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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-01-2026, 11:16 PM

Replies: 17 Can lordsmurf grade my capture quality? Views: 690 Posted By admin Multiple accounts to troll = ban. Larsenv ... Multiple accounts to troll = ban. Larsenv aka BitcrushdBuzzLightyear aka kawaii aka Tomball

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-28-2026, 01:49 PM

Replies: 11 Minimize videotape comets? Views: 435 Posted By themaster1 clean the heads drum (i mean really clean it,... clean the heads drum (i mean really clean it, manually IPA alcohol + printer paper after each play

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 01-23-2026, 04:58 AM

Replies: 23 Tracking down DataVideo TBC-100 or TBC-3000? Views: 926 Posted By BarryTheCrab Slight correction for Gary34... I got a very... Slight correction for Gary34... I got a very nice clean JVC-S3500U at the local SAVERS for $15. At online Goodwill I found a WorldTop ComWorld CMD1200 (converter with frame TBC) for $12. New in...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-09-2025, 11:00 AM

Replies: 10 Huffyuv installer for Win10, Win11? [DOWNLOAD] Views: 1,089 Posted By lordsmurf The 64-bit version is a different FourCC, with... The 64-bit version is a different FourCC, with different issues. What you need to do is simply install the x86/32-bit version properly into x64/64-bit environments. I wrote about this more in...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-01-2025, 06:34 PM

Replies: 11 Computer specs for capture? Views: 532 Posted By lordsmurf This: https://amzn.to/3Klb3nK But it needs a... This: https://amzn.to/3Klb3nK But it needs a simple mod. Unscrew the 2 screws holding down that tension bar/wire. Throw that bar/wire in the trash, keep screws with your other extra screws. The...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-19-2025, 02:46 PM

Replies: 20 Which Pinnacle Dazzle model is better for capture? Views: 1,183 Posted By vwestlife Sony DVDirect recorders and their DCR-SR100... Sony DVDirect recorders and their DCR-SR100 camcorder (which has an A/V input, including S-video, and records video into MPEG2 files on its hard drive) support capturing closed captions and XDS...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-10-2025, 01:28 AM

Replies: 12 Is my CPU good for capturing AVI? Views: 1,393 Posted By lordsmurf Clarification: :old: Specifically, the exact... Clarification: :old: Specifically, the exact sub-version Pinnacle that I have in the marketplace. Not any random Pinnacle, as Pinnacle did/does make a lot of truly awful capture cards (Dazzle,...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-28-2025, 02:48 PM

Replies: 9 MiniDV transfer complete, next steps? Views: 1,393 Posted By lordsmurf Welcome back. :) That plan is fine. ... Welcome back. :) That plan is fine. What are your distribution needs? (Older family members with DVD players, so they need DVDs?) For real editing, yes, extracting back to lossless is...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 07-16-2025, 02:19 AM

Replies: 67 How to improve VHS video? Views: 4,713 Posted By timtape A word on clipping highlights: In an ideal world... A word on clipping highlights: In an ideal world there would be no clipping but often there is clipping. But also, often we must clip. Here's an example of this, from a still frame of a video I shot...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2025, 03:32 PM

Replies: 18 Deck recommendations for fast forwarding tapes? Views: 644 Posted By lordsmurf I approve of this diligent method. :congrats: ... I approve of this diligent method. :congrats: Noting that more refinement may be needed, but your approach so far is quite wise. Continue to be acutely aware that stopping, halting, may always...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 06-17-2025, 02:07 AM

Replies: 14 Panasonic ES15 vs. new VCR for tracking issues? Views: 973 Posted By lordsmurf To add some nuance to the above... But... To add some nuance to the above... But noting that resiliency has nothing to do with image quality. While all digital ingest/capture requires (at a very minimalist/basic level) some form of TBC,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-07-2025, 12:37 AM

Replies: 6 Compare DV vs. ATI AIW vs. Osprey capture? Views: 1,669 Posted By lordsmurf The main issue that I've observed (starting back... The main issue that I've observed (starting back in the early 2000s) is that the "previewed values" for software proc amp don't always 100% match the actual captured values. Because, as I've long...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-20-2025, 03:48 PM

Replies: 33 Ready to capture VHS, SVHS? Views: 2,330 Posted By lordsmurf I'm still not 100% clean on the goals of the... I'm still not 100% clean on the goals of the project. I know it wasn't in the 1st post, and I just scanned the rest. I'm not a colorspace purist. Sometimes we don't have a choice in what happens....

