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| presto |
| Posted: Feb 7 2003, 07:53 AM |
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I thought I was using filters but was dissapointed in the results. Now I'm not sure that I was filtering at all.
What are the steps involved in using a filter?
I am capturing from a VHS tape player. YUY2, PicVideo codec, . I loaded the brightness /contrast filter and Flaxens VHS filter. Now I see that when I hold my cursor over the word "filter" in the video menu it says "configure filters for on the fly video filtering (RGB capture only)". Does this mean I have not been fitering at all since I am not capturing RGB? I was told to choose YUY2 rather than RGB.
Obviously I'm pretty confused at this point. I've looked for basic instruction on filter use but there doesn'ts seem to be any in the program.
When I load the filters should I see the results in the window right away? I don't see any difference.
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(PS my problem is that my captures look washed out and too bright.) |
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| Kippesoep |
| Posted: Feb 7 2003, 10:32 PM |
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You're better of doing the filter after capture. Many PCs aren't fast enough to do anything more than the most basic filtering during capture, certainly not at any decent resolution. VD will automatically convert the video to RGB if you enable filtering (you did "enable RGB filtering", didn't you? Just setting the filters isn't enough). You won't see the results in the preview anyway, just in the captured file. |
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| presto |
| Posted: Feb 8 2003, 12:53 AM |
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Well, I discovered "enable RGB filtering" after I posted here. That explains why I wasn't seeing any change.
I'll bet a lot of people load the filters they want and don't know they have to enable it. Is there some reason it isn't auotomatic or there isn't a pop up warning (like you get if you want to save an avi with no compression)?
You advise filtering after capture. Ok, how do I do that? Again, Is there a guide I can look at rather than posting here every five minutes?
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| presto |
| Posted: Feb 8 2003, 05:27 AM |
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Hey, looking at my post above it reads like I'm attacking the person who is offering help. Believe me it was not meant that way. Sometimes when you're frustrated it comes out that way.
I really do appreciate your help. |
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| Posted: Feb 8 2003, 06:53 AM |
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Make sure you capture and compress in a lossless format (I would recommend the HuffYuv codec). Once you've captured, all the material you need, exit capture mode. You're back in editing mode. Load the capture file, add the filters you need under the "Filters" command from the "Video" menu. Set up other parameters, such as another compression codec, perhaps DivX. Choose "Save as AVI" and wait for the operation to complete. |
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| presto |
| Posted: Feb 19 2003, 07:56 AM |
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Thanks for the help. I captured with Huffyuv and then used Flaxen's VHS filter. The video was greatly improved. I wish it were faster but it's still great. |
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