Problems making DVD with MF 6

[Algyzas]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to make DVD with DVD MF 6, but no success. Was googling, lots of google results directed into this forum, so I decided to register here I have tv tuner, Winfast PVR2000, and using trying to capture analog video from Sony Hi-8 Handycam. The interesting thing with Winfast PVR2 is that despite I created new analog capture profile with "Interlace mode, top field first", after capturing video and opening it in MF 6, info is showing that the video is lower field first
Then afterwards lower and upper field first DVD authorings both are giving bad results, like vide is shaking sometimes. Progressive capturing, and then frame-based DVD creating is not helping also. I decided to try something better, for example capture with DVD MF 6, but strange - looks like video is capturing ok, I can hear sound, but in the actual video file there are only 2 frames, I have no idea why it could be. So the problem is how to capture video with upper field first, seems programs don't want to work for me. Any help would be appreciated.

I tried lots of different settings, mostly 6000kbps, mpeg-2 video, mpeg-1 audio, different interlace modes. In this forum I found Search found 291 matches: winfast so I hope some people will know something about it, and can suggest something. I wrote to Leadtek support. First answer was "Please try to increase Target Bitrate above to 6000 to test the quality of picture." Bus this is not the case, I'm already doing this, so I wrote them. Then I've got an answer
"The Interlace mode only has one encode mode now.
So it will only have lower field first.
If you want to make good quality of picture, please use Progressive.
Sorry for your inconvenience."
Is it really true? This is a bit strange, because in Winfast PVR2 I can select 5 interlace modes. Capturing in progressive mode, and then with MF doing non interlaced giving bad results. Also lower field capturing to lower field dvd making - similar shakes each few seconds

[DVDDoug]

..."Interlace mode, top field first", after capturing video and opening it in MF 6, info is showing that the video is lower field first
Then afterwards lower and upper field first DVD authorings both are giving bad results...

Right... The idea is to keep the same field order when you make the DVD, so you'll need to change the Movie Factory settings to match your original video.

I decided to try something better, for example capture with DVD MF 6, but strange - looks like video is capturing ok, I can hear sound, but in the actual video file there are only 2 frames, I have no idea why it could be.

You almost always need to use the capture software that's specially made to work with your capture hardware.

If you want to make good quality of picture, please use Progressive....

...Is it really true? This is a bit strange, because in Winfast PVR2 I can select 5 interlace modes. Capturing in progressive mode, and then with MF doing non interlaced giving bad results....

Dunno... I've never made a progressive DVD... Maybe somebody else can help... It's supposed to be better if you have a progressive original source. NTSC & PAL composite video are both interlaced and I think you have to use a component video connection (or HDMI) to get progressive into your TV. So, if I understand it correctly... ...the DVD player will take a DVD with progressive video and re-interlace it for the composite-video outputs.

[UncleBoo]

I don't know if this will help but...

Using VisualStudio, I was unable to capture analog Hi-8 video (more specifically, I got video with no audio). One of the moderators suggested that I try getting WinDV (free) off the net to capture the video as AVI DV, and then import that into VS. That worked. The downside was that my 4:3 video was imported as 720p 16:9 with vertical black bars, but at least I got it into VS.

[Ron P.]

I don't know if this will help but...

Using VisualStudio, I was unable to capture analog Hi-8 video (more specifically, I got video with no audio). One of the moderators suggested that I try getting WinDV (free) off the net to capture the video as AVI DV, and then import that into VS. That worked. The downside was that my 4:3 video was imported as 720p 16:9 with vertical black bars, but at least I got it into VS.

You're situation is somewhat different, whereas you're transferring your video to your PC using IEEE-1394 (Firewire, Sony iLink). Algyzas is using a capture card, which connects to his camcorder using composite or S-video cables. WinDV will not work for him. In order for Algyzas to use WinDV, his camcorder must have a firewire port. Some old Hi-8 camcorders might have had this, but I think that it was not until the Digital-8 camcorders came out.

Next problem you had was the version of VS. All versions later than VS10, use their proprietary capture driver, IVI. It refuses to capture analog source. I'm not sure why your aspect ratio ended up being wrong. You might double check your settings in VS. WinDV is a pure transfer of data. If your source video is 4:3 or 16:9 that is what you get on your PC.