Better quality movie

I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a USB2
port. It captures the video great. I save the movie to my
computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd with
sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not happy
with the final quality of the movie. Should I be using a
IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
upgrade MyDVD.

You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best quality capture

PapaJohn

"Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a USB2
> port. It captures the video great. I save the movie to my
> computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd with
> sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not happy
> with the final quality of the movie. Should I be using a
> IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
> upgrade MyDVD.

Just to expand on PapaJohn's answer a bit... You will get MUCH
better quality using IEEE1394 instead of USB. Using USB, you
are capturing a low-resolution, highly-compressed, re-encoded
version of the video from your camcorder. Using IEEE1394,
you'll get an exact digital copy of the DV video from your
camcorder.

BTW, don't buy the firewire cable from Sony. They charge way
too much money for it. I bought mine at Radio Shack, and paid a
lot less for it. You can check out the prices on their web
sites to compare.

-Bob
____________________________
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter


"PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
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> You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best quality
capture
>
> PapaJohn
>
> "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a USB2
> > port. It captures the video great. I save the movie to my
> > computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd with
> > sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not happy
> > with the final quality of the movie. Should I be using a
> > IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
> > upgrade MyDVD.
>
>

Bob,
Would you have made the same comments if it was analog input?
I am planning to buy a USB2.0 capture device to capture S-Video (analog)
input.
André


"Bob [MVP]" <bob_mvp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23F6GnN07DHA.2628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Just to expand on PapaJohn's answer a bit... You will get MUCH
> better quality using IEEE1394 instead of USB. Using USB, you
> are capturing a low-resolution, highly-compressed, re-encoded
> version of the video from your camcorder. Using IEEE1394,
> you'll get an exact digital copy of the DV video from your
> camcorder.
>
> BTW, don't buy the firewire cable from Sony. They charge way
> too much money for it. I bought mine at Radio Shack, and paid a
> lot less for it. You can check out the prices on their web
> sites to compare.
>
> -Bob
> ____________________________
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Media Center Edition
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter
>
>
> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
> news:102fipg11mhr4cf@corp.supernews.com...
> > You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best quality
> capture
> >
> > PapaJohn
> >
> > "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > > I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a USB2
> > > port. It captures the video great. I save the movie to my
> > > computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd with
> > > sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not happy
> > > with the final quality of the movie. Should I be using a
> > > IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
> > > upgrade MyDVD.
> >
> >
>
>

No, my comments apply to digital capture from a digital
camcorder only.

-Bob
____________________________
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Media Center Edition
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter


"André Joubert" <jaji92@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:OYITaf17DHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Bob,
> Would you have made the same comments if it was
analog input?
> I am planning to buy a USB2.0 capture device to capture
S-Video (analog)
> input.
> André
>
>
> "Bob [MVP]" <bob_mvp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23F6GnN07DHA.2628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Just to expand on PapaJohn's answer a bit... You will get
MUCH
> > better quality using IEEE1394 instead of USB. Using USB,
you
> > are capturing a low-resolution, highly-compressed,
re-encoded
> > version of the video from your camcorder. Using IEEE1394,
> > you'll get an exact digital copy of the DV video from your
> > camcorder.
> >
> > BTW, don't buy the firewire cable from Sony. They charge
way
> > too much money for it. I bought mine at Radio Shack, and
paid a
> > lot less for it. You can check out the prices on their web
> > sites to compare.
> >
> > -Bob
> > ____________________________
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP Media Center Edition
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter
> >
> >
> > "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
> > news:102fipg11mhr4cf@corp.supernews.com...
> > > You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best
quality
> > capture
> > >
> > > PapaJohn
> > >
> > > "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a USB2
> > > > port. It captures the video great. I save the movie to
my
> > > > computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd with
> > > > sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not
happy
> > > > with the final quality of the movie. Should I be using a
> > > > IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
> > > > upgrade MyDVD.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Be careful with the USB capture device for analog. Many of
the devices capture to MPG and not avi. MPG is not a
good format for editing.
Les
www.video.ncsparks.com
>-----Original Message-----
>Bob,
> Would you have made the same comments if it was
analog input?
>I am planning to buy a USB2.0 capture device to capture S-
Video (analog)
>input.
>André
>
>
>"Bob [MVP]" <bob_mvp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:%23F6GnN07DHA.2628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Just to expand on PapaJohn's answer a bit... You will
get MUCH
>> better quality using IEEE1394 instead of USB. Using
USB, you
>> are capturing a low-resolution, highly-compressed, re-
encoded
>> version of the video from your camcorder. Using
IEEE1394,
>> you'll get an exact digital copy of the DV video from
your
>> camcorder.
>>
>> BTW, don't buy the firewire cable from Sony. They
charge way
>> too much money for it. I bought mine at Radio Shack,
and paid a
>> lot less for it. You can check out the prices on their
web
>> sites to compare.
>>
>> -Bob
>> ____________________________
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter
>>
>>
>> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in
message
>> news:102fipg11mhr4cf@corp.supernews.com...
>> > You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best
quality
>> capture
>> >
>> > PapaJohn
>> >
>> > "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> > news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> > > I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a
USB2
>> > > port. It captures the video great. I save the movie
to my
>> > > computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd
with
>> > > sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not
happy
>> > > with the final quality of the movie. Should I be
using a
>> > > IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
>> > > upgrade MyDVD.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Les,
Thanks for the advice. I will double check.
André

