No Problem - just need some info

[jake7363]

This is a first time venture for me, so please excuse me if my question seems too elementary.

I am capturing a video from my tape Video cam. I will be editing it, adding music and stills. My question relates to the format I should use in the Capture Options area. I am not sure which would produce the best overall video quality for the finished product ( I am not overly concerned for the still quality, just the movie quality). The choices I am considering are:

DV, AVI, MPEG, or DVD.

I have searched the manual and help menu, but nothing really explained the differences/advantages/disadvantages.

Thanks in advance,
jake

[mxyzptlk]

Since you're planning to do a lot of editing, go with DV or AVI. MPEG is really MPEG-1, ready to burn to CD. DVD is MPEG-2, ready to burn to DVD. Note that DV or AVI will use the most space on your hard drive. So make sure that you have the space.

[rowladar]

Go with DV/AVI - this retains it in exactly the same format at created by the camera. Once you've finished your project you can output in DV/AVI if you want to send it back to the camera, or you can output to a DVD (Mpeg format) or even just create the MPEG DVD folder structure on your hard drive...

[Ken Berry]

...and remember to read the topmost sticky message on this Board which contains the recommended procedure you should follow.

[jake7363]

The info is much appreciated -
jake