Amarectv configuration - Revision history

HonorableJay: /* Recording */

2016-01-09T02:57:42Z

‎Recording

HonorableJay: /* Graph 1(Device) */

2016-01-09T02:50:11Z

‎Graph 1(Device)

HonorableJay: /* Recording */

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‎Recording

TheThrillness: Component/HDMI said 59.97 when it is 59.94 so I changed it. Component can send interlaced video (editors note asked for it).

2013-06-09T00:57:42Z

Component/HDMI said 59.97 when it is 59.94 so I changed it. Component can send interlaced video (editors note asked for it).

HonorableJay: /* Graph 1(Device) */

2013-06-08T18:15:17Z

‎Graph 1(Device)

HonorableJay: /* Advanced */

2013-06-04T03:16:18Z

‎Advanced

HonorableJay: /* Hotkey */

2013-06-04T02:55:38Z

‎Hotkey

HonorableJay: /* Screenshot */

2013-06-04T02:50:17Z

‎Screenshot

HonorableJay: /* Recording */

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‎Recording

HonorableJay: /* Preset */

2013-06-04T02:22:45Z

‎Preset

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 This tab allows the user to choose the recording framerate, duration (if desired), video codec, and audio codec. (***Editor's Note*** Need explanation on replay feature) For SDA purposes, all recordings should be in the raw, unaltered state that your capture card grabs the video. This means setting the framerate to match what your device is set to capture at (which is set by the device/preset tabs), turning off the filter (which applies the settings used in the preview tab), using a high quality video codec, and leaving the audio set to uncompressed.
-# For all interlaced footage, set the framerate to 30 (NTSC) or 25 (PAL/Secam). Progressive footage can use 30/60 (NTSC) or 25/50 (PAL/Secam) depending on the game. Even though for NTSC the actual recording rate is 29.97/59.94, Amarec only accepts whole numbers here. However this will not affect your recordings since Amarec will not exceed what your capture card's receiving framerate is at (i.e. even at 30/60 it will still capture at 29.97/59.94). Remember to keep the Filter off unless the footage is for personal use and not intended to be submitted to SDA.
+# As of the latest version of Amarec, 3.10, the preferred framerate for recording should be set to 999. This will force Amarec to record in the same framerate as your device is set to capture at. For example, if you set your device to capture at fps=30.0494 for NES/SNES recording, your recorded footage will have the same framerate. If using an older version of Amarec, then you'll have to keep the recording framerate to whole numbers: Interlaced = 30 for NTSC, 25 for PAL while Progressive = 60 for NTSC and 50 for PAL. Remember to keep the Filter off unless the footage is for personal use and not intended to be submitted to SDA.
 # The video codec to record the footage is chosen here. Amarec has it's own codec, but unless a license fee is paid there will be a watermark in the video. To use a codec installed to Windows, click the Update Codec List button at the bottom, then click on the codec of choice once the list is populated. The two most popular ones for SDA video are Huffyuv and Lagarith (shows up as LAGS on the list). If advanced features of the codec can be configured, select it and click on the Setting button just above the selection window. (***Editor's Note*** Need links for Huffyuv and Lagarith, preferably KB links)
 # Here the supported audio codecs are listed. For SDA purposes, choose Uncompressed. Otherwise, choose whichever codec is preferred.

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 ## YUY2 is the preferred colorspace to use for recording. If your capture device lists RGB as the colorspace, then that is preferred over YUY2. Every other colorspace that your device may support has a high chance of introducing artifacts into the captured footage (and artifacts are always bad).
 ## Using anything less than a 16bit color depth will render the footage unusable.
 # Here the user can choose which audio device to capture from. For most capture devices, the audio pin will have the same name as the video pin. However, this isn't always the case as some audio devices require workarounds to properly capture audio (Dazzle DVC100 is one known device). Therefore, it's up to the user to know what device will be capturing the audio. The "Audio Device" button will bring up the audio device's crossbar to configure advanced device settings (crossbar only comes up IF the device registers it properly, and not all devices do). The "Control Panel" button will bring up the Windows Recording Mixer to change advanced recording options for the OS.
 # This area will list the supported audio capture formats of the chosen audio device. The format is listed as: audio sample rate, bit depth, number of channels.

