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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-06-2024, 09:38 AM
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Posted By hodgey
If it's anything like the other cypress/avt TBCs...

If it's anything like the other cypress/avt TBCs they're mostly only useful when used together with a VCR with a built in TBC unit since those don't do much to correct for horizontal jitter. For...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-30-2024, 01:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 227
Posted By hodgey
The B.E.S.T setting on the jvcs will adjust...

The B.E.S.T setting on the jvcs will adjust deemphasis/sharpness depending on tape signal (and possibly also adjust noise reduction settings) so it can result in tapes being overly soft/look...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-30-2024, 01:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 120
Posted By hodgey
It's caused by the magnet ring on the head drum...

It's caused by the magnet ring on the head drum that is used for the vcr sensor positioning cracking. It is a known fault in panasonics of this vintage, same thing happened on my NV-FJ621 (which I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-26-2024, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 343
Posted By hodgey
IF you're gonna use that model you would want to...

IF you're gonna use that model you would want to use something else than the TBC-1000 with it as the TBC-1000 doesn't do much if any horizontal stabilization. Granted you probably want to have that...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-23-2024, 10:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 759
Posted By hodgey
I've only used the older RDR-HX750 (and the...

I've only used the older RDR-HX750 (and the earlier related Pioneer DVR-440) but afaik the model is very similar

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They handle PAL, SECAM and NTSC input, yes. Including standard NTSC, NTSC 4.43,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-20-2024, 08:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 343
Posted By hodgey
I wasn't gonna comment on this otherwise but...

I wasn't gonna comment on this otherwise but masking 20 pixels on the top seem out of the ordinary so wondering if this unit could have some custom/different than normal firmware? I've never seen...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-19-2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 346
Posted By hodgey
Yeah 4:2:2 is basically the default cards support...

Yeah 4:2:2 is basically the default cards support if they support uncompressed capture (which not all cards do). A lot of these cheapest generic HDMI capture dongles don't support 480i/576i though...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-18-2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 367
Posted By hodgey
It's not the case in all vcrs with a TBC function...

It's not the case in all vcrs with a TBC function but in in the case of the digipure JVC SVHS VCRs the signal goes through the analog->digital->analog conversion whether the TBC/DNR function is...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-11-2024, 12:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 224
Posted By hodgey
Yeah, afaik it's the only one of the north...

Yeah, afaik it's the only one of the north american panasonic dvd-recorders that has both the panasonic chipset and HDMI output. It does however seem to only output in progressive scan mode without...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-11-2024, 10:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 224
Posted By hodgey
If you are in north america, you can broaden the...

If you are in north america, you can broaden the search to the EH50 (es10 + hdd), EH55 (es15 + hdd), and ES25 (ES15-ish with HDMI out), and ES16 (Canadian market version of ES15), though it might not...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-11-2024, 10:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 343
Posted By hodgey
Idk if it helps but when tinkering with one of...

Idk if it helps but when tinkering with one of these I noticed it was important that the grounding screw at the back of the mechanism was secured well or the video signal didn't work well. Also is it...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 241
Posted By hodgey
I believe it's something like that yeah (some...

I believe it's something like that yeah (some digital processing happens around the Pb/Pr separation, and more complex Y/C separation in case of composite, some after the exact details are going to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 241
Posted By hodgey
The signal appears on all outputs* yes though the...

The signal appears on all outputs* yes though the component outputs can be switched between interlaced and progressive scan modes so make sure to select interlaced in the menus if using it. Some here...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2024, 08:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 175
Posted By hodgey
From what I remember when testing it what was...

From what I remember when testing it what was available seemed to vary depending on the capture device, the older diamond VC500 mac with a saa7113 chip supported 720x576 while the newer one with an...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 02-28-2024, 08:49 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 670
Posted By hodgey
Yeah that's more the NR that's active if not...

Yeah that's more the NR that's active if not using the EDIT picture setting that can smear things a bit but it seems to vary a bit between the VCRs and whether BEST/Video calibration is on or off how...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-17-2024, 02:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 411
Posted By hodgey
Did you try to output SECAM from the JVC and let...

Did you try to output SECAM from the JVC and let the Panasonic handle the input as SECAM instead of going through the converter inside the VCR?
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 02-11-2024, 07:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 541
Posted By hodgey
I've seen this happen with my TBC-3000 as well...

I've seen this happen with my TBC-3000 as well back when I used it a bit, though since it crops too much of the right of the image and has a noise pattern if the brightness isn't turned down a notch...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-06-2024, 06:37 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,191
Posted By hodgey
Yeah it's only one of the two YUV color channels...

Yeah it's only one of the two YUV color channels that are affected from what I remember.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the d8 camcorder, though the 805E might be getting the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-06-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,191
Posted By hodgey
The S-Video and composite output on the digital8...

The S-Video and composite output on the digital8 camcorders do not go via the DV encoder, so it's worth using it over the firewire one. All the hi8 camcorder from the last generations which featured...
Forum: Marketplace 01-05-2024, 01:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,802
Posted By hodgey
I would check with the service manual to be sure,...

I would check with the service manual to be sure, but most likely they used the same pcb in all the JVC-made models (there are some low end JVC-branded decks made by LG and orion in later years) from...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 12-27-2023, 08:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 304
Posted By hodgey
I've seen this on the NV-HS1000 at least, where...

I've seen this on the NV-HS1000 at least, where the chroma looks a bit washed if it's not in edit mode. It's possible it's due to the trimpot chroma NR needing to be adjusted and/or the surface...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-22-2023, 05:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 280
Posted By hodgey
The TBC on the PAL JVC SVHS decks does work...

The TBC on the PAL JVC SVHS decks does work during NTSC playback, they output PAL60 aka NTSC on PAL TV when playing back NTSC tapes. The same is not true for most of the SVHS Panasonics (though I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-13-2023, 11:07 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 846
Posted By hodgey
FLAC audio is supported in MKV files so it's...

FLAC audio is supported in MKV files so it's possible if you capture with ffmpeg (and you intend to use it with another ffmpeg-based application) - it won't work in .avi files though as those are...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-12-2023, 11:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 415
Posted By hodgey
The special thing about the "629 TBC" TBC...

The special thing about the "629 TBC" TBC implementation in these does stabilization on the chroma signal coming off tape before it's upconverted rater than just on the final output like the later...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-03-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 452
Posted By hodgey
I don't think it's anything to do with NTSC vs...

I don't think it's anything to do with NTSC vs PAL. The reason you are seeing the dot pattern is because if you look at the schematics they didn't bother to wire up full separate S-Video output from...
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