Capturing Fast Motion Scenes

[rhuala2]

My wife wants me to convert her work-out videos to SVCD, when I use my normal technique I get a fair amount of ghosting or blurring. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can improve this process for fast motion captures, here's how I am doing it now:

1 .Capturing using Virtual VCR, Morgan Codec, quality=90, integer algorithm (would fast int or float be better for fast motion). Not sure what the 4:1:1, 4:2:0 or YUV, YUY2, UYVY should be for this application. While capturing NO frame drops re reported!

2. Crop/edit using TMPGEnc ->SVCD, 2 pass VBR, min=300, avg=2000, Max=3000, no noise reduction or advanced settings, interlaced, field B.

3. Burn using Nero, Nero performs no other processing

TMPGEnc adds no real loss in quality so the issue really is with capturing I believe. Thanks,

rhuala

[Tommyknocker]

Are you using any templates? Or you may want to try this guide:

[rhuala2]

Thanks Tommyknocker,

But I think the problem may be in Virtual VCR or the way I'm using the Morgan Codec because the ghosting occurs in the capture not in the TMPGEnc encoding. I would almost even describe it as combing... I have read through and tried many settings on their website:

http://www.morgan-multimedia.com/

But have still been unable to come up with a satisfactory capture image

rhuala

[BJ_M]

your source is VHS ?

[Tommyknocker]

I tried. But I fix my ghosting combing, etc. in TMPGEnc, regardless of which capturing product I use.

[rhuala2]

your source is VHS ?

Source is VHS and digital cable. Source isn' the problem because the preview comes in perfect. But it happens regardless lf source image, as long as its has fast moving objects/section.

I tried. But I fix my ghosting combing, etc. in TMPGEnc, regardless of which capturing product I use.

You fix problems with TMPGEnc even if the source is ghosting or has combing effect??

The problem looks more like the image, when paused on a fast moving image, has been combed over. Like someone has taken a comb and combed the lagging edge of the moving object. Don't know know else to describe it

rhuala

[Tommyknocker]

Exactly. That is what the guide I gave you was for.

[rhuala2]

Oh yeah, I looked that over, I use noise reduction quite often with the "high quality" box set to 3. I tried the other slider values the guide recommended 3 different times adjusting them slightly everytime. It made zero difference. But I appreciate the advice, I am going to focus on Virtual VCR settings and Morgan Codec settings, I think I need a better quality raw .avi. Thanks again.

rhuala