Blurring/Comb effect with VideoStudio 8

[Norbert666]

Hi. I'm new here.

I have just bought myself a Panasonic NV-GS120 digital camcorder and Ulead Videostudio 8.0.

Using Firewire, I can capture the video, but the quality is terrible. See here: http://www.jderbyshire.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/grab.JPG

The picture is fine with WinXP Media Player and on the TV, so it's a setting problem in Videostudio.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

James

[Trevor Andrew]

Capture to Dv or Avi via Firewire 1 hr is about 13Gb
Check out the tutorials from the link below.

[Norbert666]

Capture to Dv or Avi via Firewire 1 hr is about 13Gb

Apologies for my ignorance, but how is that relavant to the quality of the capture?

I'll have a look through the tutorials in the meantime, thanks.

James

[Norbert666]

Capture to Dv or Avi via Firewire 1 hr is about 13Gb

Apologies for my ignorance, but how is that relavant to the quality of the capture?

I'll have a look through the tutorials in the meantime, thanks.

James

[Norbert666]

Capture to Dv or Avi via Firewire 1 hr is about 13Gb

Apologies for my ignorance, but how is that relavant to the quality of the capture?

I'll have a look through the tutorials in the meantime, thanks.

James

[Trevor Andrew]

The footage on your camera is in Dv-Avi format
Capturing via firewire to Dv-Avi from a digital camcorder is like copying the footage.

If you wish to export the final project back to your camera then use Dv-Avi

When you capture to another format (mpeg), Video Studio has to recode the Avi to Mpeg. The quality will be impared if your comptuer is not up to the job. The process has to be done in real time. If your pc is fast enough then direct mpeg capture will be good quality.

Capture to Dv-Avi,
Edit the project
Create a Video File from Share.
This will convert the Avi to Mpeg 2
Burn the Dvd from the new Mpeg file

[Ken Berry]

...And if you are already capturing in DV/AVI format, then change the encoder from the (IMHO silly) default setting of Type 2 (which often causes problems such as stuttering video and/or audio or out of sync video and audio). To change, in the Capture screen, click on the little cogwheel icon about halfway down the left hand side of screen.

[Norbert666]

Please excuse my total stupidity - I am a total noob at this.

I do know computers though - mine is a XP2500 running at 2.7GHz (approx 5GHz P4 equivilent), with 1GB RAM and a Radeon 9800XT. It should certainly be up to the job.

I changed all my settings as per the link posted in the first reply.

Under the "Capture" tab, 'Source' is Panasonic MSDV and 'Format' is DV.

If I hit the Options cog, DV Type is at Type 2. If I change it to Type 1, it makes no difference.

Again, I'm sorry if I've missed the point in the replies above. Please help!

Thanks and regards

James

[BrianCee]

We seem to be going a long way round here gentlemen - James - what we really need to know is what are the complete settings you have used - particularly with regard to settings like field order and de-interlacing, could you post the full clip properties - because it certainly looks to me as though one of those is wrong.

Changing the DV type between type 1 and type 2 will not affect picture quality - it simply affects the way the picture and audio are stored within your video file.

[Ken Berry]

What I meant by referring to Type 1 or 2 DV capture is that while it may not affect the quality of the video, it certainly can affect the capture itself. Some people do in fact experience considerable distruption of their capture if they use Type 2 DV encoder -- possibly resulting from insufficient computer resources to handle Type 2 -- and given the title of the post (which includes 'stuttering video'), I thought it was a relevant possibility to check on...

[IronMike778]

Justy follow that sticky thread and you should be ok. I capture analog video into Studio 8 and I was blown away at the quality of some of my Christmas footage from last week.......it looked digital!!

Just stick with it..........you'll get it........good luck!!

[ggrussell]

Norbert666 - What you are seeing is caused by watching interlaced video on a progessive device - the monitor. THIS IS NORMAL and no cause for alarm. If the final output will be rendered to a DVD, then you will NOT see this because the TV is an interlaced device. (using HDTVs or large screen TVs with progessive inputs with a progessive DVD player is not common yet) As far as I know , ALL DVD AUTHORING software (aimed at home editing) will render the VOBs as interlaced.

THE ONLY TIME you would 'deinterlace' a video file is if the final output will be viewed on a progessive device only - ie., meant for the web or viewed on computer only.

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Previously I have used Pinnacle Studio 8. I wanted to upgrade to a newer version of software. PS9 appeared far more unstable than PS8 so I have tried the trial version of ULead Video Studio 8. I have to admit I am very impressed with the results. However, I too get this combing effect when I play a rendered DVD on the PC. On the TV it is perfect. My problem is that I produce short DVDs in presentations and need the output to be perfect. How should I overcome this "combing" which never happened on Pinnacle Studio 8 (many other problems of course)?

This is the only thing that is stopping me buying Video Studio 8.

[Richard Bruvofetc]

Is there anyway I can render a DVD using VideoStudio 8 that will play on both DVD players and PC formats?

[rwindeyer]

Is there anyway I can render a DVD using VideoStudio 8 that will play on both DVD players and PC formats?

Well, there should be. You will of course select interlaced for playing on a TV (I use Lower Field First, as it comes in from a digital device via firewire). PC based DVD playing software usually has some kind of method to cope with the interlacing (think it's called bob mode); I have PowerDVD and Sonic Cineplayer; they both play on the monitor just fine.