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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-28-2023, 01:52 PM

Replies: 8 Captured file sizes from Hi8 tapes is way too big. Views: 854 Posted By Sac John Thanks for the replies, latreche34 and... Thanks for the replies, latreche34 and nicholasserra. I have yet to dig out the conversion card, and the software doesn't open without it. But the capture specs were LordSmurf's recommendations,...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-07-2023, 10:54 PM

Replies: 8 Captured file sizes from Hi8 tapes is way too big. Views: 854 Posted By Sac John Thanks for the reply, latreche34. So is h.264 in... Thanks for the reply, latreche34. So is h.264 in high quality compression setting and at 4:2:2 the settings you use when capturing analog tape? Are you happy with the final uncut footage that you...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-07-2023, 05:55 PM

Replies: 8 Captured file sizes from Hi8 tapes is way too big. Views: 854 Posted By Sac John Captured file sizes from Hi8 tapes is way too big. Question for LS and any other knowledgeable analog-capturers. :salute: I’ve been off-and on again trying to get this box of 400+ Hi8 tapes digitized. Seems every time I try, there’s a new issue...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-07-2023, 11:58 PM

Replies: 3 Any tips to avoid losing audio sync when capturing? Views: 210 Posted By Sac John Sony TRV-81 Hi8 Camcorder VideoGlide for Mac... Sony TRV-81 Hi8 Camcorder VideoGlide for Mac :)

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-07-2023, 07:34 PM

Replies: 3 Any tips to avoid losing audio sync when capturing? Views: 210 Posted By Sac John Any tips to avoid losing audio sync when capturing? I'm capturing numerous Hi8 tapes to a Mac. Camcorder > TBC > Capture card > Mac. Per LS advice, the audio cables skip over the TBC and go straight from the camcorder to the capture card. I read...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-01-2023, 08:39 PM

Replies: 13 Mac vs. PC controversy for video capturing? Views: 809 Posted By Sac John So is the lack of drivers and software on Macs... So is the lack of drivers and software on Macs also the case with new Windows computers? I suspect it is, because when I posted the question last year, all or most of the answers referred to these...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-01-2023, 02:33 AM

Replies: 13 Mac vs. PC controversy for video capturing? Views: 809 Posted By Sac John Mac vs. PC controversy for video capturing? I'm a Mac guy, and want to capture Hi8 tapes. When I posted some questions last year, the advice overwhelmingly was to buy a PC. It's been 35 years of exclusively Mac use for me, so that decision...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-03-2022, 06:29 PM

Replies: 9 The perfect video capture computer? Views: 1,087 Posted By Sac John Since I started this thread, I read a few more... Since I started this thread, I read a few more other threads - including one intelligent comment that there's too much debate about video related components to put forth a "perfect" video capture...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-03-2022, 02:14 PM

Replies: 9 The perfect video capture computer? Views: 1,087 Posted By Sac John No. I don't know what SMR drives are. LS wrote... No. I don't know what SMR drives are. LS wrote not to use USB nor SSD drives due to intermittant data flow which (occasionally) results in dropped frames. Now I'm shopping for a dual drive...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-02-2022, 06:56 PM

Replies: 9 The perfect video capture computer? Views: 1,087 Posted By Sac John The perfect video capture computer? Okay, another two months have gone by (on top of the last couple of years since I bought a TBC and capture interface) and I still haven't captured anything. The latest advice to throw me was on a...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-19-2022, 12:57 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John Man, this is getting complicated. I'm now... Man, this is getting complicated. I'm now searching for Thunderbolt drives. They are either SSDs, which LS does not recommend ... or they are screaming expensive - two to three or even four times...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-18-2022, 06:59 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John Ha! I had to google shucking hard drives to... Ha! I had to google shucking hard drives to figure out what you're referring to. New to me. Nope. I plan to just buy a thunderbolt drive for capture and then transfer to the cheap Seagates...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2022, 04:04 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John Man, LS. Where do you learn all this stuff? ... Man, LS. Where do you learn all this stuff? Such a wealth of knowledge. Okay, plain ol' (new) Thunderbolt drive will do the job. Thanks.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-16-2022, 12:24 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John I've read the same thing about capturing to my... I've read the same thing about capturing to my Mac's one onboard drive. That drive is busy with the OS and whatever software needs to be running and isn't reliable for constant throughput of...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-15-2022, 01:09 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John Oh man, you gotta be kidding me. This is new... Oh man, you gotta be kidding me. This is new news to me. I finally made peace with going to Costco and loading up on as many as a dozen Seagate 5tb USB drives at $90 a pop so I can digitize my...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-14-2022, 07:27 PM

