ACR on VHS player

[Agena_]

Hi, sometimes when i play vhs on my vhs player it says ATR on the player

and 'A. TRACKING' on the screen

 

is this good, does it glitch out the play when playing

 

thanks in advance

[porina]

What year is it?  From memory tracking was something to do with the alignment between the head and tape. Depending on the player, it can re-adjust itself or might require a manual adjustment. 

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Home Theather Equipment

 

Though we are talking about retro tech at this point.

[PlayStation 2]

6 hours ago, porina said:

What year is it?  From memory tracking was something to do with the alignment between the head and tape. Depending on the player, it can re-adjust itself or might require a manual adjustment. 

Indeed, that's a basic explanation of what tracking is. Although, not only is it useful to get a more stable picture, but concerning tapes with Hi-Fi audio (especially if the tape's not an SP-mode tape), it's very useful for reducing audible noise assuming all other factors are fine.

[Agena_]

On 24/01/2021 at 4:45 PM, PlayStation 2 said:

Indeed, that's a basic explanation of what tracking is. Although, not only is it useful to get a more stable picture, but concerning tapes with Hi-Fi audio (especially if the tape's not an SP-mode tape), it's very useful for reducing audible noise assuming all other factors are fine.

 

On 24/01/2021 at 10:32 AM, porina said:

What year is it?  From memory tracking was something to do with the alignment between the head and tape. Depending on the player, it can re-adjust itself or might require a manual adjustment. 

 

On 24/01/2021 at 12:38 PM, LogicalDrm said:

-> Moved to Home Theather Equipment

 

Though we are talking about retro tech at this point.

Im using obs to record. Does it matter if i recors in 30 or 60fps

 

I think vhs is in 30fps, so would it make a difference if i record in 60fps

[porina]

40 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

Im using obs to record. Does it matter if i recors in 30 or 60fps

 

I think vhs is in 30fps, so would it make a difference if i record in 60fps

Assuming you're in a NTSC region, it's 60 Hz interlaced, equivalent to 30 Hz deinterlaced. Just try it and see what looks better for you. 

[Agena_]

1 hour ago, porina said:

Assuming you're in a NTSC region, it's 60 Hz interlaced, equivalent to 30 Hz deinterlaced. Just try it and see what looks better for you. 

im in england, UK

[porina]

31 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

im in england, UK

PAL system then (unless you have an imported VHS source/player). 50 Hz interlaced, 25 Hz deinterlaced. Same still applies, just experiment and see what works best.

[PlayStation 2]

7 hours ago, Agena_ said:

 

 

Im using obs to record. Does it matter if i recors in 30 or 60fps

 

I think vhs is in 30fps, so would it make a difference if i record in 60fps

Deinterlace using Yadif2x and record at 50fps.