VideoHelp Forum - Newbie / General discussions https://forum.videohelp.com/ Post here if you are a newbie / new to video and/or you have problem deciding what section your post should be in. But only video related stuff here, no off topic posts. en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:20:06 GMT vBulletin 60 https://forum.videohelp.com/images/misc/rss.png VideoHelp Forum - Newbie / General discussions https://forum.videohelp.com/ Fixing bad WTV metadata https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420426-Fixing-bad-WTV-metadata?goto=newpost Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:14:57 GMT There is no official Season 2 DVD for TV show 9-1-1. I'm attempting to create one for my sister. I have a few of the Season 2 episodes to make DVDs of them for her. Several TV channels I receive cycle through rebroadcasting each season. I just recorded S03 E11 which was supposed to be the "Seize the Day" episode.

It is totally mislabeled and is actually S02 E09 "Hen Begins". My actual "Hen Begins" episode, starts over 9 minutes in, due to some preempting.

Is there a way to edit the metadata for a WTV file so I can fix the major items like WM/SubTitle and WM/SubTitleDescription?

Thanks,
Mark ]]> Newbie / General discussions SDMark https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420426-Fixing-bad-WTV-metadata How to remove duplicate frames on this source, with any frame skipping? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420421-How-to-remove-duplicate-frames-on-this-source-with-any-frame-skipping?goto=newpost Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:24:18 GMT I'm trying to remove duplicate frames on this source, but no matter what I do, I keep getting frame skipping.
Can anyone help me out there please, thanks!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eB7AdSqEnQNXBZppLKD02TA9nYq2qQnp/view?usp=sharing ]]> Newbie / General discussions themon-master https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420421-How-to-remove-duplicate-frames-on-this-source-with-any-frame-skipping Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2023 Timeline Marker Shortcuts https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420398-Corel-VideoStudio-Ultimate-2023-Timeline-Marker-Shortcuts?goto=newpost Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:01:47 GMT I am wondering if there are keyboard shortcuts to set and unset timeline/chapter markers so that one doesn't have to keep incessantly moving the mouse out of the track lane. Leaving the lane loses the frame render in the project display. The product is powerful videowise but there could be more specific UI controls in place to really speed up most work areas. ]]> Newbie / General discussions PhyzxEngr https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420398-Corel-VideoStudio-Ultimate-2023-Timeline-Marker-Shortcuts TapeChek 460 eject issue? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420397-TapeChek-460-eject-issue?goto=newpost Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:17:51 GMT I know this is a rare machine but on power up its kicking into eject mode even when no tape is in. Anyone ever have this issue? I know this is a rare machine but on power up its kicking into eject mode even when no tape is in. Anyone ever have this issue? ]]> Newbie / General discussions jham55 https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420397-TapeChek-460-eject-issue Keeping Old Hi-8 and MiniDV Tapes After Digital Transfer https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420391-Keeping-Old-Hi-8-and-MiniDV-Tapes-After-Digital-Transfer?goto=newpost Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:15:50 GMT Ten years ago, I took two containers of old Hi-8 and MiniDV camcorder tapes to a media professional in the area to have them converted, as I was aware the tape medium would eventually deteriorate and I wanted the memories preserved. At the time it was quite expensive and took several months, but... Ten years ago, I took two containers of old Hi-8 and MiniDV camcorder tapes to a media professional in the area to have them converted, as I was aware the tape medium would eventually deteriorate and I wanted the memories preserved. At the time it was quite expensive and took several months, but the individual created 120 DVDs and provided a Western Digital 3TB MyBook which contained the AVI files, as at the time I was utilizing an HP laptop. The quality of the DVDs is surprisingly good, and I kept the WD drive as backup but never viewed the files.

This past year I came across the two containers of the old tapes and the WD drive. Having recently purchased a new MacBook Pro, I attempted to view the files, which I learned were not compatible with the Apple platform and would require another program to access. As I researched more into file types, I learned I could use a program to convert the AVI files to MOV, so I could view them on my Mac. I purchased EaseFab software and after a lengthy conversion process, have MOV files which look great. I also kept all the original AVI files as I read, they were of slightly higher quality than MOV.

