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Forum: Edit Video, Audio 07-22-2025, 04:42 PM

Replies: 22 VHSSplitter: a tool to allow splitting VHS video tapes? Views: 1,226 Posted By traal That means I can run it locally in my own offline... That means I can run it locally in my own offline AI instance, right?

Forum: Edit Video, Audio 05-28-2025, 04:46 PM

Replies: 14 Canopus AVI no video, only audio? Views: 766 Posted By traal What does MediaInfo report about the video? What does MediaInfo report about the video?

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-18-2025, 12:44 AM

Replies: 19 Capturing 24-bit audio in VirtualDub? Views: 862 Posted By traal Can it really tell the difference between a... Can it really tell the difference between a 16-bit recording of a 90 dB (15-bit) audio source upscaled to 24 bits and the same source recorded directly in 24 bits?

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-08-2025, 08:49 AM

Replies: 13 What codec for Hi8 tapes using firewire, DVD? Views: 702 Posted By traal HuffYUV is lossless so I use that as both the... HuffYUV is lossless so I use that as both the capture and archival codec (after restoring), then I convert from the archival file as needed to other formats such as MPEG-2 for DVDs and H.264 for...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-26-2025, 08:02 PM

Replies: 15 Using Trim, color correction clips, recombining? Views: 953 Posted By traal I find all the chapter frame numbers, then do... I find all the chapter frame numbers, then do like this: ch1_start = 960 ch2_start = 46533 ch3_start = 91664 a = Last c0 = a.trim(0,ch1_start-1).Tweak(hue=0) c1 =...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-10-2025, 05:51 PM

Replies: 9 Ffmpeg won't convert VHS captured .ts to .mkv? Views: 1,761 Posted By traal You might use MediaInfo to inspect the input and... You might use MediaInfo to inspect the input and output files to see what's different other than the container itself. It's possible that the output file is perfectly good but mpc-hc just doesn't...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-26-2025, 11:44 AM

Replies: 6 Reasonable filtering of VHS capture? Views: 1,063 Posted By traal I didn't notice any scratches/comets. ... I didn't notice any scratches/comets. Generally, I avoid NR unless the noise is distracting, which it isn't in the three videos posted. The reason I avoid it is because it makes people look fake,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-14-2025, 11:45 PM

Replies: 20 Choppy captures, VirtualDub, 720x480 output? Views: 1,729 Posted By traal This was in your 720x480.jpg: 18963 So... This was in your 720x480.jpg: 18963 So it appears to be doing an inverse telecine during capture, and you don't want that.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-13-2025, 05:14 PM

Replies: 20 Choppy captures, VirtualDub, 720x480 output? Views: 1,729 Posted By traal 24 fps is wrong, capture at 29.97 for NTSC. 24 fps is wrong, capture at 29.97 for NTSC.

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 02-07-2025, 06:41 PM

Replies: 8 4:3 video to 1280x760 letterbox math? Views: 865 Posted By traal The math is here... The math is here (https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-restore/14073-color-matrix-conversion.html#post94774) but for 1440x1080 instead of 960x720.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-05-2025, 01:08 PM

Replies: 4 Bob deinterlacing is throwing frames out of order...? Views: 1,336 Posted By traal I see a vertical jitter every 20 frames in the... I see a vertical jitter every 20 frames in the source almost like clockwork which is strange. Anyway, I've seen the back and frame order issue during deinterlace when the field order is wrong, but...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 01-25-2025, 05:50 PM

Replies: 11 Why is VHS 720x480 and interlaced? Views: 1,734 Posted By traal I like to use VirtualDub to determine the values... I like to use VirtualDub to determine the values to put into Avisynth, then Avisynth does the color correction and deinterlacing all in the same script. Then later if I find I did something wrong, I...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-03-2024, 02:06 PM

Replies: 25 My first vhs-decode comparisons! Views: 6,184 Posted By traal The ghosting looks like an RF echo. Does... The ghosting looks like an RF echo. Does VHS-decode need either 75 ohm cables or terminating resistors? The highlights are blown, fixing that should bring the chroma noise down a little, and...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 11-20-2024, 02:23 PM

