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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-15-2026, 07:13 PM
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Views: 134
Posted By DarkStar
Do some VCRs crush blacks internally?

I've been comparing captures from a Panasonic PV V402 and PV VS4821. While the latter is an S-VHS that's probably not regarded too highly I've noticed that it's clipping blacks no matter what I do....
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-04-2026, 10:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By DarkStar
I wish I did take a video, I have since left it...

I wish I did take a video, I have since left it as lower priority as I wanted to digitize the tapes in better condition first. The Sony one inside it looked like any other tape, the reels turned...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-04-2026, 10:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By DarkStar
This one kinda messed up one of my backup...

This one kinda messed up one of my backup Panasonic's that I sacrifice for bad tapes. It doesn't play extended tapes properly anymore after that, only sp ones play properly. I don't have any...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 05-03-2026, 08:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By DarkStar
My VHS tape keeps skipping?

This is a vhs TV recording that skips when playing. It's a 4 hour tape I think, and the problem appears like 10 minutes in to about 50 minutes in

I tried playing it on a Panasonic PV V402 and the...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-24-2026, 06:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,288
Posted By DarkStar
I apologize for any misinformation I may have...

I apologize for any misinformation I may have spread a bit as well, I've learned a lot more these past few months than I ever did about analog capturing. It's far more complex than I initially...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-17-2026, 02:58 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,288
Posted By DarkStar
Unrelated, but I was wondering if you could help...

Unrelated, but I was wondering if you could help clear this up for me. Are the Panasonic DVD recorders like ES10/ES15 different in that they preserve the Y/C separation of S-Video input on...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-16-2026, 08:26 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,288
Posted By DarkStar
Best capture options for line TBC?

To preface, not interested in the Panasonic DMR ES10/ES15 as despite their decent line-tbc, the clipped whites is a huge deal breaker for me. I have a DMR ES45 which also has a decent line tbc, but I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-13-2026, 07:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 227
Posted By DarkStar
Is there a program or workflow you'd recommend to...

Is there a program or workflow you'd recommend to deal with this issue? I saw that some people have used avisynth for this. Unfortunately I guess it's not an issue for those with S-VHS players, but...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-12-2026, 11:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 227
Posted By DarkStar
Apologies for the bump, I've more or less solved...

Apologies for the bump, I've more or less solved this. I've read a lot online and saw a neat workaround people have used that works like magic. Squashing the video to 360x480 and then stretching it...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 04-11-2026, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 227
Posted By DarkStar
Is this crosstalk on my Panasonic DMR?

Hello, I've been experiencing some weird artifacts on the S-Video output of my Panasonic DMR, specifically the ES45v. Before using S-Video I was using the component out of this DMR into a component...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-13-2026, 04:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
I removed the extra audio tracks and the filesize...

I removed the extra audio tracks and the filesize decreased significantly, like 10+ MB reduction from 95 MB originally. Don't know why it has so many tracks.

This is a snippet from a VHS-C tape I...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-08-2026, 10:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 710
Posted By DarkStar
Thank you all for the helpful answers. I bit the...

Thank you all for the helpful answers. I bit the bullet and adjusted the head switching point on the Panasonic PV V4021 VCR since it's one where I could just loosen and move the circuit board atop...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-07-2026, 07:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 710
Posted By DarkStar
Wow, that's pretty good on the Panasonic. Is...

Wow, that's pretty good on the Panasonic. Is there any softening filter on that JVC VCR? The Panasonic screen look quite a bit more detailed as well.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 02-07-2026, 06:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 710
Posted By DarkStar
Completely remove VCR head switching noise?

I've been met with a bit of a dilemma. I have two VCR's; a Panasonic PV V4021, and a Sony SLV-779 HF. I'm passing through a Panasonic DMR-ES45V to kind of stabilize the signal a bit, and it's cleaned...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-29-2026, 04:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
I ran the file through mediainfo to show the file...

I ran the file through mediainfo to show the file properties.

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : MPEG-TS
File size ...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-28-2026, 05:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
Update: I finally got my hands on the machine,...

Update: I finally got my hands on the machine, and I'm pretty satisfied with the image quality. It's much better than all of those cheap AV-HDMI adapters I used to use. I'm currently outputting via...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-22-2026, 05:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 315
Posted By DarkStar
Sorry I hadn't seen this reply. Yeah it masks...

Sorry I hadn't seen this reply. Yeah it masks those top couple of lines including that half line one. I guess it's not a big deal, but still bothers me a bit. I'm getting the ES45, so I don't know if...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-21-2026, 09:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
Thanks for the suggestions, will be sure to do...

Thanks for the suggestions, will be sure to do some captures testing for those.

Edit: I forgot to ask. What is your preferred program to show the vectorscope/waveforms?
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-21-2026, 01:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
I was indeed warned that the HDMI output would be...

I was indeed warned that the HDMI output would be not great. :( I guess I can still do some comparisons to see if it's closer to 60 fps than 30 fps on passthrough. Just to see. If not, will stick to...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-20-2026, 10:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,051
Posted By DarkStar
Panasonic DMR HDMI output interlaced or progressive?

I got my hands on an NTSC Panasonic DMR with HDMI-out (specifically the DMR-ES45v). I wanted to ask if these models can preserve the interlacing on HDMI-out. In the manual it says I can choose...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2026, 11:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 315
Posted By DarkStar
Ah I see. Thank you for the reply.

Ah I see. Thank you for the reply.
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-17-2026, 10:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 315
Posted By DarkStar
Do Panasonic DMR crop HDMI output?

Hello, I wanted to ask this question to anyone that had one of the earlier Panasonic DMR's with HDMI output that were used as passthroughs for VCR's. I read on here that the analog outputs for these...
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