my final outcome useing vs7

frankbuglio4 · Post by **frankbuglio4** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:57 pm

HI MY NAME IS FRANK, MY PROBLEM IS AFTER I CREATE A VIDEO FILE, THEN I CREATE A DVD. MY OUTCOME IS VERY GRAINY IT IS NOTHING LIKE MY CAPTURED VIDEO. I,M USEING VS7 I HAV
E A PENT3 PRO. 384MEM 20 GIG,S HARD DRIVE. I,M USEING A SONYDR120 BURNER. MY MOVIE IS ABOUT 30 MIN. LONG. MY MEDIA IS SONYDVD-RW. MY OUT COME IS IN MPEG1 FORM SHOULD IT BE MPEG2 FORM. WHAT SETTINGS SHOULD I BE USEING FRANK.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:21 pm

1. What video source are you capturing from?
2. What capture device are you using?
3. How is the capture device connected to your PC?
4. What format and resolution are you capturing in?

One thing I can tell you off the bat is that you shouldn't be outputting to MPEG1 if you intend to create a DVD later -- this will require transcoding to MPEG2 format. MPEG1 simply doesn't support the high data rates and resolutions required for DVDs, and this is most likely a big part of your problem.

frankbuglio4 · Post by **frankbuglio4** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:02 pm

HI THOFF , THANKS FOR THE REPLEY. NO1.I,M CAPTURING FROM A CANON OPTURA 20 CAMCORDER. NO2. I,M USING A IEEE1394 FIREWIRE. IT IS INSTALLED IN THE BACK OF THE COMPUTER WERE I JUST PLUG INTO IT. I,M GOING FROM AN AVI FILE TO MPEG1 FILE. BUT LIKE YOU SAID I,M BETTER OFF GOING TO A MPEG2 FOMATT. HOW DO I DO THAT. I,M MAKING MOVIES INTO A DVD . THANKS FRANK

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:26 pm

Everything you ever wanted to know can be found HERE. Avoid using MPEG1, select NTSC or PAL DVD (depending on your local TV standard) instead when creating your output file.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 9:36 pm

Also be aware that if you are using an SE version of VS 7, it may not allow you to either produce or burn an MPEG-2 file. As one of our colleagues has recently pointed out, SE means 'Simple Edition', and this really means it is crippled in some way. The problem is that there are a variety of SE versions out there, and I can't say for sure what might be missing if you are using one.

frankbuglio4 · Post by **frankbuglio4** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:26 pm

HI KEN, THANKS FOR THE REPLY I LOOK AT MY MANUAL IT IS NOT THE SE VERSION. BUT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I BURNT MY DVD LAST NIGHT ON A SONYDVD-RW USED THE MPEG-2 FORMAT. I PLAYED IT ON MY COMPUTER, IT CAME OUT GREAT, BUT WHEN I PLAYED IT ON MY TV IT WAS GHOSTY , WHEN THE SETTING COMES UP VCD CHECK OR NOT. AND NTSC OR PAL WHAT SHOULD I USE IF I,M MAKING A DVD SHOULD I CHECK VCD AND WHAT SHOULD I PUT FOR NTSC OR PAL. FOR LAST NIGHT,S DVD, ICHECK VCD AND PUT NTSC. AS FAR AS QUIALTY WERE SHOULD IT BE FOR A 60 MIN DVD. THANKS FRANK.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:47 pm

VCDs don't have anywhere near the quality of DVDs -- stay away from them. That's why you get a fuzzy picture when you play them on your TV.

The video standard you must use (NTSC or PAL) depends on your location. Since we don't know where you live, we can't help you there.

frankbuglio4 · Post by **frankbuglio4** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:10 pm

HI THOFF, THANKS FOR THR REPLEY. AS FAR AS WHERE I LIVE IT IS RHODE ISLAND. I BELIEVE I USE NTSC , THANKS FOR THE INFO. ILL TRY ANOTHER BURN TONIGHT. ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION .AS FAR AS MY MPEG2 FILE I MADE, I CAN USE THE SAME FILE TO BURN TONIGHT. I DON,T HAVE TO DO THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN THANK AGAIN FRANK

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:51 am

NTSC is correct for the US, so you are OK there.

Whether your existing MPEG file is suitable for creating a full-quality DVD depends on its properties. To get the best quality, it should be MPEG2 at a resolution of 720x480, 6000Kbps or above. If the MPEG file uses a lower resolution or a low bitrate, you will still be able to create a DVD from it, but the video quality will disappoint.