Replies: 17 Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? Views: 759 Posted By Sac John Do encrypted drives capture just as fast? If the final destination of a video capture from analog is an external USB drive, will it save the data just as quickly and reliably if the drive is encrypted vs if it wasn't? Going from camcorder...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-06-2022, 10:07 AM

Replies: 8 Is my computer too slow to encode? Views: 681 Posted By Sac John So frustrating. I was not able to find out why... So frustrating. I was not able to find out why the real-time viewing window of the video being captured stutters, playing only two frames or so per minute ... while the finished video plays just...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-03-2022, 11:35 AM

Replies: 8 Is my computer too slow to encode? Views: 681 Posted By Sac John Thanks, hodgey. I'm looking at the Ut Video... Thanks, hodgey. I'm looking at the Ut Video download page right now. Interesting that a different program can cut a file size of lossless capture down to half the size. :cool: Does anyone have...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-02-2022, 08:06 PM

Replies: 8 Is my computer too slow to encode? Views: 681 Posted By Sac John Here are the compression options I have. I... Here are the compression options I have. I understand now that YUV422 is uncompressed, but you can read my concern above about the number of drives I would need to buy to do all my tapes in YUV422. ...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-02-2022, 12:32 PM

Replies: 8 Is my computer too slow to encode? Views: 681 Posted By Sac John Hi LS, Thanks for the reply. These 90's era... Hi LS, Thanks for the reply. These 90's era videos have been on my back burner for years now and I'm intent on finally getting them done this year. Literally about 250 tapes, and this week I've...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-02-2022, 12:14 AM

Replies: 8 Is my computer too slow to encode? Views: 681 Posted By Sac John Is my computer too slow to encode? I’m so close to finally encoding my first 90’s era Hi8 tape. After I’ve got that one done, it’ll be about 250 more to go. Still can’t make it work though. I’ll share all settings here and...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-01-2022, 05:42 PM

Replies: 2 ATI 600 USB clone vs Sony PD150 for digitizing? Views: 479 Posted By Sac John ATI 600 USB clone vs Sony PD150 for digitizing? A couple years ago, when I began trying to encode my 90's Hi8 tapes, I was running a Sony TRV81 to a Sony PD150 miniDV camcorder (for through-digitizing the analog video) to an iMac. My image...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-27-2020, 11:25 PM

Replies: 30 Why are Hi8 DV file sizes so large? Views: 3,877 Posted By Sac John Sheesh. I can't seem to post a simple picture... Sheesh. I can't seem to post a simple picture this week. Let's try again. Anyway, it the Tevion High Speed DVD Maker.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-27-2020, 03:38 PM

Replies: 30 Why are Hi8 DV file sizes so large? Views: 3,877 Posted By Sac John Hi LS, The ATI 600 clone converter arrived... Hi LS, The ATI 600 clone converter arrived yesterday. Everything looks good. If I can ask you another question, you mentioned earlier on the thread that, (me being a Mac user), I should capture...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-06-2020, 11:52 PM

Replies: 30 Why are Hi8 DV file sizes so large? Views: 3,877 Posted By Sac John Ah. I didn't understand that until you came... Ah. I didn't understand that until you came right out and said it. I now have a lead on an ATI 600 USB clone. I hope to be back to encoding in a week or so. :congrats:

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