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Video Capture Always Too Dark
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fooble
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9. March 2008 @ 14:17 |
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Using a new Canon ZR-500 and a new firewire card and cable, I played my little movie into XP's Movie Maker. Unlike the bright and correct video in the camera, the video shows up on the computer as very dark. At first, I thought the problem was Movie Maker, but I got the same result with two other programs. So, I figured it had to be the cable. Nope. Same dark result with another new DV cable. Playing the video into the TV was perfect, just as in the camera, so the camera and tape did not seem to be the problem. It had to be the common link between camera and computer, I mused ... the firewire card! Alas ... no cigar. Same problem with a new card ... dark video recorded on the computer. So, now, I am completely at a loss. I have no clue. And I can't understand how all these people on MySpace and YouTube can do it so easily ... record a little video with normal brightness and contrast. What am I doing wrong?!
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9. March 2008 @ 16:32 |
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How did you save the file? AVI or WMV?
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9. March 2008 @ 17:31 |
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Also, have you tried WinDV? It is a free program.
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fooble
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9. March 2008 @ 20:41 |
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I saved it as both, in different programs. Thanks for the WinDV tip.
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9. March 2008 @ 22:11 |
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Originally posted by fooble:
I saved it as both, in different programs. Thanks for the WinDV tip.
There's a big difference between .avi files and .wmv files. The .avi files are the way to go.
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GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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fooble
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10. March 2008 @ 14:59 |
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Okay. Thank you, again. And ... WHY are AVI files better?
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10. March 2008 @ 18:25 |
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Originally posted by fooble:
Okay. Thank you, again. And ... WHY are AVI files better?
They are basically lossless compression when capturig. WMV files are good for Youtube. :)
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GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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10. March 2008 @ 18:30 |
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AVI files are not always better, because AVI is not actually a format but a container that contains video and audio streams. What is important what compression is used.
On miniDV the used compression is DV, so if you capture to DV-AVI (which is what WinDV does and also MovieMaker if you apply the correct settings) the quality of the video file will be exactly the same as the original on tape.
If you capture as wmv, the video is compressed using wmv compression, which has a much higher compression rate as DV-AVI (at least in settings that are commonly used), In generl: thehigher the video compression, the lower the quality.
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10. March 2008 @ 18:48 |
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Originally posted by TPFKAS:
AVI files are not always better, because AVI is not actually a format but a container that contains video and audio streams. What is important what compression is used.
On miniDV the used compression is DV, so if you capture to DV-AVI (which is what WinDV does and also MovieMaker if you apply the correct settings) the quality of the video file will be exactly the same as the original on tape.
If you capture as wmv, the video is compressed using wmv compression, which has a much higher compression rate as DV-AVI (at least in settings that are commonly used), In generl: thehigher the video compression, the lower the quality.
I stand corrected, sort of. I only capture as DV-AVI. That is the comparison that I intended to make. Quality vs junk.
Life is good!
GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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fooble
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10. March 2008 @ 19:38 |
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Thanks, Gramps. I suppose you can use AVI on YouTube, as well.
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xodenon
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14. June 2008 @ 17:32 |
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oh my god!! its like u read my mind. i've been looking for this problem everywhere. i have a samsung dvd camcorder and whenever i play it back on my laptop its so dark compared to what i "thought" i recorded. I called samsung regarding this problem and they told me that when you record something and you change the brightness of the lcd screen, it only changes the brightess of the lcd not the video (stupid). so i asked him how i can see the ACTUAL video on the camcorder and they told me that the most reliable way to look at ur video is throo the viewfinder. If you dont' have a view finder change the lcd screens to their default brightness and they'll give you ur final results.
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