Request for D-VHS footage

[medipal]

Could someone be so kind and upload some short clips (~30 seconds is fine) from a D-VHS deck captures via firewire?

In the process of making a WinDV-style capture app (with many more features, and completely written from scratch), we need some sample clips from a D-VHS deck.
(see: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/421070-Modern-WinDV-style-app-coming-soon)


We need these, although mainly #3:

1. D-VHS HD tape — ideally the D-Theater demo tape, around 25 Mb/s.

2. Analog tape played in the D-VHS deck — S-VHS or VHS, producing the deck’s roughly 12.4 Mb/s digital output

3. ATSC broadcast recording played from D-VHS tape — roughly 19 Mb/s. Requires a deck with a built-in ATSC tuner or a recording made through a compatible FireWire tuner.


Captured directly from FireWire, with no FFmpeg processing, remuxing, or re-encoding.

If you can upload such files, it'll be much appreciated. Please also include the deck's model number, i.e. HM-DH30000, etc.

[dellsam34]

I will pass the word including a link to this thread.

[JJVHS]

It looks like the D-Theater Demo is encrypted. But I did find a tape with Seabiscuit recorded HD OTA! I am attaching both in dropbox.


If I can track down a Samsung T165, I think that's the only way to get past the d-theater encryption. So I will keep an eye out!

[ENunn]

It looks like the D-Theater Demo is encrypted. But I did find a tape with Seabiscuit recorded HD OTA! I am attaching both in dropbox.


If I can track down a Samsung T165, I think that's the only way to get past the d-theater encryption. So I will keep an eye out!

i have plenty of recordings. i'll see if i can send some your way, most of the stuff i've uploaded online are remuxed (still raw raw) and repaired so i dunno if it fits your criteria.

there is a way to record d-theater tapes over firewire. avoid the t165. it tints the image blue and won't give you a bitstream capture. i used a japanese tv tuner modded with capusb 1394. https://pbx.mine.nu/isdb/1394/

don't know if its still available though. that's the only way i was able to get around it. i was able to transfer my d-theater tapes and my tapes that were recorded off dish network in the late 90s with this.

[dellsam34]

ENunn did you use the Toshiba TT-D3000? I missed out on an eBay listing last month with one already fitted with the USB mod, Damn it. Any chance of selling yours?

[dellsam34]

there is a way to record d-theater tapes over firewire. avoid the t165. it tints the image blue and won't give you a bitstream capture. i used a japanese tv tuner modded with capusb 1394. https://pbx.mine.nu/isdb/1394/

don't know if its still available though. that's the only way i was able to get around it. i was able to transfer my d-theater tapes and my tapes that were recorded off dish network in the late 90s with this.

I contacted the CapUSB guy and he responded, He still offers the mods for DIY for like $20 but the shipping and tariffs will be the major cost, I also asked him about the T165 issue you encountered and his response was, and I quote:

completely untrue, besides firewire capture is by definition of it a bitstream, what the t165 hdmi etc outputs doesn't matter - the USB board already grabbed the original TS from FireWire.

[ENunn]

ENunn did you use the Toshiba TT-D3000? I missed out on an eBay listing last month with one already fitted with the USB mod, Damn it. Any chance of selling yours?

sorry for the late response. mine was the tt-d2000. i bought mine from the guy who made it pre modded. no plans on selling mine atm, i got more tapes to do once i get my deck repaired.

I contacted the CapUSB guy and he responded, He still offers the mods for DIY for like $20 but the shipping and tariffs will be the major cost, I also asked him about the T165 issue you encountered and his response was, and I quote:

completely untrue, besides firewire capture is by definition of it a bitstream, what the t165 hdmi etc outputs doesn't matter - the USB board already grabbed the original TS from FireWire.

what i meant was that you won't get a clean copy protection free recording through the firewire ports when plugged into a pci firewire card. i tried that when i got one and it didn't work for me so i ended up using the dvi port until i got my d2000. it got the job done but i had to do some color correction in avisynth. you can mod it with capusb 1394 though and it will work fine.