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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-15-2024, 07:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 164
Posted By mbassiouny
@themaster1, thanks for trying to help I really...

@themaster1, thanks for trying to help I really appreciate it (as well as many of your posts on larepaire in general!)

Sadly, That doesn't work.

I have tried a crazy amount of JVC devices from...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-15-2024, 04:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 164
Posted By mbassiouny
I am starting to think that this relatively...

I am starting to think that this relatively lower-end model did not have a proper counter.

Coincidentally I found this video which happens to show the device working with --:-- (which is what is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-12-2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 164
Posted By mbassiouny
Switch JVC display from clock to tape timer?

Hi

I have a JVC HR-S5955. The front Display Panel shows --:-- and after I set the clock it shows the clock now.

When I insert a tape it plays fine, OSD shows correct tape timing, but I can't...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-07-2024, 06:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,073
Posted By mbassiouny
You can't. Not with the official software. ...

You can't. Not with the official software.

You have to use virtualDub or another 3rd party software. The hardware itself supports PAL. The default software included by ATI does not.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2024, 05:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 266
Posted By mbassiouny
just for precision, Tanscoder/standard convertor...

just for precision, Tanscoder/standard convertor is only in French models(MS/EF). Other PAL land models (EU,EE, etc) do not have it and do not need it.

If you know for a fact his tapes are PAL, I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2024, 04:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 532
Posted By mbassiouny
Why are you even looking for a caputre card? ...

Why are you even looking for a caputre card?

200$? half of it will be quickly gone on adapters :( welcome to mac world.



These are not analog, these are already digital. So you need to...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 01-17-2024, 03:59 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 114
Posted By mbassiouny
Pinnacle Linx USB: any opinions?

Hey, I came across this product on eBay, and I was wondering if it is any good?

It is older than the Marvin series (500/510/700/710). Based on the drivers, I think it is the same generation as the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-11-2024, 03:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 215
Posted By mbassiouny
Not always, some (many?) of these are defective,...

Not always, some (many?) of these are defective, which means they may add extra noise, dot crawl, or other issues that were never there to begin with. I took a shot on a random one of these from eBay...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-06-2024, 10:55 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,366
Posted By mbassiouny
You didn't :) I never said you did, I was just...

You didn't :) I never said you did, I was just commenting about his angry videos, It wasn't directed at you.

I never watched too many of his videos, but the 20 years of experience argument sucks,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-06-2024, 10:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,366
Posted By mbassiouny
Making angry videos to curse at Legacybox does...

Making angry videos to curse at Legacybox does not make you good...

I saw a funny video where he cursed them for being unable to transfer a PAL tape (in USA) for a client and returning it, so the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-18-2023, 06:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 842
Posted By mbassiouny
@hajes29a huh? No there isn't. you are...

@hajes29a


huh?
No there isn't. you are right, which is why we're no longer developing new faster hardware, it is not needed...
ofc there is! There are various cases where you could be...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-18-2023, 04:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 842
Posted By mbassiouny
Write faster to storage: yes, compute faster on...

Write faster to storage: yes, compute faster on CPU: No.

Dropped frames can happen whenever there is a bottleneck, CPU, hard drive writing speed, or even sth else. It does not matter which.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 12-12-2023, 05:45 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 842
Posted By mbassiouny
With the same line of reasoning, one could wonder...

With the same line of reasoning, one could wonder why not use x264 with crf =0(lossless) for capturing

Here is my reason, there might be other reasons I do not know of:

The goal when capturing...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 12-06-2023, 05:37 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 274
Posted By mbassiouny
TBC in MiniDV decks?

I have done a lot of vhs conversations and tests with many vhs tapes and many VCRs. I have a very good idea of what a line TBC (inside a VCR) does.

What I can't seem to understand is a miniDV deck...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-06-2023, 05:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,370
Posted By mbassiouny
To answer my own question I previously...

To answer my own question

I previously concluded it does not from the samples here

https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/13442-ntsc-capture-pal-2.html#post90491

And again, I tried a...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 10-18-2023, 05:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 617
Posted By mbassiouny
I am not aware of such a tool but writing one in...

I am not aware of such a tool but writing one in a scripting language (shell, PowerShell, python) is relatively easy

Step1: extract all images from the videos, this can be done easily with FFmpeg...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 10-14-2023, 08:15 PM
Replies: 382
Views: 578,813
Posted By mbassiouny
Does anyone happen to have an opinion on JVC...

Does anyone happen to have an opinion on JVC 8500/9500 PAL?

It has a dynamic drum (which is not exactly a plus nowadays), TBC, nr,etc but I am not sure how good it is.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-09-2023, 08:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 357
Posted By mbassiouny
Sometimes it is just the only option... :( ...

Sometimes it is just the only option... :(
AmarecTV can crash depending on codec, standard, dimensions, and your software version(version 2, version 3).

In most cases where vdub 1.9 crashed...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 10-09-2023, 08:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 456
Posted By mbassiouny
You're right. It is branded as a Samsung, so it...

You're right. It is branded as a Samsung, so it makes sense to call it a Samsung. But it is basically a rebadge of a Panasonic device, so I think it is not wrong to call it a Panasonic :hmm:



I...
Forum: Marketplace 09-18-2023, 10:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,346
Posted By mbassiouny
Jvc hr-s9850

Hi,

I was just looking around in the marketplace and noticed you never specified in your ad which HR-S9850 it is? MS? EU? EE? U?
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-12-2023, 10:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 641
Posted By mbassiouny
It is not actually "set up incorrectly" it is...

It is not actually "set up incorrectly" it is correct in some countries :)

What we call 1.5 (3/2) (one point five) is something French and Spanish people would call "one comma five"

> could you...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-12-2023, 07:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 641
Posted By mbassiouny
Warning: GV-USB2 and/or AmarecTV on non-US Windows!

I recently ran into an issue on a system that uses the comma "," as decimal instead of "."

Apparently, this is common in some parts of Europe and especially in France.

The solution is to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-09-2023, 02:48 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,174
Posted By mbassiouny
EU-based sellers to avoid: AVOID heeening on...

EU-based sellers to avoid:

AVOID heeening on ebay and his 3DW Pro that was discussed here (https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-restore/12971-japanese-tbc-3dw.html)
His name on...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-09-2023, 02:22 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 7,174
Posted By mbassiouny
reviving a relatively old thread, because well,...

reviving a relatively old thread, because well, ebay shit never stops.

US-based sellers to avoid:


zoeriley listed a TBC-3000 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/266321332816) and a TBC-5000...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 08-09-2023, 04:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 767
Posted By mbassiouny
>I tried all, not success for now Do you...

>I tried all, not success for now

Do you mind elaborating on what is "all", this one of the words that doesn't' help us to help.

I tried X by changing Y and Z,
I tried X2 by changing Y2.

a...
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