YouTube channels/playlists showcasing captured video

[ConsumerDV]

I did a quick search on VideoHelp and haven't found a topic that would list YouTube channels with better than average quality captures. So I am starting one.

• Reely Interesting - generally very high quality conversions from different sources like VHS, SVHS, Hi8, Beta, HDVS. In particular, I like this SVHS demo from Panasonic.
• theleeoverstreet - some interesting and historical TV recordings, like 1991 ABC Prime Time Live - Gorbachev: The Final Hours or 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton. His latest videos are in 60p, although it seems that he uses a simple line doubler.
• DoctorDothraki has some, in particular the latest PBS - Between The Lions looks pretty good.
• The Vista Group digitizes lots of videos, some look better than others. In particular, it seems that AVDC-100 is not a very good A/D converter (here or here). Their conversions made with AverMedia CE310B look better to me.
• The Media Hoarder collects mostly old ads, news pieces, TV bumpers, although there are some videos on his channel that are not commercials. His later captures are in 60p.
• dellsam34 has some nice captures on his channel.
• lollo - generally high quality conversions with occasional minor defects intentionally left as discussion items.

Feel free to add to this list with the name of the channel, a link and maybe a link to a particular video that you like.

[lollo]

captures from oln/hodgey, one of the most most knowledgeable users here and on digitalfaq forum: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKXopgMQXi_KguJUCQ8Psw

[themaster1]

You can check my channel, most videos are from vhs

[ConsumerDV]

Formula60 - Formula 1 videos in 60 fps.

Check this out, a 1976 race in widescreen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-qlTcilaXg

[ConsumerDV]

TheFastlane - Formula 1 videos in 50 fps.

Upscaled 50 Hz TV looks very good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l101oQtswnA

[ConsumerDV]

Nuukkis Motorsport - Rally and Formula One in 50 fps.

This is incredibly good looking footage! Quoting the uploader, "frame Interpolation was done with Flowframes, colour enhancing with Vegas and AI upscaling was done with Topaz Video Enhance AI." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYn00dud-M8

[Alwyn]

Themaster, that "Didn't Mean to Turn you On" video should be 4:3.

[PadPoet]

I was amazed by the quality of this channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/rrn3000/videos

[dellsam34]

I was amazed by the quality of this channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/rrn3000/videos

Those are broadcast formats captures, Possibly Betacam SP as it was the most dominant format, I have captures of Betacam, Betacam SP and Digital Betacam, You cannot compare those to VHS, totally different tier of quality.

[lollo]

I have captures of Betacam, Betacam SP and Digital Betacam, You cannot compare those to VHS, totally different tier of quality.

I agree.

I have several SVHS recordings of a TV show broadcasted in the 2001 at low bitrare/low resolution (so low quality) and then captured with the classic workflow, and a video of the same show from a Digital Betacam captured with a BlackMagic workflow, and unfortunately compressed while captured with h264 codec.



Here the comparison (compressed with h264 to save space for uploading); it's night and day, although analog capture is the raw file without any restoration (a basic deinterlacing and denoise should have been applied for a more fair comparison): compare.mp4

edit: the Digital Betacam tapes were provided to us by the TV station as a gift for the support activity to their programs provided by our fan club

[Bwaak]

DuckFanGWR8 - Danny has some, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIC0vRvqUHU - matted widescreen VHS.

[Bwaak]

kamepo.

[Bwaak]

https://www.youtube.com/@RochesterTVArchive/videos

Some interesting videos, like:

CBS Presents 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | November 26, 1989

or

NBC News Special Report: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster | Part 1
NBC News Special Report: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster | Part 2
NBC News Special Report: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster | Part 3

or

Gulf War Coverage from CNN | January 17, 1991 | Part 1
Gulf War Coverage from CNN | January 17, 1991 | Part 2