How to make yourself customized VCR from VirtualDub

[etc]

heres how anyone can make himself a virtual vcr
out of virtualdub
you can set different channels, filters, framesizes, stopconditions and so on
for every type of recording you might want to make
and the most important thing is that you wont have to trust
some other program to tickle over virtualdubs settings
but you will record what you want to be done yourself

get the free macro utility CTWinCoder from www.cypressnet.com
its a progie that can record what you are doing on the comp and play it again
and thats called macro


install CTWinCoder
record a macro - the macro will play faster if you dont move the mouse
but use keyboard alt-shortcuts
[for the unlightened - in menus when pressing alt you would see some letters underlined
if you press that letter after alt you will activate the command associated]
copy it from ..\ctwincoder\macros\ to ..\ctwincoder\
run wincoder again...close it
[thats for the program to 'find' the copied macro or smth]
associate .wcm file extension with
c:\ctwincoder\recorder.exe /r
make a .bat file containing:
start /w recorder.exe /R yourmacro.wcm
use task scheduler to run the bat file in the time you need it


ps
to easily start programs while recording a macro
place their shortcuts with short names[!] in the windows folder
then while recording - just click with the mouse on start and type r
then enter the name of the shortcut and hit enter
yeah - its stupid but its the only way - just keep that mouse over start
before recording and only click on it when needed without moving it
moving the mouse makes the macro run slowly when played

[etc]

heres what a macro .wcm file contains
if you use dscaler and virtualdub
to capture 30 minutes [1800 seconds] from channel 2
with RGB filter and noise reduction on
you can test it by copying this and saving it as
05cap02.wcm
and a .bat file containing
start /w recorder.exe /R 05cap02.wcm

if you have done the settings
mentioned in the above post
and have shortcuts in windows directory called
virtualdub and dscaler

beware - the script is optimised to run fast


copy this:
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you can change only the channel number
and the time-length of the capturing
by switching
with the following table containing the codes of all numbers
note that the firs column shows the number you want
while the 5th column contains a number you have to arrange between
the others in your set because this is something like timing
for the program to follow

beware - you have to copy whole two rows for each number
and replace the first column number with space
beware - dont forget to adjust the 5th column according to your macro


copy this:
0 256 1 21088 2610065 Unknown Message
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[etc]

for those of you who have problems capturing with dscaler
due to its 'ability' to change the gamma setting and leave it dark
use jtv - http://jtvhost.narod.ru/en/

follow the guidelines mentioned in the above posts!

you would have to use the following numbers for selecting the channel
[they should be not from the numpad]
and use shift if you need to select a two digit channel

beware - the shift string should be placed before and after the first digit
and the whole 'first digit' will be repeated twice as you can see at the bottom example .wcm


with shift [on both ends]:

256 1 10768 17919723 Unknown Message <thats shift

1 256 1 561 17919928 Unknown Message
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257 1 10768 17923974 Unknown Message <thats shift


and with jtv you can use the following .wcm file to capture
to capture 4 hours [14400 seconds] from channel 20
with RGB filter and noise reduction on

beware - this script is not optimised to run fast
beware - you have to use shortcuts in windows directory named jtv and vdub


copy this:
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