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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-04-2018, 10:06 PM
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Posted By sanlyn
Avisynth does take time and patience, but it's...

Avisynth does take time and patience, but it's not rocket science. In order to actually program an Avisynth plugin you have to get pretty deep into geekiness. But simply using Avisynth and its...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-04-2018, 09:37 PM
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Views: 3,976
Posted By sanlyn
Yay. I definitely don't have the skill to tell...

Yay. I definitely don't have the skill to tell this, it's great to have confirmation of good source quality from you.[/quote]
Sometimes proper input signal levels fit into the groove by accident....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-04-2018, 10:56 AM
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Posted By hodgey
The idea in that script is to extend the last...

The idea in that script is to extend the last good pixels in th color channel to the edge of the image. It won't look perfect, especially if there is a , but makes it much less noticeable.

The...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-02-2018, 12:43 PM
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Posted By sanlyn
I guess it depends on what you'd think the strong...

I guess it depends on what you'd think the strong sidelighting would be like. In the top picture the water is gray, the overhead banners are reddish, and the splashes around the swimmer are yellow....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-02-2018, 12:14 PM
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Posted By lordsmurf
Mmmmm.... seems too harsh. Contrast high, tad too...

Mmmmm.... seems too harsh. Contrast high, tad too blue. The contrast in turn makes the edge haloing stand out more than it should.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-02-2018, 10:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,976
Posted By sanlyn
Some additional suggestions for home VHS...

Some additional suggestions for home VHS restoration:

With a deadline looming, you likely won't have time to get accustomed to using Avisynth. If you've never used it you would need a full...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-30-2018, 01:45 PM
Replies: 12
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Posted By hodgey
The green line on the right is an artifact/design...

The green line on the right is an artifact/design flaw in the newer Sony camcorders when playing back PAL video1...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-30-2018, 01:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,976
Posted By sanlyn
Most members here learned a great deal in the...

Most members here learned a great deal in the capture forum, where they usu8ally start. But most skill with post-capture improvements are learned in the restoration forum.

Your capture sample had...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-28-2018, 12:40 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 117,336
Posted By sanlyn
No, they don't display at the correct aspect...

No, they don't display at the correct aspect ratio, not at 720x576 nor as 720x480. The display aspect ratio of your original source tape is 4:3. Neither of the display sizes mentioned above will...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-28-2018, 02:19 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 117,336
Posted By lordsmurf
Your confusion comes from SAR vs. DAR: -...

Your confusion comes from SAR vs. DAR:
- storage aspect ratio
- display aspect ratio

Full D1 resolution MPEG is 720x576 PAL, or 720x480 NTSC. And neither look correct when viewing, because the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 01-11-2017, 02:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,261
Posted By sanlyn
Wow, how big is the frame? I haven't seen 16...

Wow, how big is the frame? I haven't seen 16 pixels of head switching noise in a video in a long time. But if you say it's 16 pixels, so be it.

The original crop code was this:...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-23-2016, 06:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,261
Posted By lordsmurf
Remember: Restoration = makes it better, not make...

Remember: Restoration = makes it better, not make it perfect. You often trade a worse error from a newer lesser error.

In this case, you have two options:
- cropped many pixels on all sides,...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-23-2016, 01:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,261
Posted By sanlyn
You'll be a skilled person, too, if you use this...

You'll be a skilled person, too, if you use this stuff. Read up on its docs, yes, but you won't understand much without use.

First, deinterlacing: You can make deinterlacing look pretty good, and...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-23-2016, 12:11 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,261
Posted By lordsmurf
Because VHS chroma smears (4:2:2, and not 4:4:4),...

Because VHS chroma smears (4:2:2, and not 4:4:4), sometimes offset can't be fixed. What I see in this clip is a mild 1-2px left offset, but it's not static (all over frame). So I'd leave offset...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-22-2016, 09:03 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 15,261
Posted By sanlyn
Uh-oh, another long one. Information overload. ...

Uh-oh, another long one. Information overload.

The Night Gathering.avi sample is a workable capture. There's not much noise other than the usual combing effects. Consumer cameras didn't interlace...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 02-10-2016, 01:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 15,758
Posted By sanlyn
Information Overload #4 Rather than have you...

Information Overload #4

Rather than have you figure out the filter settings yourself, I attached a Virtualdub .vcf file. A .vcf file saves filter and some other settings from your project so that...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 02-20-2015, 01:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 18,198
Posted By sanlyn
OMG, another long post. Sorry,people. The...

OMG, another long post. Sorry,people.

The script below was used for initial chroma cleanup as shown in the previous images. I'll explain the filters and how to get them. Those used here are...
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