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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer Yesterday, 09:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By aramkolt
Here's the decode link for U-Matic (no audio),...

Here's the decode link for U-Matic (no audio), haven't done enough research on how to best synchronize audio just yet within FFMPEG alone. Guessing probably would be easiest to trim a traditional...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-02-2026, 02:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By Aya_Rei
Really do not want to make another thread, but...

Really do not want to make another thread, but this post still shows off a decode comparison, this time with a U-Matic tape.

Aramkolt did both captures, I am not into U-Matic as he is.

Here is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-01-2026, 05:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 586
Posted By keaton
I have encountered a few instances where tape...

I have encountered a few instances where tape tension seemed to be the problem, yet there was no sign of Sticky Shed Syndrome (which I've encountered, but only with 3/4" U-matic tapes). Once I had a...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-27-2026, 08:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By vwestlife
Decode is not necessary to capture the closed...

Decode is not necessary to capture the closed captioning. Many DVD recorders and other MPEG2 capture devices will preserve the closed captioning and sometimes even XDS...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-27-2026, 01:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By latreche34
We've known that VHS-decode has softness, ringing...

We've known that VHS-decode has softness, ringing and hallo issues for a very long time, We've been pointing it out all along. The troubling fact is, it is impossible to know for sure if this is an...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-27-2026, 12:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By lordsmurf
That vhs-decode sample has so much noise, and is...

That vhs-decode sample has so much noise, and is so soft and blurry. And that cyan cast? :sick:

It's crazy how vhs-decode actually makes a quality VCR look worse. vhs-decode merely make a low-end...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-26-2026, 11:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 395
Posted By Aya_Rei
Conventional vs. vhs-decode comparison! (cartoon + live action)

Good day, ended up getting my JVC S-VHS MV45U VCR refurbished from Aramkolt recently with him also adding in modifications in place to get the deck to be able to be used with VHS-Decode.

When he...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-18-2026, 06:53 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 380
Posted By aramkolt
Yes, that one was. The internal TBC is really...

Yes, that one was. The internal TBC is really unmatched in terms of dropout compensation at the downside of processing things in composite (and only able to output composite) which gives a smoother...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-17-2026, 10:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 380
Posted By aramkolt
What's your full capture chain and processing...

What's your full capture chain and processing method usually?

Just for a more apples to apples comparison, this is one of my few "definitely older" set of commercials from an off air recording...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-15-2026, 11:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 380
Posted By aramkolt
Youtube will also label 59.94FPS or re-encode...

Youtube will also label 59.94FPS or re-encode 60FPS, so just because you see the 60FPS, doesn't mean that the encoding or deinterlacing wasn't done correctly, just to turn each field into a frame.
...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-15-2026, 08:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 380
Posted By vwestlife
The "soap opera effect" is so named because...

The "soap opera effect" is so named because that's the way live and videotapes TV actually looked back in the analog era -- smooth, fluid video at either 50 fields per second for PAL or 60 for NTSC...
Forum: General Discussion 05-14-2026, 11:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 234
Posted By aramkolt
Hard to say, but I guess if you've been ok so...

Hard to say, but I guess if you've been ok so far, could be possible that it is dual voltage and just not marked as such. If I was you, I'd at least look at the main filter cap to see what the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-14-2026, 09:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 191
Posted By lordsmurf
That's exactly the problem. Most of the...

That's exactly the problem.

Most of the self-named "leaders" ("documentarian", devs, etc) are just young GenZers/20-somethings, who have no real-world experience at video. They refuse to learn...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-10-2026, 11:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 177
Posted By latreche34
Any recorder that has the word mp4 in it is junk,...

Any recorder that has the word mp4 in it is junk, Capturing analog tapes in good quality is a process not one recording step.
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-04-2026, 03:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 267
Posted By vwestlife
Are you sure that's not a deliberate drop-shadow...

Are you sure that's not a deliberate drop-shadow effect on the chyron? It may have been done intentionally to make the text more readable on a fuzzy CRT TV.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-28-2026, 08:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 304
Posted By lordsmurf
Excellent, and thank you. :congrats: Let...

Excellent, and thank you. :congrats:


Let me break this down in two parts:
(1) what TBCs are, do, and kinds of TBCs
(2) the gear I make available, so others can get the best results possible
...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-28-2026, 03:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 304
Posted By Aya_Rei
I'm not him but I've heard a lot from him so I'll...

I'm not him but I've heard a lot from him so I'll try and get the ball rolling.

The biggest component in the chain would the VCR, especially in this day and age the condition. So yes, the VCR and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-25-2026, 05:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 214
Posted By keaton
I've seen bad frames like that before. Seems like...

I've seen bad frames like that before. Seems like the timing on one of the 2 interlaced fields in that frame had a timing error, and so one of the fields is off by a few rows with respect to the...
Forum: Marketplace 04-25-2026, 08:18 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 155
Posted By aramkolt
Hey, this just uses a regular computer style IEC...

Hey, this just uses a regular computer style IEC power cable.

The 100V part means you've got a Japanese model, so you just need to use that with either a 120V to 100V step-down transformer or a...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-21-2026, 09:31 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,288
Posted By lordsmurf
Not just a proc amp, but in fact one of the best...

Not just a proc amp, but in fact one of the best embedded digital proc amps in any TBC ever made. :congrats:

Most TBCs have terrible documentation, but this isn't too bad. Not complete, but not...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-20-2026, 11:22 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 593
Posted By mts1
Actually, SCART adapter would not be that bad....

Actually, SCART adapter would not be that bad. I'm talking about a dongle which has male connector to SCART to connect to your VCR socket and female socket to plug in your S-video cable.
Assuming,...
Forum: General Discussion 04-17-2026, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 250
Posted By lordsmurf
For Sale: JVC S-VHS VCR box only?

There are no words. :huh1:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/236762849639



It's not even in mint condition! The box is beat up, the foam inserts are broken.

I often think auctions like that have...
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2026, 10:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 150
Posted By lordsmurf
The databases are backed up daily. The attachment...

The databases are backed up daily. The attachment files lag, but are backed up as well. Sadly, AI bots have stolen so much content from the web, that it is "backed up" in a way, though it...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-01-2026, 11:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 684
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 04-01-2026, 10:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 684
Posted By Gary34
Nobody wants someone on here trolling.

Nobody wants someone on here trolling.
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