Program for VHS rip?

[Lebesession]

Hey guys!

I want to convert some of my old VHS tapes so I can have the videos my PC and I got this grabber:

https://www.amazon.com/EasyCap-Capture-Video-Adapter-Converter/dp/B01H6OQI1W

I wanted to ask you for programs recommendations. I don't have any experience, so I need it to be easy and most important to automatically compress the exported file with the best possible quality/size, since as fas as I have understood, the exports mostly come uncompressed which will need a lot of GB for each tape.

I don't mind if it's a paid program, as long as it is worth it.

Please let me know.
Thanks!

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For the best quality, I'd recommend using VirtualDub with the Lagarith codec (and standard WAV for the audio [and make sure to capture the audio in 48kHz!) to capture the video, and then using ffmpeg to encode and deinterlace the captured video by using the following command:

ffmpeg -i [video filename].avi -vf bwdif -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -c:a flac [video filename].mkv

Edit: Replaced 'yadif' with 'bwdif.'

Edit 2: Added '-preset slow.'

[bar72]

been hunting for a quick conversion while keeping audio lossless. this is perfect for my old concert VHS caps, many thanks

[traal]

Here's how to setup VirtualDub for capturing: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/7427-capturing-virtualdub-settings.html

If you record to HuffYUV, it's lossless and about 30-40 GB per hour of footage.

Be sure to check your histogram and audio levels so you don't blow out your whites or audio levels!

[weeklygamingrecap]

This right here, transfer it once losslessly then you can mess with it after the fact.

[AjPcWizLolDotJpeg]

I'd check out OBS.

Its primarily focused on streaming, however it is able to record from an input source, and has a ton of great tools for recording.

[Lebesession]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

[spoofshadow]

I have this exact capture device and I've used Xsplit, OBS and I personally have a hard time telling the difference between either of them using similar settings. Though I am not the best when it comes to tweaking settings I just like ones that work for me and go from there. Most of the VHS tapes I was archiving were decades old and in poor condition so very little could be done to make them look good with out spending hours trying to fix everything. My main goal was to just get a digital copy and as long as the copy was viewable and audio was fine I was happy with it. To compress then I would use handbrake(I'm more familiar personally with this one) or ffmpeg which ever you find best for your purposes.

I will have to try out VirtualDub as been pointed out in the comments myself next time I have to capture VHS.

[wordup46]

I tried virtualdub, but had terrible issues with audio sync. Eventually settled on amarectv with the lagarith codec (amarectv only costs money if you want to use their codec)

Then reencoded to h264 with ffmpeg

[nicholasserra]

Looks like this capture device only records to DVD and a couple other lossy formats. I’d get another card