Thanks Moth3r for your response.
Is there anyone here who owns these components that can shed some light on the technical aspects of each machine to know whether it's worth trying or not?
The DVD recorder is a Panasonic DMR CA18 DVD Recorder. The S-VHS is a Panasonic AG1980P Desktop Editor.
Here is what I found for info:
Panasonic AG1980 S-VHS Desktop Editor -
FEATURES:
- Still the only VCR in it's class to provide near frame accurate editing. When used with edit controllers from Videonics, FAST and FutureVideo, the AG-1980 achieves an accuracy of +-2 frames And, the 5-pin edit terminal on the rear panel makes it very easy to set up an editing system.
- Performs all assemble and video insert edits as well audio video dubbing. Also has independent linear audio input and output for more flexible audio dubbing.
- Hi-Fi stereo audio with a frequency reponse of 20Hz to 20kHz and a dynamic range of 90dB. It also has Hi-Fi recording level control, headphone monitor terminal with volume control and a mic input terminal.
- Advanced dual-loading mechanism features a quick reponse time, requiring only 0.5 seconds for a picture to appear from Stop mode and 1.9 seconds from FF/REW.
- Digital Processing:
- Digital Comb Filter using advanced 3-dimensional system provides complete Y/C (luminace/ chrominace) separation. This practically eliminates color and luminance blurring.
- Field coefficient Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) circutitry processes the Y and C signal separately, thereby boosting the signal-to-ratio and reducing noise during playback.
- Built-in-full field TBC (Time Base Corrector) eliminates even the smallest of jitter, skew, head impact error and color bluring.
- Ivaluable for editing, the TBC helps maintain high picture quality even through the third-generation.
- Besides digital circurity, the AG 1980 has laminated video heads.
- Clearly superior to conventional ferrite heads they provide more vibrant color reproduction and a higher S/N ratio.
- Made In JAPAN.
- Connector Type 1.0 x Headphones ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear , 1.0 x RF input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Rear , 2.0 x S-Video output ( F connector ) - Rear , 1.0 x Composite video/audio input ( BNC ) - Rear , 1.0 x Composite video output ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Front , 1.0 x Composite video/audio input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear , 1.0 x Composite video input ( BNC ) - Front , 1.0 x S-Video input ( 4 pin mini-DIN ) - Rear , 1.0 x RF output ( F connector ) - Rear , 1.0 x S-Video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Front , 1.0 x Microphone ( RCA phono x 3 ) - Front , 1.0 x Composite video/audio output ( Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ) - Rear