Hi,
I am having a problem with VHS to DVD conversion that I am hoping someone might be able to offer suggestions for.
Currently, I capture via a Sony camcorder/IEEE 1394 using Scenalyzer Live and I encode via an Avisynth script opened directly in TMPGenc. Here is a sample script:
clip1 = AVISource("d:\video\capture\clip1.avi")
clip2 = AVISource("d:\video\capture\clip2.avi")
clip3 = AVISource("d:\video\capture\clip3.avi")
clip4 = AVISource("d:\video\capture\clip4.avi")
trim1 = clip1.Trim(137,5193).FadeIn2(30).FadeOut(30)
trim2 = clip2.Trim(136,18902).FadeIn(30).FadeOut(30)
trim3 = clip3.Trim(88,14503).FadeIn(30).FadeOut(30)
trim4 = clip4.Trim(144,1089).FadeIn(30).FadeOut2(30)
complete_video = trim1 ++ trim2 ++ trim3 ++ trim4
process_video = complete_video.FieldDeinterlace().Crop(24,2,-10,-4).AddBorders(0,3,0,3). BilinearResize(352,480).Levels(8,.97,251,0,252).Te mporalSoften(1,12,12).SpatialSoften(1,7,7)
return process_video
Basically, I am very satisfied with the overall quality of the finished product. It is an older VHS source, so I am not expecting miracles, but the one problem I am noticing is that in scenes where there is low motion and bright light in the background, the image appears to "flicker" or seem to shake or move in slow motion for the lack of a better description. Another way to describe it would be to imagine a person moving in the foreground and there is a window with curtains in the background and when the person moves, the curtains also appear to move or shake, giving the illusion of flickering. It is definitely not a field order problem. I am wondering if it is a problem with the temporal/spatial soften filters. It's a very frustrating problem, because aside from it the image is very clean. I suppose I could also be hoping for too much from my VHS conversions.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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