time-based correcting and image quality

craigunderhill wrote on 7/9/2003, 11:54 AM
what's the best approach to this? do any of the filters in vegas help reduce color spill and general garbage from old or multiple generation sources? i know a separate device will have to correct the timecode.

a friend has old football games on tape, but there's a lot of color spill and waves to some of the images.

just wondering.

thanks.

-craig

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craftech wrote on 7/9/2003, 12:52 PM
Do you have a Proc Amp? I would use that to clean it up first, then capture it.

John
craigunderhill wrote on 7/9/2003, 1:04 PM
wow. didn't know about that one. does it work wonders? i'm passing the info along.

thanks.

craftech wrote on 7/9/2003, 8:35 PM
Well, not exactly "wonders", but it can definitely improve the analog video before capture. If you transcode bad analog video to digital you won't be able to correct it with any program I know of including Vegas. If you don't own one, then rent one. A new one is $400 and up:
http://www.signvideo.com/single_dual_proc-amp_video-processor.htm
Borrowing one is the best bet. Don't expect it to work miracles though. You mentioned TBC. Most of the ones I have seen also have built-in Proc Amps.

John
craigunderhill wrote on 7/9/2003, 10:13 PM
cool.. thanks.