====== Capture and Digitize VHS Analog Video ======

**Linux**: https://linux.goeszen.com/capturing-vhs-video-with-vlc-via-v4l2.html

https://gordonlesti.com/digitize-a-vhs-tape-with-ffmpeg-and-easycap-on-linux/

**Beginners**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn_TDa9zY1c

  * EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Grabber
  * RCA connector cable for composite video and stereo audio
  * VHS video cassette recorder
  * Computer with USB 2.0 and Linux

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sudo apt install qv4l2 ffmpeg 
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qv4l2
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cat /proc/asound/cards
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===== Capture a NTSC VHS Tape =====

  * USB video capture device is ''/dev/video0''
  * USB audio capture device is number 1 ''hw:1,0''
  * Captured and encoded in one go
  * Small resultant file size

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ffmpeg -f v4l2 -standard NTSC -thread_queue_size 512 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -thread_queue_size 512 -i hw:1,0 -vcodec libx264 -preset superfast -crf 25 -s 720x576 -r 25 -aspect 4:3 -acodec libmp3lame -b:a 128k -channels 2 -ar 48000 yourvideo.mp4
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ffmpeg -i input -vf "yadif=1:1,hqdn3d=3,drawbox=y=ih-h:w=0:h=6:t=max,format=yuv420p" -crf 23 -preset medium -c:a aac -movflags +faststart -metadata title="Title" output.mp4
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===== Trim a Video Without Encoding =====

  * ''-ss 00:00:10'' trim 10 seconds from beginning
  * ''-to 02:47:10'' will be end of trimmed video
  * ''-c copy'' don't re-encode (very much faster)

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ffmpeg -ss 00:00:10 -i yourvideo.mp4 -to 02:47:10 -c copy yourvideo_trimmed.mp4
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