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 This tab allows the user to choose the recording framerate, duration (if desired), video codec, and audio codec. (***Editor's Note*** Need explanation on replay feature) For SDA purposes, all recordings should be in the raw, unaltered state that your capture card grabs the video. This means setting the framerate to match what your device is set to capture at (which is set by the device/preset tabs), turning off the filter (which applies the settings used in the preview tab), using a high quality video codec, and leaving the audio set to uncompressed.
-# For all interlaced footage, set the framerate to 30 (NTSC) or 25 (PAL/Secam). All progressive footage should use 60 (NTSC) or 50 (PAL/Secam). Even though for NTSC the actual recording rate is 29.97/59.94, Amarec only accepts whole numbers here. However this will not affect your recordings since Amarec will not exceed what your capture card's receiving framerate is at (i.e. even at 30/60 it will still capture at 29.97/59.94). Remember to keep the Filter off unless the footage is for personal use and not intended to be submitted to SDA.
+# For all interlaced footage, set the framerate to 30 (NTSC) or 25 (PAL/Secam). Progressive footage can use 30/60 (NTSC) or 25/50 (PAL/Secam) depending on the game. Even though for NTSC the actual recording rate is 29.97/59.94, Amarec only accepts whole numbers here. However this will not affect your recordings since Amarec will not exceed what your capture card's receiving framerate is at (i.e. even at 30/60 it will still capture at 29.97/59.94). Remember to keep the Filter off unless the footage is for personal use and not intended to be submitted to SDA.
 # The video codec to record the footage is chosen here. Amarec has it's own codec, but unless a license fee is paid there will be a watermark in the video. To use a codec installed to Windows, click the Update Codec List button at the bottom, then click on the codec of choice once the list is populated. The two most popular ones for SDA video are Huffyuv and Lagarith (shows up as LAGS on the list). If advanced features of the codec can be configured, select it and click on the Setting button just above the selection window. (***Editor's Note*** Need links for Huffyuv and Lagarith, preferably KB links)
 # Here the supported audio codecs are listed. For SDA purposes, choose Uncompressed. Otherwise, choose whichever codec is preferred.

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 ## AmarecTv lists the options in this format: frame width, frame height, framerate, colorspace, color bit depth
 ## Composite and S-Video send an interlaced video signal, which will be seen as 29.97fps (NTSC) or 25.00fps (PAL/Secam).
-## Component/HDMI can send a progressive video signal, which will be seen as 59.97fps (NTSC) or 50fps (PAL/Secam).
+## Component/HDMI can send a progressive video signal, which will be seen as 59.94fps (NTSC) or 50fps (PAL/Secam).
 ## Component CAN send an interlaced signal if the system supports it. The Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Gamecube, and Playstation 2 are good examples. (**Editor's Note*** double-check this for accuracy)
 ## YUY2 is the preferred colorspace to use for recording. If your capture device lists RGB as the colorspace, then that is preferred over YUY2. Every other colorspace that your device may support has a high chance of introducing artifacts into the captured footage (and artifacts are always bad).

