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FFmpeg: maximum VHS quality?

I'm digitizing a number of VHS tapes into lossless video files using FFmpeg. How can I optimize my FFmpeg command further in order to come closer to the requested specs below, with the best possible ...
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Why would MP4 compression show up as noise because of a low bitrate when digitizing a Super 8 film reel to digital?

I'm looking to digitize a couple of Super 8 film reels using what's called a Wolverine digitizer/converter, which is a device that allows a person to digitize Super 8 film. However, while researching ...
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Does digitizing a reel of (analog) Super 8 film at 1080p result in a lower *perceived* resolution/sharpness because of the said medium's film grain?

I've read online--though I forget the exact source--that when one wants to digitize a reel of Super 8 film and create a computer video file out of it at a resolution of 1080p that the final video file ...
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Why does outputting an analog source at higher resolutions produce a better picture quality, however slight, on higher resolution screens? [duplicate]

I'd like to know why does outputting an analog source at higher resolutions (digitizing) produce a better picture quality, however slight, on higher resolution screens than just outputting at a lower ...
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Does digitizing Super 8 film at 4K resolution make any sense?

You often/used to hear that "35mm film is 4K, 16mm film is 2K, and Super 8 film is 720p," so why do I often see services such as this one offering to digitize Super 8 film at 4K? If all of ...
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Is a TBC required for converting VHS home videos to digital format?

This is a follow-up question to this one. The DigitalFAQ forum, whose members seem to know a lot about this particular topic, say about TBCs: You must have some form of TBC, it's not optional. You ...
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What causes audio sync drift when digitizing VHS?

In the process of digitizing family VHS tapes, amateur video producers often encounter audio drift or skew where the audio track becomes out of sync with the video: It slowly dawned on me that the ...
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What's wrong with this MP4 file? Is the pixel aspect ratio wrong?

Similar to this post, I've sent some video tapes off to be digitized. In this case, they are mini-DV tapes which should be 720x480 resolution (more or less). The resulting MP4 files do claim to be ...
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What pixel count is required for a near perfect digital copy of an old movie?

I stupidly posted this on Photography SE yesterday evening. I'm posting now in a more appropriate place. I've been trying to get my hands on some of the very best digital versions of some classic ...
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Digitized super 8 mm film - got wrong aspect ratio?

I had some old super 8mm film digitized, and the result looks almost right. I did a little poking around and I'm wondering if they squished the film into a standard (but wrong) aspect ratio. The ...
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Can't capture video from dshow device. FFmpeg finish immediately resulting empty file

I'm digitizing my old tape recordings from usb dongle. Everything been ok, I digitized several tapes, but I'm abandoned this project for a while and reinstalled windows. Keeping on secondary drive the ...
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Before I throw away these massive uncompressed VHS digitizations, what kind of post processing can I do to improve them?

An uncompressed digitized VHS tape is like 60 gigs. Obviously way too big. I can compress it down using H.265 and get basically the same quality. But before I do that, is there any production ...
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What are the website simulators used in adverts called?

I am working on a Kickstarter project video, and I would like to use footage from the website the project is raising funds for. I know I could use screen recorders, but if I am for example scrolling ...
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Can I digitalize a video with a RCA-Jack adapter?

I have a stereo AUX to Jack adapter that can be plugged to an old cassette-based video recorder Would I be able to digitize my video with this AUX to Jack adapter? I would run the casette on the ...
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Is it possible to capture video signal waveform as audio for video replay?

I am an electronic musician. For artistic purposes, I want to be able to record a video signal to a .wav file and replay that signal into a TV as video. It seems like it should be simple--if I ...
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which digital format for old Hi-8 home videos?

I have a rather large number of old Hi-8 PAL videotapes, that I managed to convert to digital video using El Gato EyeTV Hybrid through an S-VHS cable. That solution worked fine. It may not be the ...
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Help reading analog video?

I have a microcassette tape with some video on it that I'd like to digitize, but the camera I have that can play microcassette tapes is so old its drivers come on a floppy disk, which I can't read ...
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How to play/back-up PAL/SECAM VHS tapes?

I have a few old VHS tapes that are in PAL/SECAM format, and I live in Canada. I was wondering what would be the best way to back-up/play these tapes? Hunt for a PAL/Secam VHS player? (Could be ...
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Converting from 3/4" video to digital.

Our company has approximately 27,000 hours of video stored on 3/4" video tapes. We have begun the process of converting the video digitally with the current setup: Sony U-MATIC VO-5850 & Sony UVW-...
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What kind of storage for digital footage?

I've got a bunch of usb external hard drives, but I don't trust them for storing digitised footage. I will have potentially up to 3 TB of footage after digitising. USB can be slow for transferring ...
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How much disk space does 1 mini DV tape digitised in HDV take?

I'm looking out to buy some storage for a session of logging a lot of tapes, and I want to guage how much space I will need. How much disk space does 1 mini DV tape digitised in HDV take?
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How to digitise old NTSC home videos for highest quality (with PAL player)?

I have some old VHS home videos that I'd like to digitise to preserve them, and I'm looking for the "best" way to do that with my setup. The videos were recorded around 1990, in the USA. I'd say they ...
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Transferring old metal particle Hi8 tapes

Recently I was playing a Hi8 tape from 1998, when I tried rewinding and rewatching a part (stopping the tape, before rewinding). The part of the tape I had just watched was highly distorted and black ...
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Hardware requirements for multiple TV channels (cable TV) digitization

I'm planning to start a service which archives TV video content (at low quality). I'm exploring what hardware and video digitization equipment will be needed. The TV channels in the geography I'm ...
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