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Why a separate VCR for cleaning tapes?
I was just thinking that the cleaning process might damage the VCR (as one is rummaging around in its internals [1]), so it’d be better to use a worse quality VCR for cleaning, and a good quality one for digitization.
References
- “How to Clean a Moldy VHS Tape”. Dustin Kramer. YouTube. Published: 2016-04-24. Accessed: 2024-09-10T18:49Z. https://www.youtube.com/watch?.v=uVq0o2CzVKI
you should definitely not use default deinterlacing techniques for the video
What “default deinterlacing techniques” are you referring to?
you should […] especially not [use deinterlacing techniques] built into these generic dongles
How do I find out that information for the 2 things that I purchased (mentioned in the post)? How would I even control that? Only the composite to HDMI converter has a single switch from 720p to 1080p. I don’t see anything else that would control what interlacing technique is used.
Capture [the video] interlaced, preferrably as losslessly as possible
What method do you recommend to accomplish this?
use deinterlacing software where you can fine-tune the settings if you need to.
Is this possible in OBS?
TBC can obviously be done in software if you have the raw composite or head signal but that is not possible with the capture cards you have.
If I did want to capture the raw signal, do you have any methods and/or tools that you would recommend to accomplish this?
This is a very cool project! Thank you for sharing it!