Should I install Canopus Codec?

[tranbuimd]

Hello,
I have never made a smallest DVD. I do not plan to create fancy DVDs, though I'd love to. Right now I just wish to preserve as much as I can the Hi8 tapes of my son.
I use the Canopus ADVC110 and WinDV to capture my 20+ Hi8 tapes, and plan to convert the clips to DVD format to watch them on regular DVD player. I try to preserve the video quality as much as possible and size does'nt matter.
Now I try Avisynth and HC to convert a test clip to DVD compliant clip. First try I use AviSource() to open the clip and Avisynth replied it could not "locate the decompressor for fourcc dvsd." I then use the DirectShowSource() command and this time I could use WMP to play the .avs file as well as to use HC to convert the clip. I guess the clips were captured using ADVC110 built-in codec and are now played back using my machine codec (i.e. Sonic) and the encoder (HC) also use the Sonic's codec to convert the clip.
My question: should I install the Canopus codec so all relevant software can use it and so the ouput might be better? Or if you have better solution (I bet you have) then please give me an idea. I appreciate your help!
TB
PS: solution that costs $$$$ seems not practical for me at the moment.

[edDV]

The ADVC-110 encoded the Hi8 video into DV format using a hardware DV codec. In theory any software DV codec can be used to play or decompress the DV stream.

The MS dvsd codec is built into DirectShow and is optimized for simple efficient playback but may not be the best for DV -> YCbCr decode prior to filtering or encoding. Programs like Premiere or Vegas have proprietary DV codecs built in. Avisynth uses external DV codecs. Mainconcept makes a good but far from free DV codec. I'd avoid Panasonic's DV codec for reasons I've documented before (i.e. clipping > 100IRE). Others can comment on the Canopus software DV codec. Google can help find DV codec shoot out reviews.

[tranbuimd]

Hi edDV,
Many thanks for reply!
I guess I need to do more research on the Canopus codec.
Regards,
TB

[edDV]

Here's a link to a thread where this was discussed.
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic329440.html

[regjo]

canopus codec is the best codec for video editing.even Avid used it before they made their own codec.