opinions re ScenalyzerLive

[Art]

which program does the capturing job from mini dv camera ScenalyzerLive 1.4 or Premiere 6 in terms of quality, Any aideas. thanks

[Riccardom]

The quality should be the same and is determined by the camcorder, unless you loose frames when capturing.
From camcorder to PC it's only a "file transfer".
The difference is the features and usability of software used.
In my opinion ScenalyzerLive is far away from any other challenger.
Riccardo

[Art]

the problem is the mosaic (red or green) that apeares on the frames from time to time

[jtor]

the problem is the mosaic (red or green) that apeares on the frames from time to time

...try not to do anything else while you're transferring the video. I saw something like that recently, and did some experiments. I noticed that once I try to do something else while video is being transferred, these garbage frames appear.

hope this helps.

[cuervo]

Scenalyzer is the best capture utility around. If you're having probs with image blockiness, it's because you've got dirty playback or record heads in your vid cam.

[EricB]

The "quality" should be identical. The "mosaic" often happens at the beginning of a file or during breaks of the timecode. I would say you might have a dirty head. I have used both Scenalyzer and Premiere for capturing and never seen any real difference in their response to problem areas.

I like the Scenalyzer format and will often exit Premiere to capture with Scenalyzer.

[Art]

Thanks guys. I was thinking that the problem was dirty head (on camcorder LCD screen usually you get the message that head cleaning required) I have JVC DVL 300 miniDV. And I was suspicious about tape quality. I have rerecorded couple of times. I am using Maxell tapes. I have given the camera for cleaning and bought Sony cleaning tape. I guess it helps a lot, but still I have that problem.
So the question is how to check if the recording head is really dirty or not?
Do you get any messages on the camera screen?
And which tapes are the best for multiple recording?
For how many times you can record on one tape?

[Art]

Thanks guys. I was thinking that the problem was dirty head (on camcorder LCD screen usually you get the message that head cleaning required) I have JVC DVL 300 miniDV. And I was suspicious about tape quality. I have rerecorded couple of times. I am using Maxell tapes. I have given the camera for cleaning and bought Sony cleaning tape. I guess it helps a lot, but still I have that problem.
So the question is how to check if the recording head is really dirty or not?
Do you get any messages on the camera screen?
And which tapes are the best for multiple recording?
For how many times you can record on one tape?

[Art]

Thanks guys. I was thinking that the problem was dirty head (on camcorder LCD screen usually you get the message that head cleaning required) I have JVC DVL 300 miniDV. And I was suspicious about tape quality. I have rerecorded couple of times. I am using Maxell tapes. I have given the camera for cleaning and bought Sony cleaning tape. I guess it helps a lot, but still I have that problem.
So the question is how to check if the recording head is really dirty or not?
Do you get any messages on the camera screen?
And which tapes are the best for multiple recording?
For how many times you can record on one tape?

[Art]

Thanks guys. I was thinking that the problem was dirty head (on camcorder LCD screen usually you get the message that head cleaning required) I have JVC DVL 300 miniDV. And I was suspicious about tape quality. I have rerecorded couple of times. I am using Maxell tapes. I have given the camera for cleaning and bought Sony cleaning tape. I guess it helps a lot, but still I have that problem.
So the question is how to check if the recording head is really dirty or not?
Do you get any messages on the camera screen?
And which tapes are the best for multiple recording?
For how many times you can record on one tape?

[cuervo]

Several things: sometimes a cleaning tape isn't sufficient to clean a head. In this case, the camera needs to be returned to the manuf for cleaning. Usually, this happens if various brands of recording tape are used. There are two major brands, Sony and Panasonic. The others are all just renames of one of these two brands. Sony and Panasonic each use a different type of lubricant. Unfortunately, the two lubricant types are incompatible with one another. Mixing tapes just produces a gummy residue which will clog the head.

Also, DV tapes are fairly fragile. Many production houses only use a tape one time. I have re-used a tape up to 6 times before the recording oxide starts to flake off and then you get tape dropouts. You may want to try a new tape before you decide your head is clogged.

Hope this helps.

[cuervo]

Several things: sometimes a cleaning tape isn't sufficient to clean a head. In this case, the camera needs to be returned to the manuf for cleaning. Usually, this happens if various brands of recording tape are mixed. There are two major brands, Sony and Panasonic. The others are all just renames of one of these two brands. Sony and Panasonic each use a different type of lubricant. Unfortunately, the two lubricant types are incompatible with one another. Mixing tapes just produces a gummy residue which will clog the head.

Also, DV tapes are fairly fragile. Many production houses only use a tape one time. I have re-used a tape up to 6 times before the recording oxide starts to flake off and then you get tape dropouts. You may want to try a new tape before you decide your head is clogged.

Hope this helps.