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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-29-2018, 10:46 AM
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Posted By sanlyn
The aspect ratios 4:3 and 16:9 are...

The aspect ratios 4:3 and 16:9 are landscape-styled frames with higher horizontal resolution than vertical resolution. 720x480 and 704x480 have higher horizontal than vertical resolution, which is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-14-2016, 03:21 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
I know how much of a pain in the neck that must...

I know how much of a pain in the neck that must be. You could try a hassle like moving all the capture gear (except the capture card) to another location and hook it up to a TV. The problem there is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-08-2016, 03:37 PM
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Posted By sanlyn
Don't fret over that. It comes with time. A...

Don't fret over that. It comes with time. A workable capture is always the first step.

I've done it many, many times. That's the main reason I stick with Avisynth, VirtualDub, and sometimes...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-06-2016, 05:19 PM
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Posted By lordsmurf
PE is a consumer version, so it may max out at...

PE is a consumer version, so it may max out at DVD, not higher specs.

You'll end out wasting time and money to fix power issues. You may grab a few unneeded cables (for now), etc, but eventually...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-06-2016, 04:45 PM
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Posted By lordsmurf
I'm having a hard time right now. Offline...

I'm having a hard time right now. Offline matters, forum posts, site improvements. It's taking a toll. I'm really glad the sanlyn is able to help you with this. I'm reading and posting as I can.
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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-06-2016, 02:04 PM
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Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
Yep, it can be mighty frustrating. The earlier...

Yep, it can be mighty frustrating. The earlier "waviness" post shows what are called hum bars and hum interference -- not always from
some electromechanical radiation but often from poor ground...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-04-2016, 06:09 PM
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Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
Thanks for the new samples. Dandy stuff, mostly...

Thanks for the new samples. Dandy stuff, mostly good points but still a few things to learn from, so I'll take a closer look and post later.

I loaded them into a hard drive on my OPPO and DENON,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-04-2016, 05:35 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
You know, these posts get a little long when you...

You know, these posts get a little long when you have to keep taking a break every couple of minutes. Maybe it's my medifcation.

Jerky playback with high-bitrate encodes can be a problem if...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-03-2016, 03:15 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
A 3000 to 4000 1-pass encode sounds like the...

A 3000 to 4000 1-pass encode sounds like the usual default for many encoders, but that has always sounded like a default designed for web posting. The standard def BluRay example I gave is for MPEG2...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-03-2016, 10:55 AM
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Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
I've been under the weather lately but manage to...

I've been under the weather lately but manage to cruise by every few days or so, and glad to see you're making progress. Nice work.



OPPOs ae great players, I've used them for years as well as...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-28-2016, 09:18 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By lordsmurf
A UPS will fix power-related problems at least...

A UPS will fix power-related problems at least half the time. Not all the time. Let's see what happens.

If not the wall power, then perhaps its being generated elsewhere -- VCR, computer, etc....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-26-2016, 01:05 AM
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Views: 6,306
Posted By lordsmurf
The closer you can get to 100%, sure, go for it....

The closer you can get to 100%, sure, go for it. But don't chase the impossible. All things considered, 90% is often a fair target for homemade VHS sources. Simple histogram values for...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-25-2016, 11:59 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By lordsmurf
Congrats on the kiddo. :congrats: ...

Congrats on the kiddo. :congrats:

Software-based proc amps on capture aren't ideal. The better choice is hardware-based, even ones inside of TBCs (AVT-8710, TBC-3000, etc). The reason? The...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-11-2016, 07:22 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
You should be making adjustments for at least...

You should be making adjustments for at least nominally valid levels with every tape during capture whether you use the AVT, another tbc, or no tbc. Most tapes will need similar adjustments, many...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-11-2016, 05:55 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
Thanks for those avi samples. They give more...

Thanks for those avi samples. They give more detailed information to work with.

Three of the samples have out of bounds luma levels. The images below have Avisynth simple YUV histograms attached....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-11-2016, 09:35 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
Thanks for that capture info. BTW, I still...

Thanks for that capture info.

BTW, I still use my original AIW 7500. I always adjust Levels in VDub before capturing. Adjustments are always required from tape, a little or a lot depending on the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-11-2016, 04:14 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By msgohan
The AVT-8710 has a side effect of raising blacks...

The AVT-8710 has a side effect of raising blacks and lowering the contrast, even when the source is a DVD player. It isn't related to VCR timing.

This may be considered a good thing if your tapes...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-10-2016, 11:05 AM
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Views: 6,306
Posted By sanlyn
All external tbc's affect the image in some way...

All external tbc's affect the image in some way -- e.g., the TBC-1000 tends to soften. My AVT raises gamma somewhat. This is usually corrected using VirtualDub capture's "Levels..." dialog, which...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-10-2016, 11:00 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,306
Posted By lordsmurf
The values on the non-TBC image look hot,...

The values on the non-TBC image look hot, crushed, and possibly illegal. That can be a side effect of a TBC. It has to do with timing and AGC. Since the timing now corrected, AGC isn't allowed to do...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-20-2016, 07:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,821
Posted By sanlyn
That's weird. If it works with the drivers...

That's weird. If it works with the drivers Windows installed, you're set.

I've built or reinstalled several XP PC's with the integrated video installed (not the AIW), so the new XP would open with...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-19-2016, 08:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,821
Posted By sanlyn
The default Windows drivers are the basic...

The default Windows drivers are the basic graphics display drivers and the control panel. I don't think Windows Update installs their WDM, they're not critical security updates. There should be an...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-19-2016, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,821
Posted By sanlyn
As far as I remember (and I have the 7500 and...

As far as I remember (and I have the 7500 and 9600XT now installed on two XP PC's) I had to have no graphics drivers installed except for the windows default VGA driver. Uninstall all of the ATI...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-06-2016, 11:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,171
Posted By lordsmurf
No. It's more complex. :) JVC S-VHS VCRs are...

No. It's more complex. :)

JVC S-VHS VCRs are suggested due to their filtering abilities. So buying the fancy VCR, only to always turn off the filters, is somewhat pointless. In general, it should...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-06-2016, 10:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,171
Posted By sanlyn
Welcome to digitalfaq. The codec name is...

Welcome to digitalfaq.

The codec name is huffyuv, not huffyub. There is no "huffyub" codec. Huffyuv is a shorter name for the Huffman lossless codec which works with YUV and RGB color. Huffyuv...
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