I bought this tape at a thrift store in Coon Rapids, Minnesota for $0.25 in 2012.
imgur.com/a/yBw2h
VCR: GoVideo DDV9556
Capture card: Hauppauge ImpactVCB-e PCI Express (composite in)
Capture software: WinTV 8.5 at 'best' quality
Handbrake:
720x480
Loose anamorphic
No crop
Bob Interlace
x264 preset: Slow
Constant framerate (same as source)
Constant quality: 20
AAC Dolby Pro Logic II 224kbps
Had to stitch together a few video files in Adobe Premiere pro because WinTV crashed a couple times during recording. Stereo audio tracks panned -75 left, 75 right. Audio channels lowered 3db. Master audio channel had a -3db limiter with 50ms release.
Adobe Premiere Pro:
H.264
NTSC DV
720x480
29.97fps, progressive (same as source)
D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
VBR, 2 pass
2Mbps target, 3Mbps maximum
AAC, 224kbps, 48kHz, stereo
Maximum render quality
