| KevoM 19.11.2018 20:19 |
This is my first (of many!) contribution to QZ share. I've recently been through my Queen collection and dug up various recordings from over the years. All of which I recorded direct from off air broadcasts in the UK. So all are 1st gen quality. Sources vary from VHS (sp TBC), SVHS (sp, TBC) and DVR. They may or may not be better than what's already out there but are probably 'as good as it gets'. The first one is 'VH1 Legends'. I've compared it to the previous one on here and it is an improvement being a SVHS source and smaller TV logo. Lineage: Biography Channel (DVB) > SVHS(sp, s-video, TBC)>DVD Recorder (Panasonic DMRE100 XP mode)> PC for further authoring(menus, chapters etc). (Bit for bit all the way through, interlaced, no re-encodes, crops etc.) MEDIAINFO: Video ID : 224 (0xE0) Format : MPEG Video Bit rate mode : Variable Maximum bit rate : 9 557 kb/s Width : 704 pixels Height : 576 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate : 25.000 FPS Standard : PAL (interlaced) Audio Format : AC-3 Format/Info : Audio Coding 3 Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 256 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : Front: L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz DOWNLOAD LINK: link |
| onedunpark 19.11.2018 20:43 |
Thank you. I'm sure this will be an upgrade on what I already have. |
| misabeat 19.11.2018 20:54 |
Again, thank you. Really appreciated. Compared to the previous copy I had, this is heaps better. |
| KevoM 19.11.2018 21:01 |
DVD Artwork link... link Do people still burn to DVD ? |
| QueenAllTheWay 19.11.2018 21:23 |
Amazing! Thanks, KevoM! |
| KevoM 19.11.2018 21:30 |
Thanks. You're all welcome. Nice to give back something after downloading so many these past few days! Killer Queen! (C4 doc) new SVHS source is on it's way (stay tuned!) |
| pmatsynot 20.11.2018 10:16 |
Thank you |
| earwig 20.11.2018 10:40 |
thank you! |
| Chinwonder2 20.11.2018 11:14 |
Thanks! :) -Chin |
| Chopin1995 20.11.2018 16:48 |
Thank you! |
| dave76 20.11.2018 18:28 |
I still love the Legends serie. And also the one about Queen. The only thing that still annoys me is the incorrection of Freddie's birthday year (1945) according to VH1 and 46 years when he passed. Aside from that it's good. |
| markoancev4 20.11.2018 20:27 |
I am burning on DVD. Cause i got only like 1TB plus i am poor to buy this cloud storage things |
| Blackvy 20.11.2018 20:35 |
Thanks for sharing! :) |
| RadekQ 20.11.2018 22:46 |
Thank you! |
| KevoM 21.11.2018 13:39 |
Slight correction on the lineage...It was a direct DVR recording from The Biography Channel (DVB) and not via SVHS tap (that was my previous VH1 broadcast version). So better than I originally thought! |
| pittrek 22.11.2018 14:14 |
Thank you very much |
| Ale Solan 23.11.2018 17:59 |
Is no-one uploading using torrents anymore? I can't download this due to traffic limit (I won't spend a single dime on MEGA) Torrent anyone? Thanks. |
| Ale Solan 24.11.2018 20:26 |
I can't fucking download this. Again, torrent anyone? |
| AOCQ 24.11.2018 20:29 |
Thanks! |
| Ale Solan 25.11.2018 18:46 |
Torrent anyone? |
| MackMantilla 26.11.2018 06:57 |
thank you |
| KevoM 26.11.2018 20:45 |
New DVD Artwork: https://mega.nz/#F!Dmh3HKYK!-e5cswZYrc-nZap2QwdebA<
link alt="VH1 Legends DVD Artwork" width="600" /> |
| Ale Solan 27.11.2018 13:02 |
Still no torrent. I don't feel like sharing anything anymore at this pace... |
| . 27.11.2018 15:21 |
Although recorded in the UK, I think you will find this version has the US narration by Henry Rollins as opposed to the UK narration. Can I ask what TBC you have used to make your SVHS transfers, or is it just part of the deck circuity? |
| KevoM 27.11.2018 15:56 |
Kurgan wrote: Although recorded in the UK, I think you will find this version has the US narration by Henry Rollins as opposed to the UK narration. Can I ask what TBC you have used to make your SVHS transfers, or is it just part of the deck circuity?It's been a while since I watched and recorded some of these old Queen docs. I didn't realise that there were two narration versions. I think I have two versions of this, a SVHS source and this one a DVR source ( I corrected this in a previous post on this thread). This 'Legends' doc was one of many tape>DVD conversions I did back around 2002/3 when I bought my first Panasonic HDD/DVD recorder. As regards SVHS and TBC in general, I think it's part of the VCR's circuitry. There are further options called 'BEST' and 'EDIT' mode along with TBC which you can turn on and off during playback. I sometimes find having TBC in can cause slight 'jumpy' playback. It's a JVC HRS8880(?) which I bough from John Lewis in the mid/late 90s and still going strong, although I only use it occasionally for tape>digital conversions like this. |
| . 27.11.2018 18:50 |
For VHS & SVHS transfers I recommend TBC off and Edit on using an s-video cable. The result being that more information is retained as the ''softening'' circuitry is disabled during play back in edit mode. Not important unless you want to process after transferring. Are you certain your SVHS recordings are actually SVHS? No disrespect intended, but they actually look like VHS. My Panasonic VCR has a switch to record in either SVHS or VHS, and the difference is quite apparent. |
| KevoM 27.11.2018 21:07 |
Kurgan wrote: For VHS & SVHS transfers I recommend TBC off and Edit on using an s-video cable. The result being that more information is retained as the ''softening'' circuitry is disabled during play back in edit mode. Not important unless you want to process after transferring. Are you certain your SVHS recordings are actually SVHS? No disrespect intended, but they actually look like VHS. My Panasonic VCR has a switch to record in either SVHS or VHS, and the difference is quite apparent.I've been using SVHS since the mid 90s. I started with videoing weddings and events semi-professionally and have been through 3 x SVHS VCRs since, so I am quite familiar the techs (inc s-video, TBC, 'EDIT' mode which i use by default) and since then HDD/DVDRs, HDD/Blu Ray recorders etc.. Nearly always Panasonic gear apart from my last SVHS VCR which is JVC, which I agree was a cheaper model compared to my previous Panasonic HS1000 which was more for editing than just simple record and play. I disagree, I think they clearly look like SVHS, you can notice the extra resolution (less fuzzy and basically more 'punch'). Im viewing my clips on a 55" 4K TV and the SVHS stuff looks very passable where as the VHS stuff looks (obviously) dreadful! Which clips do you think look like VHS? (I'm a bit offended TBH as I have always gone to great lengths to produce the best quality in terms of picture and audio with my videos. This goes back to the early days of VHS to present with HD and now 4K The VH1 legends is a DVR recording and clearly at DVD SD quality |
| . 27.11.2018 22:24 |
just wanted a verification, and you've done that now thanks. Sorry you took offence, and thanks for the uploads. |
| KevoM 27.11.2018 22:44 |
Ok, np. Can confirm that from my recent uploads, Queen Phenomenon, Killer Queen Doc, Rock Shrines, Freddie Met Kenny are all SVHS 1st gen off air recordings. I converted them all from the original SVHS tapes to DVD-R just last week apart from KQ which I already converted back in 2002. |
| tassilo 06.01.2019 11:21 |
Thank you. |
| Unniendo 06.01.2019 20:39 |
Nice! Thanks a lot! |