Many years ago I connected a VHS deck to my PC via an internal ATI capture card.
Nowadays, my workflow is more complicated - VHS deck plays RGB out via SCART to a DVD/HDD recorder. Recordings are then transferred via DVD-RAM disks to my PC where they are converted from VRO to proper MPEG2 and then edited in Sony Vegas before being saved back into MPEG2 and then uploaded to YouTube.
My latest upload is from 19 years ago yesterday, which was Good Friday 2002, the day BBC One said a final goodbye to the balloons and its clock and said hello to the rhythm and movemement nonsense...
BBC1 - 29 Mar 2002 - Final balloons, Good Friday dancers rebrand, PIF, idents and promos
I also used to loop Sky recordings via RGB SCART through the VHS deck and into the DVD/HDD recorder, but now I have Sky Q that route isn't open any more. So I have no way of transferring SD or HD from modern recordings.
I do have lots of VHS recordings though and a box of Betamax tapes in the loft together with a broken Sony C5.
In the US I have Comcast (Xfinity) cable card connected to a TiVo XL4 with an external hard drive that’s been chugging along since 2012, it works except for the broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) they down converted all the 1080i channels to 720p. I use kmttg to transfer the files to my computer and used the first software I could find Wondershare Filmora that could handle and edit .ts files.
For some reason my TiVo doesn’t load some HD channels like BBC World News - I think it may have gone to switched digital video.
I also have a 4K X1 box where I can view and record all the channels not available on the TiVo (like BBC World News in HD). There is no easy method to transfer shows over. However thanks to Comcast’s in home viewing and DVR, using my computer I can view any channel I have access to or show I’ve recorded. So for things like BBC World News I record it onto the DVR and then play it out on my computer with a screen recorder software. A bit crude but it works.
Then Comcast has a bunch of other “channels” listed as TVGO (where you can stream anywhere) that stream in HD. That are not carried on the regular system.
<t>Never let anyone treat you like a VO/SOT. You are a PKG.</t>
My old AverMedia PCie capture card is blissfully ignorant of HDCP on the v1.00 software. It's finicky to get going, but works great. Sadly it can't understand the half-resolution PAL signal my N64 outputs (a hack Nintendo employed to increase performance) so I'd need to reclock the signal with a VCR. And I don't have a VCR :lol:
As I said in the old place, I have an eMPIA USB capture chip that handles SD resolution pretty well through a PC live, but fails to handle anything HDMI. It's driven by component signals so I just use a SCART switcher down the chain to clean the signals up. It's not exactly turnkey, but it does what it needs.
ITV Region: ---None Selected---
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My main PC has a quad HD DVB T2 card, a dual DVB S2 card, a single USB DVB T2 dongle, and is also connected to an HD PVR 60 with Roku stick attached. I wrote my own epg software using data from Digi Guide to make timer settings a breeze with the 7 instances of DVB Dream running simultaneously and Capture4Me for the PVR.
I've an older (original model) HD PVR attached via composite to a VHS player but I've exhausted my tape compilation so it's gathering dust.
And I've a newer HD PVR Pro 60 connected with switches and splitters to an old Sky box and BT TV box. It took a few purchases to find suitable connections, but at least this box negates the need to connect to a PC to record.
Editing is with Video ReDo 6, Virtual Dub 2 and AVIdemux, along with several batch scripts using ffmpeg for other bits and pieces.
I use OBS Studio on my PC to record the output of my browser window, cropping it accordingly in the software.
They're both women and that trumps regionality; ITV guidelines
ITV Region: ITV News London
BBC Region: BBC London News
I have a little server box running NextPVR. It takes in signals from a DVB tuner and IPTV feeds. I like this setup because it lets me schedule recordings very quickly.
For screen grabs I use OBS studio. Usually, I run OBS on one screen and have a video source in fullscreen mode on the other screen.
ITV Region: ITV News Central
BBC Region: BBC Midlands Today
I use a Hauppauge HD Rocket with a 64GB USB Pen Drive, three HDMI cables, and an HDMI Splitter. The input from the Virgin Media TiVo box plugs into the HDMI splitter. At the splitter it splits off into two different outputs, the first output goes to the Hauppauge HD Rocket device, the second goes to the TV so I can see what I'm recording.
The Hauppauge HD Rocket device allows me to make recordings without having to be near a PC. I have always used this setup when I started archiving properly (apart from the PVR during the first couple of years I started doing it), before then I just used Bandicam on my PC and Sky Go or Virgin TV Go. The Hauppauge HD Rocket records everything in MP4 format, and I use Movavi for video editing as it's quick, easy, and not system resource hungry.
Most of the videos I upload on my YouTube channel are actually recordings of PVR recordings, using the TiVo I can fast-forward to the parts I want to record (which are mostly promos, show openings, and credits).
In terms of future upgrades, I've been looking at Elgato's 4K60+, or Hauppauge's equivalent, the HD PVR Pro 60.
I used to use the original Elgato for recording off my Now TV Smart Box, but over time its slowness to start up and the splitter setup felt extremely unwieldy for me to use considering the space I had at the time.
I upgraded fairly recently to the 4k60 Pro Mk.2 and it's a dream to capture off for everything. I currently have it hooked up to all 3 of my consoles, but its especially really nice to use for the Series S where there is no HDCP for BBC iPlayer/Now TV.
RegularCapital post_id=8232 time= user_id=995 Wrote:I use a Hauppauge HD Rocket with a 64GB USB Pen Drive, three HDMI cables, and an HDMI Splitter. The input from the Virgin Media TiVo box plugs into the HDMI splitter. At the splitter it splits off into two different outputs, the first output goes to the Hauppauge HD Rocket device, the second goes to the TV so I can see what I'm recording.
The Hauppauge HD Rocket device allows me to make recordings without having to be near a PC. I have always used this setup when I started archiving properly (apart from the PVR during the first couple of years I started doing it), before then I just used Bandicam on my PC and Sky Go or Virgin TV Go. The Hauppauge HD Rocket records everything in MP4 format, and I use Movavi for video editing as it's quick, easy, and not system resource hungry.
Most of the videos I upload on my YouTube channel are actually recordings of PVR recordings, using the TiVo I can fast-forward to the parts I want to record (which are mostly promos, show openings, and credits).
In terms of future upgrades, I've been looking at Elgato's 4K60+, or Hauppauge's equivalent, the HD PVR Pro 60. I would recommend 4k60 S. Pricey but well worth the cash, although you do need an SD card to use it
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