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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-31-2022, 08:45 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bentley
You're asking me? Heck if I know. I've only...

You're asking me? Heck if I know.

I've only ever tried this on two tapes. The first (in my OP) worked fine at 0/0. The second one worked fine at +3/-16 (though given Lollo's comments it sounds...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-30-2022, 05:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
You're saying that, in general, I should only...

You're saying that, in general, I should only make the *minimum* changes necessary to the sliders in order to get the preview histogram fully inside the 16-235 safe zone. And nothing else. Correct?...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-30-2022, 04:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Hooray! Thank you, this is exciting. ;) Do...

Hooray! Thank you, this is exciting. ;)

Do you have any thoughts on this question of mine?

"Regarding my new, "too bright" clips: should I have lowered the Brightness slider by one before...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-30-2022, 03:01 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Brightness +3, Contrast -16. All others at 0. ...

Brightness +3, Contrast -16. All others at 0.

Though I'm under the impression that I'll need to change these settings for every tape.



Lollo, thank you for the histograms and the image...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-30-2022, 02:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
My apologies for abandoning the thread for a...

My apologies for abandoning the thread for a week. Work is crazy right now!

Thanks to everyone who commented with advice, links, histogram screengrabs, etc. It's all been very helpful!

I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-23-2022, 12:54 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Correct. It's confusing me too! Right now my...

Correct. It's confusing me too! Right now my best guess is that some piece of hardware (presumably the Pinnacle) is masking out the extreme blacks/whites before they reach the computer.

I'll try...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-23-2022, 12:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Thanks for that link. Interestingly, it looks...

Thanks for that link. Interestingly, it looks like when that user tuned his proc amp settings correctly, it also eliminated many of the gaps in his histograms! Perhaps the same will happen for me....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-23-2022, 10:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Thanks for the response, lollo! Since my...

Thanks for the response, lollo!

Since my second capture (car-sample) is clipped at Y=16, and the preview histogram looked fine to me, it seems that my initial suspicion is correct: I have no idea...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-21-2022, 12:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
Thanks to both of you for the replies! Well...

Thanks to both of you for the replies!

Well -- I'm thoroughly confused. Long story short, I've played that tape a few more times, and the top curl appears and disappears, gets larger or smaller,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2022, 02:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,823
Posted By bentley
My 2nd captures: Luminence levels, distortion?

Hello! In 2020 I bought a nice digitizing workflow from this board, but pandemic fallout took my attention away. I'm now re-learning the equipment and software. I've made some test captures, and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-15-2020, 04:03 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 963
Posted By bentley
No idea, sorry, I didn't record this tape myself....

No idea, sorry, I didn't record this tape myself.


The TV definitely isn't. As for the laptop -- you sold it to me; you tell me! :laugh:


You sold me every inch of this equipment and this is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-10-2020, 02:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 963
Posted By bentley
Hushpower, thanks for letting me know about the...

Hushpower, thanks for letting me know about the broken counters.

Sanlyn -- thank you for the link! That looks like a nice detailed write-up; I'll go through it step by step tonight when I have...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-10-2020, 07:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 963
Posted By bentley
The capture VCR *is* an S-VHS unit, I *am* using...

The capture VCR *is* an S-VHS unit, I *am* using the S-Video out, and it *does* have a line TBC...

The attachments still show as "0 downloads." Did you look at them?
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-10-2020, 12:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 963
Posted By bentley
Bentley's first capture: critiques wanted! Colors washed out?

I tried my very first VHS capture on my new equipment tonight (hooray!), and would love some feedback and critiques.

(My workflow is a JVC SR-MV40 VHS -> TVOneTask 1T-TBC -> Pinnacle 710-USB.)
...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-26-2020, 04:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 835
Posted By bentley
Thanks for the heads-up on the 3.0 cable pins,...

Thanks for the heads-up on the 3.0 cable pins, Latreche!

The laptop I'm using has been tested with another Pinnacle 710, so I'm hopeful that it won't have the 2.0/3.0 hiccup you mentioned. ...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-20-2020, 05:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 835
Posted By bentley
Thanks for the quick reply! Any specific brands...

Thanks for the quick reply! Any specific brands you'd recommend?
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-20-2020, 04:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 835
Posted By bentley
From capture device to computer: does USB cable matter?

I'm setting up my very first capturing hardware workflow, but have a question about one component: the cable from the capture device to the recording laptop. Does it need to be anything specifically...
Forum: Marketplace 04-11-2020, 03:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,340
Posted By bentley
Hi, all! Just posting an update to say that I'm...

Hi, all! Just posting an update to say that I'm still looking to buy a capturing laptop, or step-by-step help to build one.

I know that LordSmurf offered one earlier -- but he and I are currently...
Forum: Marketplace 04-03-2020, 04:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,340
Posted By bentley
EDIT: never mind.

EDIT: never mind.
Forum: Marketplace 03-21-2020, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,340
Posted By bentley
Wanted: computer for VHS capturing

Hi! I'm looking to buy a computer that's optimized for video capturing. Desktop, laptop, either works.

Does anyone here build/customize them for others? If so, could I hire you to make one for...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-11-2019, 10:32 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,620
Posted By bentley
Ah ha! That makes total sense, thank you! ...

Ah ha! That makes total sense, thank you!


Good to know! So, from this thread I've gleaned that a "good" capturing/editing computer should have:

- Windows 97
- 32-bit processor
- either a...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-10-2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,620
Posted By bentley
Hi, Sanlyn. Thanks very much for the detailed...

Hi, Sanlyn. Thanks very much for the detailed answers and the links! My apologies for asking already-answered questions -- I did try to look around the forum before posting, but apparently not well...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-09-2019, 05:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,620
Posted By bentley
Advice needed: finalizing brand-new capture workflow?

Hi! New member here, planning to digitize about 300 VHS tapes. They were taped from the mid-90s to early 2000s, on a variety of VCRs and at all possible speeds -- so quality will be all over the...
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