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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-04-2023, 12:24 PM
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Posted By canadaboy25
That is interesting. Thanks for the info. It...

That is interesting. Thanks for the info. It makes me feel better about my setup. I will have to replay the source tape on a TV and see if I can notice the exposure change. Everything I have read...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-04-2023, 12:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
I just did a capture of a commercially produced...

I just did a capture of a commercially produced tape and the output looks very good. There is some random "noise" or "artifacts"? that pop up once in a while but that may be due to the age of the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-03-2023, 10:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
Alright, I have finished doing quite a few tests....

Alright, I have finished doing quite a few tests. I have tried to take everyone's advice into account with the different tests.

I abandoned the DV source method and got a PC with an S-Video...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-03-2023, 10:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
You understood correctly. I am just using the...

You understood correctly. I am just using the JVC as a passthrough, there is no tape in the VCR. I actually have the source video paused on the PC, so the JVC is just passing a single frame from...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-03-2023, 12:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
In the meantime, here are the results from my...

In the meantime, here are the results from my latest DV test. I left the TBC out for the whole test to eliminate possible sources of issues. Attached is an image of the internals of the S-Video...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-03-2023, 12:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
This all makes sense. I do have several...

This all makes sense. I do have several commercially produced tapes. However, they all have macrovision which would require the TBC to be inline, adding another potential source of issues into the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2023, 10:41 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
Yes, the checkerboarding is very obvious in the...

Yes, the checkerboarding is very obvious in the image you posted. Obviously there is a chroma shift, but what would be causing the color bleeding to the left of all the color bars? Would this also...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2023, 06:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
Okay, I'm glad you agree that there is an issue...

Okay, I'm glad you agree that there is an issue somewhere and it's not just my imagination.

I am using high quality S-video cables. They have two separate shielded coax cables inside, and the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2023, 03:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
Thanks for the tip, I am new to using VirtualDub...

Thanks for the tip, I am new to using VirtualDub for anything other than capturing.

I followed your method for the two captures and original DV encoded source file.

For the original test...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2023, 02:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
The attached files are just png image files that...

The attached files are just png image files that I converted to short avi clips since the forum compresses attached images to a very low quality. The original capture is 29.97 fps NTSC 720x480. ...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2023, 01:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 782
Posted By canadaboy25
Why does my captured footage look soft?

Hi all,

I am trying to validate my capture setup before I start actually capturing tapes.

My current setup is: JVC SR-VS30 -> TBC-1000 -> ATI AIW Radeon 7200 AGP -> VirtualDub lossless

The...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-28-2023, 01:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 404
Posted By canadaboy25
Thanks for mentioning this. I remember reading...

Thanks for mentioning this. I remember reading up on telecine and will look into it in more detail.



Wow, I didn't even realize that. The father's suspenders should be the same blue as his...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-28-2023, 10:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 404
Posted By canadaboy25
Thanks for the responses. I forgot to mention in...

Thanks for the responses. I forgot to mention in my original post, the recording is an EP tape made through composite from a broadcast TV channel. If the EP tape through composite is the cause of...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-28-2023, 01:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 404
Posted By canadaboy25
Dull colors and smearing in captured footage?

Hi all,

This is my first post here as I have spent the last couple years trying to consume the wealth of knowledge on this site.

I, as many have, originally tried digitizing some tapes using...
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