Hardware Workflow Update
Heya fellas!
I have a huge collection of ex-rentals from around the world that I will eventually transfer from VHS to Archive (flash drives and dvd) and plan on doing a bit of restoration between the two. I have been diligently working off of your Hardware Workflow on your mainpage and before I go on much further, I would very much like for you to update the list for restoring ex rentals in mind. Let me go ahead an list what I have got, so we can go from there, please. :) VCRs JVC HR-S6970 (PAL/NTSC) Blaupunkt RTV-950EGC (PAL & same as Panny 1980) Mitsubishi HS-HD2000U (NTSC) JVC HR-S9700 (PAL) JVC SR-W5U (NTSC) Sony SL-800ME (PAL/NTSC Beta) Other Hardware Panasonic DMR-ES10 Elite Video BVP-4 PLUS DataVideo TBC-4000 Besides the SignVideo DR-1000, I believe I have the Playback side of things covered, unless you feel otherwise. Please let me know on this. Before I went any further on this list, I would very much appreciate if you could tell me how you would modify this list now that it is '09. As I'm sure you can tell by my playback purchases, I want to get about the best out there so I can squeeze the most out of these transfers as possible. In short, I'd rather not half-ass anything on this project. ;) Here's what you have on your purchase list: Quote:
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Good post.
That's a great set of hardware there, especially the JVC HR-S9700 (PAL) and JVC SR-W5U (NTSC) for the VCRs. I imagine those will be your main two decks, the others only as needed. The DR-1000 detailer would definitely increase edge sharpness on a good SP mode tape, close to that of DVD (by psychovisual standards). You do have the playback side covered quite well. For recording in 2009, the 2006 suggestions do still apply, but there might be another couple of options. Did you want to go the computer route, or the DVD recorder route?
We'll hash this out, and get you started in a good direction. |
Great to wake up and see this reply! Thank you.
Yes, the 9700 and W5U will be the main decks used. I can imagine that most of my NTSC tapes that are of good quality (i.e. Japanese ex-rentals) would most likely just go from deck to burner. However, I own quite a few NTSC tapes that use original workprints/theatrical prints that are beat up, faded, scratched etc, and the tapes themselves are pretty worn out. I can imagine that I would probably use the proc amp, image enhancer and/or software to try to help these. With the PAL tapes, I will probably need everything I can throw at them. (The tapes from Greece, especially.) These will be the most labor intensive. Quote:
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1) Restore the audio. 2) Dub foreign language prints with English versions. (Rip a English language from an ugly print and put it on a beautiful foreign language print) 3) Subtitle. 4) On the video stuff I want to tinker, play around and have fun. You ask what kind of errors I see. Have you ever watched a Greek VHS of a movie before? Hahahahaha... Oh man, it needs so much work it looks overwhelming. On "Come cani arrabbiati", for example, the projectionist that's doing the transfer constantly has to keep the film in the center. You'll be watching it and all of a sudden it's way to the right. Then you can tell someone is moving it back to the center. I would want to keep it in the center at all times. Also, it is squeezed in on the sides to make it fullscreen. i.e. http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/imag...05/Cania-1.jpg I would want to expand it, making it look like: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/imag...Cani169a-1.jpg Here is another grab for you to see the imperfections: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/error.gif I did not grab any of these myself, but they are exactly what i know I am going to face. Come cani arribbiati, especially, since I own it. The last grab I am going to post is just of one that I saw the other day. It is a perfect example of the signal I am going to have face with the majority of the tapes I own. This, is an SP ex-rental from the 80's: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/error.gif I really hope this helps you understand what I need to tackle. (I know a picture is worth a 1,000 words, right?) Quote:
I own a HP 4-in-one (printer, photo, fax and scanner) that will do a good job for the inserts. If you can think of anything better than flash drives for long-term storage I'd like to hear it. Thank you, kindly. |
Just for clarification, are you in North America or Europe? (If Europe, UK or elsewhere?)
It will help with the answers I give. |
Bloody hell. North America, mate! ;)
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It's going to take several days to respond to this one -- and I might make several posts in the restoration forum to address some of the above errors one by one. That will help, too.
Back with an answer soon. |
Cool beans, mah man. Take your time. :)
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The John Wayne image has an unstable timebase. You need to use a S-VHS VCR with a built-in timebase corrector. I'd suggest the Panasonic AG-1970P or 1980P, or the JVC SR-series S-VHS decks. Any of your current VCRs should work fine, just play around, test the tapes in each deck to see how it cooperates.
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When this post was first written, some number of weeks ago, it appears that I had something in mind -- but I don't really recall what that is anymore. How much do you already know? Tell me your plans on how to attack this project, both hardware and software. That way I can build on that, instead of spending time typing out something you may already know or have grasp of. So far, Goldwave (current version) and SoundForge (any version from 6-9) are probably on your "must buy" list. Other software (like authorware) really depends on your experience, skill level, etc (and going back to the example, in the case of authoring, how complex you want DVD menus to be). |
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