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VHS Transfers?

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I realize that this is completely counter-intuitive and is a question coming from a complete newbie, but is it possible for a VHS transfer to come out with a cleaner final product than a LD transfer simply by virtue of the compressions for both? I don't know why, but VHS material that I see on fan preservation DVD's often looks great. Please don't throw anything at me - I'm just curious if anyone has done any comparison work, say the first 5 minutes of Star Wars ripped from Faces VHS vs. Faces LD.
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well i can speak for the captures i have done,and i think the LD versions are by FAR better,my vhs caps. look ok but not as good,but they still sound great just not as clear.
i have done some movies, but now i pretty much just back up vhs tapes of my son.
i will put it to you this way, if i were to back up to dvd "Twilight Zone The Movie"which i do not own,i would look for a Laserdisc version before i do a vhs version.
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Standard VHS starts at roughly half the resolution as LD. As such, you've already cut one leg out from under the overall quality of your video project.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>