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nate1490

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29. October 2007 @ 01:23

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I know how to capture video from 8mm tapes to my computer using windows movie maker. But now i would like to put the video on a DVD. My question is why the video quality is lower once i capture the video to my computer.
I picked the highest settings possible. (.avi i think) The video size was about 8gb but the quality was lower than expected. Is there a better way.
I'm using a firewire and a sony digital 8 camcorder.

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PFloyd

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29. October 2007 @ 15:07

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AVI files most always do not look that great on a PC.

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nate1490

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29. October 2007 @ 15:46

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Ok I'm just going to mess around with other settings to get the best quality i can.

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GrandpaBW

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29. October 2007 @ 18:32

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Originally posted by nate1490:
Ok I'm just going to mess around with other settings to get the best quality i can.

DV-AVI is the best quality you can get from the camcorder. As Pfloyd said, you don't get the best looking picture on a computer, but with the newer monitors, it is getting better.

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nate1490

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29. October 2007 @ 20:18

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thanks

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