4 Question about VS9

[marioarguello]

I have 4 questions:

1) When I capture in MPEG2, the video and sound are in synch, but they are not in synch when I capture in AVI even though no frames have been droped. Why does this happen and what is the solution?

2) When capturing in MPEG2, is it better to deinterlace the video, or to capture in the same field order. If I capture interlaced, what's the best way to render, interlaced or frame-based?

3) The project settings for MPEG2 rendering allow me to go up to 15MBS, but only up to 9.500MBS when capturing; is there a way to capture at 15MBS? VS5 allowed me to do that.

4) In the Options/Video Crossbar/Properties tab there is a box which allows me to check for "Link Related Streams". Does anybody know what that's for? Also, when I check it and press OK, and then go back into the Properties, the check dissapears.

To the few experts that I see populate this board: when answering these questions, keep in mind that my number one concern is to capture at the highest possible level of quality.

Thank you for your help.

[Jerry Jones]

Can you provide the make/model of your capture board?

Are you using an OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 (Firewire) board or are you using a USB capture device?

Are you capturing from an ANALOG camcorder?

Or are you capturing from a DIGITAL camcorder?

If you are capturing from a DIGITAL camcorder, which make/model?

Is it a MiniDV camcorder?

Or is it a DVD disc camcorder?

Or is it a hard disk camcorder?

The maximum data rate for an NTSC DVD is 9800.

That being true, one would seem to gain little from capturing at a higher rate.

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

[marioarguello]

Can you provide the make/model of your capture board?

Are you capturing from an ANALOG camcorder?

Or are you capturing from a DIGITAL camcorder?

If you are capturing from a DIGITAL camcorder, which make/model?

The maximum data rate for an NTSC DVD is 9800.

That being true, one would seem to gain little from capturing at a high rate.

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

I am capturing from cable TV or SVHS into an All In Wonder 2006 PCI Express.

[Jerry Jones]

I am capturing from cable TV or SVHS into an All In Wonder 2006 PCI Express.

Ok, it would seem to be the following TV Tuner card:

http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx1300 ... specs.html

When you capture to the .avi video format, does your capture software give you an option to select more than one audio type?

If so, which audio type are you selecting when you capture to the .avi video format?

Remember, analog TV tuner cards have limitations.

The main limitation they have is that they usually don't include FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION nor do they include TIME BASE CORRECTION.

These are two features that -- in my opinion -- are necessary for successful editing of video captured by analog digitizers such as the one you are using.

MiniDV digital camcorders with analog inputs are great because one can record analog material onto a MiniDV tape and -- due to the strengths of the digital "DV" recording format -- avoid the problems that otherwise can result from trying to capture directly to a hard disk using an analog capture device without time base correction and frame synchronization.

By the way, my TV tuner is a DVICO FusionHDTV model, which captures over-the-air DIGITAL signals (ATSC/Clear Qam):

http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/HDTV5usb.aspx

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

[marioarguello]

I am capturing from cable TV or SVHS into an All In Wonder 2006 PCI Express.

Ok, it would seem to be the following TV Tuner card:

http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx1300 ... specs.html

When you capture to the .avi video format, does your capture software give you an option to select more than one audio type?

If so, which audio type are you selecting when you capture to the .avi video format?

Remember, analog TV tuner cards have limitations.

The main limitation they have is that they usually don't include FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION nor do they include TIME BASE CORRECTION.

These are two features that -- in my opinion -- are necessary for successful editing of video captured by analog digitizers such as the one you are using.

MiniDV digital camcorders with analog inputs are great because one can record analog material onto a MiniDV tape and -- due to the strengths of the digital "DV" recording format -- avoid the problems that otherwise can result from trying to capture directly to a hard disk using an analog capture device without time base correction and frame synchronization.

By the way, my TV tuner is a DVICO FusionHDTV model, which captures over-the-air DIGITAL signals (ATSC/Clear Qam):

http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/HDTV5usb.aspx

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

That's the card.

I am capturing in Video Studio 9; it does not give me a choice of the type of audio (it captures in PCM and it allows me to change the attributes)

If I capture thru the software that comes with the video card, I have the same problem with AVI; MPEG2 capture works with it too. The ATI software allows me to capture audio in many different formats.

Why would the capture card allow AVI capture if it is not capable of keeping video and sound in synch?