i realize there may be other more eficient means with the advent of cheap digital capture but this was more of a hobby project for fun and **Learning** exercise as VCRs are very cheap and easy to come by
so the idea is to get a standard issue VCR and modify to become a time lapse recorder say something like 5 fps , 1 fps or 1 frame every 5 seconds
how much can a standad VCR be slowed before significant degradation in image quality ?
is this mod possible ? what sort of changes to make ?
my own thoughts from my limited VCR undersranding are these issues :
- This mod makes no sense if the tape record capacity can not be increased so tape movement needs to be changed 1a. slowed down easier i suspect but image quality threshold is problem 1b. stop and go to *BUT* more complex with timing and gettting tape up to speed from full stop and the mechanical plus electrical problem with the go part 1c. slow down speed up combo to eliminate the issues with complete stop and go
- Recording Head speed and timing with the tape movement ?
- Playback issues. can such a tpe be played in any VCR or just the time lapse
- Just use a Different technology like some digital storage capture and take a pics at desired frame rate