ATI MMC vs. VirtualDub, Huffyuv? Pinnacle vs ATI?
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Hello,
I thought a new topic would be in order for all the misc questions I have My hardware:
Capture question
Connections and wires
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Another question popped in.
JVC VCR has the following settings, any i should change?:
Capture questions - Extra
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Don't forget to turn on the tbc. |
The hardware all seems fine. Remember that Windows XP will only see 4gb of RAM.
Pinnacle makes junk, and always has. Don't use it. ATI MMC is best for MPEG-2. (And it's really the only choice anyway.) Remember that the MPEG is a hybrid software+hardware encode based on Ligos tech. VirtualDub is best for AVI -- specifically Huffyuv lossless AVI. There's no reason to use uncompressed, and most anything else is ill-advised formats. If you must save space, remember that 720x480 MPEG-2 @ 15mbps+ is an option. I actually store my videos this way, and I capture many direct to MPEG-2 with ATI MMC. Only video in need of restoring is captured as AVI. I also enable auto-matting (mask overscan) on ATI MMC for the MPEG-2 captures. For example, old baseball games shot on VHS in the 80s. I want it -- but I'm putting forth that much effort. The primary is kept on HDD, and the BD-R serves as my backup. All ATI PCI express cards are the same. Only the graphics differ, and that's not important. Frame drop info may be one of the reasons that AGP/PCI cards are suggested. I just really cannot remember everything. We need to get that site glossary/wiki online soon. (It's almost ready.) Things of this nature will end up there. I'm about to build another system, using spare parts, and it includes a PCI-e ATI card. I'll be testing it then. You need a TBC between the VCR and capture card. I don't buy the most expensive, or cheapest, cables either. I often leaves B.E.S.T off. It's not best. Pun intended. :laugh: OSD needs to be off. The "3R" should be turned off. Nobody really knows what it's supposed to do, and it mostly just makes VHS tapes grainier. It's not actually an NR, but a "detail enhancer" of some sort. And it sucks. VLC never works with Hyffuv. However, MPC should. You can always install the ffmpeg library, and it'll use that for playback with MPC. PAL is 25fps. NTSC is always 29.97 for VHS. |
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Thanks for the answers to both of you. Some more popped up :)
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TBC is not for (copy) protection. CP (anti-copy) was an artificial video error, which is why a TBC removes them. What you're worried about are natural video errors. You need an external TBC for capturing analog tapes. The end.
"HiFi Rec" (record) is an audio setting on JVC S-VHS VCRs. Huffyuv is about 35gb/hour. Uncompressed 4:2:2 YUY2 is 75gb/hour. PAL is x576. NTSC is x480. What posts where? There's really nothing to save, capture-wise, in VirtualDub. It should remember the compression. |
Which external TBC can you recommend? If you know of ones you can buy in the EU that'd be great.
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The CTB is the Cypress (same as AVT-8710) and has had unreliable chipsets since 2011. Some work, some don't. The older AVT green-colored unit are the only ones that work flawlessly. |
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For a new purchase I can only get the all black one from Amazon UK (I live in Denmark). Buying from new the US would be a huge risk if I'm not sure they work 100% perfect, as returns will be costly and difficult, not to mention the taxes and import duties. Been going crazy for the last week trying to find TBC's in the EU, but can't really find any new units and none used(At least not where they are sure it works) EDIT I always seem to forget the actual question - Is there a alternative to buying the black version ? If not, should I just buy that and test to see if it works? |
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Either buy/test the black unit, or use a DataVideo TBC-1000. Just FYI, PAL units work with a DataVideo TBC-100, and probably do with TBC-1000 as well. This price is fair ($415 shipped): http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATAVIDEO-TB...item3f4b9e7f15 |
This is the old green one that is often referred to:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/imag...t8710top-1.gif |
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