Hi all, I have Ulead VideoStudio 10 Plus and I have been searching in vain all over this program and in the manual, but I cannot find how to bring up "Video and Audio Capture Property Settings"!
Where IS this dialog box? I can't find it for the life of me! The manual doesn't even tell how to bring it up, it just says "use it". lol Please guide me, as I appear to be a mental midget in this regard!
Video and Audio Capture Property Settings---Where is this!?
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Trevor Andrew
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Balathustrius
When I click on the Options cogwheel all I get is two options:
Capture Options...
DV Type...
Capture Options is useless, I can't click anything other than Capture to Library, the other boxes are greyed out. As for DV Type, there I can only select Type 1 or Type 2.
I am trying to capture from a MiniDV tape from my Samsung SC-D353 Digital Camcorder and it is connected by my IEEE 1394 connection.
Capture Options...
DV Type...
Capture Options is useless, I can't click anything other than Capture to Library, the other boxes are greyed out. As for DV Type, there I can only select Type 1 or Type 2.
I am trying to capture from a MiniDV tape from my Samsung SC-D353 Digital Camcorder and it is connected by my IEEE 1394 connection.
Hi Balathustrius
you'll find it only when capturing direct to mpeg.
first of all, you need to hit the "Capture" tab with a capture device connected to your pc. Let's assume for arguments sake that it's a MiniDV camcorder, connected by a firewire cable - the most common setup.
When you set the format to MPEG, you can then click on the Options "cogwheel" button below the capture folder details.
This will present you with two choices - "Capture options..." which has checkboxes for "Capture audio" and "Capture to Library" and that elusive "Video and Audio Capture Property Settings".
The latter will enable you to adjust the MPEG quality settings. If you click on the "DVD" radio button, it will be set to the default values of constant bitrate, 8000kbps, Lower Field First but clicking on the "Advanced" button gives you access to the settings.
In the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialogue box, you will also see a slider control, with "Speed" on the left, and "Quality" on the right. When you install Video Studio, it makes an assessment of your pc capabilities, and sets the slider to some default value. In my case, it was about 70%. Using a dedicated video editing hardware profile, however, I was able to set it to a maximum of 91%. If you set the slider too high, the frame buffer will fill up after a certain amount of video capture, and the camcorder will be paused while the buffer is flushed. On my system, that produces a noticeable glitch in the captured footage, and I also believe it's not good for my camcorder heads too.
In general, the best workflow is to capture DV type 1 avi to your pc, and work with avi clips in your VS project - then output to an MPEG2 file before burning to DVD. check out the recommended procedure described in the "sticky".
Good luck!
P.S. Trevor beat me to the post while I was setting text to blue!
you'll find it only when capturing direct to mpeg.
first of all, you need to hit the "Capture" tab with a capture device connected to your pc. Let's assume for arguments sake that it's a MiniDV camcorder, connected by a firewire cable - the most common setup.
When you set the format to MPEG, you can then click on the Options "cogwheel" button below the capture folder details.
This will present you with two choices - "Capture options..." which has checkboxes for "Capture audio" and "Capture to Library" and that elusive "Video and Audio Capture Property Settings".
The latter will enable you to adjust the MPEG quality settings. If you click on the "DVD" radio button, it will be set to the default values of constant bitrate, 8000kbps, Lower Field First but clicking on the "Advanced" button gives you access to the settings.
In the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialogue box, you will also see a slider control, with "Speed" on the left, and "Quality" on the right. When you install Video Studio, it makes an assessment of your pc capabilities, and sets the slider to some default value. In my case, it was about 70%. Using a dedicated video editing hardware profile, however, I was able to set it to a maximum of 91%. If you set the slider too high, the frame buffer will fill up after a certain amount of video capture, and the camcorder will be paused while the buffer is flushed. On my system, that produces a noticeable glitch in the captured footage, and I also believe it's not good for my camcorder heads too.
In general, the best workflow is to capture DV type 1 avi to your pc, and work with avi clips in your VS project - then output to an MPEG2 file before burning to DVD. check out the recommended procedure described in the "sticky".
Good luck!
P.S. Trevor beat me to the post while I was setting text to blue!
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You have the correct Capture Options for capturing to DV via Firewire. You are wanting to capture to DV correct? If so those are the only options available, because you are not really capturing. It is a transfer of data from your camcorder to your PC.
If you want to "capture" to some other format then DV, then you can change those, by clicking on the pull-down menu where it says "DV", and selecting another format, like MPEG, WMV...
PS: 2dogs beat me to it too...
If you want to "capture" to some other format then DV, then you can change those, by clicking on the pull-down menu where it says "DV", and selecting another format, like MPEG, WMV...
PS: 2dogs beat me to it too...
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Trevor Andrew
Hi
What you see is correct.
The only option you get is to select the Dv-Type
Use Dv-Type 1
You are capturing from a Mini-Dv camcorder
The process is transfering the video from your camera.
The video properties are set in the camera.
What you have in the camera is what you get on the pc, no changes.
This is the best way to capture your footage.
You are capturing Dv-Avi at 13Gb per hour.
If you chose DVD instead of DV then you would see more options.
But now the capture is recoded / transcoded during capture.
You are now capturing to Mpeg 2
Read the recomended procedure from the top post
Have a look at my quick guides
Hope this Helps
Trevor
What you see is correct.
The only option you get is to select the Dv-Type
Use Dv-Type 1
You are capturing from a Mini-Dv camcorder
The process is transfering the video from your camera.
The video properties are set in the camera.
What you have in the camera is what you get on the pc, no changes.
This is the best way to capture your footage.
You are capturing Dv-Avi at 13Gb per hour.
If you chose DVD instead of DV then you would see more options.
But now the capture is recoded / transcoded during capture.
You are now capturing to Mpeg 2
Read the recomended procedure from the top post
Have a look at my quick guides
Hope this Helps
Trevor
