AmarecTV settings failure

[Jokris]

I am not sure what I eventually did, but I tried to record with uncompressed audio (PCM) a video, using the settings below


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However, today the video comes out darker, and with a lower bitrate of about 54 000 kbps, compared to about 68 000 kbps the other day. The result is a capture with much darker colors, compared with both previous video and the LCD screen on the camcorder.

54 000 kbps:

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68 000 kbps

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What could be wrong in my settings?
According to settings above and inserting the files in Hybrid I still use Lagarith both times. But I can see already when not recording that the image is not as bright as it should be.

[Alwyn]

The PCM settings shouldn't have upset the Brightness/Contrast. Hop onto the Device tab, click Device Setting, then go to the Proc Amp tab and adjust the brightness and contrast. Just eyeballing it, that second image looks a tad bright to me (clouds). Use the contrast slider to darken it a bit. FYI, my AmarecTV guide is here.

You can also use VDub's Histogram to accurately set the brightness and contrast (aka the levels); I may have mentioned it on your other topics, I have written a guide here. It's a bit of extra work using VDub for this when you're using AmarecTV for capture but well worth IMO.

On your GV-USB2 capture settings, there's a bug in the 112 and 114 driver in that you're not presented with a 25fps option. In the "format" box at the top, just manually change the "50.00fps" to "25.00fps". I written a blurb about that here.