vhs-decode VS staxrip

No, I’m using an ADC modified for use with LD captures [0]. I did this because it’s cheaper in theory, although with the amount of time I’ve dumped into getting it working and keeping it working, the $500 or so for the Domesday Duplicator may well have been a better choice.

[0]: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode/wiki/CX-Cards#what-is...

For NTSC, also check out https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

I'm very happy to make the announcement we are migrating not only FM RF but as time permits many full demo sets (RF+TBC+Video+Audio) and full re-masters of tapes from our community and userbase of including but not limted to lost media.

Your going to want to use vhs-decode and FM RF capture standard video captrue has long been supassed in terms of archival and resulting decoded quality.

There's VHS-Decode as well, a small fork specific for VHS, Beta, Video8, etc.

Directly capturing the output, without converting it, will provide the best results. With modern open-source decoders, you can even connect directly to the drum head signal, and capture with no further loss than what occurred during recording.

Furthermore, there are projects that seek to preserve (as accurately as can be sorted out) all of the information that is contained on any given VHS tape, such as this one: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode

Have a look into VHS-Decode, arguably the best way as its true raw capture and also probably the cheapest for the quality you get, but requires soldering and basic Linux skills. I've mostly stopped bothering with other methods.

But here have a look at Some CVBS Samples the source TBC files can be easily viewed with ld-analyse with the ld-tools for windows too.

There is only one way in the 2020s VHS-Decode & HiFi-Decode

Its literally a feature of all the underlying encoders. And you can do it even with exotic ffmpeg/vapoursynth filter chains. So I can't imagine why.

TBH I would just recommend Staxrip if you are on Windows: https://github.com/staxrip/staxrip

There is a linux equivalent, I can't remember what its called.

Or maybe some av1an GUI for Mac/Linux. All of these things support a target file size with many more features.

Since ffmpeg CLI still makes me pull ny hair out, I am going to plug vapoursynth:

https://www.vapoursynth.com/

Its Pythonic video filters... But also so much more: https://vsdb.top/

And Staxrip, which makes such good use of ffmpeg, vapoursynth, and dozens of other encoders and tools that I reboot from linux to Windows just to use it: https://github.com/staxrip/staxrip

https://github.com/staxrip/staxrip GUI But av1 outdated a bit which could be replaced/rebuild https://github.com/m-ab-s/media-autobuild_suite

2-4: I use StaxRip to encode the video because it includes the QTGMC deinterlacer, which is from my research a very good deinterlacer that produces less artifacts in the video than other deinterlacers like the one included in HandBrake.

But I actually got through it and found a great solution for myself using StaxRip and an updated QSVEnc by Rigaya. Replace StaxRip's outdated QSVEnc with the updated Rigaya QSVEnc.