ADVC 55 Short & Simple Question

[Joe The Dude]

When capturing using the Canopus ADVC55, what should I set my monitor's refresh rate to?

The source is either:
1. NTSC VHS VCR using the dreaded RCA-Style Video Connector.
2. NTSC Digital Cable (Direct TV) using an S-Video cable.

I have no desires to de-interlace the video.
I capture to AVI (DV), using Ulead Video Studio 7 SE.
It came bundled/free with an old TV Card I no longer use.
After captured, I later edit and convert to DVD Compliant MPEG2 with TMPGEnc Plus (Paid for and fully Registered).
After conversion, I use TMPGEnc DVD Author and make some Set Top Box DVD Player Compliant DVD-R's, complete with menus and such.
It is, indeed, a lot of fun.
8)

So, basicaly, I have the process down pat, for the most part.

My 1024 x 768 (32 bit color) Available Refresh Rates:
60 Hertz.
70 Hertz.
72 Hertz.
75 Hertz.
85 Hertz.

Does it even matter what I have my monitor's refresh rate set to during
"The Capture Process" or "The Conversion Process"?


This is one question that's really been buggung me for quite some time.
I thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions.


Attached is a screen shot from one of my captures.
It's posted for comedic effect.
:P


Image Details:
Screen Capture from Petite Princess Yucie. (Anime, Children's)
Captured from The Amine Network On Demand. (Time Warner iControl)
Resized in Paint Shop Pro 7.
Reduced in size by 50%.
Converted from bmp to jpg.

[redwudz]

It makes absolutely no difference what the refresh rate of the monitor is when you are capturing, DV transferring or encoding. That is expressly a function of the monitor and your video card.

However, in general, with a CRT monitor, you should set it above 60Hz to get a smoother video output. Some CRT monitors exhibit some flicker at 60Hz. 75-85Hz is good, higher if your system permits it.

[Joe The Dude]

Thank you kindly for your swift response.

Another goofy screen cpature: