WhipHubley
16th January 2006, 19:13
Hi there,
I'm encoding a VHS tape to MPEG2 (SVCD resolution) using an quality SVHS video recorder via an S-VIDEO cable to a Pinnacle PCTV Deluxe hardware encoder which connects to the PC using USB2.
The videotape is timecoded (it's a football match with a timer in the corner) and the time-counter on the video recorder perfectly matches that on the video itself.
However, the resultant MPEG file seems to "drop" seconds. For example, when the match is at 50 minutes, the MPEG file (as displayed by Windows Media Player) says 49.57. At 55 minutes the file says 54.49 and by 60 minutes it says 59.39.
Why would this be?
Could the MPEG file not be encoding certain frames, thus "skipping" ahead and reaching 60 minutes into the match before 60 minutes have passed in the file?
I know it seems petty, but I actually need to create an MPEG that's perfectly "in time" so to speak.
Is this possible?
I'm encoding a VHS tape to MPEG2 (SVCD resolution) using an quality SVHS video recorder via an S-VIDEO cable to a Pinnacle PCTV Deluxe hardware encoder which connects to the PC using USB2.
The videotape is timecoded (it's a football match with a timer in the corner) and the time-counter on the video recorder perfectly matches that on the video itself.
However, the resultant MPEG file seems to "drop" seconds. For example, when the match is at 50 minutes, the MPEG file (as displayed by Windows Media Player) says 49.57. At 55 minutes the file says 54.49 and by 60 minutes it says 59.39.
Why would this be?
Could the MPEG file not be encoding certain frames, thus "skipping" ahead and reaching 60 minutes into the match before 60 minutes have passed in the file?
I know it seems petty, but I actually need to create an MPEG that's perfectly "in time" so to speak.
Is this possible?