Are Captured Files Really So Big?

KYS · Post by **KYS** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:58 pm

Hi,

Just captured the whole 1hr DV cassette videos on my PC and the size of all the clips is 12.5GB in AVI format with highest image quality.

I am using the following settings:

Project Preferenes:
PAL (25 fps)
Microsoft AVI files
24 bits, 720 x 576, 4:3, 25 fps
Lower Field First
DV Video Encoder -- type 1
DV Audio -- PAL, 32.000 kHz, 12 Bit, Stereo

Preferences:
Image Capture Deinterlace - Checked
Resampling Quality - Best

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:02 pm

Yes. But capturing in DV format usually guarantees best quality.

KYS · Post by **KYS** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:06 pm

Okay, thank you.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:38 am

The only thing you might want to change in those capture settings is the audio. Bump it up to 16 bit stereo at 48.000 kHz. That is a setting in your camera, however, and not in Video Studio...

And read the Recommended Procedure, which makes it clear that you do all your edits while the project is still in DV format. Only when the editing is finished do you convert (Share > Create Video File > DVD) to a DVD-compatible mpeg-2. Do not jump this step and go straight to burning the disc (Share > Create Disc > DVD). There be dragons!!

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:06 am

The audio needs to be recorded on the camcorder in 16 bit, 48 kHz or it is not DVD compliant. That would mean a resampling will take place when creating your DVD compliant mpeg2 file. Don't be surprised if you get sound problems that way. My very first DV tape was recorded in 12 bit 32 kHz also and, using MSP 6.5 at the time, resulted in clicks and pops at random intervalls, very annoying. This never occured again after I set my camera to record in 16 bit 48 kHz.