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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-18-2022, 12:15 PM
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Posted By autephex
For what its worth in regards to my comments...

For what its worth in regards to my comments here, I spend quite a lot of time looking at the results of my captures and experimenting with applying filters in Avisynth/VDub for any issues......
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-17-2022, 07:22 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
I'm clearly no professional and its unlikely I...

I'm clearly no professional and its unlikely I will ever dive as deep into understanding all the nuances of video that you guys have a solid grasp on, but I have been working with video on a...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-16-2022, 05:42 PM
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Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Ah, that worked great. Thanks! I'm not sure why I...

Ah, that worked great. Thanks! I'm not sure why I can't use the settings in AmarecTV but as soon as I close the settings menu, the capture window goes black for a second and the picture resets to the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-14-2022, 11:46 AM
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Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Very keen eye, lollo2. Thanks for sharing the...

Very keen eye, lollo2. Thanks for sharing the comparison. The USB Live2 looks better to me just on initial glance overall, but I hadn't noticed those levels of difference when zoomed in on the detail...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-13-2022, 01:42 PM
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Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Ok here's a variety of clips that are untouched...

Ok here's a variety of clips that are untouched aside from clipping them out. I haven't done anything to them. I tried to get a decent assortment of different light/dark levels

I didn't realize...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-13-2022, 11:46 AM
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Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
I will post up some different, very short clips...

I will post up some different, very short clips that are uncompressed - they will have to be extremely short because the clips I posted here all exceed the size limit for the uncompressed lossless...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-12-2022, 07:27 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Yeah, its a DVD Recorder. From what I've read its...

Yeah, its a DVD Recorder. From what I've read its supposed to be one of the best, or maybe the best DVD recorder for transferring VHS tapes because of the chip. That one is just recorded to DVDR,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-08-2022, 10:30 PM
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Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Ending up having a hell of a summer and wasn't...

Ending up having a hell of a summer and wasn't able to work on any of this video stuff... but I've started the process up again tonight and did my first capture with the Hauppauge Live2 USB....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-07-2022, 11:21 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
I've got the Hauppauge Live2 USB in now and have...

I've got the Hauppauge Live2 USB in now and have done the convoluted install of huffyuv2 for Windows 10 to get it to show up in available video codecs. Everything appears to be setup now. Going to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-07-2022, 11:10 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,030
Posted By autephex
DCR appears to be lossless still. H264 is...

DCR appears to be lossless still. H264 is compressed. (Notice the difference in filesizes). I'm assuming DCR is short for deinterlaced, cropped, resized.

H264 would be your final output - the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 03:19 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Some good info in that doom9 thread, thanks....

Some good info in that doom9 thread, thanks. Ordered the Live2 USB device, looking forward to some lossless captures finally



Would you say this to mean the older models are better or worse? In...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 01:04 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Thanks, I will probably give the Hauppauge...

Thanks, I will probably give the Hauppauge USB-Live 2 a try. If I get one and its working properly, I'll post some capture results
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 12:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Is the IO-Data GV USB2 more recommended than the...

Is the IO-Data GV USB2 more recommended than the Hauppauge USB-Live 2? Both are priced about the same but looks like the GV USB2 is only available via sellers in Japan and would require an...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 11:56 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
I have a JVC DR-M100, Panasonic ES-10, Magnavox...

I have a JVC DR-M100, Panasonic ES-10, Magnavox ZC352MW8 (I don't use this one but have done comparison testing against the other units), and in the past I have had ES15 and several other units as...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 11:32 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
I dunno, that doesn't seem to be my experience....

I dunno, that doesn't seem to be my experience. While I'm not saying there aren't usually some issues with DVD Recorded video, its far from a beyond terrible mess of video - and I've done a lot of...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 10:34 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
As far as I've understood, all DVD recorders...

As far as I've understood, all DVD recorders contain image stabilization built in but only a couple stabilize the image in passthrough. Hence, you can record to a dvd recorder using a non-TBC VCR...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 10:26 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Really? I mean I can think of several, mainly all...

Really? I mean I can think of several, mainly all to do with the necessary signal chain to get a good quality capture to PC. You need either a high quality SVHS VCR w/ built in TBC, an actual TBC, or...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2022, 10:01 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
Yes like I said in my original reply, "I may be...

Yes like I said in my original reply, "I may be wrong here" - thanks for providing some models that do work under modern setups, I will note them down.

As for decent DVD Recorders for actually...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-28-2022, 09:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,387
Posted By autephex
There is a ton of information to take in with...

There is a ton of information to take in with regards to capturing video as well as tweaking it for the best results. There is a lot of garbage info out there as well, but when it comes down to it...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-21-2022, 12:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,359
Posted By autephex
I'll post a couple screenshots a bit later when...

I'll post a couple screenshots a bit later when I'm able to.

I'm not applying anything, its the recorder setting the AR. The ES10 outputs a 4:3 AR and unless I'm missing some setting, there isn't...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-21-2022, 12:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 411
Posted By autephex
"DVD Copy software" would generally refer to...

"DVD Copy software" would generally refer to programs designed to copy commercial dvds that are encoded with protection.

Just copying your personal DVDs is as simple as putting the disc in your...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-20-2022, 02:25 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,359
Posted By autephex
I have been testing an ES10 I purchased for the...

I have been testing an ES10 I purchased for the last week and also noticed this resolution in the video - cropping of the edges isn't so much a problem for me, but what made me notice this is the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-19-2022, 11:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 455
Posted By autephex
Ok, So I played the original DVD back on a...

Ok, So I played the original DVD back on a Philips DVD player and it played ok. Plays ok on the ES-10 also. Magnavox DVD Recorder reads the disc but won't play any of the video at all.

Played the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-19-2022, 11:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 455
Posted By autephex
I guess I don't see how it can be a problem with...

I guess I don't see how it can be a problem with VLC since I'm using VLC to play both the demuxed video and the reauthored DVD which both play fine. If it was a VLC issue, seems like it would have...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-19-2022, 10:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 455
Posted By autephex
I don't think its the discs. I'm using 4x...

I don't think its the discs. I'm using 4x Verbatim, DVD+R and DVD-RW (the RW is brand new, never used)

And as said, I'm playing back from the copied DVD folder to my hard drive using VLC - so the...
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