Long-time lurker and now first time poster!
I've gotten
tremendous usefullness from this forums members and the discussions!
I'm setting up (for the 2nd time) a capture system to digitize my VHS (acquired with Chinon camcorder which I still have), VHS-C (don't remember the recorder here but I think I have it stored in the basement) and DV-AVI tapes (Panasonic PV-GS400). I haven't counted all the tapes but probably on the order of 40 VHS, 50 vhs-c and 30 DV-AVI's. I don't think I captured anything in EP/SLP but I haven't gone through everything yet.
My current setup includes the following:
1) AG-1980P (looks like I won the roulette game on ebay for this one from a church A/V auction - working well, so far)
2) Datavideo TBC-100
3) ATI AIW 600 PCIe board
I've done a few test captures using
Virtualdub/
Huffyuv 720x480 YUY2 with targets being DVD's, Bluray, H264. I plan on archiving the original AVI
Huffyuv captures before processing/rendering with
Virtualdub, Avisynth and/or
Sony Vegas.
I've been looking over a few of my VHS tapes and I believe some of them might benefit from a good Proc Amp.
I think I've settled on the Elite Video BVP-4 or BVP-4+ and I've read this thread
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/vide...vp-vs-bvp.html
I can get a BVP-4 currently in the $100-150 range or a BVP-4+ in the $200-250 range.
It's not readily apparent (and least to me from reading the previous thread responses) if I would get any additional benefit from a BVP-4+ vs the earlier BVP-4 given the cost differences between the two units I can purchase.
Any thoughts on the Proc Amp differences in the two unit (and thanks for all the excellent material on digitalfaq, it's been a god-send setting my system up)?