Having fun with PD13!

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

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Oct 03, 2014 09:18

Hello to all,
I have not been on the Forum so much lately as I have been having a blast with PD13.
Beautiful mpeg2 capture (via dongle) of old VHS tapes, smooth. I'm already using it for client videos and making money with PowerDirector. Yes, it's legal.
After the initial list of missteps on the launch, it's actually quite good.
The New Blue Titler is SUPER, as well as the new title functions of PD itself.
The addition of the Adorage series is also a good move. I will say, though, that Adorage could use a little updating it's still fun to use.
Sure, I miss the Freesound link, and more than a few unexplained PD crashes, and Smartsound still wreaks havoc with my timeline scrubber, but as those crash reports arrive, and the Forum experts reveal things that a BETA TEAM would have caught, fixes will be made. Patch #1 anybody?
This is a really fun program!

HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

bchbumgus

Newbie Location: NE NC Joined: Jan 02, 2014 20:49 Messages: 28 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 10:36

Can you give me a few details about capturing VHS tapes. I didnt know I could do that with PD13'
Thanks ASUS GL752VW/ Windows 10 64 bit / 16GB RAM / Intel i7 6700HQ @ 2.6GHz / NVIDIA GeForce GTX960M / PD14 Ultimate -2820

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 10:58

Not too much on details needed here, just use a quality dongle. I used my Hauppage tv tuner dongle which also converts. I installed only the drivers, not the software. I used quality RCA connectors, and captured to mpeg2. I would like more format choices but since this was going to DVD there was no real issue. If it was going to the net an mp4 capture would have been better if available. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

SoNic67

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 27, 2014 14:14 Messages: 1308 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 11:12

Barry, I see in your signature the Canon VIXIA HV30. I think that camera has a DV-passtrough function that can take an analog video and transform it into DV files... It could do also the VHS conversion nice.

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 11:21

Yes Sonic67. I've used it but the setup can be fussy. The dongle is so easy. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
Nvidia GTX 960(4GB)/16GB DDR3/
Canon Vixia HV30/HF-M40/HF-M41/HF-G20/Olympus E-PL5.
Tape capture using 6 VCR, TBC-1000, Elite BVP4+, Sony D8 camcorder with TBC.
https://www.facebook.com/BarryAFTT

Michael8511

Contributor Location: U.S.A. Indiana Joined: Jan 14, 2012 16:12 Messages: 374 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 13:59

Glad your having fun with it Barry. I to like the New Blue Titler. Intel i7 5960X overclock to 4 Ghz 16 GB of ram.
GoPro 4
Canon VIXIA HF G10
Canon EOS Rebel T3
Canon EOS 70D
My Vimeo Channel http://vimeo.com/user3339631/videos

SoNic67

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 27, 2014 14:14 Messages: 1308 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 14:29

I have it installed as a trial, but I am disappointed of the encoding speed. On my system is some 3 times slower than the PD12.

CubbyHouseFilms

Senior Contributor Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: Jul 14, 2009 04:23 Messages: 2208 Offline

Oct 03, 2014 23:34

Quote: Hello to all,
I have not been on the Forum so much lately as I have been having a blast with PD13.
Beautiful mpeg2 capture (via dongle) of old VHS tapes, smooth. I'm already using it for client videos and making money with PowerDirector. Yes, it's legal.
After the initial list of missteps on the launch, it's actually quite good.
The New Blue Titler is SUPER, as well as the new title functions of PD itself.
The addition of the Adorage series is also a good move. I will say, though, that Adorage could use a little updating it's still fun to use.
Sure, I miss the Freesound link, and more than a few unexplained PD crashes, and Smartsound still wreaks havoc with my timeline scrubber, but as those crash reports arrive, and the Forum experts reveal things that a BETA TEAM would have caught, fixes will be made. Patch #1 anybody?
This is a really fun program!

Me too BG

Happing editing

Best Regards

Neil
CubbyHouseFilms
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My Vimeo Channel
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