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VHS Rips.....what does one need to know? **Please Delete**

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Hey all.....

I pulled out my AG-1980 Panasonic S-VHS machine because I got anal about what seems like a couple missing frames from my TPM LD transfer...and Virtualdub reported no dropped frames.

I took out my virgin copy of the TPM Widescreen VHS I have and transferred it today.  Then I took out my Star Trek DS9 "Behind The Scenes" VHS and my William Shatner's "Star Trek Memories VHS to transfer.

I used the Huffy codec for the transfer and have learned a bit more about trimming un-needed video so I have just the movie. 

What am I'm curious about?  When it comes to editing VHS, is there anything that I need to look out for, do differently, or anything in general that's different from a Laserdisc transfer?  Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Just a heads up....I answered my own question through some trial and error.  I noticed that the framerate for the VHS TPM was 29.9703 (I think that is what it said) as compared to the 29.970 for the LD rip.  I only needed 1 frame so I made the correction in Virtualdub, saved the 1 frame, edited it into the beginning of Side B of the LD and what do you know.....my issue was easier to understand.

Thanks for letting me record my progress through this forum.  There is a lot more to know than some of the tutorials reveal.  Trial and error are paramount when trying to understand your hardware, software, media, and how it all fits together to help you reach your expected goal with the outcome desired.

:)