My question is should I continue to keep the original Hi-8 and MiniDV tapes, for the potential to have them re-transferred using updated technology? Given the age of the tapes, 10-30 years old, I can’t imagine the quality of transfer would be substantially improved over what I’m seeing with the current three media formats. My wife and I are making every attempt to declutter and become more organized as we move into retirement in the years ahead. Over the past several years I have made the effort to have all old film negatives and photo albums digitally transferred and continually review photo files to create folders and delete images that are of poor quality, redundant, or uninteresting. We have one daughter and we want to make things as simple and accessible for her to be able to keep and view family photos and videos in the future. My plan is to upload all to a cloud-based service once I have cleaned-up and organized each media type, just as a back-up for when an external drive potentially fails.

Any feedback is much appreciated! ]]> Newbie / General discussions Craig Young https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420391-Keeping-Old-Hi-8-and-MiniDV-Tapes-After-Digital-Transfer Screen recording in Linux https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420381-Screen-recording-in-Linux?goto=newpost Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:05:27 GMT Can you recommend a good app for recording the screen on Linux during a Wayland session? Something similar to OBS Studio (https://www.videohelp.com/software/OBS-Studio). Can you recommend a good app for recording the screen on Linux during a Wayland session? Something similar to OBS Studio. ]]> Newbie / General discussions gelo333 https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420381-Screen-recording-in-Linux Nero 8 (Nero Vision 5) template packs for DVD, HD DVD and Blu Ray https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420380-Nero-8-%28Nero-Vision-5%29-template-packs-for-DVD-HD-DVD-and-Blu-Ray?goto=newpost Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:44:28 GMT Hi, i reinstalled an old copy of Nero (https://www.videohelp.com/software/Nero) 8 and found an update file online to bring it to the latest version, the problem is that im unable to find the template packs for nero vision 5, according to this wayback machine URL there were 4 packs:... Hi, i reinstalled an old copy of Nero 8 and found an update file online to bring it to the latest version, the problem is that im unable to find the template packs for nero vision 5, according to this wayback machine URL there were 4 packs:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130717110541/http://www.nero.com/enu/support-nero8-template-packs.html
Templates Basic DVD
Templates Plus DVD
Templates Basic HD
Templates Plus HD

If anyone has the files then please let me know, i saw someone on this forum posted the files for Nero 9 but i need for Nero 8, many thanks to all. ]]> Newbie / General discussions jonny124 https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420380-Nero-8-%28Nero-Vision-5%29-template-packs-for-DVD-HD-DVD-and-Blu-Ray Free Croma Key https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420356-Free-Croma-Key?goto=newpost Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:50:38 GMT I found a website that say it gives Free Croma Key video for your projects. I wanted to Download this Zombie Girl video but it has a WatterMark on it even after I Download it. They say you can look and use all of the Croma Key Videos. What am I doing wrong? ... I found a website that say it gives Free Croma Key video for your projects.

I wanted to Download this Zombie Girl video but it has a WatterMark on it even after I Download it.

They say you can look and use all of the Croma Key Videos.

What am I doing wrong?

https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/94766324-scary-undead-zombie-woman-crawling-studio ]]> Newbie / General discussions biferi https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420356-Free-Croma-Key How to move a video clip in Corel VideoStudio? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420345-How-to-move-a-video-clip-in-Corel-VideoStudio?goto=newpost Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:12:45 GMT All the tutorials I have watched show that a video clip can be moved along the track. For me, the clip always snaps back to the start. I can move an audio clip or photo but not video. I have ripple editing disabled. Is there a setting in Preferences that allows you to move video along the timeline? All the tutorials I have watched show that a video clip can be moved along the track. For me, the clip always snaps back to the start. I can move an audio clip or photo but not video. I have ripple editing disabled. Is there a setting in Preferences that allows you to move video along the timeline? ]]> Newbie / General discussions Djard https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420345-How-to-move-a-video-clip-in-Corel-VideoStudio Changing the background color of VLC media player? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420343-Changing-the-background-color-of-VLC-media-player?goto=newpost Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:45:57 GMT Is there a way to change the background color of VLC media player (https://www.videohelp.com/software/VLC-media-player) from black to gray? Is there a way to change the background color of VLC media player from black to gray? ]]> Newbie / General discussions rowjekto https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420343-Changing-the-background-color-of-VLC-media-player Tape Restoration Assistance Needed, Complete Beginner https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420336-Tape-Restoration-Assistance-Needed-Complete-Beginner?goto=newpost Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:42:06 GMT Hello there! I'm VERY new to all of this and would like the assistance of the users here if possible. This is probably a very, very, very atrociously stupid question and I apologize in advance :P

I have some captures of tapes from the cancelled video game "Sonic X-treme" that were posted 10 or so years ago on a now defunct forum thread by a former developer, before it is asked I obviously do NOT have the actual tapes themselves nor would I have any way of re-capturing them.

