AMD Athlon 1700 XP (1.4 ghz processor)
512 megs of memory
Windows 2000 Professional (w/SP4)
ATI All-In-Wonder 9600 XT
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
I want to know what I should use for my own star wars laser disc preservation.
I have a Pioneer CLD-M460 LaserDisc/5 CD player
I have the Definitive collection star wars laser discs.
I probably don't have enough money for more different versions, so i'm stuck with just these. Obviously I have ATI's own .VCR format, I have MPEG2 directly (as these are going to eventually be on dvd), also windows media, and finally i'm able to use huffyuv only through virtualdub. What should I use to capture and to edit the movies in? I haven't done a full comprehensive test but I think huffyuv works ok. I only did a test on a capture from the tv tuner, and it had some jerkinss, however it might just be from the conflict between my ati and sound blaster cards. Normal capture through video in (analog) doesn't seem affected by this conflict, but i'll have to check to make sure.
Also I don't have enough money to shell out for a new laser disc player, and this one outputs an image quality where it appears as though each scan line fluctuates in brightness, (producing a shimmering effect going through my tv)... This is not the same as the vhs deterioration problem whereby the top of the tv flashes between dark and bright, but is alot more subtle and over the whole screen. Please give some advice.
I didn't post in the star wars preservation forum yet because i'm just starting out, and these are more general technical issues.
Thanks for any advice
Keith Weatherby II