but if i don't ask i'll never knowbtw I have been able to burn a dvd using the above settings but it was only a small 2 minute job with no fancy titles or stuff
Capture confussion
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toof
Capture confussion
bear with me as im a complete novice with dv camcorders and video studio. Wanted to clear something up about capturing from my dv camcorder Ive read on here that you can capture to mpeg and this saves time on dvd burning process but in the help files of videostudio se 7 it recomends capturing to dv then dv type 1. Im using firewire to connect the camcorder to my pc, so which is best ? do either of them save space on my hard drive or will either of them make the rendering process quicker before burning to dvd. I have been using the option dvd on capture file format as i thought that as it was going to end up a dvd this might be quicker (that was untill I read the posts on here) If this is incorrect then what is the dvd file format used for???????? sorry for being so stupid but if i don't ask i'll never know
btw I have been able to burn a dvd using the above settings but it was only a small 2 minute job with no fancy titles or stuff
but if i don't ask i'll never knowbtw I have been able to burn a dvd using the above settings but it was only a small 2 minute job with no fancy titles or stuff
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thecoalman
If you capture using a DVD compliant format ir will speed up the process providing you use the same settings for your final output. This is because the video doesn't have to be reencoded or recreated.
DV is an exact copy of what's on your cam but takes up about 14 gigs per hour. It will produce better results than going directly to MPEG. Marginal if your only doing light editing to very noticeable difference if your doing heavy editing.
Note that when you go from DV-AVI either on the fly or during editing there is quality loss regardless of what method you use.
DV is an exact copy of what's on your cam but takes up about 14 gigs per hour. It will produce better results than going directly to MPEG. Marginal if your only doing light editing to very noticeable difference if your doing heavy editing.
Note that when you go from DV-AVI either on the fly or during editing there is quality loss regardless of what method you use.
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I'd suggest you test your computer to see if you can capture large quantities of video in DVD format. Many people whose computers are not overly endowed with resources, have had difficulty with this. This is because the computer initially captures the video in its native DV/AVI format, but then converts it to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 on the fly. This puts considerable stress on computer resources, and you might find it begins to stutter and/or not capture either video or audio well.
If, on the other hand, you can capture DVD format with no problem, and, as thecoalman says, do not intend to do much editing, then go right ahead.
One point of clarification, though, is that the best quality capture is DV/AVI and places no stress on computer resources. But it is very much larger than DVD format. When you later convert DV/AVI to DVD format, as the coalman said, there will be a quality loss -- though most people would have difficulty noticing it. And if you capture direct to DVD format, you will only capture in the 'reduced' quality anyway...
This is all because MPEG (like JPEG) is a 'lossy' format which loses a tiny bit of quality every time some editing or encoding is done. There are some on this Board who have presented interesting evidence to dispute this, but there is still a widespread feeling out there that the quality loss occurs.
If, on the other hand, you can capture DVD format with no problem, and, as thecoalman says, do not intend to do much editing, then go right ahead.
One point of clarification, though, is that the best quality capture is DV/AVI and places no stress on computer resources. But it is very much larger than DVD format. When you later convert DV/AVI to DVD format, as the coalman said, there will be a quality loss -- though most people would have difficulty noticing it. And if you capture direct to DVD format, you will only capture in the 'reduced' quality anyway...
This is all because MPEG (like JPEG) is a 'lossy' format which loses a tiny bit of quality every time some editing or encoding is done. There are some on this Board who have presented interesting evidence to dispute this, but there is still a widespread feeling out there that the quality loss occurs.
Ken Berry
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thecoalman
It's not a feeling it's a fact. If you have a high quality source, MPEG will never reproduce the original quality of the DV-AVI. http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=1428Ken Berry wrote: but there is still a widespread feeling out there that the quality loss occurs.
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jchunter
Toof is a beginner and just wants to know if he can capture to Mpeg2. Perhaps we should carry on these learned debates on the merits of Mpeg2 vs. AVI in other threads.
Toof, the general guidelines are that if you have a fast computer (> 2.5 GHz.) with lots of memory (1 GB) and > 20GB of defragged disk space, capturing to Mpeg2 works fine.
Start by reading the Recommended Procedure in the top post because it details steps that you should take to avoid triggering Video Studio bugs.
John
Toof, the general guidelines are that if you have a fast computer (> 2.5 GHz.) with lots of memory (1 GB) and > 20GB of defragged disk space, capturing to Mpeg2 works fine.
Start by reading the Recommended Procedure in the top post because it details steps that you should take to avoid triggering Video Studio bugs.
John
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thecoalman
No, go read his post. He asked:jchunter wrote:Toof is a beginner and just wants to know if he can capture to Mpeg2. Perhaps we should carry on these learned debates on the merits of Mpeg2 vs. AVI in other threads.
What is wrong with pointing out the differences particularly since he asked? Is it because they vary from what you feel users "MUST" do?toof wrote: ...... but in the help files of videostudio se 7 it recomends capturing to dv then dv type 1. Im using firewire to connect the camcorder to my pc, so which is best ?