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Just did a test with my Intensity Shuttle, a vcr that normaly did not work (bad sync) on the composite input, does work now with my new composite to HDMI adapter on the HDMI input of the Intensity Shuttle, output will be 1280x720p60 no matter the input... and works also with PAL60 on the input of this device, the result needs to be corrected to 4:3 ratio.
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What good does a $300 device like a BM intensity do if it is not doing the work of digitizing? How do you know what a composite to HDMI (not even S-Video) device with a crappy ADC is doing to the video? This is the worst way of capturing analog video such as VHS.
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I also use BMD (Intensity line) as it suits this multi-application support while maintaining the best color reproduction (from what I gets into it) which is more important for me, and has proven to be the best for post editing. Mxo2 seems geared for a different workflow, & with nothing against it what so ever. I doubt there are any real flaws to be had that are fundamental. -- Also, i'm not replacing my Main PC with an intel based mac (which will likely be phased out because apple wants to nix hackintosh systems) -- So very hard pass.. I don't want a device that's reliant on a singular OS, that requires a Certain 'type' of hardware for it. Quote:
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--- Honestly I have V5 & it's saved me more time & headache then ever. [going to get V6 for the improvements] --- Their support team is actually pretty nice and helpful. Quote:
-Image reproduction. The problem here is the consumer grade bullshit I have in the form a VCR. =PS3/2 works absolutely perfectly on component & HDMI, and yes... a 720p60/59.994 limit is more then enough for consumer level work. (although it is capable of 1080i60/59.994 [1080p30/29.997], which is good for consumer uses, including streaming content. -near zero impact on the CPU for capturing the footage to the BMD & as minimal overhead to system resources as possible depending on what is being done with it. =The extreme majority of the resource use comes from writing that RAW data to the hdd/ssd =Perfectly suited to a single system setup that is pulling multiple duties. The PCI-e Version (of which I had to give to my cousin, when I got my new system [lost PCI-e slots, hold system]), also accelerates general transcoding with some programs (like iTunes). -Similarly if a program is properly coded for it, the BMD can provide some of the fastest transcoding support & help lower system resource usage as well. =I've seen the same results as well, from an inability to play a video file properly (due to sheer size alone) to playing it perfectly. It also can help out DaVinci Resolve as well (no real shocker there) |
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Probably bm is a good card, but not for vhs/betamax capture. |
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-- Though I've genuinely see it far more accurate then other solutions (though I've never seen a mxo2 personally), and even more so considering it's budget price when compared to solutions that would reliably compete against it. (seriously a pci-e one new for me was 200$USD, in like 2014/2015{and is still supported in w10, even when they moved on to the newer models before w10 released}, and honestly single handily got me into video work (learning & personal projects mostly), and that same PCI-e card would still be in use if this damn'd system had a spare PCI-e x1 slot free not covered by the GPU) == I know even they have better hardware.. but I've not needed or wanted 1080p60+ capture yet, nor is any of my projected projects ever going to go into that realm. == Ya I know I recently put 300$ on the USB3 version, but I did that with the full intent of maintaining system compatibility & not being out a capture method until my hold system gets replaced. Quote:
well talk about a hard product to lookup >.> I seriously only found talk about it for macs. Though with all honesty.. the w7 only support is a non-starter for me. as far as 'consumer formats' not entirely sure that means much of anything now really. >.> I am sure it has a detailed meaning. -- Though honestly, I will only capture in RAW formats. I'd rather have the data to 'fix' minor errors with minimal impact. == {ramble cut} There is a good reason I stuck with a finicky as hell BMD intensity Pro (PCI-e @first, & now a USB3 Shuttle), over other solutions...even when my only purpose was ps2/ps3 gameplay capture. -even when those solutions where near plug & play at the time. Though for now.. >.> I've found a temporary solution to the minor aspects of my problem.. even if it is more intensive. |
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There's no image processing done with the MV scrubber. That's not what it was designed for. It's purpose is to restore the vertical blank interval (which is where the Macrovision signal lives) so the AGC on the VCR doesn't go crazy. There's no image information in there. |
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https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...O_to_HDMI.html
Does anyone know much about this product, or if it would work& produce a stable signal for use with a BMD? |
