Hi,
1) Is it possible to capture dv from my camcorder and save it as a wmv file?
I only saw wmv mentioned under the HD options. I found out capturing a full 60 min DV casette tape takes 13 GB of avi on my harddisk with my new VideoStudio 11.5 Plus, whereas capturing it with Wondows Media Player that tape only requires 2 GB. I see no resolution difference between avi and wmv. Is there a plugin to capture and edit wmv takes?
2) I cannot use my help ? with my Dutch version in VideoStudio 11.5, even after registration.
Advice anyone?
John
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What are you going to do with this wmv file? If you are going to edit you may run into problems because it is highly compressed (hence the 2GB per hour).
If you are going to do extensive editing and HD space is an issue I would recommend buying an external HD.
If you are going to do extensive editing and HD space is an issue I would recommend buying an external HD.
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And believe me, there is a huge difference between DV and wmv. If you have a mini DV camera, and intend eventually to burn a DVD made from it, then you should most definitely ONLY capture in DV, edit in DV and after editing is finished, convert it to the only format acceptable for a video DVD which is mpeg-2.
If you want to save space (a silly economy in video editing where files are normally very large) then try capturing direct to DVD compatible mpeg-2. However, your computer has to have the necessary resources to do so. If it is not fast enough, you will fill what is called the transcode buffer as the computer is struggling to convert the incoming DV signal into mpeg-2 on the fly. If the buffer fills, then capture will stop -- sometimes totally -- until the data in it is processed and there is room to take in more data. At best, it will be a stop-start process. On top of that, mpeg-2 can also be a difficult format to edit without a variety of errors creeping in.
As Black Lab has just said, .wmv is a highly compressed, proprietary format developed by Microsoft and really meant to be used for internet video or small device viewing. It can be difficult to edit and re-encode. And if you are intending to burn a DVD, it will still have to be re-encoded to mpeg-2. Going from DV (fairly uncompressed) to .wmv (highly compressed) means that an awful lot of data is simply thrown away, and that data is gone for good. Though you may not notice it, this means that quality is inevitably lost. Then if you convert the .wmv to mpeg-2 which is much less compressed (though more compressed than DV) to burn to DVD, some of the lost data has to be in effect invented out of nothing. This definitely means more quality loss. It's just not worth it.
If you are worried about space, then I can only endorse Black Lab's suggestion that you buy a large disc, internal or external, and dedicate it to video editing. I for instance have a 750 GB internal hard drive on my current computer dedicated solely and totally to video...
If you want to save space (a silly economy in video editing where files are normally very large) then try capturing direct to DVD compatible mpeg-2. However, your computer has to have the necessary resources to do so. If it is not fast enough, you will fill what is called the transcode buffer as the computer is struggling to convert the incoming DV signal into mpeg-2 on the fly. If the buffer fills, then capture will stop -- sometimes totally -- until the data in it is processed and there is room to take in more data. At best, it will be a stop-start process. On top of that, mpeg-2 can also be a difficult format to edit without a variety of errors creeping in.
As Black Lab has just said, .wmv is a highly compressed, proprietary format developed by Microsoft and really meant to be used for internet video or small device viewing. It can be difficult to edit and re-encode. And if you are intending to burn a DVD, it will still have to be re-encoded to mpeg-2. Going from DV (fairly uncompressed) to .wmv (highly compressed) means that an awful lot of data is simply thrown away, and that data is gone for good. Though you may not notice it, this means that quality is inevitably lost. Then if you convert the .wmv to mpeg-2 which is much less compressed (though more compressed than DV) to burn to DVD, some of the lost data has to be in effect invented out of nothing. This definitely means more quality loss. It's just not worth it.
If you are worried about space, then I can only endorse Black Lab's suggestion that you buy a large disc, internal or external, and dedicate it to video editing. I for instance have a 750 GB internal hard drive on my current computer dedicated solely and totally to video...
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