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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 04-01-2026, 02:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 157
Posted By billct97
Yes sir. If I happen to be travelling to Michigan...

Yes sir. If I happen to be travelling to Michigan (assuming you still live there) I might just drop it off one of these days. For now it's manageable but I will let you know.
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 03-30-2026, 08:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 157
Posted By billct97
Panasonic AG-1980 freezes during playback?

My AG-1980, purchased in 2017 from TGrant, intermittently while playing will just freeze. (yes, it has labels inside indicating that some caps were replaced). It's not as if the pause button was...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-02-2026, 05:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,043
Posted By billct97
I will double check the tools I use in avisynth....

I will double check the tools I use in avisynth. Thanks to both of you for pointing this out.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-02-2026, 04:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,043
Posted By billct97
I thought the message about deinterlacing has...

I thought the message about deinterlacing has always been to do it last, just before converting to internet or not at all since most modern players handle deinterlacing just fine?

I any case, any...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-01-2026, 08:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,043
Posted By billct97
Hi, bringing this one up again as I'm making...

Hi, bringing this one up again as I'm making (slow but steady after 9 years!) progress.

Here's what I generally do with my VHS captures (AG1980 or HR-S9800U, DataVideo 3000 TBC, ATI600)
- Capture...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-26-2026, 01:34 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,315
Posted By billct97
That looks like my Samsung! Do you know how...

That looks like my Samsung!

Do you know how to set the inputs for PC? It makes a huge difference.

Select Source / highlight the HDMI input.
There should be a down arrow below the source at...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-23-2026, 10:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,315
Posted By billct97
One more suggestion for the night since you...

One more suggestion for the night since you mentioned deinterlacing and H.264. I capture with Virtualdub 1.9.11 on XP (old hardware, low CPU and RAM is fine) and move the files to a newer W11 machine...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-23-2026, 08:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,315
Posted By billct97
Hi Matt, there are probably 100 things you might...

Hi Matt, there are probably 100 things you might run into getting this going but I'll offer up the first hurdle you have to get over before anything else matters. Without a good TBC (in the VCR or...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 01-06-2026, 07:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,004
Posted By billct97
Aram PM'd me yesterday and I bought his AG-1970....

Aram PM'd me yesterday and I bought his AG-1970. I fired up my AG-1970 up yesterday and it's very clean inside and out (eBay over- cleaner?), the display is nice and bright and except for some...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 01-05-2026, 07:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,004
Posted By billct97
Did you guys do anything with your AG-1970's? I...

Did you guys do anything with your AG-1970's? I stupidly bought one off eBay a while back. It "works" but needs some major attention. Having a parts unit might help if you still have one you wanted...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 01-04-2026, 11:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 610
Posted By billct97
Great pictures, thank you for sharing!

Great pictures, thank you for sharing!
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-22-2025, 08:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Hi, I'm back from a long work trip and looking...

Hi, I'm back from a long work trip and looking forward to trying your script. Of course I will need to change "F:/Hybrid/64bit/" to match my system. What I don't understand is how to load...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-08-2025, 09:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Looking at your "going crazy.mp4" on my larger...

Looking at your "going crazy.mp4" on my larger calibrated display, I do see the wavy letters and capitol windows are much less wavy and the color bleed also looks better. The video does have that...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-08-2025, 08:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Here is 10 seconds of the original capture, no...

Here is 10 seconds of the original capture, no color correction, no deinterlacing if you would like to try your script on this (and thank you!). I see your script is written for Vapoursynth and I'd...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-08-2025, 10:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
That 5 second sample is after color correction. I...

That 5 second sample is after color correction. I believe it is also deinterlaced already (destination will be YouTube eventually). I can post the original capture before deinterlace and color...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-05-2025, 05:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Got it, will work with those filters! ...

Got it, will work with those filters!




TBC on both VCR's - JVC HR-9800U and AG-1980 plus the external TBC3000. ATI 600 USB for capture.

This is a rather old tape and IIRC my in-laws (who...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 05-04-2025, 08:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
I'm much happier with the way the color looks now...

I'm much happier with the way the color looks now and I'd like to fix some of the other imperfections but I'm not quite sure what they are called which might help choose what filters to use. I've...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-27-2025, 11:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Working like a charm! What I wanted to do was...

Working like a charm! What I wanted to do was make the changes to the script, save it, flip over to vdub and hit F2 to see the changes to each section visually and with "Levels". I was missing the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-26-2025, 09:33 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Very nice! I'll give that a try in the morning.

Very nice! I'll give that a try in the morning.
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-26-2025, 07:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 956
Posted By billct97
Using Trim, color correction clips, recombining?

I've been at this for hours and I probably should have just split the clip into 7 parts, applied filters to each clip and then recombined them. Here's what I want to do.

1. I have a 60 second NTSC...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-04-2025, 04:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 669
Posted By billct97
It seems that every computer and capture card...

It seems that every computer and capture card combination works different for seeing your video while watching the histogram. On my Lenovo T500 laptop (XP) with the ATI 600 USB the only way I can get...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-04-2025, 03:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 669
Posted By billct97
This is why I shouldn't post messages while...

This is why I shouldn't post messages while working ;-)
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-04-2025, 03:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 669
Posted By billct97
ignore, I see what I was going to suggest was...

ignore, I see what I was going to suggest was already mentioned in the first message.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-02-2025, 01:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 792
Posted By billct97
I spent less than an hour and now this is much...

I spent less than an hour and now this is much better - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diGN4inUPoQ
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-01-2025, 08:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 792
Posted By billct97
QTGMC or IVTC? I suppose if it looks bad then I...

QTGMC or IVTC? I suppose if it looks bad then I can tweak as needed.
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