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Forum: General Discussion 05-22-2026, 01:30 AM

Replies: 9 Ultimate VHS transfer project: 35 years of TV news? Views: 2,689 Posted By Haunted_TBC What’s even crazier is this: ... What’s even crazier is this: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/07/08/220238/uk-police-dangle-102-million-to-digitize-its-vhs-tape-archives UK Police are going to spend an obscene amount of...

Forum: Edit Video, Audio 05-20-2026, 04:52 PM

Replies: 6 Editing Sony Digital8 DV transfers? Views: 184 Posted By Haunted_TBC Exactly my issue! The Sony deck I use is... Exactly my issue! The Sony deck I use is outputting the original spec, while I suspect the Sony cameras I use resample it before the output. It's caused many headaches, especially since some earlier...

Forum: Edit Video, Audio 05-20-2026, 02:11 PM

Replies: 6 Editing Sony Digital8 DV transfers? Views: 184 Posted By Haunted_TBC DVRescue does indeed merge the different captures... DVRescue does indeed merge the different captures perfectly, and it knows exactly which frames are the good ones with no instruction. Just make sure the captures were done from the same device, since...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-20-2026, 02:07 PM

Replies: 14 How/why capture 60 frames per second? Views: 376 Posted By Haunted_TBC Telecine... a problem so easily fixed if the... Telecine... a problem so easily fixed if the original film masters would just be rescanned/reassembled and re-synchronized to the audio (unfortunately an expensive proposition, if the elements even...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 01:49 PM

Replies: 21 PAL-M tapes to capture, any Brazilian VCRs with line TBC? Views: 530 Posted By Haunted_TBC I thought the SV-5000W was an atrocious deck? At... I thought the SV-5000W was an atrocious deck? At least for anything that isn't PAL-M, PAL-N, or SECAM B/G and SECAM D/K. Do these unique situations allow the "junk" to finally shine some? I've also...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 12:01 AM

Replies: 21 PAL-M tapes to capture, any Brazilian VCRs with line TBC? Views: 530 Posted By Haunted_TBC Panasonic AG-W3? I think that's the one... but I... Panasonic AG-W3? I think that's the one... but I don't think Brasil ever got SVHS decks made properly for PAL-M. Since PAL-M is more like NTSC than PAL-B/G, I believe if any were sold there, they...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-07-2026, 04:44 PM

Replies: 24 Hi8 image alternates blue and static, but sound ok? Views: 391 Posted By Haunted_TBC True or not, I always believed that Digital8 was... True or not, I always believed that Digital8 was technically "better" than MiniDV overall, but lost out due to the cameras themselves not being good enough and also not keeping pace with MiniDV...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 05-07-2026, 12:09 PM

Replies: 5 What DVD recorders are these menus from? Views: 255 Posted By Haunted_TBC I found a capture that had the same splash screen... I found a capture that had the same splash screen of the second image linked and it said: DVD-VR01 ESS TECHNOLOGY INC. I'm guessing Inventec, Lite-On/CyberHome or iLo. Maybe a budget recorder...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-29-2026, 01:55 PM

Replies: 1 NTSC 4:1:1 un-DV filtering, Hybrid settings? Views: 152 Posted By Haunted_TBC NTSC 4:1:1 un-DV filtering, Hybrid settings? Hello, I am currently trying to create deinterlaced .dv Proxies in Hybrid using some filtering to reconstruct the chroma in 4:2:2 ("un-dving" the chroma). Is this the correct way to go about it? ...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-29-2026, 11:40 AM

Replies: 11 Bad MiniDV transfer can be improved? Views: 254 Posted By Haunted_TBC I'd be curious to see how this tape is... I'd be curious to see how this tape is interpreted as .dv by DVRescue, it may be able to address this exact issue.

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-21-2026, 01:37 PM

Replies: 9 Digitized Video8: What is this analog video effect? Views: 244 Posted By Haunted_TBC Some of my own tapes have had these sorts of... Some of my own tapes have had these sorts of issues, even with Lordsmurf doing his best at addressing fixable issues, they’re inherent to the source. The sort of thing we’ll just have to wait five...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 04-16-2026, 03:47 PM

Replies: 2 Mitsubishi HS-U775 S-VHS good estate sale find? Views: 238 Posted By Haunted_TBC I’m not sure, since this appears to be a circa... I’m not sure, since this appears to be a circa 2000(?) unit without a line Time Base Corrector. I do know that LegacyBox/Southtree has at least one of those HS-U775s, but that business is not a good...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 04-14-2026, 11:38 PM

Replies: 87 Media collection organization, digitize plans? Views: 7,242 Posted By Haunted_TBC Update on the M25U, it actually fails to capture... Update on the M25U, it actually fails to capture tape sections (first .2 seconds or so) of tapes where recording was started immediately, so even then I must resort to the cameras I already have. I...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-11-2026, 04:02 PM

Replies: 18 VHS tape issues: chipmunk audio with static? Views: 318 Posted By Haunted_TBC I would say due to the speed control track info... I would say due to the speed control track info being distorted/too weak. They need to be forced to play at the correct speed, because the VCR is clearly mistracking/not realizing the true recorded...

