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  1. Hi, just got a Pin Sys. PCTV pro and want to capture old NBA games on VHS to my computer. Been trying with VDub and picvideo mjpeg and also huffyyuv and encoding with TMPGEnc but results are not quite up to scratch. Any tips on what programs to use and what options to pick for best quality would be apprciated.

    My sys:
    Duron 850Hz
    256Mb ram
    TNT card
    One 10gb 7200rpm HDD reserved for the capturing
    Pinnacle PCTV Pro

    Read an earlier post on interlacing in VHS signal, does putting non-interlace on in TMPGEnc improve or degrade the final video for showing on a TV, or should I just leave it on interlace when encoding.

    Also Ive been capturing some episodes of seinfeld on TV using capture card, what resolution do you guys recommend capturing it on and what compression type that will give high quality that wont take up enormous HDD space as I need that for the VHS captures.

    Thanks.
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  2. I use the PCTV capture card, and here's what I do.

    First off, this card will tend to reverse the field order. It's important to take the time and run some tests to get field order correct. Next, I use the HuffyUV. Because you have a relatively powerful system, if you are having problems with field switch you can use the "switch field order" option in huffy to solve this problem. If you don't get field order right, you'll have jumpy/jittery video.

    Next, I capture using AVI_IO. This card is a bit finicky to configure, and I had a hell of a time trying to configure capturing with VirtualDub, and the Pinnacle software sucks. AVI_IO is easy to use and works like a charm.

    I then process the capture through virtualdub using the dynamic noise reduction filter, and the smart smoother filter. The settings will be dependent on the quality of the capture itself.

    Finally, I use TMPGEnc for processing, again insuring that field order is correct, using the "reduce block noise" feature, and the "high quality" setting. I encode using the using the Automatic VBR (CQ VBR) with min. 600, max 2250. I don't even mess with VCD because I find the qualitiy not up to snuff. If you are making SVCD, deinterlacing really isn't an issue.

    The resulting videos I get are SVCD compliant and equal in quality to a quality VHS recording at worst. The source material is critical to the final quality. When I use those settings for a DVD rip, the quality is nearly DVD quality. OTOH, color VHS captures are not perfect, but very good. Feel free to email me if you want.

    HTH
    Mike

    <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: WMike on 2001-08-24 09:53:31 ]</font>
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