S-Video input video artifacts

[eXtremeDevil]

Originally Posted by Sharc

Legacy DVD recorders encode the video on the fly as mpeg2 with all its compromises. While being a simple process and giving for some users an acceptable quality, it is clearly inferior compared to making a lossless capture, post process it (denoising, deinterlacing, color and levels adjustments etc.) and then encode it offline using an advanced encoder like x264 / AVC or x265 HEVC. Of course the more elaborate procedure has its pitfalls one has to be aware of and know how to cope with for producing decent results.

Post processing mpeg2 recorded stuff requires re-encoding which once more is a quality hit. An option would be to use take the digitized signal from the HDMI output (if available) of the recorder.

This. In any case, RetsimLegin, I'm planning on watching the capture later to see if there was any errors, so I can try again.

You guys thinks DVR HDMI out would have better quality than S-Video out, given the analog source and how is taken from the VHS, a SCART/composite cable?