Ideally 1-5min FLAC compressed, at 28-40msps or higher upload samples to Telegram or email (harry@opcomedia.com)
BetaMax NTSC/PAL needs more samples from fresh media and old media.
Betacam/Betacam SP & MI/MII
W-VHS/MUSE.
Video2000
2" Quadruplex (any and all format versions)
1" SMPTE A/B/C
Caution
LaserDisc, Video8/Hi8 & Betamax NTSC are single channel FM RF formats, i.e DdD is suitable for use capturing.
VHS, Betamax PAL and other formats require multiple ADC channels for Video RF & HiFi audio (and Baseband or Linear audio)
Umatic & SMPTE and other broadcast formats require an ADC for Video RF but also requires standard audio ADC's for Linear & timecode audio tracks.
Betacam & W-VHS require duel ADC's for the video tracks alongside the above-mentioned for audio.
Please look at the Clockgen Mod & the new MISRC which provides synchronised at the clock source level capturing of multiple channels of signals.
525 Lines (NTSC)
625 Lines (PAL)
405 Lines / 819 Lines / 655 Lines (Older/Obscure now)
NTSC / NTSC-J (Black level difference is all)
PAL / PAL-M (525 line with PAL colour encoding)
SECAM / MESECAM (The French being French)
HDVS/MUSE/Hi-Vision/UniHi (1125-lines 1035-lines active 1035i)
Signal Format Resolution Field System TV System Aspect Ratio RF Capture Support Decoding Support CVBS 525 Lines Interlaced 525 NTSC 4:3 / 16:9 Yes* Yes* CVBS 625 Lines Interlaced 625 PAL 4:3 / 16:9 Yes* Yes* CVBS 240p 240 Lines Progressive NTSC 4:3 / 16:9 Yes* Yes* CVBS 288p 288 Lines Progressive PAL 4:3 / 16:9 Yes* Yes* 960h CCTV 960 x 576 Interlaced N/A 16:9 Only Yes* Not Tested*Capture is currently only reliable with the MISRC
Capture is possible via CX Cards currently (Other SDR units may also work with the correct input filter range)
Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support JVC VHS 240 Lines SP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines LP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines EP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines SP 525 PAL-M Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines LP 525 PAL-M Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines EP 525 PAL-M Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines SP 625 MESECAM Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines LP 625 MESECAM Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines EP 625 MESECAM Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines SP 525 NTSC Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines LP 525 NTSC Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines EP 525 NTSC Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines SP 525 NTSC-J Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines LP 525 NTSC-J Yes Yes JVC VHS 240 Lines EP 525 NTSC-J Yes YesRuxpin Tapes GNU Radio Scripts available PDF Info / Lost Media Link
Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support JVC SVHS 400 Lines SP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC SVHS 400 Lines LP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC SVHS 400 Lines EP 625 PAL Yes Yes JVC SVHS 400 Lines SP 525 NTSC Yes Yes JVC SVHS 400 Lines LP 525 NTSC Yes Yes JVC SVHS 400 Lines EP 525 NTSC Yes Yes Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support Betamax 250 Lines βI PAL Yes Yes Betamax 250 Lines βI NTSC Yes Yes Betamax 250 Lines βII NTSC Yes UntestedNote
Betamax HiFi is very different between PAL and NTSC.
NTSC Betamax works like LaserDisc Video8/Hi8 - with the FM HiFi audio fitted in between the colour-under chroma and the FM modulated luminance, with >the video heads capturing everything via a single RF path.
PAL Betamax however works like VHS HiFi with depth multiplex and separate heads with different azimuth to the video heads, requiring two physical RF taps and two capture paths - one for video, one for HiFi audio. (There's no space in the video RF to squeeze the HiFi audio in PAL Betamax)
Extended Definition Betamax
Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support ED Beta 500 Lines βI PAL Yes Not implemented ED Beta 500 Lines βI NTSC Yes Not implementedMore Samples & Testing Required!
Tape Format Resolution Tape Mode TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support Sony Umatic 250 lines LoBand 525 NTSC Yes Yes Sony Umatic 250 lines LoBand 625 PAL Yes Yes Sony Umatic 250 lines HiBand 625 PAL Yes Yes Tape Format Resolution Tape Mode TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support Sony Umatic 320 lines HiBand SP 525 NTSC Yes Implemented Sony Umatic 320 lines HiBand SP 625 PAL Yes ImplementedSony's portable consumer format had both camcorders and a limited range of VCRs.
Video8/Hi8 Runtime & File Sizes
Format Time Minutes Time Hours DdD 10-bit Packed 40msps .lds DdD 16-bit FLAC 40msps .ldf PAL-SP 120 minutes 2 Hours 400GB +- 150GB +- PAL-LP 240 minutes 4 Hours 700GB +- 250GB +- NTSC-SP 150 minutes 2.5 Hours 500GB +- 300GB +- NTSC-LP 300 minutes 5 Hours 800GB +- 600GB +-*Rough numbers based off 1min captures
Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Video Decoding Support HiFi Audio Decoding Support Sony Video8 280 Lines SP/LP 625 PAL Yes Yes* Yes* Sony Video8 280 Lines SP/LP 525 NTSC Yes Yes* Yes Tape Format Resolution Tape Speed TV System RF Capture Support Video Decoding Support HiFi Audio Decoding Support Sony Hi8 415 Lines SP/LP 625 PAL Yes Yes* Yes* Sony Hi8 415 Lines SP/LP 525 NTSC Yes Yes* Yes*Hi8 requires more work, but video8 is virtually near native hardware decoding for SP tapes.
*HiFi PAL needs fine-tuning mode disabled on some tapes, carrier detection code needs updating.
Tape Format Resolution Tape Mode TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support EIAJ 300 Lines Monocrome 405 PAL Yes Preliminary EIAJ 300 Lines Monocrome 405 NTSC Yes Not implemented EIAJ 300 Lines Monocrome 625 PAL Yes Preliminary EIAJ 300 Lines Monocrome 525 NTSC Yes Not implemented EIAJ 300 Lines Colour 625 PAL Yes Preliminary EIAJ 300 Lines Colour 525 NTSC Yes Not implemented*Requires --fallback_vsync currently
*Requires --fallback_vsync currently
Philips N1500, Philips N1700
Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support VCR SP 200 Lines? 625 PAL Yes Preliminary VCR LP 200 Lines? 625 PAL Yes Preliminary Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support Video 2000 230 Lines 625 PAL Yes Not implementedSamples are Required!
Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support PAL 320 Lines 625 PAL Yes* Not implemented NTSC 320 Lines 525 NTSC Yes* Not implementedRF capture requires MISRC or CX Cards with Clockgen Mod as this requires 2 channels for Video.
Samples are Required!
Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support PAL 360 Lines 625 PAL Yes* Not implemented NTSC 360 Lines 525 NTSC Yes* Not implementedRF capture requires MISRC or CX Cards with Clockgen Mod as this requires 2 channels for Video.
4ch Baseband Capture but AFM could be RF Captured and run though HiFi-Decode, samples are required.
Samples are Required!
Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support PAL xxx Lines 625 PAL Yes* Not implemented NTSC xxx Lines 525 NTSC Yes* Not implementedRF capture requires MISRC or CX Cards with Clockgen Mod as this requires 2 channels for Video.
Tape Format Resolution TV System RF Capture Support Decoding Support UniHi 1125i30 HDTV Yes* Not implemented*Not enough is known about decks, non of dev group own this format.
There is already a decoder and YouTube Documentation on this.
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