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Forum: Marketplace Today, 11:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 16
Posted By aramkolt
Something like this would work and would have...

Something like this would work and would have waaaaay more features:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/298352788293

Basically you'd press the button on the front for the setting you want to adjust and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer Today, 09:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 344
Posted By aramkolt
Here's the decode link for U-Matic (no audio),...

Here's the decode link for U-Matic (no audio), haven't done enough research on how to best synchronize audio just yet within FFMPEG alone. Guessing probably would be easiest to trim a traditional...
Forum: Marketplace Today, 08:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 16
Posted By aramkolt
Just curious, is there anything special about...

Just curious, is there anything special about this proc amp that would make other more common devices not meet your needs? Since SDI is already digital, it's a little simpler electrically to change...
Forum: Video Hardware Repair 05-28-2026, 04:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 53
Posted By aramkolt
The late D-Theater VHS decks are pretty well...

The late D-Theater VHS decks are pretty well known to have lots of surface mount capacitors that need replacing in addition to power supply capacitors often also needing replacement. I had three...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-23-2026, 10:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 117
Posted By aramkolt
Hmm. I wasn't aware that firmware could actually...

Hmm. I wasn't aware that firmware could actually fix the input clipping issue with software - you mean where if the signal is say above 110IRE, it clips it there (flat luma peaks) instead of being...
Forum: General Discussion 05-22-2026, 08:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,689
Posted By aramkolt
Agree with latreche34 that MPEG2 would be what...

Agree with latreche34 that MPEG2 would be what I'd go for in this situation for what is likely the best quality to storage space ratio and for these, and those DVD/HDD recorders will also preserve...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-20-2026, 10:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 228
Posted By aramkolt
Some standalone boxes do capture as a...

Some standalone boxes do capture as a upscaled/deinterlaced 1080p60 with the appropriate pillarboxing for 4:3 in a 16:9 frame such as the Cloner Alliance Box Pro. I think the reason they default to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-19-2026, 01:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 228
Posted By aramkolt
Interlaced MPEG2 (DVD recorder) is generally...

Interlaced MPEG2 (DVD recorder) is generally preferred over direct to MP4 as long as the bitrate is on the higher end of 8Mbit/s. You can then choose to deinterlace or not. Some viewers do pretty...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-19-2026, 11:15 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By aramkolt
This is kind of the answer I've seen: AV1:...

This is kind of the answer I've seen:

AV1: The clear winner for visual fidelity and bandwidth savings. It is designed specifically for 4K, 8K, and HDR video. It utilizes advanced prediction and...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-18-2026, 06:53 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By aramkolt
Yes, that one was. The internal TBC is really...

Yes, that one was. The internal TBC is really unmatched in terms of dropout compensation at the downside of processing things in composite (and only able to output composite) which gives a smoother...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-17-2026, 04:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 163
Posted By aramkolt
Whites are visibly blown out on the without ES18...

Whites are visibly blown out on the without ES18 capture, can tell pretty clearly in the title credits where the actor names are in white see attached. Hard to say if the ES18 capture is also blown...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-17-2026, 10:03 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By aramkolt
What's your full capture chain and processing...

What's your full capture chain and processing method usually?

Just for a more apples to apples comparison, this is one of my few "definitely older" set of commercials from an off air recording...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-17-2026, 12:35 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By aramkolt
I am familiar with the "too realistic/smooth...

I am familiar with the "too realistic/smooth effect" back when HDTVs first came out with increased frame rate features which I believe was due to poorly implemented frame interpolation.

The thing...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-16-2026, 09:12 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
For a game console, I could see there needing to...

For a game console, I could see there needing to be a PAL/NTSC "select" wire, so the snip part makes sense there. On a VCR, my hope is that it'd just play the color as it is on the tape assuming it...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-15-2026, 11:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By aramkolt
Youtube will also label 59.94FPS or re-encode...

Youtube will also label 59.94FPS or re-encode 60FPS, so just because you see the 60FPS, doesn't mean that the encoding or deinterlacing wasn't done correctly, just to turn each field into a frame.
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Forum: Edit Video, Audio 05-15-2026, 11:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 184
Posted By aramkolt
I think what you might want to look into is a...

I think what you might want to look into is a free program called DV rescue. I haven't really done a capture with a ton of errors in it, but it'll try to automate doing multiple passes over bad areas...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-15-2026, 06:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
Not sure, it totally could be. Perhaps the...

Not sure, it totally could be. Perhaps the machine detects if it is a PAL or NTSC color system and then chooses the crystal appropriate for that color system. Seems tooooo easy though, I think it's a...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-15-2026, 06:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 191
Posted By aramkolt
Admittedly, I rarely ever make recordings on...

Admittedly, I rarely ever make recordings on these because that's not a common use-case these days and playback is king. I've even had a few people have me disable the recording function so that...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-14-2026, 11:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 191
Posted By aramkolt
I guess first questions that come to mind are: ...

I guess first questions that come to mind are:
1. Was it like that since you got it from Deter
2. What does he recommend doing to solve it?

Linear audio tends to be pretty good on AG1980's, but...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 11:25 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
Yeah, I don't see specific tutorials, either, but...

Yeah, I don't see specific tutorials, either, but it sounds like the reason you get black and white with PAL-M is that the color burst on the tape is not interpreted correctly by the VCR without the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-14-2026, 11:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 228
Posted By aramkolt
Hard to say, but I guess if you've been ok so...

Hard to say, but I guess if you've been ok so far, could be possible that it is dual voltage and just not marked as such. If I was you, I'd at least look at the main filter cap to see what the...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 03:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
Can't say if it'd actually work, but here's the...

Can't say if it'd actually work, but here's the crystal you'd need to swap into a regular NTSC machine to have it do PAL-M (in theory) I think:
...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 11:18 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
Correct, if capturing traditionally from the...

Correct, if capturing traditionally from the VCR's output, I would expect the output from an NTSC machine to be black and white from composite/S-Video. Decode, on the other hand, should still be able...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 09:17 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
I suspect decode will still work on PAL-M tapes...

I suspect decode will still work on PAL-M tapes with a regular NTSC player, but for 80 tapes, you're talking about a lot of resources to devote - think something like 100-150GB per hour if just...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 06:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By aramkolt
Can't say 100% for sure if this is true, but the...

Can't say 100% for sure if this is true, but the HR-S7500AM might meet your stated requirements. It was designed to handle just about any format and at least AI thinks it can do PAL-M, but I don't...
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