Randy Moser wrote:
I have Adobe Premiere Elements so if the settings are there it would be great. If Resolve Lite is a better choice, I have to upgrade my video card. Just wanted to hold off on that unless it is necessary.
I tried Resolve Lite for capturing with my Intensity Pro, and there were LESS capture choices, at least for SD NTSC stuff. I usually use Sony vidcap60, which came with my editing software. But BM Media Express works OK also. With BM ME I get choices of YUV 8 and 10-bit, 10-bit RGB, DPX 10-bit RGB, and BM MJPEG. Resolve just seems so cumbersome for capturing.
The Philips DVDR-3475 arrived yesterday. Early tests show pass thru output not as "hot" as the Toshiba. Defective DVD drive in the 3475 not fixed by cleaning or adjusting pots on the lasers. I suspect possible cold solder joints on one of the ribbon cables. Not really worth fooling with. It hunts for a disc, whether one is inserted or not. After about a minute and a half, I get a disc read error message, which goes away after 10 sec. or so. I can then use the deck for pass-thru. I ended up pulling the drive, which cut the time down to 24 sec. It may work well to steady some of the footage. I do have the MX-1 if needed, but it seems to add a bit of crosshatch noise. It does tame the hot spots that were blowing out. Not sure how, as there are no proc amp controls on it. Perhaps it just brings things closer to spec. Guess I shouldn't have sold my dual trace o-scope.
I wonder if the DVD burn settings (I.E. XP, SP, SLP, etc.) on the DVD recorders have an effect on pass thru? Looks like more tests needed. I may never get a minute captured at this rate. Sheesh, it's not like the footage is being blown up to 35mm.
Seems there is no perfect choice or method. (in my price range)
HDMI splitter is due here Monday, will see if HDMI caps of VHS footage look any better than the S-Vid and components ones. Again, thanks for that tip.
I have a lot of respect for those of you that do this professionally. Some dropped frames or whatnot are no big deal when you are doing it for personal use, but I suspect clients wouldn't be as forgiving.