VHS-C to DVD Resolution

[sdreon]

If the original source is only about 200 lines of resolution (i.e. VHS, VHS-C, 8mm) then why would I choose a capture rate higher than 1/2 D1 which is 3,000 Kbps for DVD SP.

Does using Full-D1 of 4,500 or 6,000 Kbps provide any quality when your source is so low?

[gshelley61]

YES

[choirislife923]

for VHS-C i'd go with 352x240 at 4-5mbits. if you capture at a higher video resolution, your video will not get any better because the source video is at 352x240, so your just wasting file size on useless pixels.

[lordsmurf]

No. 720x480. No. Bloated file.

No. 352x240. No. No, too low (and forced deinterlace, hurts video, yuck )

Perfect? 352x480 interlaced MPEG2

http://www.digitalfaq.com/understandsource.htm
http://www.digitalfaq.com/capture/software-resolution.htm
http://www.digitalfaq.com/capture/avivsmpeg.htm

Read those.
Pay attention to resolutions, interlacing rules, bitrate graphs.

and for future reference....
These are found in the GUIDES area of this site (CAPTURE ARTICLES)
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