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These home movies were shot between April 1994 through November 1995 on a Sony Handycam Hi-8 video camera. This home movie came from one singular 2 hour Hi8 tape. It was transferred to DVD, and then uploaded to youtube. I am curious how well, in the opinions of more informed minds, it has held up in terms of video quality?

A = Great, above average for a video of its age/original format
B = Average
C = Subpar
D = Bad
F = Horrid

Am curious to hear your thoughts. I am obsessed with making these memories last forever, if possible, in as good quality as possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhCbj81BUA
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02-09-2016, 03:45 PM
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The YouTube upload is horrible 240p with a watermark from some piece of software used to pre-process it prior to upload. It's been converted, reconverted, and reconverted. Maybe even more, but at least 3 times are obvious.

We don't require a 2-hour upload to share our thoughts. Posts about how to share a sample (bottom of each post):
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/news...html#post35299
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/vide...html#post41188

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I am obsessed with making these memories last forever, if possible, in as good quality as possible
Have you considered having DigitalFAQ convert a tape for you?
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I must give quite msgohan

Hi8 not play on DVD = data rate is on DVD too bad.
clean capture, Lagarith
Filter in Avisynth
create mpeg2 14'000 kbps, Audio AC3 [PAL allows MPEG-1 Layer 2]

of Video 8 and Hi8 is to be seen much more

example
Evening Shot
Lagarith [original recording, no filter]

Sorry .... RyfromNY
I cry because
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If I had access to the original tape, you'd be amazed at what I could do.

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These home movies were shot between April 1994 through November 1995 on a Sony Handycam Hi-8 video camera. This home movie came from one singular 2 hour Hi8 tape. It was transferred to DVD, and then uploaded to youtube. I am curious how well, in the opinions of more informed minds, it has held up in terms of video quality?

A = Great, above average for a video of its age/original format
B = Average
C = Subpar
D = Bad
F = Horrid

Am curious to hear your thoughts. I am obsessed with making these memories last forever, if possible, in as good quality as possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhCbj81BUA
Post a one minute sample here so they can rate it, It's like watching the video behind the shower glass door no one can tell what's your capture looks like. The way it is now on youtube is none of the above, not even F.
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