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February 5th, 2017, 04:38 PM

I'm probably the only one obsessed with VHS conversion and resolutions at this point, the rest of you all are probably like, "dude, what's with the VCR?"

But, maybe to try and tie it in with one of the original points to this thread, formats, converting, aspect ratios, video bit rates, and resolutions are difficult to try and harness when it comes to crafting a crisp, clear and beautiful DVD rip, at a fair, but good quality, file size. Imagine the difficulty when it deals with VHS (to rip all those vintage, OOP goodies we may have).

Doing some more reading, it appears the 352x240 resolution, being the standard go-to for VHS, is debatable. And I'm sure SP and SLP come into play as well, something that slipped my mind. Apparently some say VHS can, and should, be ripped at 720x540, which shocked me. But, again, it probably depends on how long ago the VHS tape was produced. I'm not sure that for a VHS tape from 1983, 720x540 would be appropriate. And then the whole issue of how many bit rates to use also comes into play. It's a confusion. Not a big deal, and fun to keep discovering if anything, but confusing nonetheless.

Just some recently ripped VHS stills:

LEFT is 352x240, RIGHT is 640x480
Since it's a still image, it looks the same (except one's smaller framed), but in motion maybe people can notice a difference. But, still, looking at that 352x240 video on a computer is so funny and shocking, what with our widescreen, high def screens of today. Even on an old TV I don't know how that resolution managed to look good. Alright, I'm done. Fascinating reads if anyone is interested:

http://www.digitalfaq.com/archives/c...cr-record.html
https://www.photography-forums.com/t...olution.38983/
http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/1...n-352x240-NTSC
Mind you, the discussions in these links are from 2002-2003. Still an interesting to read and travel back through time, though.

February 5th, 2017, 04:38 PM	#17
31D1 Guest Posts: n/a	I'm probably the only one obsessed with VHS conversion and resolutions at this point, the rest of you all are probably like, "dude, what's with the VCR?" But, maybe to try and tie it in with one of the original points to this thread, formats, converting, aspect ratios, video bit rates, and resolutions are difficult to try and harness when it comes to crafting a crisp, clear and beautiful DVD rip, at a fair, but good quality, file size. Imagine the difficulty when it deals with VHS (to rip all those vintage, OOP goodies we may have). Doing some more reading, it appears the 352x240 resolution, being the standard go-to for VHS, is debatable. And I'm sure SP and SLP come into play as well, something that slipped my mind. Apparently some say VHS can, and should, be ripped at 720x540, which shocked me. But, again, it probably depends on how long ago the VHS tape was produced. I'm not sure that for a VHS tape from 1983, 720x540 would be appropriate. And then the whole issue of how many bit rates to use also comes into play. It's a confusion. Not a big deal, and fun to keep discovering if anything, but confusing nonetheless. Just some recently ripped VHS stills: LEFT is 352x240, RIGHT is 640x480 Since it's a still image, it looks the same (except one's smaller framed), but in motion maybe people can notice a difference. But, still, looking at that 352x240 video on a computer is so funny and shocking, what with our widescreen, high def screens of today. Even on an old TV I don't know how that resolution managed to look good. Alright, I'm done. Fascinating reads if anyone is interested: http://www.digitalfaq.com/archives/c...cr-record.html https://www.photography-forums.com/t...olution.38983/ http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/1...n-352x240-NTSC Mind you, the discussions in these links are from 2002-2003. Still an interesting to read and travel back through time, though.