Thanks for the support of this forum, I am making "progress" but have a few questions I would appreciate answered (if possible)
Currently I'm working with VHS (soon to aquire a TV card). Ok, here goes; I am capturing in Virtualdub at 352*480. Is this the best resolution; as I've heard that capturing at highest is best (720*480. 640*480)? Currently I'm using KVCD_NTSCFilm_Plus. Here I'm uncertain as to if KVCDx3 might be a better choice; can someone provide some insight? I'm exploring with getting as much quality onto a CDR as possible (movies range upto 1:45:00).
The next area of concern is "when do I apply the filters?" I have been applying the deinterlace filter via Virtualdub [maybe 1 or 2 more] prior to frame-serving to TMPGEnc. However, in TMPGEnc Plus the "Deinterlace (None)" is unchecked at Settings/Advanced??
Before frame-serving to TMPGEnc, I've enabled Inverse Telecine via Virtualdub - Adaptive. Is it still necessary for TMPGEnc to run the IVTC scan prior to encoding?
Can you briefly explain the purpose of enabling "Noise Reduction" To recapitulate:
1. best capture resolution for vhs
2. when/what prgm" to apply filters
3. best kvcd codec
Thanks for your support