Why does my video look like this?

[kidsvideo]

Hi,

New guy here.

I'll try to keep this short and sweet. Just purchased a new system to be able to transfer all of the digital video I take of my new son.

P4 2.8
Intel MOBO 875PBZ 800 FSB
1 Gig RAM
1 80 gig SATA HD (system)
1 130 gig SATA HD (for the video)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro video card.
Adaptec USB 2.0/ Firewire combo card

I use the firewire port to connect my
Panasonic Digital Palmcorder PV-DC152D

I've downloaded and tried several of the reccommended capture utilities and various codecs but all of my video has visible lines whenever the camera moves/pans.

I realize this system probably pales in comparison to the systems many of you big-time video guys use but I think it should be adequate to import, view and burn home movies from a nice digital video camera. I'm just looking for quality that's near what I captured on camera.

Can someone point me in the right direction? Why does my video have lines?

Thanks.
Brett

[kidsvideo]

Here is the screenshot. I paused it while the camera was panning and blew it up 3X to give a better view of what it's doing.

[bugster]

Hi,

I've downloaded and tried several of the reccommended capture utilities and various codecs but all of my video has visible lines whenever the camera moves/pans.


Thanks.
Brett

Horizontal lines? If so thats interlacing and is perfectly normal. You won't see these lines when it is displayed on a TV set.

[arcorob]

Well...MAybe yes, maybe no.

Are you capturing to DV AVI ? That is raw native Digital Video AVI for later processing ? If so, it should be quite watchable and not so pronounced. I watch AVI's all the time and yes, you can tell they are interlaced and will look find on TV but his is quite extreme.

Test 1 - Burn a sample and play on TV

But let us know how you are capturing and what format that clip is in.....Thanks

[kidsvideo]

Yes, it's straight AVI.

I don't know why looks like that.

[pijetro]

As Bugster said, if your output is intended for Television, then this is okay..
If you're gonna sit in front of your monitor, and need to have these combing artifacts removed, then you'll have to deinterlace...

http://www.100fps.com/

[proxyx99]

Make a test DVD. As explained interlace lines are normal (picture is made of 2 interwoven fields).