I have a brand new Sony DV recorder w/digital tape.
Default frames per second recording: 29.970.
OS: XP SP2 prof.
Movie Maker only offers 30 frames per second.
When capturing video at "Best quality" default setting (WMV, 512 kbps,
320x240, 30 frames/sec) the quality is the worst imaginable --> distortions
all over, blurry, foggy, no detail, softened edges etc - really bad!
When using top quality settings under "Other settings" (Video for local
playback, 2.1 Mbps, 640x480, 30 frames per second) the quality doesn't get
any better. It's the same bad picture.
Even though it takes about 14MB per minute!
When I connect my DV to the TV-set the picture quality equals HDTV.
All I want is to record my DV 1:1 as I see it on my tiny Sony DV LCD screen
(even 320x240 size).

Can anyone help?

How are you connecting? If you cannot select dv-avi as the capture file then
you are probably using USB, which is useless, connect with firewire, capture
as dv-avi, edit as dv-avi, save as dv-avi and all will be well.
Also, be aware that MM only shows a preview of the movie in it's window,
which is 15fps and low quality.


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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com


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> I have a brand new Sony DV recorder w/digital tape.
> Default frames per second recording: 29.970.
> OS: XP SP2 prof.
> Movie Maker only offers 30 frames per second.
> When capturing video at "Best quality" default setting (WMV, 512 kbps,
> 320x240, 30 frames/sec) the quality is the worst imaginable -->
distortions
> all over, blurry, foggy, no detail, softened edges etc - really bad!
> When using top quality settings under "Other settings" (Video for local
> playback, 2.1 Mbps, 640x480, 30 frames per second) the quality doesn't get
> any better. It's the same bad picture.
> Even though it takes about 14MB per minute!
> When I connect my DV to the TV-set the picture quality equals HDTV.
> All I want is to record my DV 1:1 as I see it on my tiny Sony DV LCD
screen
> (even 320x240 size).
>
> Can anyone help?
>

Hello,

If you are using USB then you will have all manner of problems...it MUST be
done using a firewire (iLink) card and cable

You should ALWAYS capture at the highest rate possible. With a DV camera this
would be DV-AVI

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Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
Check out free video hosting at www.the-kellys.org
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