Video looks different where effects, titles, transisitions applied.

[Tony Lewis]

I'm currently in the process of using MM2 to edit video captures from my
camcorder tapes (both analog and digital), I'm saving my movie files as
DV-AVI and then I'm using TmpGenc to convert to Mpeg2 for DVD. After this I'
m creating DVD's with MyDVD. What I'm noticing once I'm playing my DVD's
through my TV is that any part of the movie that has a video effect,
transition or a superimposed title looks different than the rest of the
video. I can't think of the best way to describe it other than it looks like
a deliberate effect that you might see in a show on MTV - it looks slightly
slowed down and very 'dgitial'. I hope someone knows what I'm talking about,
is it maybe that part of the video is at a different frame rate. Anyway, is
this a normal consequence of video editing (with MM2 or any other editing
software) or is there something I can change to make sure the whole video
looks 'smooth'? I don't really notice the effect when replaying the AVI file
or the Mpeg file on my computer in Media Player.

Thanks

Tony.

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

Tony,

I'd be interested in what you think if you did the same process, but using a
Video for local playback (2.1 Mbps NTSC) option instead of the DV-AVI one to
start it.

TMPGEnc won't have the WMV file in its list of file types, but you can
change it to 'all files' or drag and drop the WMV into it.

PapaJohn

 

[PapaJohn \(MVP\)]

I've been testing the making of a DVD using the same movie - one starting
with a DV-AVI file and the other a WMV file. But I've only tested it so far
from MM2 directly to the DVD via MyDVD. The results are mostly comparable.

But on the computer, the WMV file is much superior in the areas of text
overlays. But the differences should go away by the time you get to TV
viewing via a DVD player.

I started with a heavy bias toward DV-AVI as the starting point, but I'm
kind of on the fence now between the DV-AVI and the WMV.

Most of my work is distributed via the internet and computer-based CDs, so
WMV files are the final step. But, for my website and books, I explore the
other options to be able to provide good advice.

PapaJohn