DV Type 1 vs Type 2 and Field Order A, B, or Frame Based

[bennetts]

I am still trying to figure this all out as is 99.99% of us. I am in the process of capturing all our home movies to DVD. I am using UVS8 for all my work. I have already made 12 DVDs from my 8mm tapes using my Sony Digital8 and they all look fine. I am now about to capture home movies from VHS through my VCR. I have done this before but I am wondering if there is a setting that I should be aware of to make this job work at the best setting.
Should I use DV Type 1 or Type 2? I think that Type 1 saves the audio and video as one file and that Type 2 creates separate files for audio and video. Am I right on this?
Also, what is the difference between the Field Order A, B and the other which is Frame Based? Field order A and B is about the odd and even lines that refresh on the screen and which line to draw first...am I right? What is Frame Based and should I use that? Is selecting Field order A or B better than selecting Frame Based?

Steve

[BSR]

I always capture type 2 because that is what's compatible with my programs.
If you plan on using Vdub, capture type 2, UVS8 can probalby handle both anyway, so in your case it might not matter. Just make sure if you use any other programs, they can handle the type you choose.

Framebased is for progressive scan, again you will not need it if you are captureing from VHS.

Field A or B. - If using your DV cam as passthrough for your VHS movies, it will be Bottom field first,(I will assume Field B in UVS8). DV is bottom field first.
If you are hooking your VHS VCR directly to some Video input on your computer, it will be Top Field first(I will assume this is field A in UVS8.)

[OneCardShort]

DV is interlaced and bottom field first, that is built into the DV standard, no way around that. Frame based or progressive is what most films are shot in, they are not interlaced just one solid picture usually at a 23.976 or 29.976 frames a second for NTSC or 25 frames a second for Pal. Progressive source can usually be found on dvd's while if you capture from tv, vhs, or laserdisc it is usually interlaced. As for type 1 or 2 I'm not too sure on, but I believe DV is type 2, but there are freeware tools to convert one type to the other.