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Comprehensive is an old Audio brand name that was known for its Studio Amps and power conditioners. They changed things up about 40 or 50 years ago and started offering video products, climbing the ladder into professional and semi-studio to broadcast gear. They were mostly analog but got into Digital at the turn of the Century like everyone else.. they had a broad.. very broad product line.. they were kind of like those hair dryer companies that also made clock radios.. they did everything. Its not a ding.. but focus was not not in their vocabulary. I "think".. because I wasn't there.. but they seemed to semi-specialize in Church projection equipment and scalers for a time. I use some surplus Kramer Scalers to combine signal inputs from many sources and display them on hdmi monitors. They are better known today as Kramer. Kramer has a drastically reduced product line today.. there are more different Kramer products still sold on eBay than the sum total of their current catalog. They did a bit of everything from the exotic to the weird, to the "what were they thinking?" Ronco.. with Ginsu knives comes to mind.. they were kind of like that. I don't know if Kramer was always an Israeli company but I think it is today. They shipped product all over the world and their products, even on eBay still can be found all over the planet in every nook and corner imaginable. Basically what you pointed at.. is a Scaler.. it digitizes the analog video and then doubles and triples analog signal swatches as digitized pixels and trys to anti-alias without guidance the low resolution signal into a high resolution HDMI signal, going from 480i to 720p I would guess.. any higher it would have to deliberately "blurr" the edges of the pixels or it would look chunky. The alternative to that is a Scaler with "controls" like a proc-amp has, or sync and polarizer control over the way the Scaler chooses to start the frame or field.. shifting it back and forth.. inverting it up down, all around. The human eye can often make better decisions based on appearance than a dumb circuit. So a passive Scaler with no controls is the bottom of the quality totem pole. Semi-smart Scalers can use a microprocessor and algorithm to make judgement calls.. but those can cost hundreds of dollars.. but if the intended customer doesn't have the skills and it produces a better picture for them.. they can decide its worth it. The best Scalers have both, an auto-pilot mode, or co-pilot "assist" mode via Profiles, and manual controls for tweaking the image and saving those across reboots or power ups. The Austin Powers uber vehicle version of a Scaler even has "remote control" or serial ports on the back to hook it up via a cable to a PC or WiFi network.. those are the kind that go into Churches. Up-rezzing.. then down rezzing to capture detail is bound to cause artifact'ing and kind of a waste of time.. but some people like to do it.. its kind of like pick your poison... to each their own. I think most people would say there are cheaper ways to Doublin.. and with better results for less money. |
A little more info about Kramer from wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_Electronics |
Sounds like Comprehensive was possibly an older company that got bought out or assumed by Kramer, a little like Sierra Video.. but maybe not as recognized, since they were primarily audio.
That the name is being used today on a video product is innovative, if historically updating the logo. I haven't seen the Tools logo on any Kramer boxes for a while now.. so maybe Comprehensive is taking its place? In any event.. I'd still consider it a simplified version of a Scaler.. possibly with only one setting. As a format converter, s-video to hdmi.. it can do that, it looks like a steel box.. and it has a switch. A notch above the $11 usd plastic dongle that people might other wise use. |
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Also i can't find any specs about your VCR, which outputs does it have ? are you shure you have all the output settings for the video signal correctly set ? sometimes you can set different modes, and with these you get other options in other menu items of the vcr. btw. converters and scalers come in different qualities too, it's the money you want to spend to it, or get a vcr with HDMI output or component output, there are only a very few of them, but they do exist. |
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full RCA (video w/ L&R audio) Past that, it seems to work with it just fine, outside the tapes that are in poor shape. [which cause my issue] it keeps selecting the correct mode for the tapes & puts out a constant 59.997i from the VHS side. I am tempted to try this first (and yes.. it painfully … and almost frustrating at how long it took to find this) Composite (RCA) to HDMI Converter - RadioShack -- a real shame it was so painful to find, and I don't have one anywhere near me. X.x shipping it is. |
If you want to got he HDMI route, a DVD-recorder + HDMI splitter may be a safer route than trying random upscalers.
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Sorry meant to write converter. Works in the same way just without the scaling part.
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