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-20-2025, 01:29 PM

Replies: 33 Ready to capture VHS, SVHS? Views: 2,330 Posted By lordsmurf What's 4:1:1 PAL? (Nothing that I'm aware of.) ... What's 4:1:1 PAL? (Nothing that I'm aware of.) Also note, many media players, especially smart TVs, do not deinterlace interlaced H.264.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-03-2025, 05:32 AM

Replies: 29 Canopus ADVC-110 for digitizing Hi8? Views: 3,787 Posted By lordsmurf I've stated for years that capture card "proc... I've stated for years that capture card "proc amps" are not true proc amps (processor/amplifier), and operate in the post-capture digital domain. It's a bad borrowed term. I remember running...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-02-2025, 02:50 PM

Replies: 29 Canopus ADVC-110 for digitizing Hi8? Views: 3,787 Posted By latreche34 The monitor output A is to monitor source A... The monitor output A is to monitor source A input, The same for B, The TBC digitizes the signal and applies proc amp, timing ...etc and convert to analog and output via the output (non monitor...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-19-2024, 07:00 PM

Replies: 1 Decrease resolution of 4k IPS for VHS. Views: 771 Posted By lordsmurf I reduce simply so I can see the preview windows... I reduce simply so I can see the preview windows less tiny. Most GPUs/monitors resolve lesser non-native resolutions quite well these days, unlike decades past.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-22-2024, 10:21 AM

Replies: 21 Never deinterlace for Youtube documentaries? Views: 2,484 Posted By latreche34 There is no better coverage of the aspect ratio... There is no better coverage of the aspect ratio and its origins than the coverage John Hess did in this well done video of his: https://youtu.be/3CgrMsjGk7k

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-07-2024, 01:09 PM

Replies: 6 Panasonic AG-1980P linear audio output? Views: 1,291 Posted By lordsmurf I just never use it, no specific reason that I... I just never use it, no specific reason that I can remember. At very least, not having to constantly re-wire, at least no more than normal. Sometimes tapes contain both stereo and mono, so then...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-24-2024, 11:34 AM

Replies: 19 Uncompressed 8-bit vs 10-bit MOV to Huffyuv AVI? Views: 6,170 Posted By lordsmurf It can, yes. The palette may be 10-bit, but the... It can, yes. The palette may be 10-bit, but the data isn't necessarily so. And that can include the item itself processing the video/photo. Consider cameras, and megapixels, not too different from...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-19-2024, 04:57 AM

Replies: 24 MiniDV tapes with vertical pixelated lines? Views: 2,271 Posted By lordsmurf Then ... add one? :unsure: Certain Pinnacle... Then ... add one? :unsure: Certain Pinnacle cards have the USB bridge chips. The analog-in quality varies based on factors (and I sell those "good versions" in the marketplace here), but the DV...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-13-2024, 01:28 AM

Replies: 9 Proper way to capture composite output? Views: 1,635 Posted By latreche34 That is incorrect, Consumer analog tapes are Y-C,... That is incorrect, Consumer analog tapes are Y-C, Some technical papers call it composite format because the chroma is encoded into the luma at the RF level, YPbPr is the analog video component,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-08-2024, 07:52 AM

Replies: 9 Gaps in histogram? Views: 1,272 Posted By aramkolt No expert here, but I always thought that... No expert here, but I always thought that histogram spikes or persistent dots on say a vectorscope were due to a large percentage of pixels being assigned very specific values, which can be...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-16-2024, 09:28 AM

Replies: 17 Mackie 8 mixer, no EQ for tape RCA input? Views: 2,969 Posted By timtape True, we should always record with a high enough... True, we should always record with a high enough level to mask the self noise of the recorder or converter downstream of the source audio. But that's all it works for: the recorder downstream. It...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-28-2024, 07:54 AM

Replies: 10 Pannasonic AG-1980P TBC cleans up color? Views: 1,709 Posted By aramkolt I read somewhere that EDIT per the manual is... I read somewhere that EDIT per the manual is really only to be used when connecting two tape recorders together and I think it adds some extra stuff to the signal, in my case, using "EDIT" mode was...

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