Framemeister and a AV-only modded NES toploader

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The Greyman
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Framemeister and a AV-only modded NES toploader

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OK, last topic for the day, I promise. Recently, I got my hands on a modded top-loader, and I absolutely LOVE this compact little bundle of joy. I set it up and pump it through my XRGB-mini Framemeister. Looks decent enough on the TV. But when I record something with my Elgato, well... Here was the end result: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4S119Vtb20

Just skip past the 2-1/2 minutes of my dumb ass in the beginning and get to the gameplay. You'll see what I mean.

So the flickering uglies where stuff in the background is in one spot in one frame and another the next...what sort of fix is there? The Framemeister and the top-loader more or less killed what readily disposable cash I had, since come Christmastime is new car buying time. Is there some sort of RCA-to-SVideo converter that can help, since I heard by just stepping up to S-video, this issue can be ameliorated. Any help would be greatly appreciately.
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Re: Framemeister and a AV-only modded NES toploader

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That's just composite video being run through an upscaler. A composite to svideo converter would probably just make the issue worse. Modding it for RGB is really your only option for better looking video.
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Re: Framemeister and a AV-only modded NES toploader

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Yeah that's the native crappy composite video source from the NES itself. The Framemeister is incredible at revealing every horrible detail. If you want a perfectly clean NES image, you have to get the NESRGB mod installed. That's why there's such a big interest in it and why modded consoles fetch hundreds of dollars on ebay.

Lastly if you capture in 1080p, you might want to consider using my custom Framemeister profiles. I've got both 5x and 4x scaled profiles to choose from. 5x works great for the Castlevania games.
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