overkill means anything?

[CNT]

This was captured from VHS tape. Question, does "overkill" make the video picture degrade when exporting to VCD?

I can redo the capturing using YUV2, but just want to ask if I still can use the DV format to VCD (see above image). I know I should be trying things out myself, but capturing those videos takes a long time (I have 5 video, plus buch of Hi8's).

Chuck

[iantri]

This was captured from VHS tape. Question, does "overkill" make the video picture degrade when exporting to VCD?

I can redo the capturing using YUV2, but just want to ask if I still can use the DV format to VCD (see above image). I know I should be trying things out myself, but capturing those videos takes a long time (I have 5 video, plus buch of Hi8's).

Err.. no.. capturing at the best quality is advisable since converting to Video CD is an extremely lossy process.

I assume you mean you are going to encode these files to a VCD compliant MPEG..

The thing I notice is "frame rate: 29 frames/second".

This is a serious problem. Is it actually captured at 29 frames per second or is your software badly rounding? The NTSC standard requires 29.97 frames per second, so your video will look jerky and will require some nasty frame rate conversions to create a VCD -- you'll have to recapture them at 29.97fps.

[CNT]

Err.. no.. capturing at the best quality is advisable since converting to Video CD is an extremely lossy process.

OK, cool.

I assume you mean you are going to encode these files to a VCD compliant MPEG..

Yes.

The thing I notice is "frame rate: 29 frames/second".

That's WinXP... (thanks to M$). As you see the above capture settings, it is 29.97. Thanks for catching this though.

[iantri]

This'll work well, then.

[pete2828]

this is pinacle studio 8. anyway i would caputure straight to mpeg using the VCD template. If ur machine is fast like 2GHz++ then i would make a similar template and uncheck fast encode. do this it will save u time and diskspace.

[CNT]

this is pinacle studio 8. anyway i would caputure straight to mpeg using the VCD template. If ur machine is fast like 2GHz++ then i would make a similar template and uncheck fast encode. do this it will save u time and diskspace.

As I mention before in my older post (a month ago) that this is the ONLY option I am able to capture using the analog input (from BOB). And it's Studio 7.15, not 8 or 9. It is "Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 7"

However, I do have Pinnacle LINX USP Plus (which is only analog input, no output). That has serveral options, like YUV2 and few others, and also be able to change other settings (as oppose to Studio 7, as in the third post, which all is disabled). That I could try, but since we are seeing that I am OK to go on from here (with DV format). I haven't use the LINX yet.

I am little new to this, but did tried few VCDs (and found they were horrible). First, I need to create a VHS, then waste more time on VCDs.

I just came back from FLA vacation, so need to get my mind back to technology.

Chuck

[lordsmurf]

When you convert to VCD, and you're attempting to maintain quality, and the source is interlaced (like VHS), be very sure to capture 352x480 or greater. Then re-encode the capture to MPEG1, and running an adaptive deinterlace, not a simple drop-field deinterlace. This will make the quality stay around a bit better.

But it's still VCD. At least if you want to make it, do it right. DVD quality will still be better. Even CVD or SVCD will be better.

[CNT]

But it's still VCD. At least if you want to make it, do it right. DVD quality will still be better. Even CVD or SVCD will be better.

Thanks for the help. I am still planning to buy DVD burner. I know I can buy NEC 2510A and be done with it, but I am hanging on there for LiteOn. Even LiteOn is out, all still DVD+R 2.4X DL, I am hoping next generation will have DVD-R DL. And not only that, the speed should raise a bit more (lot of 2.4X have CD-R at 40X, not 48X). That's a whole OT story...

I will keep on making VCD for now (want to get experience), and then hope I will learn on creating a DVD.

Lastly, thanks for pointing out the type of deinterlace, I hope I will find that option (with TMPGEnc?).

Chuck