The picture quality is obviously preferable as viewed in videostudio 9. Would the pictures be better on screen if I showed the vsp directly from my laptop into tv- (via dvd player), instead of burning and playing the dvd.
In other words would there be a marked difference, or is the quality based on the tv alone?
running v9 project from laptop into tv
Moderator: Ken Berry
In theory, it could be better direct from the computer.
In practice, I wouldn’t expect much difference. But, you’ll have to try it.
THEORY - If the hard disk video file is MPEG-2, and that MPEG-2 file is transferred to the DVD, the results should be identical.
The DVD can never be better than the original video file. If the original file is DV format (or High Definition), the DVD/MPEG-2 will have lower quality. (MPEG compression is much more lossy than DV.)
If the original video is DivX, MPEG-4 or some other highly compressed format, again some quality/detail will be lost during the conversion to MPEG-2.
PRACTICE – The TV is usually the weakest link in the chain. In that case, you shouldn’t notice any difference.
In other cases, a slow computer can be the weakest link. Windows is a multitasking operating system, and it’s always doing stuff in the background. This can cause an interruption in the video stream or the MPEG decoding, resulting in a glitch on the screen. A DVD player doesn’t have to worry about multitasking, and it has a dedicated hardware-MPEG decoder.
BTW- If you are adjusting brightness, contrast, or colors, it’s a good idea to use an NTSC (or PAL) monitor, rather than your computer’s VGA monitor. TVs display colors different than a VGA monitor. In fact, the pros use calibrated NTSC (or PAL) monitors for video editing.
In practice, I wouldn’t expect much difference. But, you’ll have to try it.
THEORY - If the hard disk video file is MPEG-2, and that MPEG-2 file is transferred to the DVD, the results should be identical.
The DVD can never be better than the original video file. If the original file is DV format (or High Definition), the DVD/MPEG-2 will have lower quality. (MPEG compression is much more lossy than DV.)
If the original video is DivX, MPEG-4 or some other highly compressed format, again some quality/detail will be lost during the conversion to MPEG-2.
PRACTICE – The TV is usually the weakest link in the chain. In that case, you shouldn’t notice any difference.
In other cases, a slow computer can be the weakest link. Windows is a multitasking operating system, and it’s always doing stuff in the background. This can cause an interruption in the video stream or the MPEG decoding, resulting in a glitch on the screen. A DVD player doesn’t have to worry about multitasking, and it has a dedicated hardware-MPEG decoder.
BTW- If you are adjusting brightness, contrast, or colors, it’s a good idea to use an NTSC (or PAL) monitor, rather than your computer’s VGA monitor. TVs display colors different than a VGA monitor. In fact, the pros use calibrated NTSC (or PAL) monitors for video editing.
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