Video quality

[Guest]

I have succesfully recorded video to Movie Maker from a Sony Handycam thru the firewire port, but am shocked at the poor quality of the recording, versus what I watch directly on my Handycam. My idea was to put video from my camera to CD or DVD and save for posterity. I obviously have much to learn about doing this right. Where shall I go to start learning about the techniques, file choices, etc etc etc.

 

[Guest]

If you want to output your movie to CD or DVD, always import it as DV-AVI, which is the same quality used by your DV cam when the video is originally recorded.

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Jake Ludington
http://www.jakeludington.com

Author: Easy Digital Home Movies
http://www.jakeludington.com/edhm

 

[Graham Hughes]

Also bear in mind if you are previewing the movie in MM, it is just this ...
a preview .... and not an indication of the finished quality. To test, make
a little movie and send back to the cam - if it has dvin - and then watch on
the tv, it should be the same.
Graham