I used a cheap USB composite video capture device. For some reason people feel the need to harass and insult me for it, but it's all I have. It works, but if you use one, be prepared to be abused by assholes if you post the video!
You shouldn't have used this cheap and crappy capture device for Betacam SP. It's best captured via component video, not composite. Your comparison is in concept good, but its execution is sadly pretty shoddy due to the bad USB capture shitter deleting a ton of resolution and detail from the Betacam SP footage.
It's all I have. What am I supposed to do? Not sure why I keep getting harrassed and insulted just because the video quality isn't as good as it could be if I had expensive equipment. If I seem defensive, it's because I keep getting hassled. Give me a break.
Police , sheriff, and fire /ambulance services are very limited in the desert. Just not enough of them to always be close not to mention outside of town it can take some time to even find the people calling in . I've seen a few times where someone had to meet police or ambulance at paved roads then lead them to the problem.
Could have gone so much worse I suppose; if there had been anything to their left at all hazardous it would have been a different story. Like if they were driving next to a cliff, or on an undivided highway next to the oncoming lane, etc.
This was probably a head end for a local cable company. Maybe they went out of business or went fiber so have no need for this head end anymore. Some unique looking dishes. Salvageable but probably a huge job, especially in the desert.
Considero o ápice da evolução das gravações para a TV. A imagem HD é inferior ao Betacam SP quando exibida em TVs de tubo analógicas. Aliás o HD é algo mais próximo do filme. As melhores memórias de quem viu TV um dia serão sempre em 4:3.
I would like to add blue LED Digits to mine. I have replaced the LM7805 5v regulator and removed the big wire wound resistor associated with it. Which causes the unit to run much cooler. The one thing you have to watch out for when replacing a linear with a switch mode Regulator is the noise. Linear voltage regulators by their very design, are pretty quiet, but switch mode regulators because they are switching are creating RF interference, which is not too good for your WWV radio. The cheap Chinese switch mode. Regulators look really crappy on a scope. I use the TRACOPOWER - TSR 1-2450 which is pretty quiet.
The blue LED is nice. The whole clock is so bright that I couldn’t keep it in a bedroom. I put some ND gel over the display and that did the trick. Thank you for the details on your modifications. Very much appreciated.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I also love the aesthetic of the old video, but sometimes you actually want to capture detail and watch it on a modern screen. Maybe I'll have to get something that does 1080. Thanks for watching!
If you have any questions about betacam sp shooting, ask away. I would have used the ND option for the betacam sp camera footage as it looks to be a bit too bright and the sharpness seems overdone. Also, why not do a real Betacam sp test and get a betacam sp player and then transcode the tape to digital. If the camera has no record back, then some of the benefit is lost as betacam sp is quite good in component mode. I would put both cameras on sticks, forget zooming, set up each image as a still shot and shoot 10 seconds, then pause recording and create a new frame to compare.
Wow, thank you so much! I am a novice at this in general, and Betacam SP in particular. Yes, I definitely should have used a darker ND filter. I didn't adjust the sharpness though. I have a PVW-2800 that I could use for playback, but instead I just used the VA-510 VTR Adapter that I have in order to output composite video to my USB capture device. I don't have a compatible tripod for the Sony ENG camera, but I could have used one for the Panasonic MiniDV. I am not sure what you mean about transcoding the Betacam SP tape to digital. I have an USB capture device that accepts either composite or S-video input. Perhaps you can elaborate a little? It is very exciting to me to get advice from an accomplished professional. I really appreciate your advice. I will concentrate on the 10-second still shots next time! Thank you!!!
There should be a filter wheel on the side of the camera that gives you the following choices, tungsten, sunlight, and sunlight plus ND for really bright situations. On the side there might be ASA gain functions, zero gain will be the cleanest. You can also set up the viewfinder by using the built in color bars. Hopefully you have the color bars with the three black pluge bars. If you get zebras in the image, they probably mean the video is clipping or about to clip in the bright spots. See if you can find the menu options that can be viewed in the viewfinder. If you record directly to tape, then playback the tape through the three component connections known as R-Y, B-Y, Y, and convert that to a digital signal, the picture quality can be surprisingly good. I think there is an option to border the top and bottom of the camera acquisition image if you want to have a matching aspect ratio for transferring to digital. @@SquarewaveTechnology I hope you can find a way to tripod your betacam sp, that is when the fun begins. Super slow zooms if you want, balanced camera that elegantly can be panned or zoom and pan.
