best way to capture DV and analogue?

cypher007 · 6th May 2023, 21:06

currently im using an old DV camcorder and firewire card as a capture device from an svhs deck to pc.

is there a better way to capture these old tapes? and maybe some newer software as i think im using windv at the moment.

lollo2 · 6th May 2023, 21:58

A better way is to capture your analog S-VHS/VHS tapes in YUV 4:2:2, 8bit, lossless (HuffYUV or similar), using a specific analog capture card.

AmarecTV is the best analog capture software.

Orikson · 3rd August 2023, 12:19

If you are familiar with the german language or you can get it done with a translator, there is a great tutorial: https://gleitz.info/forum/index.php?...en-und-andere/

I personally am using a Canopus Edius NX PCIe card, as this specific card has a ProcAmp on board which might be usefull for some tapes.

Before that, I also used a digital8 camcorder which was connected via firewire. The quality was absolute crap, compared to the method in the link

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cypher007 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 128	best way to capture DV and analogue? currently im using an old DV camcorder and firewire card as a capture device from an svhs deck to pc. is there a better way to capture these old tapes? and maybe some newer software as i think im using windv at the moment.

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lollo2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Italy Posts: 125	A better way is to capture your analog S-VHS/VHS tapes in YUV 4:2:2, 8bit, lossless (HuffYUV or similar), using a specific analog capture card. AmarecTV is the best analog capture software. __________________ A channel on S-VHS / VHS capture and AviSynth restoration https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMs...h1MmNAs7I8nu4g

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Orikson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7	If you are familiar with the german language or you can get it done with a translator, there is a great tutorial: https://gleitz.info/forum/index.php?...en-und-andere/ I personally am using a Canopus Edius NX PCIe card, as this specific card has a ProcAmp on board which might be usefull for some tapes. Before that, I also used a digital8 camcorder which was connected via firewire. The quality was absolute crap, compared to the method in the link