On-cassette formats:
- DV:
- video: lossy compression
- 720x480i @ 60 Hz (PAL)
- 720x576i @ 50 Hz (NTSC)
- aspect ratio: 4:3 or 16:3 (different pixel aspect ratios!)
- audio: uncompressed
- 16-bit linear PCM stereo @ 48 kHz (768 kbit/s per channel, 1.5 Mbit/s stereo) (almost always used)
- 12-bit non-linear PCM channels @ 32 kHz (384 kbit/s per channel, 1.5 MBit/s for 4 channels)
- 16-bit audio @ 44.1 kHz (706 kbit/s per channel, 1.4 Mbit/s stereo)
- video: lossy compression
- HDV
- video: H.262 = MPEG-2 Part 2
- 1280x720p @ 24/25/30/50/60 Hz
- 1440x1080i @ 25/29.97 Hz
- 1440x1080p @ 23.98/25/29.97 Hz
- audio: MPEG-1 Layer II
- 16-bit PCM @ 48 Khz (192 kbit/s per channel, 384 kbit/s stereo)
- multiplexing: MPEG-2 transport stream
- video: H.262 = MPEG-2 Part 2
Legacy FireWire driver, article about that, alternative.
Camera types:
- VHS
- VHS-C
- S-VHS
- S-VHS-C
- 8mm
- Hi8
- Digital 8
- DV
- HDV
- Another overview: https://dsayed.medium.com/ingesting-dv-and-hdv-in-2020-8a2a13ad4f5a
- Tutorial: archiving MiniDV tapes on macOS: https://leolabs.org/blog/capture-minidv-on-macos
- Tutorial: digitize MiniDV tapes with Linux: https://www.arsouyes.org/en/blog/2021/2021-07-05_Numerisation_DV
- Filtering analog tape to improve quality: http://www.codecpage.com/cleaning.html#Anker40345
- DV advanced technical details: https://www.adamwilt.com/DV-tech.html
- How to rip VHS: https://anarchivism.org/w/How_to_Rip_VHS
FireWire input:
- Pinnacle USB-500 (discontinued)
- Pinnacle USB-510 (discontinued)
- Pinnacle MovieBox (510-USB) (discontinued)
- It reduces the frame rate: the capture is 720x576i @ 25 Hz even though DV should be 720x576i @ 50 Hz.
- Pinnacle MovieBox Plus (710-USB) (discontinued)
- Install Huffyuv: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-conversion/2193-cannot-install-huffyuv.html#post11627
- Install pre-configured VirtualDub: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-conversion/1727-virtualdub-filters-pre.html#post9485
- VirtualDub settings: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/7427-capturing-virtualdub-settings.html
- Correction to these VirtualDub settings: http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/7427-capturing-virtualdub-settings.html#post44815
- Pinnacle MovieBox Deluxe (discontinued)
Pinnacle drivers. (fix if driver doesn't install properly to due signing issues)
Pinnacle Moviebox 710-USB vs Hauppauge USB Live 2 vs Dazzle DVC103 comparison
Digital input only:
- ATI 600
- ATI AIW
- Hauppauge 610 USB-Live 2
- Hauppauge ImpactVCB-e (PCIe card)
- Elgato Video Capture
- Dazzle DVD Recorder HD (mediocre quality)
Digital signal (e.g. Hi8 analog input) to FW passthrough cameras:
- Sony dcr-trv120
- Sony DCR-TRV730
- Full list: https://www.repaire.net/forums/discussions/digital8-pour-numeriser-hi8-la-liste-exhaustive-enfin.184842/
- lordsmurf's recommendation (not sure whether they support digital output): http://www.digitalfaq.com/forum/video-capture/10257-video8-hi8-digital8.html#post65864
TODO move into own section: when playing Hi8 or VCR for recording it it's important that the camera supports line TBC (time base correction) and DNR (digital-noise reduction). Using an external full frame TBC card in addition is recommended.
More info about TBC: http://www.unterzuber.com/TBC.html
See comment on Windows 10.
DV:
- vrecord (⚠ Mac/Linux-only, might work with WSL): https://github.com/mipops/vrecord/blob/master/Resources/Documentation/installation_and_setup.md
- WinDV (no frame drops): http://windv.mourek.cz/
- ScenalyzerLive: http://www.scenalyzer.com/
- DVIO: https://www.videohelp.com/software/DVIO
- AVCutty (donationware): http://www.avcutty.de/english/index.htm
HDV:
- HDVSplit (⚠ reportedly frame drops): https://www.videohelp.com/software/HDVSplit
- CapDVHS: https://www.videohelp.com/software/CapDVHS
Both:
- DVGrab (DV/HDV, ⚠ Linux-only): https://sourceforge.net/projects/kino/files/dvgrab/3.5/
- Pinnacle Studio 25 (55-110€, instructions, drivers): https://www.pinnaclesys.com/en/
- Adobe Premiere Elements (≤v10? edit: v2022 has it on Windows) (30-day trial, $70 once, instructions): https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html
- Adobe Premiere Pro (≤v10 maybe? edit: v2022 has it on Windows) (7-day trial, $32/m, instructions): https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html
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DVRescue: https://github.com/mipops/dvrescue
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Comment about Davinci Resolve: https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/388634-DV-capture-with-Windows-10#post2570098
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VirtualDub processing:
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Denoising
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Upscaling
- Video restoration transformer (VRT)
- Waifu2x-Extension-GUI (supports normal videos as well)
- BasicSR
- Real-ESRGAN
- VaporSynth (video restoration pipeline)
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Commercial
Source: https://www.repaire.net/forums/discussions/digital8-pour-numeriser-hi8-la-liste-exhaustive-enfin.184842/