Thankfully, two of three are in relatively good condition AFAIK, and only need a color correction (and removing the audio in one case since it was just silence).

Original:
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Color Correction:
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However, the last tape is where I'm having trouble, and this is why I've come here.
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It's in a VERY poor state. It has the washed out colors of the other 2, but on top of that the audio track is very tinny sounding and cut off at the beginning (I've manually corrected this using an upload of the song by the original composer--it's in MP3, sadly, but I assure you ANYTHING is better than how the original sounds by a long shot lol), and the quality has degraded severely compared to the other 2--take a look at Sonic or the numbers at the top of the screen! One of the biggest issues is the flashing bar at the top of the screen, it's very distracting and doesn't show up in any of the other tapes.

I have VirtualDub2 and StaxRip on my hands (I couldn't get AviSynth working nicely with my setup + these AVI files due to their encoding, plus I have ZERO clue what I'm doing lol), and I was wondering what steps would be needed to at least get this to a nicer standard of quality before I start with color correction? I won't be doing any deinterlacing on this just yet (I'm not confident in my ability to do that, plus I'd like to keep that in since it's authentic :P), I just want to get this to a cleaner result before I start work on a CC. I absolutely do NOT want to crop out anything or something similarly destructive.

I've attached a small snippet of the tape to this post...hopefully it should be enough to get the ball rolling but if not I can provide more clips. The full video is too big for it to be uploaded here sadly. Please be aware due to limitations involving editing software this has deinterlacing automatically applied...nothing I can do there. Try to ignore it.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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]]> Newbie / General discussions toonj https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420336-Tape-Restoration-Assistance-Needed-Complete-Beginner How to Remove drm from xvast videos? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420333-How-to-Remove-drm-from-xvast-videos?goto=newpost Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:26:49 GMT Hi everyone, Is there anyone who can help me how to download videos from xvast browser? You can download videos from xvast but they play only on your xvast browser after license verification. Tried to capture link with fiddler classic but all in vain. You can open id on only one device, if you... Hi everyone,
Is there anyone who can help me how to download videos from xvast browser?
You can download videos from xvast but they play only on your xvast browser after license verification. Tried to capture link with fiddler classic but all in vain. You can open id on only one device, if you tried to login on another pc your id will block automatically. To unblock you need to contact admin.
I don't want to screen record since the videos are too long and recording takes alot of time. I purchased this from institute but course deadline is about to near end. I will greatly appreciate the people of this forum in this help.
I read alot of thread but there is not a single thread to address this.

Regarding xvast browser you can't add extensions on it. So, stream detector is also not working.
Please anyone can help me. I will share my id password with you in dm if you want.

Thanks ]]> Newbie / General discussions zoobii https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420333-How-to-Remove-drm-from-xvast-videos Old tv to Roku? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420323-Old-tv-to-Roku?goto=newpost Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:38:00 GMT This is a tough one.. I have an old 1940's TV that I want to run a roku on. Has anyone ever attempted this? I dont think this even has RF output on it. I'm curious if it is possible. ]]> Newbie / General discussions jham55 https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420323-Old-tv-to-Roku Corel VideoStudio X10 freezes https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420321-Corel-VideoStudio-X10-freezes?goto=newpost Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:22:20 GMT VS was working fine in the last project. Now, it freezes after every edit, even in the previous project. Minimizing then maximizing the window unfreezes the program, and I can continue working...until the next edit. My graphics drivers are up to date. Can anyone lend me a hand to fix this issue? VS was working fine in the last project. Now, it freezes after every edit, even in the previous project. Minimizing then maximizing the window unfreezes the program, and I can continue working...until the next edit. My graphics drivers are up to date. Can anyone lend me a hand to fix this issue? ]]> Newbie / General discussions Djard https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420321-Corel-VideoStudio-X10-freezes how to increase bitrate encoding with ffmpeg? https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420315-how-to-increase-bitrate-encoding-with-ffmpeg?goto=newpost Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:59:19 GMT Hi

...

Code:
ffmpeg.exe -threads auto -y -i "C0144_HD.avs" -vcodec mjpeg -pix_fmt yuvj422p -vtag MJPG -qp 0 -an testout.avi
this produces 86 Mbs bitrate

I wonder: is there a way to increase mjpeg encoding bitrate (over 300 Mbs for example)

thanks ]]> Newbie / General discussions marcorocchini https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/420315-how-to-increase-bitrate-encoding-with-ffmpeg