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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-01-2025, 03:06 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,934
Posted By Acros_13
Hi so I'm not an expert but this is what happens...

Hi so I'm not an expert but this is what happens to me as well. It is my understanding that it is because of my frame TBC (in my case a BVTBC8) only passes what it figures to be legal values to the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-17-2025, 03:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 571
Posted By Acros_13
when it comes to frame inserts, if instead of...

when it comes to frame inserts, if instead of connecting audio into my Santa Cruz sound card, I connect it to the capture card itself (ati usb600 or hauppaugge clone or X1900 AIW) would this prevent...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-10-2025, 08:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 571
Posted By Acros_13
I'll bump this only just once. Thanks! so...

I'll bump this only just once. Thanks!

so basically thoughts on having frame inserts set to 'OFF' in VirtualDub and just having it re-sample the audio? should it not just keep the audio/video in...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 09-10-2025, 02:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,255
Posted By Acros_13
his player has a USB interface that he hookes up...

his player has a USB interface that he hookes up to a HDD though.

But same difference. unfortunately neither will play Lagarith thats for sure so he'll have to do some encoding no matter what....
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 09-09-2025, 08:14 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,255
Posted By Acros_13
lossless to another lossless codec is lossless,...

lossless to another lossless codec is lossless, but what I described (convert to h.264) is not lossless as it compresses the video, but there's going to be some fine line where it will essentially be...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 09-09-2025, 02:04 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,255
Posted By Acros_13
if it comes down to de-interlacing, de-noising,...

if it comes down to de-interlacing, de-noising, sharpening, avisynth filters, upscaling and all that, do indeed wait for an experienced answer.

but I can say that if you don't need all that. Use...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 09-09-2025, 12:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,255
Posted By Acros_13
it sounds like you're trying to use that player...

it sounds like you're trying to use that player as your media player, which it seems to support by using that USB connection on the front. However, it is only compatible with certain media file...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 09-08-2025, 10:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 571
Posted By Acros_13
VirtualDub: disable frame inserts vs. not?

I was about to bump the old thread with Sanlyn's VD settings: https://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/7427-capturing-virtualdub-settings.html but was given that warning about bumping an old...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 07-17-2025, 02:41 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 310
Posted By Acros_13
ATI AIW X1900 driver options?

To anyone who uses or has used or just knows about the driver support for this card or I suppose any of the PCIe AIW cards that use the same drivers, my simple question is whether it's normal to not...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-16-2025, 11:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
Thank you for the response. the more you know!

Thank you for the response. the more you know!
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-16-2025, 07:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
having been using ChatGPT a little heavy for the...

having been using ChatGPT a little heavy for the past few weeks this in interesting. ChatGPT has helped me make some neat little automator apps where I can drag/drop files and have them transcode...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-15-2025, 02:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
indeed. I'm capturing legal range as well. it's...

indeed. I'm capturing legal range as well. it's just that my issue was I didn't realize that I wasn't doing a good enough job to use my TBC settings to legalize some out of spec footage recorded on...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-14-2025, 05:01 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,934
Posted By Acros_13
Ouch, considering my earlier post and...

Ouch, considering my earlier post and misunderstanding of the histogram in virtual dub. haha

for the record though my histogram doesn't show up if VD is in Overlay mode. so it has to be in preview...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-14-2025, 05:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
Im probably still wrong, but I understand a...

Im probably still wrong, but I understand a little more now. i'm running the tape and just watching playback with various settings and the proc amp settings on the TBC can indeed bring the highlights...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-14-2025, 03:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
thanks for the responses LS and Gary34 ...

thanks for the responses LS and Gary34



this at least is good to know.



I guess my understanding is that the tape has highlight detail captured, but the TBC doesn't pass it along...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 07-14-2025, 01:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 962
Posted By Acros_13
TBC is clamping luma? How to fix it?

This hobby is frustrating isn't it. I was thinking I was making some good progress on my project, but ran into a thread here about wavy diagonal lines caused by their BVTBC, which is the TBC I'm...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 07-12-2025, 06:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
ugh well that takes some wind out of my sails......

ugh well that takes some wind out of my sails... but thank you for the heads up! I'll figure out how to take a closer look, for now though without opening the case and just looking through the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 07-01-2025, 10:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
thanks for the answer! I'm glad I asked to be...

thanks for the answer! I'm glad I asked to be sure. Interesting about the component output comment, but since my external BVTBC and capture device don't have component inputs, I guess it's a moot...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 07-01-2025, 02:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
Quick Question, probably a dumb one, as I'm...

Quick Question, probably a dumb one, as I'm fairly certain of the answer.

But as an update to the above, I now have an ES10 on the way, as well as a cheap (spent 25$ before shipping) Sharp...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-30-2025, 02:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 525
Posted By Acros_13
it's my fault. but I did In fact look at the...

it's my fault. but I did In fact look at the Marketplace thread! just obviously not very well :( I too would have preferred a vetted card rather than a gamble.

I'll have to look into this audio...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-29-2025, 06:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 525
Posted By Acros_13
Did I overpay for this ATI capture card?

Out of curiosity I'm wondering how much I just overspent on an ATI 600 USB from Ebay. Tell it to me straight :(

I didn't even see the offer button for some reason and didn't think the seller was...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 06-17-2025, 03:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
yes sir thats the video! This would...

yes sir thats the video!



This would likely be my use case. To clarify, it seems it would NOT be recommended to ALWAYS have the ES10/15 in the work flow in addition to the BVTBC? I'd imagine...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 06-16-2025, 03:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
Thank you for the input. You might be right. In...

Thank you for the input. You might be right. In fact, on this same tape there are two instances of the same event. I wouldn't imagine why the same event could be captured on one tape, copied to...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 06-16-2025, 02:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 965
Posted By Acros_13
Panasonic ES15 vs. new VCR for tracking issues?

Hello all.

I currently am capturing homemade VHS tapes of varying quality with a JVC S9600-->BVTBC8 (sold to me by LS)-->ATI AIW X1900 through virtual dub into HuffYUV format as is largely...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-19-2022, 04:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,317
Posted By Acros_13
Setup vs. luminance on Big Voodoo TBC?

Hello all, I am currently capturing old family VHS tapes utilizing the BVTBC8. For the available Proc adjustments I have been tuning the Lum down in order to lift the shadows in very dark scenes and...
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