Replies: 22 Upscaling DV still shows aliasing? Views: 1,852 Posted By traal PAL DV uses 4:2:0 chroma subsampling and so the... PAL DV uses 4:2:0 chroma subsampling and so the reds and blues will have less resolution than the greens. In my experience, Topaz AI works well on NTSC DV, you might try it with your PAL DV. ...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-04-2024, 08:32 PM

Replies: 15 Resolution, audio sampling when digitizing tapes? Views: 3,486 Posted By traal Roughly, Nyquist says sample rate should be at... Roughly, Nyquist says sample rate should be at least 2x the highest source frequency. Since VHS has a ~15kHz audio frequency response, the audio should be sampled at 30,000 Hz or better. S-VHS has...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-16-2024, 11:55 AM

Replies: 14 Good USB video capture card with software? Views: 18,510 Posted By traal First, make sure you're capturing the raw PCM... First, make sure you're capturing the raw PCM audio, not mp3 or aac or ac3. After capture, I like to load the audio into Audacity and use the "Normalize" filter...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-12-2024, 01:37 PM

Replies: 9 Proper way to capture composite output? Views: 1,622 Posted By traal On video game consoles, I think S-Video color is... On video game consoles, I think S-Video color is slightly muted compared to RGB (i.e. RGsB/RGBS, not to be confused with component video's YPrPb), but only because the 3 native RGB signals (not...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-10-2024, 11:14 AM

Replies: 46 Capture drops colour to black/white only? Views: 5,049 Posted By traal In the 2nd clip, the color is blown out. I've... In the 2nd clip, the color is blown out. I've seen this happen on some tapes, then when I get another copy of the same tape, the problem is gone. So it's possible that what you have is a badly...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 08-24-2024, 08:46 PM

Replies: 14 Significant red/color VHS overcast? Views: 1,508 Posted By traal Is it the original tape or a copy? What VCR,... Is it the original tape or a copy? What VCR, TBC, and capture card are you using?

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-15-2024, 12:32 PM

Replies: 6 Removing overscan on bottom lines during capture? Views: 2,598 Posted By traal If you crop out the head switching noise from the... If you crop out the head switching noise from the bottom of the video, resize the video back to the original resolution, author it to a video DVD and play that on a DVD player connected to a modern...

Forum: Edit Video, Audio 08-07-2024, 09:26 AM

Replies: 3 Compiling VHS clips to MP4? Views: 643 Posted By traal To use AviSynth to join clips: c1 =... To use AviSynth to join clips: c1 = AviSource("clip1.avi") c2 = AviSource("clip2.avi") c1 ++ c2 The AviSource commands above can also take .avs scripts if you prefer.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-05-2024, 12:02 PM

Replies: 2 Interlacing lines during Video8 capture using VirtualDub? Views: 1,050 Posted By traal If the camera is panning in the screen shot, it... If the camera is panning in the screen shot, it would explain the lines. Post a short lossless (HuffYUV) clip so we can take a look.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-01-2024, 12:58 PM

Replies: 4 Wrongly captured PAL VHS at 50fps... no chance to deinterlace? Views: 2,432 Posted By traal I ran into a similar bug with my GV-USB2, but I... I ran into a similar bug with my GV-USB2, but I was capturing NTSC so it was capturing at 59.94fps instead of 50, and each frame was duplicated. To fix it, I typed in 29.97 into the UI. Strangely,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-26-2024, 11:25 AM

Replies: 4 Selecting VCR cable for VHS conversion? Views: 1,090 Posted By traal The video has a lot of dynamic range, and the... The video has a lot of dynamic range, and the brightness is constantly changing due to the camera's AGC, but the capture appears to have quite a lot of noise reduction or possibly captured through...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-23-2024, 07:38 AM

Replies: 24 S-VHS transfer workflow vs. Elgato? Views: 3,696 Posted By traal What lossless gives you is the ability to make a... What lossless gives you is the ability to make a "flat" (low contrast) capture that gets all of the information on the tape in both the shadow and highlights area of the histogram, and restore to...

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