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-11-2026, 01:01 PM

Replies: 18 VHS tape issues: chipmunk audio with static? Views: 318 Posted By Haunted_TBC I have a Samsung mono VCP (yes, VCP, as it lacks... I have a Samsung mono VCP (yes, VCP, as it lacks the record function) from the mid 1980s and it is SP only. The uploaded clips (at least in the audio sense) sound exactly like LP and EP/SLP tapes...

Forum: Blank Media 04-04-2026, 12:42 PM

Replies: 7 TDK blank S-VHS ST-160 okay? Views: 285 Posted By Haunted_TBC Please correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t EX a... Please correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t EX a Maxell formulation branding/tape? I have never heard of JVC EX. However, I will say that based on my own research, that the very best tapes (at least...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 03-26-2026, 02:29 PM

Replies: 6 Canon ES65 won't accept tapes? Views: 162 Posted By Haunted_TBC Fair point, so I decided to go to an archived... Fair point, so I decided to go to an archived version of the Canon website from 2001, and it confirms the TBC’s presence without any doubt.

Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 03-26-2026, 01:33 PM

Replies: 114 Video8/Hi8/Digital8/DV/Betamax Buying Guide for quality conversion Views: 55,619 Posted By Haunted_TBC Was it better than the Hi8 XR units like the... Was it better than the Hi8 XR units like the TRV-95/99 or the Japanese TR-555 with six-blade iris, built-in ND filter and a periscope style lens?

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-26-2026, 01:17 PM

Replies: 448 VCR Buying Guide (S-VHS, D-VHS, Professional) for restoring video Views: 723,482 Posted By Haunted_TBC Attached are a couple of images of both if you’d... Attached are a couple of images of both if you’d like to see how closely related they are. I have attached the exact page from the owner’s manual confirming the presence of the Time Base...

Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 03-25-2026, 11:27 PM

Replies: 448 VCR Buying Guide (S-VHS, D-VHS, Professional) for restoring video Views: 723,482 Posted By Haunted_TBC Actually, after researching internal VCR photos... Actually, after researching internal VCR photos and chassis comparisons, I can say that the HR-X7 (and I assume its counterparts the X1, X3, and X5) are actually much more closely related to the WVHS...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 03-25-2026, 02:32 PM

Replies: 6 Canon ES65 won't accept tapes? Views: 162 Posted By Haunted_TBC I checked the manual for the alternate version of... I checked the manual for the alternate version of this camera (G20Hi, which is also Hi8) and it does confirm the presence of a TBC:

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 03-14-2026, 01:22 PM

Replies: 11 Digital8 firewire or svideo output? Views: 321 Posted By Haunted_TBC I would say the second option, if possible, to... I would say the second option, if possible, to capture the tape’s digital signal as a digital signal. I personally use DVRescue now as opposed to WinDV or ScenalyzerLive 4.0, but if that causes...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 03-10-2026, 11:04 PM

Replies: 18 New VCR TV combo being developed in 2026? (Fake!) Views: 779 Posted By Haunted_TBC It’s actually a 2001/2002 RCA T09085 (under... It’s actually a 2001/2002 RCA T09085 (under Thomson) 9” Color Television TV/VCR Combo, and I found photos of it online. The RetroBox people are apparently a couple, and they “answered” some...

Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 03-08-2026, 10:01 PM

Replies: 18 New VCR TV combo being developed in 2026? (Fake!) Views: 779 Posted By Haunted_TBC Agreed, there is no way we will see Videocassette... Agreed, there is no way we will see Videocassette recorder production restart, because the entire ecosystem for manufacturing them has been dead for a decade or two. It’s not like quality phonographs...

Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 02-27-2026, 11:23 PM

Replies: 87 Media collection organization, digitize plans? Views: 7,242 Posted By Haunted_TBC OK, I know some don’t like that Hybrid’s forced... OK, I know some don’t like that Hybrid’s forced order of operations causes resize to happen before letterboxing, but I just did a test on some footage and it seems to work great/actually does not...

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