"Les" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:de8001c3eff2$58500870$a401280a@phx.gbl...
Be careful with the USB capture device for analog. Many of
the devices capture to MPG and not avi. MPG is not a
good format for editing.
Les
www.video.ncsparks.com
>-----Original Message-----
>Bob,
> Would you have made the same comments if it was
analog input?
>I am planning to buy a USB2.0 capture device to capture S-
Video (analog)
>input.
>André
>
>
>"Bob [MVP]" <bob_mvp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:%23F6GnN07DHA.2628@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Just to expand on PapaJohn's answer a bit... You will
get MUCH
>> better quality using IEEE1394 instead of USB. Using
USB, you
>> are capturing a low-resolution, highly-compressed, re-
encoded
>> version of the video from your camcorder. Using
IEEE1394,
>> you'll get an exact digital copy of the DV video from
your
>> camcorder.
>>
>> BTW, don't buy the firewire cable from Sony. They
charge way
>> too much money for it. I bought mine at Radio Shack,
and paid a
>> lot less for it. You can check out the prices on their
web
>> sites to compare.
>>
>> -Bob
>> ____________________________
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Media Center Edition
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter
>>
>>
>> "PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in
message
>> news:102fipg11mhr4cf@corp.supernews.com...
>> > You should be using a firewire IEEE1394 for the best
quality
>> capture
>> >
>> > PapaJohn
>> >
>> > "Gary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> > news:ca0201c3ef35$2d928cb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> > > I am connecting my Sony TRV38 to the computer via a
USB2
>> > > port. It captures the video great. I save the movie
to my
>> > > computer using dv-avi setting.I am burning the dvd
with
>> > > sonics MyDVDle that came with the computer.I am not
happy
>> > > with the final quality of the movie. Should I be
using a
>> > > IEEE1394 cable to get better quality or do I need to
>> > > upgrade MyDVD.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Actually it depends on what generation1394ieee and USB2 you are using. The data transfer rates of all do not affect the quality of the video. 1st gen 1394 has a transferrate of about 280kbs. 1st gen usb about 40kbs. 2nd gen USB2 about 180-200kbs. So firewire is still faster USB2.0 hispeed about 480kbs and new gen 1394 about 480-520kbs. So the quality is not determined by the type of cable. The type of cable determines the speed of transfer. Be sure that if you want the fastest type of transfer you get the lates version cable. I know this sounds confusing, but the quality is ultimately determined by your camera (.) Remeber regardless that your camera says DV or Hi8 be sure to read in your manual what resolution your camera supports. Some only support 320x240dpi, which is half the resolution of a standard NTSC tv signal. Standard tv is 640x480dpi. Remember also, a compute supports hires, which if you blow up your video to full screen will look pixelated. Try messing around with your cameras resolution setting to get a better quality image! Good Luck! BTW I own a multimedia production studio in the Central TX area.