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Forum: Videography: Cameras, TVs and Players 05-22-2026, 10:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 67
Posted By woko2
Just got a Samsung SV-300W, anybody have an experience with this model?

So I managed to snag one from Ebay while on my search to find something that could play PAL-M tapes from Brazil since I offered my wife's family to digitize their media when I go visit.

The...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-15-2026, 11:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
I couldn't find any tutorial videos for changing...

I couldn't find any tutorial videos for changing out the crystal in a VCR but it does seem this was a common "hack" in Brazil they did for gaming systems like the Super Nintendo, so there are a...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-15-2026, 12:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
Ah man I really hope there's not a Brazil variant...

Ah man I really hope there's not a Brazil variant of the DMR-ES10, that's gonna be an even bigger pain to find lol

And thats pretty neat about the crystals being right there and easily accessible,...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 07:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
I'm not gonna lie, I hadn't looked into swapping...

I'm not gonna lie, I hadn't looked into swapping out the crystals much, so I was thinking there was just some gemstone looking crystal somewhere inside the VCR lol:P But that might actually be worth...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 01:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
Now you understand my pain trying to find "good...

Now you understand my pain trying to find "good gear" for PAL-M when the best you can get is an SV-5000W :rats: That's why I'm here making this post lol because nothing seems "good" that I can find,...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 12:30 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
lordsmurf, would you say a Samsung 5000W would be...

lordsmurf, would you say a Samsung 5000W would be better to use than a native Brazilian model VCR with about the same specs, or would it be about the same result anyways? Either way, seems like I'll...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 09:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
Hmm yeah I probably wouldn't be able to do...

Hmm yeah I probably wouldn't be able to do VHS-Decode since I don't have that much storage available right now with the shortage and prices and all. Also from what I've researched, when trying to...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 08:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
I appreciate your help aramkolt, I'm really just...

I appreciate your help aramkolt, I'm really just looking for anything and everything that could possibly help! I've asked all of our Brazilian friends that live close by to see if any of them might...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-14-2026, 02:18 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
Yeah I saw there's a list somewhere here in the...

Yeah I saw there's a list somewhere here in the guides with all the "worldwide" VCR's that support basically everything. I just hate that they're so expensive (Like $800 for that one you mentioned on...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 05-13-2026, 09:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 530
Posted By woko2
PAL-M tapes to capture, any Brazilian VCRs with line TBC?

American here with a Brazilian wife who volunteered to digitize their tapes during my 1 month stay there later this year:smack: I won't be processing all of the videos there, just mainly doing...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-13-2026, 09:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 170
Posted By woko2
So it seems like people usually just set the...

So it seems like people usually just set the brightness to a single level and unfortunately accept it will get clipped both in regards to crushed blacks and overexposed highlights? I was thinking of...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-12-2026, 09:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 170
Posted By woko2
Blacks crushed, highlights overblown, brighten levels?

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As you can see in the picture, this was a pretty horrible scene where the person recording is filming inside a dark room while pointing the camera to an open door letting sunshine in. My...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-12-2026, 04:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 114
Posted By woko2
Using wrong settings, but got good VHS capture?

So I've had my gear for a while since I was accumulating it over the past year or so, but didn't have any tapes to convert this entire time lol. My family finally did a road trip to visit me so they...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-10-2025, 10:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 458
Posted By woko2
Awesome that's great to hear! I was honestly more...

Awesome that's great to hear! I was honestly more worried that it was the VCR but doesn't sound like that's the case! Can't wait to try out my actual workflow, but looks like the seller on Ebay is...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-08-2025, 11:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 458
Posted By woko2
Is this good VCR (VHS) playback VCR?

So I've recently bought a used JVC SR-V101US that was in pretty great condition, and I found an old "Balto" VHS movie to test it out with to see how it's working. The only problem is, I have no...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-03-2025, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 588
Posted By woko2
Should I just hold onto this one and try to find...

Should I just hold onto this one and try to find another one that's used to actually use it?
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 11-03-2025, 07:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 588
Posted By woko2
How rare are sealed new ATI 600 HD USB2 cards?

I couldn't seem to find any other complete sets anywhere online aside from 1 other used one on eBay, only people selling the device itself or with the antenna and they didn't know if it was working...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 11-02-2025, 09:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 572
Posted By woko2
I'm not gonna lie LordSmurf, I was scared to open...

I'm not gonna lie LordSmurf, I was scared to open my thread up when I got an email notification saying you replied, but I was pleasantly surprised after reading it, so thanks for the warm welcome! :o...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 10-30-2025, 07:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 572
Posted By woko2
When you use the ES15 with a JVC unit, do you...

When you use the ES15 with a JVC unit, do you keep the TBC on both units enabled? Or turn off the one on the JVC? Or just try alternating on and off to see which workflow looks best? And yeah I found...
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 10-30-2025, 05:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 572
Posted By woko2
Panasonic DMR-ES15 needed for VHS/Video8 conversion?

Long time lurker (well really just this past month lol), but I've been slowly acquiring gear to digitize some old family videos/tapes which include VHS, VHS-C, Video8 and regular DVD's.

Not the...
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