Conventional analog capture workflow vs alternative methods - comparison

Equipment

Combo MiniDV /SVHS JVC HR-DVS3 , VHS tape with tv recorded material
Settings 1-(B.E.S.T. on, Pic. Ct. Auto, Digital3R on, Digital TBC/NR on)
Settings2-(B.E.S.T. on, Pic. Ct. Edit, Digital3R off, Digital TBC/NR off )

LG HDD DVD Recorder RH199HS Hdmi 576i(PAL)YCbCr BT.601

Startech usb3hdcap / ATI HD 600 usb

Test patterns source

Dvd player Pioneer DV-868AVI output svideo

Workflows
1 –JVC settings 1->svideo->LG->hdmi576i->Startech->Vdub->Huufyuv
2 – idem JVC deck settings 2
3 – JVC->svideo->AVT8710->ATi600->Vdub
4-JVC->DV-(firewire)-> Vdub/winDV (sdDV)
This particular combo as an input/output firewire that works also with the VHS player section .It also as directshow driver an can be used with virtualdub, also obviously with windv or scnenalyzer live.
5- DVD->svideo->LG->HDMI576i(PAL)->Startech->Vdub
6-DVD->svideo->AVT8710->ATI600->Vdub
7-DVD->svideo->ATI600->Vdub

Is the conventional workflow for this particular hardware still the best or the LG dvd recorder upscaling , filetring and ADC bring any benefit? Also the direct DV capture from a VHS source on the combo jvc deck brings significant loss of quality ( if quality loss is small or almost none edit could be done in a lossless format afterward )

samples for video 8 and also some detais about the LG DVD recorder can be seen in thread” DV conversion vs lossless capture” by vaporeon800

Attached Files

• 1-VHS_JVC_svideo_LG_startech_v1.avi (73.49 MB)
• 2-VHS_JVC_svideo_LG_startech_v2.avi (71.89 MB)
• 3-VHS_JVC_svideo_ATI.avi (77.05 MB)
• 4-VHS_JVC_dv.avi (35.57 MB)
• 5-Dvd_svideo_lg_hdmi_startech.avi (36.88 MB)
• 6-DVD_svideo_AVT_ATI600.avi (37.84 MB)
• 7-DVD_svideo_ATI600.avi (39.13 MB)