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Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-30-2025, 07:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 465
Posted By CaseyStelken
Trouble with ApplyOnlyTo setting in Hybrid?

I'm encoding an old TV commercial using Hybrid v2023.12.02.1 and using the "SpotLess" filter to clean up a few artifacts. It looks terrific.

But I noticed at the very end of the commercial, just...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-22-2025, 08:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 861
Posted By CaseyStelken
Ah, now I remember why I went back to my old...

Ah, now I remember why I went back to my old version. :laugh: After resetting the defaults today in v2023.12.2.01, when I'm under the "Crop/Resize" tab and hit the preview button, it shows the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-21-2025, 08:15 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 861
Posted By CaseyStelken
I tried updating my software to 2023.12.02.1, and...

I tried updating my software to 2023.12.02.1, and the software told me to talk to you:

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(I know, I should just upload to the latest version... but I tried that awhile ago and had trouble...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-20-2025, 04:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 861
Posted By CaseyStelken
Since you're not seeing it, I'm guessing I don't...

Since you're not seeing it, I'm guessing I don't realize what I'm actually looking at and am probably misdiagnosing something. What I'm referring to is most significantly in and around character's...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-20-2025, 03:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 861
Posted By CaseyStelken
Yes sir, that's the only spot in the tape where...

Yes sir, that's the only spot in the tape where there's jitter like that. That's the main reason I used the stabilize filter. And I see now that it isn't repaired as well in the example I uploaded...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-20-2025, 08:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 861
Posted By CaseyStelken
1985 Golden Book Video filter suggestions?

Hi there! I captured and encoded my first animated video (well, sort-of... it's not traditional cel animation, but one of those animated storybook videos), and I was wondering if anyone has any...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-06-2025, 10:01 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Thanks so much for that comparison shot - that's...

Thanks so much for that comparison shot - that's super helpful for me to train my eyes for what other sorts of adjustments I can consider when working on these!
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 11:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Ah, I bet I know exactly what was causing that. ...

Ah, I bet I know exactly what was causing that. I probably had my router turned on when I made this capture, because I think I made this capture before I solved this issue I was having...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 11:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Ah, now I see! Thanks so much - this is a major...

Ah, now I see! Thanks so much - this is a major learning moment for me. I do recall learning in the past how VHS carries separate signals for luminance and chrominance, but I have never recognized...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 12:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Also, I just realized that one of the screenshots...

Also, I just realized that one of the screenshots I attached in my initial post above has some wrong settings shown. If it means anything to anyone, here were the actual settings I used for...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 12:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Oh really? Any tips on how I can recognize that?...

Oh really? Any tips on how I can recognize that? I thought the color looked okay, so this must be something I don't yet have an eye for.




Agreed on the personal preference part - however,...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 11:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Ah, that makes sense! It is indeed for...

Ah, that makes sense!



It is indeed for size (I have LOTS of tapes on my list that I'll be storing over time), but of course with quality heavily prioritized. This was after starting way up at...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-05-2025, 06:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By CaseyStelken
Suggestions for video encoding improvements?

I captured a promotional Terminator 2 VHS tape from Japan and encoded it for sharing/viewing/streaming. I encoded a TON of different versions with different settings for file size/video quality/etc,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-05-2025, 09:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,354
Posted By CaseyStelken
Oh wow! :eek: That's not at all the answer I was...

Oh wow! :eek: That's not at all the answer I was expecting! What a misunderstanding on my part... here for the past few months as I've been learning about all this stuff, I had it backwards - I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-04-2025, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,354
Posted By CaseyStelken
Bob deinterlacing is throwing frames out of order...?

I've been applying what I've learned thus far about capturing and encoding/filtering to some crappy old childhood VHS tapes before I start capturing and filtering my more important stuff, just to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-08-2025, 07:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 869
Posted By CaseyStelken
Hybrid won't export, shovel man not responding?

I've always considered myself fairly computer literate and technologically competent, but man... I don't know if I've ever felt as helpless as I have since the day I started trying to capture and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-14-2024, 11:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,775
Posted By CaseyStelken
Ah, so you're saying that it's likely someone on...

Ah, so you're saying that it's likely someone on the official production side of this promotional tape made an error somewhere along the way (I'm guessing in transferring that side-scrolling text...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-14-2024, 07:08 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,775
Posted By CaseyStelken
Thanks so much for all the terrific follow-ups! ...

Thanks so much for all the terrific follow-ups!

** Perhaps I should start with this right off the bat:
If it helps diagnose the problems, here is another quick capture...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-11-2024, 11:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,775
Posted By CaseyStelken
Deinterlace bobbing results in flickers, jitters?

(For reference, this is sort-of a follow-up from this thread (https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/14828-hybrid-input-scan.html), but it feels more like a separate topic, so I thought I'd...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-11-2024, 10:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,469
Posted By CaseyStelken
Solved! After reading this thread...

Solved! After reading this thread (https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-restore/10455-audio-thumping-noise.html), particularly Lordsmurf's advice to move the VCR away from my other devices in my...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-11-2024, 04:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,469
Posted By CaseyStelken
Thanks! I checked my settings, and the Video...

Thanks! I checked my settings, and the Video Stabilizer feature was already set to Off. But your post prompted me to look up the manual and do a little reviewing, which I haven't done for awhile. ...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-11-2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,469
Posted By CaseyStelken
Hybrid input scan type, bottom field first?

Hi there. I've noticed that all of my VirtualDub-captured AVI video files, when plopped into Hybrid for encoding, are detected as being interlaced "bottom field first."

I understand that...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-10-2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,001
Posted By CaseyStelken
Holy shit, nevermind... I think I finally figured...

Holy shit, nevermind... I think I finally figured it out. I think the missing step that's been holding me back and keeping me confused all this time was not knowing to hit that + button to add my...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-10-2024, 04:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,001
Posted By CaseyStelken
I actually do want to keep the original audio...

I actually do want to keep the original audio intact. All I'm really wanting to do with 99% of my captured videos is apply deinterlacing, maybe do a little cropping, and convert them to MP4. But...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-10-2024, 09:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,001
Posted By CaseyStelken
Thanks! I see the problem in my thought process...

Thanks! I see the problem in my thought process - I thought that Audio tab was simply to choose whatever audio track I wanted to replace the original with and it's done... in other words, "Here it...
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