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Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 09-25-2025, 02:26 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,039
Posted By Winsordawson
Effectiveness of DaVinci Super Scale on SD video?

Has anyone tried DaVinci's Super Scale feature for 480i video? I see it is mostly mentioned when upscaling between HD and 4K video. I would think it would not do so well with SD video due to the lack...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2025, 01:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 428
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks--let me get the tape back and I can let...

Thanks--let me get the tape back and I can let you know if I can physically see the crease. Do you have the ability to bake tapes (although they did bake it)?

For FYI, they said they used a 7800,...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 06-19-2025, 12:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 428
Posted By Winsordawson
Can this U-Matic Capture with Crease be Improved?

Hello,

I converted a tape about a decade ago on an u-matic deck but did not have a TBC, so I wanted to send it out again to be converted professionally, where they can bake the tapes etc. When...
Forum: Photo Processing, Scanning & Printing 02-14-2025, 01:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,901
Posted By Winsordawson
Yes, see my post in the thread I linked to above....

Yes, see my post in the thread I linked to above. They are still actively doing business.
Forum: Project Planning, Workflows 02-14-2025, 01:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 31,772
Posted By Winsordawson
Just to post an update, I just had a large order...

Just to post an update, I just had a large order completed with Cinepost, which I used for their wetgate transfer. Their website was down but I found their number through their FB page. They were...
Forum: General Discussion 10-16-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,069
Posted By Winsordawson
It seems like you have a lot of answers here....

It seems like you have a lot of answers here. I'll just add that for the first problem, it's rather simple in Excel. Just use Find and Replace the space with a new line, then use TEXTAFTER to get...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 01-19-2024, 03:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,014
Posted By Winsordawson
Jumpy SD video segment?

I have a video I worked on in Premiere Pro (denoising audio, color balance). It is lower frame first Pro Res SD NTSC from U-Matic. When I export it, almost all of the video comes out okay. But there...
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 01-06-2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,417
Posted By Winsordawson
With the debug level of error handling in FFMPEG,...

With the debug level of error handling in FFMPEG, this is where it froze last, on the last line:

[rawvideo @ 0000018edd397740] PACKET SIZE: 3110400, STRIDE: 2880ate=664721.4kbits/s speed=0.132x
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Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 01-06-2024, 03:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,417
Posted By Winsordawson
FFMPEG hanging when encoding from Avisynth script?

I am trying to encode a video from Avisynth to FFMPEG but the video hangs each time, whether I encode directly to mp4 or to HUFFYUV. I have tried increasing the buffer size but the video still hangs,...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-04-2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,247
Posted By Winsordawson
Avisynth can handle most if not all of these...

Avisynth can handle most if not all of these types of issues. For the first video of a car museum, Stab in Avisynth can be used to stabilize the shaky footage, although I always use Premiere Pro for...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 12-04-2023, 03:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,509
Posted By Winsordawson
Filmworkz Phoenix Software

Hello, I came across the below website and their very pricey software. Has anyone ever used this? It seems most of this can be done in Avisynth for the price of zero dollars and zero cents.
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Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-23-2023, 09:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,223
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks, I take that to mean if Spec Bros doesn't...

Thanks, I take that to mean if Spec Bros doesn't offer y/c connection I should still choose them...

I might as well state that I was using LA Video Transfer. I went with them because they use this...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-23-2023, 11:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,223
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks. I went with the current company because...

Thanks. I went with the current company because they said they use a y/c connection for video, but if Specs Bros does that I will try them. Most likely this tape is a dub, but since the dub was done...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-22-2023, 10:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,223
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks. I believe they were using a TBC already....

Thanks. I believe they were using a TBC already. But if you think tape tension could have been adjusted better I will ask them to convert the tape again while adjusting that. Drop outs I can deal...
Forum: Capture, Record, Transfer 10-22-2023, 10:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,223
Posted By Winsordawson
U-matic tape tearing in part of screen?

Hi,

I had several U-Matic tapes digitalized and am reviewing one of them that may or may not have been baked (I was told some were but I do not have a record of which). Some parts of this tape...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 10-22-2023, 01:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 869
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks for the info. I have read the same thing...

Thanks for the info. I have read the same thing about Topaz AI only being effective for rescaling HD footage. That's why I was looking for an alternative.

I can see doing this for photos, but it...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 10-16-2023, 12:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 869
Posted By Winsordawson
Texture remapping of standard definition video?

Hi,

Are there any good ways of adding detail to an SD video to give the impression of higher quality, even if completely fabricated? For instance, I thought that I could add textures to a video...
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 09-19-2023, 01:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,588
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks, but now I am confused. If I setfield=bff,...

Thanks, but now I am confused. If I setfield=bff, I want the bottom/lower fields (the second, fourth, sixth line etc.) to be first. Followed by the top fields (the first, third, fifth lines, etc.),...
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 09-09-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,588
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks, that's a comment relevant to society at...

Thanks, that's a comment relevant to society at large, too.

I have Pro Res video captured from a third party (U-Matic) that says BFF in MediaInfo. It also appears that because it looks wrong when...
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 09-09-2023, 06:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,588
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks, I will ask them next week if they take...

Thanks, I will ask them next week if they take progressive video. My videos were originally interlaced, but I create a de-interlaced version for YT anyway. But I never saw combing artifacts so large.
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 09-09-2023, 03:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,588
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks, I don't know which field order they use...

Thanks, I don't know which field order they use but probably lower since that is most common. But my video is also BFF.

I don't think they reinterlace, but from what little I know they may combine...
Forum: Encode, Convert for streaming 09-09-2023, 02:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,588
Posted By Winsordawson
Combing artifact when video broadcast?

Recently, the videos I have submitted to the local public access station (NTSC) have been broadcast with bad, large combing artifacts. None of these appear on my interlaced version which has the...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-27-2023, 03:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,034
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks. Do you have any tips for this ghosting...

Thanks. Do you have any tips for this ghosting issue above the woman's head?
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Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-27-2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,034
Posted By Winsordawson
Thanks for the code. I was able to skip the mask...

Thanks for the code. I was able to skip the mask by increasing the strength of DeStripe. CCD worked great. I guess you don't have qualms about converting to RGB like Sanlyn did...

I assume...
Forum: Restore, Filter, Improve Quality 04-25-2023, 12:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,034
Posted By Winsordawson
Also, while you are at it, if you have any...

Also, while you are at it, if you have any suggestions for the noise in the attached clip it would also be appreciated. I tried to reduce it with RemoveDirt and SpotLess, which helped a bit....
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