[Cin] offtopic: Digitize and record Video with A/D USB adapters

[mnieuw at zap.a2000.nl]

Ah, found some old mails back. Look at bugtrack entry 377, that dealt
with an USB grabber. I think I could not get Cinelerra to put in in PAL
mode. VLC worked fine.

MatN

On Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:32:58 +0200
mnieuw--- via Cin <cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org> wrote:

> Yep, something like that, I think the make I used was Easycap.
> 
> MatN
> 
> On Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:26:27 +0200
> "Terje J. Hanssen via Cin" <cin at lists.cinelerra-gg.org> wrote:
> 
> > Something like this?
> > USB 2.0 Audio/Video Converter - Digitize and Edit Video from Any
> > Analog Source Including VCR, VHS, DVD
> > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJKSJZ8/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_DYWFFDKH9ZJY6G1NTTKF
> > 
> > 
> > My tape sources are Hi8 and S-VHS, that is S-Video quality between
> > VHS and DV.
> > 
> > (Also I backed up some music from my old reel tape recorder to
> > "HiFi" HQ VHS tapes 20 years ago). Og
> > And I got a working Sony Hi8 tape deck and a Panasonic S-VHS deck on
> > eBay a few years ago, as players beside my still working Sony Hi8
> > camcorder.
> > 
> > Terje
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > lør. 25. sep. 2021, 21:37 skrev Terje J. Hanssen
> > <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>:
> >   
> > > Nothing would be better than if this can be done via Cin-gg
> > >
> > > https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/CinelerraGG_Manual/Transfer_VHS_DVD_Media_or_V.html
> > >
> > > Terje
> > >
> > >
> > > lør. 25. sep. 2021, 16:52 skrev Terje J. Hanssen
> > > <terjejhanssen at gmail.com    
> > > >:    
> > >    
> > >> Although I have and have used some Black Magic external tools for
> > >> this, I'm also interested in simple and low cost options for
> > >> Linux workstations.
> > >>
> > >> In a recent article the Augustin VGB100 usb2.0 video adaper and
> > >> VLC was used to record video
> > >> https://www.arsouyes.org/en/blog/2021/2021-05-17_Numerisation_VHS
> > >>
> > >> Any experience here with similar A/D video adapters, quality and
> > >> applications for recording on Linux?.
> > >>
> > >> Second I wonder if some lossless, compressed master video format
> > >> is available for better quality before final converting with
> > >> typical ffmeg?
> > >>
> > >> And third, maybe a stupid question:
> > >> Is it possible to record just Audio with an A/D Video adapter,
> > >> which audio record format and what quality, compared with a pure
> > >> Audio adapter? And if so, can audio record applications like
> > >> Audiacity be used?
> > >>
> > >> Terje
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>    
>