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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-16-2023, 02:44 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,387
Posted By Shakedown St.
Old thread but instead of making another repeat...

Old thread but instead of making another repeat post... I too stumbled across the video when it was first released and just as perplexed as other users.

My main question is... how does the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-15-2023, 05:51 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I see your post now interesting stuff. Giving it...

I see your post now interesting stuff. Giving it a read.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-15-2023, 04:40 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I would honestly much prefer work, effort, and...

I would honestly much prefer work, effort, and time being spent by the community going in this direction rather than trying to make a software. This sounds like a much better idea being honest lol.
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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-14-2023, 03:27 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
Simple solution then :) Get a VCR with...

Simple solution then :)

Get a VCR with Dynamorphous heads that has such good tracking, line TBC is not required.

Buy a DVHS deck with built in SD MPEG encoders that accepts analog inputs, and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-09-2023, 01:51 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
That was the opposite of my understanding. What...

That was the opposite of my understanding. What worries me is people relying on software instead of hardware to get the job done correctly. I don't see any circumstance where I wouldn't want the best...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-31-2023, 08:34 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I'd like to comment on why I got into this hobby....

I'd like to comment on why I got into this hobby. It was entirely because I wanted to document my family and friends history. Outside of my film collection which dates back even earlier, I had lots...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-30-2023, 09:48 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I am the original creator of this thread. I have...

I am the original creator of this thread. I have updated information from an argument I've been having with a VHS Decode enthusiast.

Smurf originally replied...



This fellow claims VHS...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-17-2022, 02:45 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I browsed these forums for many years before I...

I browsed these forums for many years before I made an account.

There are a lot of familiar faces I don't see anymore. Yes I know what you're talking about!

Thank you by the way. I'm already...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-17-2022, 10:00 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
I have been away recovering from surgery over the...

I have been away recovering from surgery over the past month and have not been able to reply to messages. I'm back. :)

First off, this is why I bought an SVHS deck, and was willing to pay for it....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-20-2022, 11:37 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
Personally I find that RF capture is being used,...

Personally I find that RF capture is being used, more or less as an excuse for not buying a good and proper SVHS deck. It's being used as a way to bypass the internals of a cheapo VCR. Then because...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-20-2022, 10:18 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,513
Posted By Shakedown St.
Year old thread but this is my exact question. ...

Year old thread but this is my exact question.

They say RF capture allows you to bypass the need for a frame TBC entirely.

When you are referring to software TBC here, I'm assuming you mean...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-20-2022, 09:41 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 7,649
Posted By Shakedown St.
TBC still required for RF capture? (VHS-decode)

I was reading around on the forum and interwebs, of a few VHS enthusiasts using Domesday Duplicators that capture the RF signal from VHS heads directly.

They claim you don't need a TBC if you do...
Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 04-03-2022, 08:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 675
Posted By Shakedown St.
The guru has spoken. I'll spread the word!

The guru has spoken. I'll spread the word!
Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 04-01-2022, 01:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 675
Posted By Shakedown St.
How to tell if BigVoodoo TBC is earlier model?

I've got a friend who asked... how can you determine if your BigVoodoo is an earlier model? Because he's looking to find one of his own.

I didn't have an answer for him, other than maybe the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-11-2021, 12:10 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,232
Posted By Shakedown St.
Now that clears it up. I never heard of tape...

Now that clears it up. I never heard of tape fading before so immediately tuned out anything else they had to say. I informed them I would be making my own transfers, and was told that I would "run...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-08-2021, 01:27 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,232
Posted By Shakedown St.
Is that common to come across VHS with shed...

Is that common to come across VHS with shed syndrome? I imagine that is similar to my reel to reel tapes with (sticky shed syndrome). Any certain brand of VHS tapes that were more prone to this than...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-07-2021, 11:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,232
Posted By Shakedown St.
Is it true VHS tapes demagnetize sitting in storage?

I was having a debate with someone today about the longevity of VHS.

The transfer house debating told me that, "VHS tapes are going to start to become demagnetized in about ten years, and that...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-01-2021, 10:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 735
Posted By Shakedown St.
Yes all tapes played through the Sony could not...

Yes all tapes played through the Sony could not be picked up by the Focusrite, and the outlier was like you said it sounds perfectly fine when listening through the headphone jack. The volume control...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-01-2021, 07:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 735
Posted By Shakedown St.
VHS audio really hot, no audio on capture device?

I'm having a really strange dilemma while trying to capture the HiFi XLR outputs on my Sony SVO-5800 to my capture device for listening back.

I purchased a Focusrite 2i2 in hopes I would be able...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-20-2021, 05:15 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,953
Posted By Shakedown St.
Now I think we're getting somewhere. So we've...

Now I think we're getting somewhere. So we've determined that unlike the Panasonic AG8700 which does have full-frame pass-through capabilities the Betacam decks do not. That is what I originally set...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2021, 05:10 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,953
Posted By Shakedown St.
I'm going to carefully read through the manual...

I'm going to carefully read through the manual tonight. If all else fails, it could be a useful external proc control and possibly make line corrections that could come in handy paired with my Pan...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2021, 03:00 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,953
Posted By Shakedown St.
I may have been mistaken. You mention line TBC....

I may have been mistaken. You mention line TBC. I'm really looking to see if frame TBC is working so my capture device can record a clean signal without dropped frames.

I believe this model does...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2021, 01:08 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,953
Posted By Shakedown St.
I'm back from trying that. Nope, still rolling....

I'm back from trying that. Nope, still rolling. Anxiously awaiting my Horita in the mail.

On a second note folks, I've had more time messing around with the TBC. I now may say I like the controls...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-17-2021, 09:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,154
Posted By Shakedown St.
You're probably right but there is a little...

You're probably right but there is a little investigation I am doing. Apparently some of them had the ability to play SLP tape but not LP tape. The PAL version does not. Some NTSC versions do have a...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 06-17-2021, 06:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,154
Posted By Shakedown St.
I would like to report I am experiencing the same...

I would like to report I am experiencing the same problem with these Panasonics.

My model is the AG7350. The 7350 and 7150 are surprisingly robust machines compared with the 1970 and 1980. Way...
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