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Conversion is the process of changing one format is to another. Usually this means a software conversion like from MOV to MP4, but can also be a hardware conversion like from HDMI to composite with separated chroma and luminance by cable.

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component to vga cable not giving video

VGA is RGBHV (horizontal and vertical sync) not YPbPr so without active adapting hardware, it isn't going to work. The formats are not compatible as the addressing information is missing. You migh …
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Calculating loss when converting from MTS to AVI using FFMPEG

Your paper is asking for an impossible data point unless you have some method of evaluation specified. By definition, lossy compression results in a loss of data. Modern lossy compression is very go …
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Presentation to Video conversion

What you are looking for is called a Screen Capture program or Screen Cast program. A quick Google search turned up gtk-recordMyDesktop as an option that should work for your purposes and appears to …
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Shortening Video

There are two possibilities here. One is that your work area is highlighting less than the entire sequence. There is a selectable area (shown by two notches on the timeline) that will normally be th …
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Convert VfW-codec based video to "normal" (Windows)

While it can't go direct to H.264, VirtualDub I believe can work with Vfw codecs and can transcode to something more compatible with your other tools. I don't know if Quicktime for Windows supports V …
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Can I get smoother playback by converting a video to a non-interpolation codec?

Many different factors can contribute to stutter in video playback. It could be a CPU issue (check your CPU when playing the video) in which case, a simpler codec or a player that can leverage the gr …
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Graphics Cards that have SDI outs

You are best off to convert from a supported format (DVI, HDMI, maybe even DisplayPort) to SDI. SDI cards are not designed for gaming, they are designed for workstations and video. You aren't going …
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What is the most lossless way to rip a laserdisc to a Mac?

Generally, I would expect that just about any solution will work pretty well now. The capabilities of even cheap modern hardware so far outpace the capability of laserdisc that you aren't likely to l …
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How to digitise old NTSC home videos for highest quality (with PAL player)?

For VHS, the signal will be kept highest quality if you connect via s-video, so yes, you should use an s-video cable if your VCR has an s-video output. Depending on how good your VCR is, you may get …
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why is a video file with .mts extension so huge?

HD video is very, very large at high quality. 450MB for two minutes isn't actually that bad. To put it in perspective, assuming you were shooting 1080P and 24fps, if there was no compression applied …
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FFmpeg MP4 to FLV too slow

RAM is not the critical part of a transcode, CPU is. Since it is working stream to stream, fairly minimal memory actually has to be required if the encoder is operating efficiently. The memory speed …
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Letterbox when converting 4k to 1080p

Because 4096 / 1920 = 2.13333 and 2160/1080 = 2. They are different aspect ratios, so yes, they end up letter boxing when you convert between them. That is the expected result. The 4K format you ar …
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Audio extraction from video issue

I'm not sure why they are not lining up, perhaps there is some problem with the audio track near the beginning that is causing truncation at the start. Unless you have meaningful information there, m …
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Is mp4 or avi format convertable to raw?

On some sensor designs, it might still be possible to work backwards if you had full bit depth RGB data (though many can't), full understanding of the filter and conversion logic and avoided certain exposure …
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Recommended Encoding for VHS to Digital to be Followed by Post Processing

DV can also work well as a format since it is designed to maintain pretty good quality in standard definition and is still fairly compressed. That's the standard format used for capturing from miniDV …
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