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Forum: Video Hardware Repair 08-14-2019, 08:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,894
Posted By Koreth
Memory chips look like the OKI MSM518221 series....

Memory chips look like the OKI MSM518221 series. This is a 256K x 8 bit memory chip with independently-clocked input and output ports, intended for serial, first in first out access on its input and...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 08-14-2019, 06:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,894
Posted By Koreth
Okay, it looks like I was right about the...

Okay, it looks like I was right about the socketed chip. Looking up the markings identifies it as a Winbond W78E51 8-bit microcontroller. It has 8KB of onboard flash, and 64KB each of program and...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 08-14-2019, 04:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,894
Posted By Koreth
I suspect the big socketed chip is a CPU or MCU...

I suspect the big socketed chip is a CPU or MCU that's driving the whole affair. An MCU from the various manufacturers could have a small amount of flash memory embedded to store the device's...
Forum: General Discussion 08-13-2019, 03:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,268
Posted By Koreth
While I'll concur with lordsmurf and latreche34...

While I'll concur with lordsmurf and latreche34 that it's not worth it for the goals of capture or reselling. However, it may be worth it for another reason.

For $5, you can have a thing to take...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-08-2019, 01:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 770
Posted By Koreth
Once digitized, where you store the digital data...

Once digitized, where you store the digital data should have no impact upon the information contained in the digitial data, so long as the storage device is doing its job correctly. That's one of the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-08-2019, 01:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 864
Posted By Koreth
You said you can't rely on tags, but if it helps...

You said you can't rely on tags, but if it helps at all, I found this: https://www.videohelp.com/software/abcAVI-Tag-Editor

The AVI format can have metadata tags in it. The linked program above...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-28-2019, 01:36 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,285
Posted By Koreth
I suspect the reason you're seeing noise in some...

I suspect the reason you're seeing noise in some cables that are longer than 3', is the top reason that dpalomaki lists there: poor shielding.

Per the pinout of S-video the pins are Y, Y Ground,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-26-2019, 06:37 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,285
Posted By Koreth
Okay, you've got me reading and learning things,...

Okay, you've got me reading and learning things, so thank you. You're right, there is some non-trivial math involved in this. Even though some of the math is over my head, I think I'm starting to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-26-2019, 12:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,285
Posted By Koreth
My best guess for why it's complicated for video...

My best guess for why it's complicated for video but not audio has to do with the relative wavelengths of the maximum frequency of interest, and the length of the line being relatively close or...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-26-2019, 12:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,285
Posted By Koreth
You're right. I phrased that poorly. You phrase...

You're right. I phrased that poorly. You phrase it better below.



While true, .25W being lost to heat in the cables out of 100W from the amplifier means that the power reaching the speakers is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-25-2019, 04:33 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 14,285
Posted By Koreth
Cables *can* affect signal quality, but whether...

Cables *can* affect signal quality, but whether they do, in what manner, and how much is a very big, "it depends".

In general, any cable, regardless of type, construction, or materials will have...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-25-2019, 01:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,966
Posted By Koreth
If you want to know more about Chroma...

If you want to know more about Chroma Subsampling, the Wikipedia Article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_subsampling) is a decent place to start. It describes the common sub-sampling ratios....
Forum: Computers 07-24-2019, 09:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,988
Posted By Koreth
Really the only point of RAID 0 in general is...

Really the only point of RAID 0 in general is getting a very large, very fast volume you can read from and write to very quickly, but don't necessarily store anything important on more than short...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-17-2019, 02:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 795
Posted By Koreth
Edit/restore videos on capture computer or another?

I'm curious of the workflow many of you here use or recommend. From my lurking and reading, I see that older video cards are most often recommended, which means most of the rest of the components in...
Forum: Tech Myths, Misinformation 07-15-2019, 05:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,071
Posted By Koreth
So, I was reading this thread the other day,...

So, I was reading this thread the other day, failing to understand the questions in the OP, and feeling reminded that I indeed have no professional experience with media. But then when I came to this...
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