Best possible quality

hyawatha15 · Post by **hyawatha15** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:02 am

What are the settings for the BEST possible video capture for StudioVideo9? Im capturing video from a xbox, and the quality isnt that great, how can I make it better?

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:21 am

Try to capture from a different device

No joke, what are you trying to capture from the xbox? How do you connect this to what type of PC, OS?

hyawatha15 · Post by **hyawatha15** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:48 am

Im using the Instant VideoMPX device that came with my Ulead VideoStudio 9.

P4 2.4 ghz and a P4 3.2 ghz (no difference in quality, but speed is faster)
1 gig of ram
80 gig harddrive
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
just tell me what else you need to know.

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:07 am

I'm going to assume that this Xbox (manufacturer?, model?) converts analog video to digital and stores it via (what kind?) of connection into your computer. What are the properties that you set when you captured using this Xbox?
When you say the quality is "not great" what VS display are you looking at? (e.g., capture preview, Edit mode instant preview, etc)
John

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:35 am

Nope, that's a Microsoft XBox gaming console -- he's trying to record his gameplay.

Regarding the bundling, Videostudio came bundled with the VideoMPX, not the other way around. Otherwise I'd demand a VideoMPX box from Ulead, 'cause I didn't get mine...

According to the specs for the VideoMPX, you need a USB 2.0 connection to record full quality video (makes sense). If the box is plugged into a USB 1.1 connection instead, you're limited to recording MPEG1 at 352x240 or 352x288, depending on whether you are in NTSC or PAL land.

hyawatha15 · Post by **hyawatha15** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:37 pm

Well, my laptop has USB 2.0 so, how good should the quality be? i make it a mpeg when I finish editing it.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:34 am

According to specs for the VideoMPX, it can capture at Full D1 resolution, albeit at somewhat odd framerates if the specs are accurate. NTSC should be 29.97fps, not 30fps, and PAL should be 25fps, not 24fps.

So basically, you should be able to capture DVD quality video with this thing, provided you don't use it's built-in MPEG encoder (it only handles MPEG1 at VCD resolution) and capture in AVI format with a lossless or high-quality codec.

hyawatha15 · Post by **hyawatha15** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:58 am

So, I wont need to buy a different video capture device for better quality? and if not, can some one send me a tutorial or something that explains what exact settings I need to have to capture at BEST quality? Thanks for all the help so far.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:35 am

You'll have to capture using AVI format, either uncompressed, or using a lossless codec such as Huffyuv. Capture at 720x480, which seems to be the highest resolution supported.