avi capturing

[so]

is there a noticeable difference in how I capture avi files (from a camcorder) to the pc?

i'm wondering about the capture quality of windv v premiere elements.

thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge.

[zoobie]

I think I saw your post earlier about this...

I don't think anyone here has noticed a difference in any of the major consumer editors available vs WinDV
Most use WinDV because of it's small CPU use which helps from dropping frames
It's usually just a bit for bit transfer of data to the computer anyway...
What's also recommended is capping to a HDD that's separate from your HDD that has your OS on it

[so]

OK thank you for confirming that - i'll stick with Premiere Elements for my project then. Is saving to a different partition on the same hard drive ok?

[zoobie]

Give it a shot but a separate HDD is probably best...
The HDD with your OS is usually doing all sorts of things that may interfere with capping
If you're going to be doing a lot of capping/editing/video, it's best to get a few HDD's going

[so]

Ok - thanks again!

[edDV]

If by "AVI" you mean DV format the end result is the same DV-AVI file if you have capture settings correct. WinDV has fewer ways to get settings wrong.

You don't identify your computer hardware. Older computers need to cap to a separate disk drive. Even for newer computers, a separate video drive improves editing performance after capture.

[brendar7639]

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[so]

edDV: I am running Hi8s through a DV camcorder. Premiere Elements tags them as "Video Clip (.avi)" when I look at the properties of the saved videos. (??) Is that the same as "DV-AVI" that you mention then?

The pc is pretty new: AMD Phenom(tm)II X4 940 Processor Quad Core - ATI Radeon HD 3600 and I am using Windows 7.

Thanks for your help.

[jagabo]

AVI is a container -- a "box" that holds audio and video that may, or may not, be compressed with any of dozens of different codecs. When someone refers to "DV AVI" what they mean is an AVI file containing DV compressed video. Premiers Elements is simply not bothering to tell you what video codec is used inside the AVI file. If you want to be sure, use a program like MediaInfo or GSpot to verify that the video is indeed DV encoded.

[edDV]

edDV: I am running Hi8s through a DV camcorder. Premiere Elements tags them as "Video Clip (.avi)" when I look at the properties of the saved videos. (??) Is that the same as "DV-AVI" that you mention then?

The pc is pretty new: AMD Phenom(tm)II X4 940 Processor Quad Core - ATI Radeon HD 3600 and I am using Windows 7.

Thanks for your help.

"Hi8 through DV camcorder" recults in DV-AVI (i.e. DV format Video and PCM stereo audio). You would set your Premiere Elements project to DV 720x480, 29.97, lower field first.

[edDV]

OK thank you for confirming that - i'll stick with Premiere Elements for my project then. Is saving to a different partition on the same hard drive ok?

Better to use a separate drive, but if this is a laptop, a separate partition will help with defragging the empty disk space.

Are you having any difficulty with these files in Premiere Elements?