grainy picture / bad resolution

[Guest]

I've captured a 60 min movie from my Panasonic dv-cam (miniDV) using
WinMovMaker, done som editing and added a few effects. I then used WinDVD
Creator (that came along with XP and this HP comp I just bought) to burn the
movie to DVD+R disc. When playing the movie on my Philips dvd-player the
picture just isn't good enough - it looks a little bit like the home movies
your daddy shot with his no-better-than avarage camera in the mid '70s; that
is, you can see who's in the picture all right, but the picture isn't SHARP.
I'm all new to this so...any mistake is possible Using firewire, no usb.
Used "Best quality - 60min" when asked by the program.
Your help is most wanted; how to improve the quality of the picture?
Thanks,
/Pete

 

[Jeffraham Prestonian]

I've captured a 60 min movie from my Panasonic dv-cam (miniDV) using
WinMovMaker, done som editing and added a few effects. I then used WinDVD
Creator (that came along with XP and this HP comp I just bought) to burn
the
movie to DVD+R disc. When playing the movie on my Philips dvd-player the
picture just isn't good enough - it looks a little bit like the home
movies
your daddy shot with his no-better-than avarage camera in the mid '70s;
that
is, you can see who's in the picture all right, but the picture isn't
SHARP.
I'm all new to this so...any mistake is possible Using firewire, no usb.
Used "Best quality - 60min" when asked by the program.
Your help is most wanted; how to improve the quality of the picture?

Capture as DV-AVI; save movie as DV-AVI; burn DVD.
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