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Forum: Blank Media 01-07-2021, 07:54 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,001
Posted By mjb2019
As I said, the shaking of a car ride is OK. Heat...

As I said, the shaking of a car ride is OK. Heat could be a problem.


Yes, I would do whatever is necessary to keep the temperature normal. If it is uncomfortable for your skin, it is...
Forum: Blank Media 01-06-2021, 04:19 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,001
Posted By mjb2019
The shaking of a single disc in the case, as long...

The shaking of a single disc in the case, as long as the data-containing area is not rubbing against anything, is no problem whatsoever.

Spindle cases are fine too. Most optical discs are designed...
Forum: Blank Media 01-05-2021, 11:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,001
Posted By mjb2019
Discs in hard cases should be fine. They are made...

Discs in hard cases should be fine. They are made to be shipped to stores on trucks, in tightly packed boxes. Ordinary vibration from the road will not harm the disc. The only problem might be if the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-31-2020, 10:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,031
Posted By mjb2019
It'd be simpler, but DVD-Video has limitations;...

It'd be simpler, but DVD-Video has limitations; it's not "archival". It uses lossy MPEG-2 video with 4:2:0 color. Fast motion or high detail will get blocky. You'll need to use high bitrates for...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-18-2020, 03:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,820
Posted By mjb2019
Fair enough on deinterlacing being step zillion,...

Fair enough on deinterlacing being step zillion, but he asked. On that note, to the OP: It's worth the time & effort to get to learn AviSynth scripting and getting it into your workflow. It is free,...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-17-2020, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,620
Posted By mjb2019
For 4:3 square-pixel display of NTSC captured at...

For 4:3 square-pixel display of NTSC captured at 720×480, you've got it correct, resizing to 640×480. For PAL content in a 720×576 frame, you'll want to resize to 768×576.

You might want to take...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-17-2020, 07:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,820
Posted By mjb2019
The proposal of using budget gear and a...

The proposal of using budget gear and a bare-minimum workflow, i.e. playing 30-year-old tapes probably recorded in SLP/EP mode, through the composite output of cheap VCR, feeding directly to a cheap...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-13-2020, 07:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,251
Posted By mjb2019
This forum, and VideoHelp and Doom9, indeed...

This forum, and VideoHelp and Doom9, indeed attracts the quality-curious, the people willing to tinker a bit and go beyond what the average person does. Nevertheless, they may, like the OP, tell you...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-13-2020, 05:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 714
Posted By mjb2019
AVI only supports the storage of display aspect...

AVI only supports the storage of display aspect ratio (DAR) metadata if the first 4 bytes of the file spell "AVIX" in ASCII, meaning it makes use of OpenDML extensions. Otherwise the 4th character is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-13-2020, 04:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,251
Posted By mjb2019
Yes, quality suffers when recommending budget...

Yes, quality suffers when recommending budget gear or talking about what's "good enough", and I sympathize with having high standards in an attempt to elevate the status quo, but IMO it's not really...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-13-2020, 02:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,251
Posted By mjb2019
I challenge the OP to reevaluate whether he...

I challenge the OP to reevaluate whether he really needs the "best" setup. Many people come here and ask this kind of question when they really would be quite satisfied with something less than...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-05-2020, 06:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,145
Posted By mjb2019
I'm just responding to this part— If you...

I'm just responding to this part—


If you use the Handycam's digital output (Firewire) then yes, it would go straight into your Mac, no capture card needed. But you would only be getting digital...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 12-02-2020, 02:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,546
Posted By mjb2019
If you can get that HR-S4600U for free or cheap,...

If you can get that HR-S4600U for free or cheap, and you are sure it works, then just get it.

The front panel looks identical to my HR-S3600U, except mine doesn't have an extra S-Video input. I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-25-2020, 04:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,145
Posted By mjb2019
I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion,...

I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion, because it is demonstrably untrue.

If your concern is that not all formats or players will honor 15:11 DAR, that's a different issue. I agree that...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-24-2020, 12:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,145
Posted By mjb2019
latreche34, I'm pretty sure I'm not mixing up PAR...

latreche34, I'm pretty sure I'm not mixing up PAR (SAR) and DAR. To reiterate:

In order for the 704×480 portion of the 720×480 frame to be 4:3, then we must display the file with 15:11 DAR (if...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-23-2020, 09:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,145
Posted By mjb2019
Hrm, well, that is true for DVD/MPEG-2 authoring,...

Hrm, well, that is true for DVD/MPEG-2 authoring, which I didn't think the OP was asking about. And indeed there are caveats to any blanket advice about 16:9.

But I have the DCR-TRV480, almost the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-23-2020, 01:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,145
Posted By mjb2019
The TRV460 has TBC. Turn it on in the Standard...

The TRV460 has TBC. Turn it on in the Standard Set menu. It kicks in for any analog source. It stabilizes the picture horizontally, i.e. along the left and right edges you should not see any wavy...
Forum: General Discussion 05-28-2020, 08:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,870
Posted By mjb2019
Getting back to my question, if anyone cares... ...

Getting back to my question, if anyone cares...

A reference on that page is http://www.adamwilt.com/pix-sampling.html which says The color sample is co-sited (located at the same place) as the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-27-2020, 12:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,870
Posted By mjb2019
Latreche34, your explanation conflicts with the...

Latreche34, your explanation conflicts with the one I linked to at red.com (https://www.red.com/red-101/video-chroma-subsampling). You are showing the output chroma as having the same hue as the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-27-2020, 12:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,870
Posted By mjb2019
I linked to it in the first line of the original...

I linked to it in the first line of the original post.
Forum: General Discussion 05-26-2020, 09:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,870
Posted By mjb2019
Is description of 4:1:1 subsampling in guides correct?

From this site's Guide to Understanding Video Sources, Part 2 – Capturing Videotapes (http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/video/capture-understand-sources.htm)—



Based on another site's quite...
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