Bigou

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[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 1 points 6 days ago

It was, in a way. As far as I know, France was the only European country to use it, others preferring PAL over it. There was some country from Africa (mostly former colonies), but not much else as far as I know.

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago

Thanks! Good luck and keep me updated, I'm curious to know if you can get a good result. (I don't see why not, but still.)

That said, I might go another route. I seems the successor to a tuner card I used to have was apparently made again. (Said successor being the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-5525, to be precise.) It does have a capture function, especially since I still have the I/O extension from my previous tuner, (the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200) which is compatible with this newer model too. Might go that route instead, as it would also let me watch TV and listen to FM radio again.

I had already captured one VHS with the old card, but not only did I lose most of the capture since, and my old tuner also died. (Not that it’s very surprising, as it was the oldest part still present in my PC even back at the time of its demise. It is missed, but lived a plentiful life.) Plus, I since migrated to Linux, and this new model is better supported than the old one on said OS.

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Because it didn't agree with SECAM. I didn't know it back then, but the GBS-C only support PAL and NTSC, there is absolutely no SECAM support in it. Same goes for the OSSC.

That said, I saw that the successor to a tuner card I used to have was apparently made again. (Said successor being the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-5525, to be precise.) It does have a capture function, especially since I still have the I/O extension from my previous tuner, (the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200) which is compatible with this newer model too. Might go that route instead, as it would also let me watch TV and listen to FM radio again.

I had already captured one VHS with the old card, but not only did I lose most of the capture since, and my old tuner also died. (Not that it's very surprising, as it was the oldest part still present in my PC even back at the time of its demise. It is missed, but lived a plentiful life.) Plus, I since migrated to Linux, and this new model is better supported than the old one on said OS.

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Interesting to know the capture card work on Linux.

Never had a miniDV. My cam is a Panasonic NV-M7, SECAM version. As I said in the original post, it play and film on full-size VHS, and can be plug-in in composite. (Hence why I killed my GBS-C trying to use it to capture the signal. 😭)

Thanks for all those informations, I will have to think on what is the best solution for me.

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If it work, and your VCR/DVD combo can really output the VHS' signal through its HDMI port, let me know. It might be the way I go, as the simplest way to obtain what I want. (I already have an HDMI capture card, which is why I tried using my GBS-C to capture my VHS… And killed said GBS-C.)

 

Hello everyone on Mbin, Lemmy and other parts of the Fediverse!

I have some family moments, (vacations, Christmases, birthdays, …) on VHS tape. I want to convert them in into modern, digital video files. I tried doing it with a GBS-C, but being French, those VHS are in SECAM, and neither GBS-Cs nor OSSC support thore formats. (At first it looked like I would only have the sound, but it ultimately killed my GBS-C.)

So, what do YOU use to preserve your old family memories in the modern, digital world? And does it support SECAM?

Thanks to all of those that can and will help me.

#VHS #SECAM #tape #SECAMtapes #SaveOldMemories #digitizingOldTapes

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 3 points 3 weeks ago

That is a far more funny acronym. Especially for a Frenchy like me, since my peoples often say of the ones controlling such big corporations, "they have fangs so long, they scratch the floor". (Well… "They scratch the parquet", to be exact. But who care if the floor is made of wood or not at that point.)

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 1 points 3 weeks ago

Except the team behind Waze was merged with the one behind Google Maps, they just keep the two apps separated (for now) to prevent any backlash. Same with Doubleclick and Google Adds. (In fact, I've got the impression Doubleclick became nothing more than an alias for Google Adds. And for quite some time, I might add.)

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Except all of Alphabet entreprises have a name starting by Google. (Or at least strongly evocating it, in the case of Gmail.)

We can't say the same about Meta. Instagram isn't called "Facebook Gallery", and Threads isn't called "Facebook Short Messages". (And Oculus didn't become "Facebook VR", just Meta.)

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 1 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Can't say I find this surprising, especially not coming from a #GAMAM. (Formerly #GAFAM)

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu -5 points 1 month ago

It's probably the first time that guy say someting inteligent in all his life.

[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago

French peoples are too.

 

Hello to all keyboard enthusiast here on the Fédiverse.

For the longest time, I have used a TypeMatrix 2030 as my daily driver, most of which was spent daydreaming of finding a close approximation that would be mechanical. Failing to find one, I procrastinated in researching how I could build my own, which was an error.

Now, my good old TypeMatrix is showing signs of dying, and I still don’t have even started on its mechanical replacement. So, I would like help and counsel on how to make one.

I don’t need it to be identical, (I don’t need the rightmost column on the actual TypeMatrix, for example) but I DO need the middle column with “del”, “backspace” and “enter” keys.

Would anyone be willing to help me, please?

 

Hello to all keyboard enthusiast here on the Fédiverse.

For the longest time, I have used a TypeMatrix 2030 as my daily driver, most of which was spent daydreaming of finding a close approximation that would be mechanical. Failing to find one, I procrastinated in researching how I could build my own, which was an error.

Now, my good old TypeMatrix is showing signs of dying, and I still don't have even started on its mechanical replacement. So, I would like help and counsel on how to make one.

I don't need it to be identical, (I don't need the rightmost column on the actual TypeMatrix, for example) but I DO need the middle column with "del", "backspace" and "enter" keys.

Would anyone be willing to help me, please?

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