A time base corrector can fix time base error
Time Base Error Correction
Time base error becomes a real problem when you try to integrate analog videotape material into a production. If you just want to play back the tape, no problem, but if you want to fade, dissolve, wipe, split screen, or key using taped material, forget it! You've got an unstable playback signal trying to match up with the very stable, sync generator controlled video system. If you try to produce any of these effects with tape, the picture will jump, jitter, roll, or tear. In short, it will look terrible. This can be corrected with a time base corrector, which can cost as much as some analog VTRs. Time base correctors will take the unstable signal coming out of the VTR and ...
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