Hello,
Just want to apologize in advance if this post is too long; I need to explain the problem in detail so the best possible solution can be provided.
I have two machines:
#1 = Core2Duo with 2GB Ram, Windows 7 Professional, Cyberlink PowerProducer 5.5, DVD Flick, WinX DVD Author #2 = P4 with 1GB Ram, Windows XP Professional, Cyberlink PowerProducer 3
I transferred video from my Sony DCR-HC38 MiniDVCamcorder using WinDV 1.2.3. Since the Core2Duo is faster, I used it to edit the video with VirtualDub. To compare the differences of the video files, I created video DVDs with a segment of the original, unaltered DV video and the edited DV video.
The problem is that when I use any of the software products mentioned for Machine #1 to create the DVD, the resulting quality of both video files are choppy and blurry when viewed on a TV as well as a computer. The original DV file that was transferred to the computer plays back fine on both Machine #1 and #2. For some reason though, when I create the DVD using Machine #2, the video quality is the same as watching the original DV file on the computer (ie. no degradation whatsoever) so I am at a loss as to why a machine that is almost 10 years old is "outperforming" the almost 5 year old machine at creating DVDs from DV files?
The only variables I can think of are the operating system (Windows 7 vs. Windows XP) and the software products used to create the DVDs, but in the latter case, a more recent version of PowerProducer was used on the Windows 7 Machine (#1), so I assumed it would work better. PowerProducer 3 would not work on the Windows 7 Machine (#1).
I would greatly appreciate some insight on why this is happening and what could be done to fix it.
