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1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby darkgaizat » Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:13 pm

Hey. I know people haven't been on in nearly a year, but if you get this message, I'm re-recording all the videos in 1080p 60fps. Hope everyone's doing well.
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby MasterOfPuppets » Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:11 pm

I can understand upscaling, but what is the point of making it 60 FPS when the tape is in 29.97 FPS? I realize, since it's interlaced there are about 60 fields per second, but those are a half frame.
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby DarkWolff » Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:54 pm

I still lurk around here, but obviously there hasn't been much to talk about. Upscaling sounds really good, but wouldn't there still be a quality degradation due to the age of the tapes? Are you planning to put the video on a BluRay?
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby darkgaizat » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:42 pm

DarkWolff wrote:I still lurk around here, but obviously there hasn't been much to talk about. Upscaling sounds really good, but wouldn't there still be a quality degradation due to the age of the tapes? Are you planning to put the video on a BluRay?

Yeah. I do want to do that. It still looks like VHS, I don’t think degredation is avoidable, but overall it’s been good. The way I captured it before was DV quality, so it probably was good enough, but wanted to go just a bit higher to see if it was worth it. I like it.

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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby darkgaizat » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:45 pm

MasterOfPuppets wrote:I can understand upscaling, but what is the point of making it 60 FPS when the tape is in 29.97 FPS? I realize, since it's interlaced there are about 60 fields per second, but those are a half frame.

Overkill, maybe. My capture card allows for it, so I’m just doing it that way. It looks pretty good.
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby MasterOfPuppets » Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:16 am

It would be interesting to know if the masters still exist for the tapes, and what format they were recorded on. I wonder if a native HD transfer could be made...
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby darkgaizat » Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:35 pm

That would rock. BTW how does one get the remaining 4 keys on this site? LOL I'll keep playing until I get them.
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby DarkWolff » Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:20 am

darkgaizat wrote:
DarkWolff wrote:I still lurk around here, but obviously there hasn't been much to talk about. Upscaling sounds really good, but wouldn't there still be a quality degradation due to the age of the tapes? Are you planning to put the video on a BluRay?

Yeah. I do want to do that. It still looks like VHS, I don’t think degredation is avoidable, but overall it’s been good. The way I captured it before was DV quality, so it probably was good enough, but wanted to go just a bit higher to see if it was worth it. I like it.

Not going to lie. I miss this forum.


Well, I'd love like to see what they'd look like, but I'll take your word for it if you think it's worth it! I miss this place a ton myself. That's why I still lurk here. When things are slow @ work I just on to see if anything is new. I'm really hoping for a modern take on the series to come out. I've had a number of ideas inspired by the series myself. I haven't really had the time to work on them though; I enjoy the time with my gf and we sure spend a ton of time together. :)

MasterOfPuppets wrote:It would be interesting to know if the masters still exist for the tapes, and what format they were recorded on. I wonder if a native HD transfer could be made...


I'd wager they still exist. The DVD would likely be digital, but the VHS ones might be in an analog format.

darkgaizat wrote:That would rock. BTW how does one get the remaining 4 keys on this site? LOL I'll keep playing until I get them.


I have no idea what you are talking about. ;)
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby darkgaizat » Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:57 pm

:twisted: NO IDEA...NONE... ;)
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Re: 1080p versions of the VHS Tapes

Postby marr0w » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:33 am

darkgaizat wrote:BTW how does one get the remaining 4 keys on this site?


Hahahaha! Depends on how badly you want them.
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