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getting the best picture from vhs to dvd
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25. June 2007 @ 13:52 |
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What I meant about reading the whole website was to go here:
http://www.cask-of-amontillado.com/
From here you can access the various pages, some are informative.
The basics I understand is that the capture card has one mondo chip on it that takes the analog video & audio streams and converts them on the fly into mpeg format, Hardware encoding. Thats about as much as I know.
Re the monitor: the blurriness might have something to do with the refresh rate. Generally, the faster the refresh rate, the sharper the moving pictures. Also, DPI will make a difference too.
My lcd monitor only has one refresh rate, 60 hz. On my crt I run it @ 85.
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25. June 2007 @ 18:51 |
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ah i see sometimes i just miss that simple stuff
there is good stuff on that site. i am glad i asked..
what is dpi and how can i check refresh rate.
edit i found a good explantion , thanks here a link if you want to see. but i am sure you know.
http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/...i214565,00.html
my monitor is a dell2007wfp i am looking for the refresh rate now
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12. July 2007 @ 11:48 |
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hobbit112
i still have not fix the monitor issue yet but i am living with it for now. i did buy another vcr but i took it back.when i got home the s video port was on on dvd part only. its been hard to find just a vcr.
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12. July 2007 @ 16:05 |
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Hey born2ride,
I've got a thought about your monitor situation. How long is your cable from the computer to the monitor? Could you need a booster? Do they make a booster for video cables?
Yeah, I know how hard it is to find a VHS machine, it's a dying breed. The one I picked up is a JVC S-VHS Hi-Fi model #HRS2920. I picked it up for about $100 at a place called Nebraska Furniture Mart (huge place, had about 20 different dvd players but only 3 VHS machines).
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12. July 2007 @ 18:03 |
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my cables on 3 or 4 feet. but i was rereading a post and had a question
wntv2k under preferences/ advance tab 720 x 480 (DVD standard) what will happen if i change this setting is it an input or output. i tried but did not see anything.
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12. July 2007 @ 19:09 |
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I think it just affects your recordings. I've got mine set at that, but on mine it's the highest quality. If your setup has a higher setting, I'd say go for it. It might ugrade your image on your screen.
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19. July 2007 @ 14:47 |
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Originally posted by hobbit112:
I've got a setup where I'm capturing the VHS tape in a Hauppauge PVR-150 video capture card with the software (WinTV) provided by Hauppauge. I've got the capture set up for highest bitrate possible and it's saved as a mpeg file. This gives me the best pic quality, but then you are still limited by your source. I don't think you'll ever improve the pic quality over the original tape.
I then use Nero Vision Express (I have Nero 6, BTW), select the mpeg file, edit movie if necessary, create chapters, menus etc.) then burn to harddrive. I save my project after each step, I've had problems with Nero locking up on my and saving the project after each step allows me to open a saved project and start where I left off.
Once saved to harddrive, I open Nero Recode to burn to DVD. Here, if necessary, I can reduce the DVD project to fit the disk. You can also use other programs such as DVDShrink.
okay, so you say that you create chapters and such in nero vision, then save it to hard drive. do you save it as an mpeg (which, to my knowledge, is the only format it saves it as), or a disc image file? how can you then resize it with dvd shrink, since i've found it only works with DVD specific files (VOB, etc). please help!
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::edit::i think i figured it out! thank you anyway!
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19. July 2007 @ 16:02 |
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Hi briansolo, welcome to AD if no one has welcomed you yet!
If you figured out that I use Nero Vision to make the menus and chapters which I then burn to hard drive as dvd files, YOU'RE CORRECT!
You then can use either Shrink or Recode to reduce in size.
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20. July 2007 @ 03:06 |
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does wintv200 have a full screen option? if so how? i am only able to use it as a small box.. thanks
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20. July 2007 @ 05:41 |
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I think it does. I'm not at that 'puter now (am @ work), will update how to later.
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20. July 2007 @ 06:16 |
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ok thanks
i have not used the tuner card in a while now which bring me back to and old problem after all. my screen display was not to clear but when i recorded and burnt to dvd it was clear this is not the case any more. now for some reason the ghosting images are in the dvd i played back on stand one player. leads me back to solving this problem. any though? its the same concern using mce or wintv now
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20. July 2007 @ 09:26 |
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born2ride, wintv2000 does have a full-screen option. you can either hit CTRL+T or the small button in the upper right corner of the window that says "TV Mode."
be careful, once in TV mode, do NOT hit escape unless you want the recording to stop! i made this mistake when i assumed you can get out of full-screen mode the same way you can with WMP. simply right-click anywhere on the screen to return to skin mode.
hope this helps!
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and hobbit, thanks for the welcome! what you explained is exactly what i figured out. thank you.
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20. July 2007 @ 10:15 |
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thank you i will try it when i get home... and welcome to AD
how long have you owned the card? do you like it?
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20. July 2007 @ 10:22 |
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born2ride, thanks for the kind word.
i've had the card for a couple of months now, and it definitely does the trick! i'm still tweaking settings here and there, but it is a great tool. i hope you have many great returns from it!
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21. July 2007 @ 10:43 |
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help. some how i lost the input from my vcr i can not get it back...
this card is driving me nuts some days
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21. July 2007 @ 14:47 |
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Remember, you have 2 controllers in your card. Try the other tuner.
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21. July 2007 @ 16:57 |
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thanks i did that and still nothing .
mce tell me low signal strenth tried a tv on line work fine. its either a card or driver concern i guessing. grrrr
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21. July 2007 @ 17:15 |
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Hauppauge has a new driver set dated Jan. 15, 2007, version 2.7. You can get it here if your current set is older.
There's also a Win-TV editor issued June 2007 that sounds interesting also.
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21. July 2007 @ 17:46 |
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i just wipe out all driver and reloaded. both tuner are up and running in mce now. ya.... new is reload wintv2000. but having hard time to find link?
ps so far now ghosting yet!!!!!!
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21. July 2007 @ 17:54 |
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Great!!
I had to reinstall my drivers several times before they'd work correctly and be stable.
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21. July 2007 @ 17:58 |
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i think i had to much pc time today can you find the link to wintv2ooo? i must be blind!! or missing
i found it but now error mesaage hcwtvnd.dll missing ?
bed time now tomorrow is another day
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21. July 2007 @ 18:50 |
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Try this link for wintv2000.
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24. July 2007 @ 19:28 |
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hobbit
ok finally back up and running with wintv. i can use composite now. off to try some tweaking
where does it get the image file from and any thoughts on the error codes?
do they mean anything?
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25. July 2007 @ 09:08 |
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I found some basic info on the error codes, but not the specific one you are showing.
Did you get a manual with your card? If not(or you can't find it), go the Hauppauge support page and get the manual for the PVR-150. Some good suggestions in the back regarding display settings.
The image file I think is like a place-holder for WinTV's recordings (maybe a self-test to see it it works?).
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25. July 2007 @ 11:09 |
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thanks again.
all that came was the card, a disc and one sheet of paper explaining the install. which blew my mind... i figure it would have some kind of book. i did find a manual for win tv usage. which would of been nice in the begining of all this. but i am slowly becoming good at removing and installing this product and drivers..... so far it working good again. its hit or miss with the driver and mce plus trying to use wintv added more trouble.
when capturing from vhs have you noticed any delay?
it seems when viewing the inputed video there are section across the screen that seem to be wavey. i thinks its an tape or vcr head issue..
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