16th genetration
5:04 - 17th genetration
5:26 - 18th genetration
5:49 - 19th genetration
6:12 - 20th genetration

[Peterscraps]

holy shit rick looks demonic in the 6th generation

[theunknown]

I like how no matter how deteriorated the song gets the words together forever still exist

[JetSetDman]

can't believe i just spent seven minutes watching rick astley be ripped to shreds across the space-time continuum

[auti.playz.]

18th - 20th generation sounds like a bunch of cats getting angry and making noises

[TheExodvs]

What an ironic song to demonstrate generation loss with.

[BeeKay]

It's like a memory fading over time as the years go by.

[vandibber]

I first saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in the 90s on what was probably a 4th generation VHS, it was still banned in the uk at that time and I can tell you, that distortion really actually added to the atmosphere of it, it felt like we were watching a snuff movie

[LuisHumanoide]

that guy created an analog horror production by accident

[GalaxyDoge]

for those wondering what causes this, generation loss usually occurs when there’s noise between the source and destination. it starts off slow but eventually begins to stack. noise could be from the mixer or amplifiers and the like

[ZappahVideo]

Every time I see fake (added-in-post) VHS degradation effects, I always think how much better it would be if the footage were run through a real VHS deck a few times to produce REAL generation loss. Because nothin' beats it.
Thank you for this!

[a_achurraarwengabrielabsal]

Insane how even in the 20th gen, you can still faintly hear rick singing. Even when so much is lost, the first still remains, if faintly

[davidca]

I love how analog artifacts scare younger generations. It always made me laugh as a kid in the 80s.

[MaximumADHD]

Honestly I find this more fascinating than scary. The wobbly audio is freaky, but it also shows off the cool shit they had to do at the time to make VHS encoding possible, and what happens when that encoding becomes corrupted and misaligned.

[PTEC]

Horror YouTubers will see this and go on an Everywhere Before the End of Time rant about how deep and profound it is

[epic--yt]

The fact that I was still able to recognize the song in all the generations...

[A_Player]

I watched this at 1 AM.
Well that was mildly unsettling.

[EarendilUndomiel]

"Together foUGHAGHver and ever..."

[ElectroPotato]

Even the first generation was damaged, you can hear the hi-fi stereo audio track is constantly turning on and off.
Also with a higher end VCR the 13rd generation is still watchable, just black and white and a bit fuzzy.

[cometaHavoc]

the "together forÆver" kills me every time XD

[MrIveyIsBonkers]

Gen 1: Original
Gen 2: Sound not stereo anymore
Gen 3: Some visible static
Gen 4: Significant deterioration setting in
Gen 5: Colors starts struggling
Gen 6: Colors starting to fail
Gen 7: No color
Gen 8: Pitch a bit lower
Gen 9: Picture struggling and shaking
Gen 10: Sound inconsistent
Gen 11: Picture mostly gone
Gen 12: Sounds like it slowed down
Gen 13: Picture almost completely gone
Gen 14: Sound's getting staticy and warbly
Gen 15: Picture only visible in occasional bursts
Gen 16: Mostly just static
Gen 17: No visible image
Gen 18: Just about ruined
Gen 19: Static with bad sound
Gen 20: Hell
EDIT: OK guys you can see and hear it with crystal-clear quality in gen 20. Good for you.