Kalcifer
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Check that the output is indeed interlacd
Is it possible to see this in OBS? I see an option to select an interlacing technique if I right click the scene
Look at stats/logs to see of any frames are dropped and investigate if it’s just the 59.94 Hz compensation
Are you referring to “stats/logs” within OBS?
make sure to disable auto-gain or else quiet sections will get boosted like crazy, increasing the noise.
If you are referring to a toggle on the capture card or the converter, neither have a button for that, so I think my setup is fine in that regard?
This was very informative! Thank you for your comment!
you should check that the video output is actually at [59.94 Hz]
How does one measure the input frequency of the video feed? I’m not aware of OBS being able to monitor the frequency/refresh-rate of individual input devices, but I could certainly be wrong.
Don’t use the converter if it cannot output 480i or at the very least 480p! Scaling should happen during playback, the files should be original resolution.
I looked on Amazon again, and it seems that every converter being sold only outputs 720p, or 1080p — none of them simply repeat the input resolution, eg 480p or 480i. Would you have a converter in mind that would accomplish this?
I’d just clean the VCR after every tape if I suspect mold. You’d still need to clean the cleaning VCR after every tape to avoid cross-contamination
Do you have any resources that you would recommend for proper cleaning of a VCR?
Ah, so it does [1]. Apologies! Perhaps another older Thinkpad has a 12" screen? From what I’ve heard, and from my experience with my own T460, they’re usually pretty solid laptops, so if you could find one with the specs that you are seeking, I would say that it’s worth considering.
References
- “Product Specification Reference” (Version 506, May 2017). Lenovo. Published: 2017. Accessed 2024-09-11T19:41Z. https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/i_pdf/psref506.pdf.
[§ThinkPad T460 Platform Specifications]
ELI5 How come it seems now the old wise tale of Vietnamese eating pets and now its immigrants into the USA?
I don’t understand that sentence.
Older Thinkpad (eg T460)?
Why a separate VCR for cleaning tapes?
I was just thinking that the cleaning process might damage the VCR (as one is rummaging around in its internals [1]), so it’d be better to use a worse quality VCR for cleaning, and a good quality one for digitization.
References
- “How to Clean a Moldy VHS Tape”. Dustin Kramer. YouTube. Published: 2016-04-24. Accessed: 2024-09-10T18:49Z. https://www.youtube.com/watch?.v=uVq0o2CzVKI
you should definitely not use default deinterlacing techniques for the video
What “default deinterlacing techniques” are you referring to?
you should […] especially not [use deinterlacing techniques] built into these generic dongles
How do I find out that information for the 2 things that I purchased (mentioned in the post)? How would I even control that? Only the composite to HDMI converter has a single switch from 720p to 1080p. I don’t see anything else that would control what interlacing technique is used.
Capture [the video] interlaced, preferrably as losslessly as possible
What method do you recommend to accomplish this?
use deinterlacing software where you can fine-tune the settings if you need to.
Is this possible in OBS?
TBC can obviously be done in software if you have the raw composite or head signal but that is not possible with the capture cards you have.
If I did want to capture the raw signal, do you have any methods and/or tools that you would recommend to accomplish this?