Capture quality

[Videomonkey]

Hi

Can anyone tell me if there is a noticable difference in
quality between capturing as DV-AVI (720 x 480) and
Windows Media Video (640 x480)?

I thought the WMV capture was a higher quality because it
said "Best Qulity for palyback on my computer". I made a
20 minute video with MM2 which is for output to DVD. When
I converted it using a utility the quality was terrible.

Will I get a better result capturing and saving the clips
as DV-AVI?

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

Yes,

DV-AVI is the way to go for capturing

PapaJohn
www.papajohn.org

 

[Cuyler]

Would these steps also apply to VCDs (MPG1)?

Seems logical, but thought I'd confirm.

 

[PapaJohn]

Yes, in theory it would apply to VCDs too. But the lower quality of a VCD
might make the approach overkill, with minimal benefit.

PapaJohn

 

[Bob]

Have TMPGEnc generate MPEG-1 Layer II Audio (MP2), instead of Linear PCM
Audio. Does Roxio require separate audio & video streams? If not, you can
have TMPGEnc create one system file that contains both the MPEG-2 video and
the MPEG-1 Layer II audio.

If I don't need to do any editing of the video, I use Ulead DVD Movie
Factory 2.0 to author the DVD. If I need to do any minor editing, I use
TMPGEnc DVD Author to author the DVD. Although both of these programs are
capable of burning the DVD, I like to use Nero 5.5 Burning ROM to do the
actual burning.

-Bob