Video capture quality

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It is the setting of the video capture software. For example, my ATI all-in-wonder board comes with software that allows one to play DVDs, VCDs, TV, etc. In the TV mode, one can also capture (ie record to the HD) the input. There are many possible combinations of formats that one can select for capture; here are the few that i have looked at and "reviewed"(use courier): Standard formats Formats Type Comments Rate Rel size Looks FileType DVD MPEG-2 720X480 NTSC 8.00Mbps 161.8M good MP2 Good ATI VCR 640X240 NTSC 6.00Mbps 131.0M good VCR Longer ATI VCR reduced quality 2.00Mbps 45.8M good VCR Video CD MPEG-1 352X240 NTSC 1.05Mbps 27.9M good MPG

Custom formats Formats Type Comments Rate Rel size Looks FileType 56K Modem Windows Media 30Kbps 0.6M V bad WMV Local Use Windows Media 1470Kbps 29.8M best WMV AVI capture AVI 80X60 29.97fps - 74.9M bad AVI Quarter VGA AVI 320X240 29.97fps 1.60Mbps 764.9M good AVI VGA resolution AVI 640X480 29.97fps - 2.9G choppy AVI

The format names are from ATI, they are not mine. The "looks" is in relation to seeing a DVD played on the same system; 2.020MHz Pentium 4. Either Win98SE or Win2000 is useable, but Win2000 does a better job during the capture process. "Choppy" is due to the fact the computer cannot keep up with (at least) the playback of the file. I suspect the recording is also bad, due to the gigantic amount of data. Note the "Video CD" mode and the "Local Use" mode is very similar in quality and space for a given amount of recording time. The "Local Use" mode is very slightly better in quality; i had to nitpick to see a difference; i use that mode for all capture.

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		Video capture quality The One It is the setting of the video capture software. For example, my ATI all-in-wonder board comes with software that allows one to play DVDs, VCDs, TV, etc. In the TV mode, one can also capture (ie record to the HD) the input. There are many possible combinations of formats that one can select for capture; here are the few that i have looked at and "reviewed"(use courier): Standard formats Formats Type Comments Rate Rel size Looks FileType DVD MPEG-2 720X480 NTSC 8.00Mbps 161.8M good MP2 Good ATI VCR 640X240 NTSC 6.00Mbps 131.0M good VCR Longer ATI VCR reduced quality 2.00Mbps 45.8M good VCR Video CD MPEG-1 352X240 NTSC 1.05Mbps 27.9M good MPG Custom formats Formats Type Comments Rate Rel size Looks FileType 56K Modem Windows Media 30Kbps 0.6M V bad WMV Local Use Windows Media 1470Kbps 29.8M best WMV AVI capture AVI 80X60 29.97fps - 74.9M bad AVI Quarter VGA AVI 320X240 29.97fps 1.60Mbps 764.9M good AVI VGA resolution AVI 640X480 29.97fps - 2.9G choppy AVI The format names are from ATI, they are not mine. The "looks" is in relation to seeing a DVD played on the same system; 2.020MHz Pentium 4. Either Win98SE or Win2000 is useable, but Win2000 does a better job during the capture process. "Choppy" is due to the fact the computer cannot keep up with (at least) the playback of the file. I suspect the recording is also bad, due to the gigantic amount of data. Note the "Video CD" mode and the "Local Use" mode is very similar in quality and space for a given amount of recording time. The "Local Use" mode is very slightly better in quality; i had to nitpick to see a difference; i use that mode for all capture. Norton Systemworks The One program Norton utilities with and if you want a package of programs, then norton may be best - probably much better rival... Is this of some help? List \| Previous \| Next



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