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Unable to digitalize 8mm tapes from camcorder
I have a Sony Handycam camcorder and I need to digitalize its 8mm tapes. Playing the tapes in the camcorder, the video appears fine in the camera visor, but using the analog cable (RCA) and plugging ...
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What metadata tag should I use for the date/time an analog video was digitized?
When scanning old prints and slides, I use ExifTool to write the MWG:CreateDate tag into the digital files to record when the scans were done. Now I'm having old 8mm home camcorder videotapes ...
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FFmpeg: maximum VHS quality?
For the purpose of archiving, I'm digitizing a number of VHS tapes into lossless video files using FFmpeg. How can I optimize my FFmpeg command further in order to come closer to the requested specs ...
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Why would MP4 compression show up as noise because of a low bitrate when digitizing a Super 8 film reel to digital?
I'm looking to digitize a couple of Super 8 film reels using what's called a Wolverine digitizer/converter, which is a device that allows a person to digitize Super 8 film. However, while researching ...
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Does digitizing a reel of (analog) Super 8 film at 1080p result in a lower *perceived* resolution/sharpness because of the said medium's film grain?
I've read online--though I forget the exact source--that when one wants to digitize a reel of Super 8 film and create a computer video file out of it at a resolution of 1080p that the final video file ...
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Why does outputting an analog source at higher resolutions produce a better picture quality, however slight, on higher resolution screens? [duplicate]
I'd like to know why does outputting an analog source at higher resolutions (digitizing) produce a better picture quality, however slight, on higher resolution screens than just outputting at a lower ...
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Does digitizing Super 8 film at 4K resolution make any sense?
You often/used to hear that "35mm film is 4K, 16mm film is 2K, and Super 8 film is 720p," so why do I often see services such as this one offering to digitize Super 8 film at 4K? If all of ...
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Is a TBC required for converting VHS home videos to digital format?
This is a follow-up question to this one. The DigitalFAQ forum, whose members seem to know a lot about this particular topic, say about TBCs: You must have some form of TBC, it's not optional. You ...
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What causes audio sync drift when digitizing VHS?
In the process of digitizing family VHS tapes, amateur video producers often encounter audio drift or skew where the audio track becomes out of sync with the video: It slowly dawned on me that the ...
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What's wrong with this MP4 file? Is the pixel aspect ratio wrong?
Similar to this post, I've sent some video tapes off to be digitized. In this case, they are mini-DV tapes which should be 720x480 resolution (more or less). The resulting MP4 files do claim to be ...
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What pixel count is required for a near perfect digital copy of an old movie?
I stupidly posted this on Photography SE yesterday evening. I'm posting now in a more appropriate place. I've been trying to get my hands on some of the very best digital versions of some classic ...
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Digitized super 8 mm film - got wrong aspect ratio?
I had some old super 8mm film digitized, and the result looks almost right. I did a little poking around and I'm wondering if they squished the film into a standard (but wrong) aspect ratio. The ...
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Can't capture video from dshow device. FFmpeg finish immediately resulting empty file
I'm digitizing my old tape recordings from usb dongle. Everything been ok, I digitized several tapes, but I'm abandoned this project for a while and reinstalled windows. Keeping on secondary drive the ...
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Before I throw away these massive uncompressed VHS digitizations, what kind of post processing can I do to improve them?
An uncompressed digitized VHS tape is like 60 gigs. Obviously way too big. I can compress it down using H.265 and get basically the same quality. But before I do that, is there any production ...
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What are the website simulators used in adverts called?
I am working on a Kickstarter project video, and I would like to use footage from the website the project is raising funds for. I know I could use screen recorders, but if I am for example scrolling ...
