Anyone using the WIN XP MOVIE MAKER to Capture DV to AVI?

[bganthis]

It seems REALLY EASY to use and has many optional formats to capture in. I have been using it and doing the DV-AVI 25mbps.

I have found that capturing a 45min DV video makes a 20 GIG AVI. Does this sound bout right? I thouht it was HI for DV to AVI.

hmm
any one else using this program.

[alucard2050]

i am unsure the answer to your question but i have a comment. i havn't tried the XP version but from what i have heard it is an awsome capturing and encodeing program. is this true..i'm just curious cause i don't like the previous versions............

[holistic]

XP Movie Maker - in a word - JUNK

Max res. In "Hi Quality" of all things is 320*240 - You are much better off using VirtualDub (requires a Dv codec to import)


Somebody else has opinions ..
http://www.am-softhome.com/articles/WindowsXP/WindowsXP.html



DV = approx 3.7 Mb/sec = 222 Mb a minute = just under 10 Gigs for 45 minutes

Your numbers are off.

[bugster]

For pure 'capture' of DV, Windows XP movie maker works fine. Just select the relevant format (NTSC or PAL DV) and hit go. This is not a capture in the normal sense, but a copy of digital data from your tape to your HD.

But holistic is right with the numbers and file sizes tho, you must be selecting the wrong format.