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Posted By Closecall

Fantastic! Thank you very much

Fantastic! Thank you very much

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-20-2023, 12:27 PM

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Posted By Closecall

Are there specific or general settings that...

Are there specific or general settings that should be known for using Scenalyzer?
Been using mainly WinDV and want to give Scenalyzer a try.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-14-2023, 10:04 AM

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Posted By Closecall

My apologies. I should have been more specific...

My apologies. I should have been more specific and I am sorry my videos and responses confused you.
I greatly appreciate the responses and suggestions you have put forth and I will definitely give...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-12-2023, 05:10 PM

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Posted By Closecall

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/817077904 I...

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/817077904

I did mention in my post prior that "The tape is having the same issues even when just played off of the camcorder alone or the JVC player without...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-12-2023, 11:07 AM

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Posted By Closecall

Would this be the step you would take in this...

Would this be the step you would take in this situation?

I can say with certainty that it is not the PC itself, as it is a newly built dedicated machine that only has Windows XP, Virtual...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-12-2023, 11:01 AM

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Posted By Closecall

So I figured it out. You can use Vdub 1 to run a...

So I figured it out. You can use Vdub 1 to run a full processing mode (audio & video) and go into the video compression and color settings to select Yuy2 or your preferred color settings, and then...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-11-2023, 10:42 PM

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Posted By Closecall

I appreciate all of the responses and the...

I appreciate all of the responses and the information from everyone.

I currently want to fix the issue myself and would like to know the best steps to take moving forward with this tape.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-11-2023, 01:15 PM

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Posted By Closecall

Thank you for your input. I agree that for...

Thank you for your input.
I agree that for MiniDV the direct digital transfer method via firewire is best, but also through my own testing, the analog method can sometimes benefit a stubborn/bad...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

04-10-2023, 03:27 PM

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Posted By Closecall

MiniDV transfer quality issues?

Hello Everyone,

I am working on transferring some MiniDv tapes.
I have a Sony DCR-HC52 Camcorder and also a JVC SR-VS20U DV Super VHS Player (that has a MiniDV player) that I have been using...

Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming

03-29-2023, 09:57 PM

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Posted By Closecall

I am going to be using Hybrid to deinterlace and...

I am going to be using Hybrid to deinterlace and process the lossless avi's into 264 MP4's for the web.

That in mind is there any other reason, if I am only using Vdub to re-encode, that one or...

Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming

03-29-2023, 08:14 PM

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Posted By Closecall

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you...

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much.
Is there a reason you prefer to use Vdub2 over Vdub1 here?

Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming

03-29-2023, 04:12 PM

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Posted By Closecall

I have both Vdub1 on my xp capture machine and...

I have both Vdub1 on my xp capture machine and Vdub2 on a Windows 10 processing machine.

The XP machine currently has Huffyuv installed on it.

Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming

03-29-2023, 03:01 PM

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Posted By Closecall

DV Process to lossless edit & Deinterlace

So I have been attempting to take my WinDV made DV files and encode them into a lossless format for editing and also deinterlace for showing online.

I have read that the DV file needed to be...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

03-28-2023, 10:36 PM

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Posted By Closecall

I have begun running some tests with the setup...

I have begun running some tests with the setup and I think I am getting there. I ran into the issue of not knowing exactly how to re-encode the AVI from the dv capture in virtual dub to either...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

03-27-2023, 04:18 PM

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Posted By Closecall

Your analogy assumes the Hi8 tape is analog but...

Your analogy assumes the Hi8 tape is analog but in our case the tape was recorded on a Sony Digital8 Camcorder and is digital. Therefore, to my knowledge, the internal TBC will not work with that...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

03-27-2023, 12:53 AM

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Posted By Closecall

Thank you to all who have responded to my thread....

Thank you to all who have responded to my thread.

The replies so far have been spot-on advice (including the corrections) as my Hi8 and video8 tapes WERE recorded on a Sony Digital 8 Camcorder. I...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer

03-23-2023, 11:06 PM

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