Is it worth it recapturing videos?

[rgr]

As the gee gee goes behind jump 2, you can see the bottom of the tape goes pearshaped. Damaged, I reckon.

Tested, confirmed.

You mean YOUR tests.

I wasn't the only person to confirm this.

[Riker0007]

How should I proceed and would anyone want to see a different capture? Perhaps the JVC with TBC off and just through passthrough? That being said, when I was testing with both virtualdub2 and Amrectv I notice that with the JVC and Pany passthrough the duplicate/drop frame was not racking up the numbers like it did with just the JVC (TBC was on). FYI, the Blackmagic was like filling up your gas tank with dup/dropped frames. Other tapes that where maybe 30 mins or 1 hr only had like 10 with just the JVC w/tbc on, but not sure then when I go to change it to prores will it spit out dups like it did before or was it just my bad script?

[Sharc]

Other tapes that where maybe 30 mins or 1 hr only had like 10 with just the JVC w/tbc on, but not sure then when I go to change it to prores will it spit out dups like it did before or was it just my bad script?

Conversion to ProRes should not multiply drops/inserts unless something is bad with your script or setup IMO. Start with a short interlaced capture (few minutes .avi) with no drops/inserts to practice and assess your conversion to ProRes. Also be clear about interlaced and deinterlaced sources before throwing the clip to some conversion script or commandline. And post your script and/or commandlines, not just the results so it is easier for other users to follow your issues.
Lastly, maybe the condition of (some of) your tapes (and perhaps the condition/wear of the player as well) make the addition of the ES-15 (and JVC with TBC OFF as this may have caused the vertical jumps) a prerequisite for a more or less decent capture?

[jagabo]

How should I proceed and would anyone want to see a different capture? Perhaps the JVC with TBC off and just through passthrough?

Yes.

[Riker0007]

How should I proceed and would anyone want to see a different capture? Perhaps the JVC with TBC off and just through passthrough?

Yes.

https://files.videohelp.com/u/139455/jvc%20w%20pass%20tbc%20off.avi
https://files.videohelp.com/u/139455/JVC%20w%20pass%20tbc%20off.txt

[Sharc]

This looks like a valid capture to me, the best until now. Interlaced TFF, 29.97fps. There is a glitch at field#944, and I am not sure about a drop around field# 820 (?). I don't see the need for a recapture though.
So the next steps would be to either
- Deinterlace and then convert to ProRes, or
- Convert to Prores and then deinterlace etc.

(we postpone denoising, de-rainbowing etc. for a later discussion if needed. Depends what you leave for DaVinci)

Let's see the findings from other users.

Edit:
I uploaded interlaced and deinterlaced ProRes variants of your capture here. They should open in DaVinci without problems.
https://mega.nz/file/DMFlBQbQ#X1GYsXGsAv6f-vIgsZKoJyUa-cN46uqr2AyMameRxjI
https://mega.nz/file/CYUj1SyB#btOmaJPPDEX__cD5Xw8Uv3VS4B5Z26hSFvqZsGTYl1k