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 This tab is used to setup what audio and video device(s) will be used for basic capturing/streaming. Understanding all of the options here will help with using the Preset tab.
-# Here the user chooses the video device to grab footage from. This list not only lists all hardware capture devices, but also all software capture devices (like SCFH <link needed>). After choosing the appropriate capture device, if the device supports it, the option to choose between different capture pins (composite, s-video, component, etc) will be available. The "Use Clock" option is not fully understood at the moment, so it is recommended to leave it checked. To change advanced settings of the selected device, the "Device Setting" and "Input Setting" buttons can be used. The Audio input listbox can be left blank for most devices since it is handled by the audio section below.
+# Here the user chooses the video device to grab footage from. This list not only lists all hardware capture devices, but also all software capture devices (like [http://koitsu.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/how-to-install-and-use-scfh-dsf/ SCFH]). After choosing the appropriate capture device, if the device supports it, the option to choose between different capture pins (composite, s-video, component, etc) will be available. The "Use Clock" option is not fully understood at the moment, so it is recommended to leave it checked. To change advanced settings of the selected device, the "Device Setting" and "Input Setting" buttons can be used. The Audio input listbox can be left blank for most devices since it is handled by the audio section below.
 # This section allows the user to choose the desired capture resolution and framerate. For most users, this section will be the hardest to understand. (**Editor's Note*** Need a few links to advanced term glossary for video standards) To simplify things, here are a few basic rules to follow:
 ## AmarecTv lists the options in this format: frame width, frame height, framerate, colorspace, color bit depth
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 ## YUY2 is the preferred colorspace to use for recording. If your capture device lists RGB as the colorspace, then that is preferred over YUY2. Every other colorspace that your device may support has a high chance of introducing artifacts into the captured footage (and artifacts are always bad).
 ## Using anything less than a 16bit color depth will render the footage unusable.
-# Here the user can choose which audio device to capture from. For most capture devices, the audio pin will have the same name as the video pin. However, this isn't always the case as some audio devices require workarounds to properly capture audio (Dazzle DVC100 is one known device). Therefore, it's up to the user to known what device will be capturing the audio. The "Audio Device" button will bring up the audio device's crossbar to configure advanced device settings (crossbar only comes up IF the device registers it properly, and not all devices do). The "Control Panel" button will bring up the Windows Recording Mixer to change advanced recording options for the OS.
+# Here the user can choose which audio device to capture from. For most capture devices, the audio pin will have the same name as the video pin. However, this isn't always the case as some audio devices require workarounds to properly capture audio (Dazzle DVC100 is one known device). Therefore, it's up to the user to know what device will be capturing the audio. The "Audio Device" button will bring up the audio device's crossbar to configure advanced device settings (crossbar only comes up IF the device registers it properly, and not all devices do). The "Control Panel" button will bring up the Windows Recording Mixer to change advanced recording options for the OS.
 # This area will list the supported audio capture formats of the chosen audio device. The format is listed as: audio sample rate, bit depth, number of channels.
-## A sample rate of 48000 or 44100 are the best options. Only change between the two if the recorded footage has progressive audio desync (***Note*** need a link)
+## A sample rate of 48000 or 44100 are the best options. If the footage displays an audio desync, switch between the two sample rates to see if that eliminates the problem. If not, then [[Progressive_Audio_Desync|fixing will be required.]]
 ## A bit depth of 16 is the lowest acceptable for good quality footage. If your device supports a higher bit depth it can be used, but encoding programs might not support it.
 ## Stereo (2 channel) audio is the default for nearly every capture card. Some can support multi-channel recording, but only on extremely expensive devices (which might not be supported by AmarecTv). Even if your device only outputs mono sound (Nintendo NES) always choose stereo to record since the final encode can be down-mixed to mono.

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	==Advanced==		==Advanced==
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		+	This tab allows tweaking of advanced under-the-hood settings within AmarecTv. Since a lot of these settings can ruin recorded footage, it's best to leave them at the defaults.
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		+	# (*Editor's Note* Not sure what all of these options do)
		+	# This changes the video rendering mode that the Preview window uses to draw the captured video. Auto is the best option for most users.
		+	# Here are options specific to using AmarecTv to watch standard TV from a tv-tuner card. The signal search time is how long Amarec will wait on a chosen channel for a signal to come through.
		+	# Right clicking on the Preview window gives the user the option to quickly change the window size to either 50%, 100%, or 200% of the original captured footage resolution. This section allows the user to change the actual percentage for each option.
		+	# If AmarecTv is getting in the way of other programs (or vice versa), this area allows lowering/raising the base Windows priority. Due to instability (or maybe the feature doesn't work properly?) it's best to manually set the priority in the Windows Task Manager.
		+	# This area controls what devices AmarecTv plays the captured audio through. The Play option chooses the device used for captured audio directly from the source, while the Live option allows the user to listen to what audio is being sent out through the Live component. The buffer options at the bottom are used to help remove stuttering from audio playback but can possibly introduce audio lag if set too high (*Editor's Note* check for accuracy).
		+	# The last area allows tweaking of the recording system itself. The max file setting limits how large recorded footage can be, and if reached recording will stop. The buffer is how much system RAM AmarecTv will use while recording. With slow hard drives, increasing the buffer size can help reduce frame loss but will negatively impact system performance as it gets higher. The HD capacity check will make sure that a certain amount of hard drive space (which the user can input into the window, default is just shy of 1GB) is free before trying to record. This helps stability by not trying to record footage to a hard drive that doesn't have enough space left (which can crash AmarecTv or Windows). (*Editor's Note* Need explanations on the other options since I don't know exactly how they work)

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 ==Hotkey==
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 ==Advanced==
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 ==Screenshot==
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 ==Preset==
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