Capture uncompress from miniDV !

[Lucid_Dream]

The "captured" DV file has the same quality as the picture on the type! But this file is compressed - is that so? And if it is - is there a method to "capture" uncompress file (for expamle Premiere Pro)? What is the size of this file ?

[redwudz]

If you are transferring in DV format, you can't change what the camera or DV device is outputting, that's done in hardware. DV is about 5:1 compression. What you see is what you get. It would make no difference what program is doing the importing to the computer.

[KBeee]

DV AVI transfered from your camera to your HD will be about 13GB per hour.

[guns1inger]

The compression occurs in the camera, not when you transfer to the PC. What's done is done.

[Lucid_Dream]

Thanks for the info dudes !

And one more question. When exporting in Premiere DV file to Uncompressed file is there an improvement in the picture quality because i don't see such but the file get larger ?

[Cornucopia]

There will be no improvement when going from already DV-compressed file to Uncompressed, except if you are going to do certain types of chroma-key compositing (and even then, the worst has already been done).

Scott

[thecoalman]

And one more question. When exporting in Premiere DV file to Uncompressed file is there an improvement in the picture quality because i don't see such but the file get larger ?

That could even compromise the quality, might need a microscope to see it but any time you convert a video to another format some loss of quality is to be expected. Best to do as little as possible to it. I work with DV all the time and my method is simple. I import the video into my editor as source files, once the project is complete I export as DVD compliant MPEG. It's the shortest possible way to go from DV-AVI to MPEG. The video only goes through a single conversion. Some editors don't allow for MPEG export or you may want to use a different encoder not supported by your editor, if that is the case export as DV-AVI and encode that to MPEG with your encoder.

[Lucid_Dream]

Do someone know the exporting deinterlaced method of premiere pro 1.5 progressive scan which is - Bob or the "real" progressive scan Bob+Weave ?! And in all cases i have to keep the video interlaced for better quality , haven't i ?

[thecoalman]

And in all cases i have to keep the video interlaced for better quality , haven't i ?

For playing on a TV you want to keep it interlaced. You can leave it interlaced for computer playback too since most players deinterlace on the fly.