Re: Capture settings for DV to PC
- From: gary mackenzie <harlequin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:08:27 +0000
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:10:11 +0000, John <qak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I have never captured video from a camcorder to pc via a DV cable
>previously and just had a couple of questions.
>
>When you are capturing video from your camcorder to computer using the
>DV cable, what capture settings do you use in your program?
you 'capture' dv footage using a dv preset.
>I am just using Nerovision Express 3 and there are a few main options
>of DVD, SVCD, Nero Digital and Custom. In the DVD category would you
>just stick with the standard settings of:
>
>PAL (25.00 fps)
>4:3
>720 x 576 (CCIR-601 D1)
>Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2.0 ?
>
>The Camcorder I have is an NTSC one so I'm not sure if this will
>complicate matters?
only slightly , you capture as ntsc dv , using the preset for that.
>Would it just convert it to PAL automatically or
>am I best keeping it in NTSC format?
Best to keep dv in native format until you have finished editing.
>A lot of the video I have on MiniDV tapes is mixed between 4:3 and
>16:9. The earlier stuff I filmed when I first got the Camcorder was
>all 4:3. In the last couple of years though I mainly have been
>shooting in 16:9.
>
>If I wanted to have all the 4:3 video recorded to DVD in 16:9, should
>I just select that option in the capture software? Would this stretch
>the box format sideways and make it look disproportionate, or would it
>just leave gaps at the side?
get the dvd software to create a 16:9 project , and it should handle
the 4:3 to the best of it's abilities.
personally i wouldn't mix 4:3 and 16:9 in same dvd
>I am also curious to know what exactly the Nero Digital template is?
>And how compatible is that with DVD players?
>
>I have just tried connecting the cable so far and just playing the
>video. I like the way I can control the Camcorder using the software
>on the computer, that is pretty neat. It is strange though how it says
>DV-IN on the camcorder LCD, instead of DV-Out because what I am really
>doing is sending it to the computer and then authoring to DVD at a
>later date.
>
>The quality is a lot better compared to just using regular audio and
>video leads.
>
>Anyway thanks for any help with this, and a very Happy Christmas to
>everyone.
>
>John
>
Gary MacKenzie
Audio Visual Technician / Video Editor
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