OK. After many attempts to capture from VHS, through S-Video (maybe composite?), to MPEG2, through WinTV2000, and all failing, I found this solution. If it helps one person to not go through what I did I'll be happy. I know that this is not a problem-discussing forum but after seeing so many complaints on this very subject I feel compelled to share/help.
Task. Capture VHS (VCR) to PVR-250 (retail version) through WinTV2000 to MPEG2
and then be able to edit without losing video sync (A/V sync). This is a huge well known issue with this card as is seen in many sites. Google for yourself if you don't understand. Google "PVR-250 audio sync" for starters.
Here is what I came up with:
Capture from VCR through PVR-250 with WinTV2000. The only setting that I changed in MPEG2 settings was to choose "Program" under Output Stream. This by the way did not help that I know of, it was simply a suggestion from many sources. At any rate, the captured video is typically fine with no sync issues at all.
The sync issue is next. I have Womble Video Wizard and DVD Author. Both great programs, but after running captured MPEG through either, audio sync was off. By the end of the 2 hour movie, sound was off about 4 seconds!
I then read about a newer and very simple editing program called VideoReDo that was created mostly because of these PVR A/V sync issues, and to fix them, here:
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=f64ecd31ab5ab2c7ebcd88c895881bf4&threadid=29862&perpage=15&pagenumber=1
drozen001 is the creater. You can download it here:
http://www.drdsystems.com/VideoReDo/
You can request a full version serial # for a trial. I did.
I ran the captured video through VideoReDo, editing out begin and end goo, and sync was perfect. I then in turn ran that MPEG through DVD Author (to create DVD files) and all is fine. Burned perfectly! Perfect A/V sync!
I truly hope that this helps someone here. Now I'm taking a nap.
Please excuse any misuse of this thread/forum.
Pinan