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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-24-2022, 10:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,500
Posted By FleshWound
AmaRecTV: When VirtualDub inserts frames, desyncs audio, w/out framedrops

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Using AmaRecTV for video capture as an alternative to VirtualDub


Introduction

I've put this little guide together to help those of you that are at their wits' end with...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-12-2020, 09:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Processing 5.avi: The capture looks better...

Processing 5.avi:

The capture looks better than the others. Not too bad. But you can see that the original (in the left image, below) is relatively dingy and gritty with some grain in the walls,...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-11-2020, 12:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Post-processing 3.avi and 4.avi: RGB color...

Post-processing 3.avi and 4.avi:

RGB color correction is a little different between 3.avi and 4.avi, possibly because they are videos shot in two different environments. But noise and bad camera...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-10-2020, 01:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Analyzing and Color Correcting 2.avi: Here...

Analyzing and Color Correcting 2.avi:

Here come a few more filters you can add to your toolbox.

The original looks slightly boring for 2 possible reasons. One, the camera lens is perhaps...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-09-2020, 11:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Analyzing and Color Correcting 1.avi (Cont'd): ...

Analyzing and Color Correcting 1.avi (Cont'd):

In some cases I've had to name a processed file by "v1.avi" instead of "1.avi". I have one PC system with software that sees a filename beginning...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-09-2020, 10:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Analyzing and Color Correcting 1.avi: The...

Analyzing and Color Correcting 1.avi:

The first step I take with a file is running ColrYuv's Analyze function and a levels histogram. At the same time, but not always, I load color correction...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-09-2020, 10:27 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,127
Posted By sanlyn
Thank you for the 5 samples. Sorry for the delay....

Thank you for the 5 samples. Sorry for the delay.

In following posts I'll upload Avisynth scripts, plugin links and descriptions, and sample output videos. First, I must mention three main...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-23-2019, 04:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,662
Posted By lordsmurf
This item does not have, nor double as, a...

This item does not have, nor double as, a timebase corrector.

It's just a cheap low-end combo DVD recorder with a really crappy VCR inside. You'll have all sorts of timing errors, including wiggly...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-23-2019, 04:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,662
Posted By hodgey
Depends what you're comparing it to. This deck is...

Depends what you're comparing it to. This deck is essentially a VHS player with a DVD-Recorder permanently attached (likely via composite video), with the positives and negatives that entails. It...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-23-2019, 03:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,662
Posted By jwillis84
You might want to read up on the EZ "series"...

You might want to read up on the EZ "series" around the web, on some other sites they mention finalizing discs and editing as being a major pain, if not flawed.

But you have a special need for...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-16-2019, 07:06 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,894
Posted By sanlyn
Hopefully this demo post will give you a few...

Hopefully this demo post will give you a few ideas.

The original lossless ProperTest.avi sample tghat was attached to post #10...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-13-2019, 08:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,894
Posted By sanlyn
Noise reduction and cleaning of horizontal rips...

Noise reduction and cleaning of horizontal rips gets complicated due to motion and camera movement. When motion is too erratic or fitful, median filters like FixRipsP2 create lots of distortion. A...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-13-2019, 08:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,894
Posted By sanlyn
Thanks for posting edits from the original YUY2...

Thanks for posting edits from the original YUY2 captures. This will the first of two consecutive posts.

Without an unwanted RGB covcersion, some of the filtering work can have visibly cleaner...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-13-2019, 06:41 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,894
Posted By sanlyn
Sorry for the delay, yesterday was very busy. ...

Sorry for the delay, yesterday was very busy.

FixRips2P uses plugins that require require YV12. You are apparently working with an RGB or YUY2 version of a sample. There is a version of YUY2 that...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-12-2019, 12:48 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,894
Posted By sanlyn
Really? You want your video to look that dark and...

Really? You want your video to look that dark and noisy?

In addition to the distortion you refer to, several areas of the video have been damaged beyond repair because of the colorspace issue....
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 09-21-2018, 03:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,267
Posted By sanlyn
Thank goodness every capture doesn't need that...

Thank goodness every capture doesn't need that much work!
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 09-13-2018, 06:03 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,267
Posted By stevevid
Get scripts from 'VirtualDub border masking? (not cropping!)' thread?

While searching for one thing on DigitalFAQ, I always run into something else interesting and then go down that rabbit hole. Today, I found the thread "VirtualDub border masking? (not cropping!)...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-07-2018, 07:42 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 118,330
Posted By monohydr4te
I'm getting frame perfect timing with these...

I'm getting frame perfect timing with these virtualdub timing settings using a JVC HR-S6900U -> Pioneer DMR-ES10 -> ATI HD600 on Windows 10 using Virtualdub 1.9.11:
...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 07-12-2018, 07:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,574
Posted By sanlyn
The script for the Sample 2a1 mp4 posted earlier...

The script for the Sample 2a1 mp4 posted earlier uses a stabilizing filter called Stab (how clever!) which calms the jittery camera motion just a little by about 4 to 6 pixels, mostly horizontally....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-23-2018, 03:38 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 118,330
Posted By sanlyn
The levels settings in the proc amp dialog will...

The levels settings in the proc amp dialog will vary with each input source, and will even vary during the play of a tape or other source. You are supposed to check and adjust signal levels with...
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 09-06-2017, 02:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,877
Posted By sanlyn
You're correct in that DV source is 4:1:1 color...

You're correct in that DV source is 4:1:1 color (which is a flavor of YV12). Lagarith YV12 compression is 4:2:0, which is the same thing but which stores the two chroma pixels in a different databits...
Forum: Edit Video, Audio 07-26-2017, 03:58 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,267
Posted By sanlyn
Huffyuv has nothing to do with RGB -> YUV...

Huffyuv has nothing to do with RGB -> YUV colorspace changes. Those conversions are external to huffyuv. Codecs like huffyuv, Lagarith, and UT Video are lossless, period, and they don't in themselves...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-12-2016, 10:14 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 118,330
Posted By sanlyn
My capture settings, Continued from previous...

My capture settings, Continued from previous posts:

5: Capture (top menu)

Capture Video F5,F6
I use F6 to to start capture. Some say you can use F5, but many advise against it (known as...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-12-2016, 09:35 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 118,330
Posted By sanlyn
Continuing: My personal settings for VDub/VHS...

Continuing: My personal settings for VDub/VHS capture:

4: Audio (top menu)

http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6465&stc=1&d=1471012131

At the bottom of the Audio menu...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-12-2016, 05:26 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 118,330
Posted By sanlyn
Continuing: My personal settings for VDub/VHS...

Continuing: My personal settings for VDub/VHS capture:

3: Video (top menu - CONTNUED)
Levels...
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6454&stc=1&d=1470995687

These are...
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