Yes, there is a filter wheel with 4 choices. I disabled the zebra function as I didn't quite understand what it was for, but it definitely would be helpful. I keep the camera gain switch on 0 dB. I do record directly to tape, and the camera doesn't have component video output, but my PVW-2800 VTR does, so I will try that. While I appreciate the aesthetics of analog video, I do want the best quality possible when digitizing the base footage. I am not sure about aspect ratio for digitizing, but I like the look of 4:3 with the older media. I checked out tripod prices on eBay...Wow. Hundreds of dollars at the minimum. I'll keep looking, as it's impossible to hold that 20 pound camera still and it's going to throw my spine out of alignment. I'm fascinated by the Betacam SP format as well as the intricacies of my Sony DXC-D30. I'm planning on picking up a DSR-1 DVCAM VTR for the camera since it's easier to transfer and the cassettes are ubiquitous and inexpensive. It's all a learning process. I am very grateful for your detailed, helpful advice! Thanks again!
I made a new video over the weekend and tried to keep your advice in the forefront of my mind while filming. I used only a MiniDV camcorder this time, and didn't use a tripod (again), but I tried to focus on the 10-second motionless shots for the most part. I am pretty happy with the results.
That’s a good point. It’s possible that the vocalizations wasn’t apparent to the camera operator at the time of filming and the audio was boosted during subsequent analysis of the captured recording. Official results are still weeks away due to the magretometric survey that is required before any conclusions can be made. Thank you for your comment.
This is an interesting clip. I looked closer at some of the frames and the subject does appear to have typical sasquatchian features and body mechanics. I'm going to forward this clip and info to a couple of people who might be interested in doing a more detailed analysis. Is there any way to contact you (the original uploader)?
Thank you for your message. We are currently engaged with a service agency that is performing microinspection of the original magnetic tape medium. We welcome any and all analysis by qualified or other entities.
While your reference to the 1999 “found footage” feature film written and directed by Daniel Myrick is an interesting comparison, The Blair Witch movie depicts a supernatural or paranormal encounter. Cryptozoology focuses on the evidence-based study of creatures that are bound by the known laws of physics. The footage shown in this brief video was taken with near-infrared illumination and captured on a recording device utilizing magnetic tape media to record electrical impulses provided by a charge-coupled device stimulated by environmental photons reflected into the camera lens after striking the presumed cryptid. That is where the similarities begin, end, and loiter briefly in the liminal space between.
@@ruccimatt4185 While there are anecdotal reports of cryptids having poorly understood non-traditional mechanisms for interacting with the physical world, what appears to be paranormal or even magical qualities, (to couch it in lay terms), but other schools of thought posit that it may be quantum interactions that are not fully understood.
What was the squawking noise .. ? Then you can hear a guttural growl/grunt .. Was that the dog? Did you smell anything ? Did you start recording because of an un-easy feeling like you were being watched? .. How far away were you from that bush? Thanks for the upload really interesting stuff. Hope it's not fake that would be whack. lol EDIT- Sorry for all the questions Im just the first to comment so I was super curious and had no comments to rummage through.
We kept hearing that sound. Sometimes far away, sometimes close. There was a faint odor like a skunk but not as sharp. Musky and unpleasant. We heard grunts and that loud cry, but couldn't really see anything at first. A couple of times I thought I saw something moving, but it was very dark and we couldn't tell if it was the campfire throwing shadows. The bush was maybe 40 feet away and there were crackling branch sounds. The night vision on the camera showed what we couldn't see with our naked eyes.
When they have the hot air balloon festival there are dozens of them drifting gently over the whole city. I’m looking forward to the festival in January!
