Limited or Full Color Range
So for context I'm recording a Snow White VHS. Its hooked up to the Retrotink 5x and then captured by Cam Link Pro into OBS. I know for most game consoles on OBS, limited makes the most sense, but does that change on vhs captures?
First picture (Snow White Sleeping) is Full colorspace across the board (Tink, Cam, OBS)
Second picture (Dwarf Yawning) is Limited colorspace across the board (Tink, Cam, OBS)
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Would make more sense to compare the same frame at full vs limited rather than two different frames
But the other question is, are you recording in OBS and planning to use that directly in playback, or are you cutting / processing it later? If it's the former then just use limited, otherwise use full for recording it and when you re-process it set it to limited
Sorry about that. I had a hard time trying to rewind to the exact same frame lol.
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As for the second bit, I’m recording this to use in a video that I’ll edit later. So I’ll go with full for now.
The color format you record in is more about how it’s going to get used than what’s “right”
Limited is more compatible and safe to use
Full is useful if you’re doing a lot of post production and want as much to work with as possible
But you have to make sure the entire pipeline is configured properly
Media will virtually always be limited, especially analog
Literally called “legal range” before