Can I ask for advice and opinion on the best software to enhance old video clips, such as those taken from VHS or 8mm video clips?
Thanks Martin Martin Bruton On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 at 11:13, Cliff Wootton <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to see a discussion on this topic and its all sound advice. I'd like > to add some input but it's a a bit lengthy and complex so I thought I'd ask > first. Do you want to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole? > > On Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 22:27:54 UTC Steve Davies wrote: > >> Thanks Sam, that’s encouraging to hear. >> Steve. >> >> >> On 5 Dec 2024, at 22:20, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> 162MB is about right for a 720p video using h.265 at mid to low quality >> (depending on the duration of course) >> >> I've just compressed a 5min 1080p clip of one of my gigs using h.265 and >> it’s come out at 280MB, the quality’s excellent (can’t say the same for the >> material) >> *_* >> >> Regards >> Sam Mullen >> >> +44 (0)7747778022 <//+447747778022> >> [email protected] >> www.macambulance.com >> [image: MacAmbulance] MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC >> Support and Web Development >> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, >> registration number 8466597 >> >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may >> contain privileged or confidential information. >> >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and >> delete the email immediately. >> >> On 5 Dec 2024, at 22:09, 'Steve Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Sam, >> >> The source was an old DVD at 720p, so I used 720 rather than 1080 >> >> Steve. >> >> On 5 Dec 2024, at 22:04, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Did you encode it as 1080p or 2160p? What was the source video resolution? >> *_* >> >> Regards >> Sam Mullen >> >> +44 (0)7747778022 <//+447747778022> >> [email protected] >> www.macambulance.com >> [image: MacAmbulance] MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC >> Support and Web Development >> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, >> registration number 8466597 >> >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may >> contain privileged or confidential information. >> >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and >> delete the email immediately. >> >> On 5 Dec 2024, at 21:35, 'Steve Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Cheers Sam, >> >> Tried that, (See screenshot.) and while it worked, and did produce a much >> smaller file, (162mb.) it would appear to be a significant reduction in >> data from the original 8.4TB file. >> >> interestingly, I also stubbled upon a free app in the app store that >> automates the MKV to mp4 conversion, its very fast and spat out a 5.6TB >> file. >> >> I will keep playing. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Steve. >> >> On 5 Dec 2024, at 20:11, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> In Handbrake, choose the video encoder as H.265 (VideoToolbox) to ensure >> hardware encoding support (on an M1 Pro), then set the quality around 48-55 >> and frame-rate same as source. >> >> I usually get great results from that combination and with the hardware >> acceleration it hardly takes any time >> *_* >> >> Regards >> Sam Mullen >> >> +44 (0)7747778022 <//+447747778022> >> [email protected] >> www.macambulance.com >> [image: MacAmbulance] MacAmbulance Ltd. 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