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Record with OBS Studio
Settings
Gear
- Xiaomi Mi Box S Android streaming and video player
- UGREEN 40281 HDMI Audio Extractor
- JVC HR-S6711EU VHS player
- Blackmagic Intensity Pro 4K PCI-e capture card
- ESI U86XT USB audio interface
Software
- OBS Studio 27.2.4 (use for different capture cards)
- HandBrake 1.5.1 (GUI and CLI version)
- SMPlayer 22.2.0.10060
Desktop Audio 5.1
- Video: none
- Audio: Windows 10 App
FHD Surround 5.1 (Intensity Pro)
- Video: Mi Box S → 40281 (HDMI) → Intensity Pro (HDMI)
- Audio: Mi Box S → 40281 (SPDIF) → AVR-4308 (5.1 through Pre Out) to U86XT (Line IN 1-6)
VHS Stereo (Intensity Pro)
- Video: HR-S6711EU (composite) → Intensity Pro (Y - green)
- Audio: HR-S6711EU (stereo) → Intensity Pro (RCA)
- Audio monitor: HR-S6711EU (stereo) → AVR-4308
Settings
- Output
Hint: Chose Simple or Advanced, not both, then save. Simple is good for lossless recording of both video and audio. Advanced is only necessary for some special use cases.- Output Mode: Simple
- Recording Path
- Recording Quality: Lossless Quality
- Output Mode: Advanced
- Type: Custom Output (FFmpeg)
- File path or URL
- Container Format: matroska
- Audio Bitrate: 256 Kbps
- Audio Track: 1
- Audio Encoder: pcm_s16le
- Audio
- Sample Rate: 48 kHz
- Channels: Stereo
- Video
Hint: The base resolution of the capture card is 720×576. Reducing it by 10 pixels gets rid of the sync lines at the bottom of the video, but this might depend on your VHS player. The value is not selectable, so click into the Base (Canvas) Resolution field and enter 720×566 manually.- Base (Canvas) Resolution: 720×566
- Output (Scaled) Resolution: 720×566
- Downscale Filter: Lanczos (Sharpened scaling, 36 samples)
- Common FPS Values: 50 PAL
Properties
- Video Connection: Composite
- Audio Connection: Analog RCA
- Channel: 2ch
Advanced Audio Properties
- Tracks: 1
Filters
- Gain: -1.00 dB
- Limiter: Threshold -1.00 dB, Release 60 ms
Deinterlacing
- Yadif 2x
- Top Field First
Record VHS with OBS Studio
Settings
- Output
Hint: Chose Simple or Advanced, not both, then save. Simple is good for lossless recording of both video and audio. Advanced is only necessary for some special use cases.- Output Mode: Simple
- Recording Path
- Recording Quality: Lossless Quality
- Output Mode: Advanced
- Type: Custom Output (FFmpeg)
- File path or URL
- Container Format: matroska
- Audio Bitrate: 256 Kbps
- Audio Track: 1
- Audio Encoder: pcm_s16le
- Audio
- Sample Rate: 48 kHz
- Channels: Stereo
- Video
Hint: The base resolution of the capture card is 720×576. Reducing it by 10 pixels gets rid of the sync lines at the bottom of the video, but this might depend on your VHS player. The value is not selectable, so click into the Base (Canvas) Resolution field and enter 720×566 manually.- Base (Canvas) Resolution: 720×566
- Output (Scaled) Resolution: 720×566
- Downscale Filter: Lanczos (Sharpened scaling, 36 samples)
- Common FPS Values: 50 PAL
Properties
- Video Connection: Composite
- Audio Connection: Analog RCA
- Channel: 2ch
Advanced Audio Properties
- Tracks: 1
Filters
- Gain: -1.00 dB
- Limiter: Threshold -1.00 dB, Release 60 ms
Deinterlacing
- Yadif 2x
- Top Field First