Windows Movie Maker output quality

[Duke]

Hello all,
I am new to the world of video editing. I have a Sony
Mini DV camcorder that I have been using for a while now.
When I watch videos directly from the Mini DV on my TV the
video is great. No jaggies or anything. I captured some
video using the DV-AVI (NTSC) settings in WMM. I added a
Title, some scene transitions, and credits. I saved it to
my hard drive as DV-AVI. Now when I watch it the video
looks horrible. There are jagged lines all over.
Especially when a lighter color meets with a darker. What
am I doing wrong here. Since these are all digital files
I am working with I don't see how I could lose quality. I
have VHS tapes that look better than what I have as the
outcome of capturing and editing this current video. Am I
doing something wrong or is this just the current state of
amateur video editing ? Would I get better quality
results using something like Adobe Premier instead ? I
wanted to put this on a DVD, but the current quality of
the video wouldn't be worth it.

Any ideas,

Duke

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

You should do a little research about interlaced versus de-interlaced
video...

Bobby

 

[Alex]

Duke,

I have exactly the same problem. I have tried Roxio,
Ulead and even Premiere, but all capture video in avi
format with the poorest of quality, particularly with
moving subjects (the edges are distorted like the
interlacing is coming apart). It's not the software, I've
tried all codecs, I've changed cards and now feel like
giving up. I've paid bucks to have the pc checked and no
answers. It's just the same. If you get any solutions
PLEASE let me know

Thanks

 

[Carey Robson]

Look in your "export to tape" settings, (in Premiere), and make sure "lower
field first" is checked.
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Sincerely,
Carey Robson