How Do You Remove Horizontal Waves From VHS Tapes?
VHS tapes are prone to a number of problems during playback. One of the most prevalent is horizontal “waves,” or video hash, which appear in the video image. These waves can be brought on by two issues: an unstable video signal and the Macrovision protection built into the video. Removing these horizontal waves requires stabilizing the video signal, removing the Macrovision protection and transferring the video into a digital file on a computer so that it can be viewed correctly. Step 1 Turn on the VHS player. Insert the problematic VHS tape. Attach one end of the S-Video cable to the S-Video output of the VHS player. Attach the other end of the S-Video cable to the S-Video input of the time base corrector box. Step 2 Attach one end of the other S-Video cable to the S-Video output of the time base corrector box. Attach the other end of the S-Video cable into the VHS to USB converter. Turn on the time base corrector box. Step 3 Attach the USB cable to the USB output of the VHS to USB co
