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  • Author Author: pcdocms
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pcdocms

I am slowing moving into the 21st century image

 

For a while, I have been trying to devise a way to automate the capture of literally hundreds of VHS tapes

to a digital format, with little success. main issue is building a microcontroller that will run several robots to load and unload tapes to various VCRs

for processing , sending a message when a video cap of the tape has succeeded or failed.  I think the R PI will be the answer to my prayers. I will still use

PC video processing and capture, but all command and control will be issued by  the PI. I would be more than happy to hear from anyone else

that is faced with this dilemma.

 

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  • Hi pcdocms,

     

    sitting with the same installation and facing the same issue.

     

    How far could you get?

    Did you solve loading/unloading?

     

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  • Hi 14ers,

    This is an update on the VCR PI project

    Since my last post, I have acquired the following for my project

     

    4 - 4-head  stereo VCRs ( 1 ea Panasonic, Sanyo, JVC, and Toshiba ). I decided to go with different brands for the  following reasons:

    - These were the only brands I could get a thrift store cheap ( < $10 per unit )  at the time

    - I can use different IR remote signals to control each VCR separately (a good thing if one records a program

    at different speeds , or you have tape of varying program length. )

     

    1 Pi 2 - (Big thanks to Element 14 )

     

    RCA AV cables for the above.

     

    5  USB capture boxes for the above VCRs ( 1 plextor , 2 ads tech dvd express, 1 generic (just says "tvbox" )

    All "seem" to work

     

    Now here is a question that I have for all 14ers reading this blog -

     

    what video format file format should I consider storing my videos in to optimize video quality while at the same time minimizing drive space ?

  • wishing could help you.. have sam"ish" problem...  snds interesting.. will watch your post.. thank you!

     

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