Capturing at higher quality

avhawaii wrote on 12/19/2003, 11:31 PM

I am using MS with a D8 camcorder via firewire. The high quality capture is limited to 320x240@30 fps. How can I capture at a higher rate like 640x480@30fps or 720x480?

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IanG wrote on 12/20/2003, 2:14 AM

You don't say which D8 camera you're using, but taking the DCR-TRV350 as an example, 320x240 is the best the camera can do.

Ian G.

Chienworks wrote on 12/20/2003, 5:39 AM

Something seems strange here. If you're capturing through firewire then you should be getting a DV signal, which is fixed at 720x480. I don't know how you could get anything other than this.

Former user wrote on 12/21/2003, 1:06 PM

Windows Media Player will lie to you about the resolution. To verify the resolution, RIGHT click on the actual AVI file. Look at PROPERTIES>DETAILS. This will list the correct resolution.

Dave T2

pete_h wrote on 12/21/2003, 2:47 PM

IanG,

I own a TRV-350 and it captures at DV-AVI quality (720x480) using the tape as the media. Are you sure your not talking about the mpeg mode where you use a memory stick to save your movies ???

IanG wrote on 12/22/2003, 7:58 AM

Pete - I'm sure I'm getting confused somewhere, but the only figures I've seen say it's the lower resolution.

Ian G

Steve Grisetti wrote on 12/22/2003, 9:07 AM

Can we check the most obvious thing first?

When you start a new project, a window opens that lets you set the specs for your project. Make sure that it's set at DV-AVI.

What you capture, then, should capture at 720x480.

pete_h wrote on 12/22/2003, 2:48 PM

Ian,
I'll check out my manual and see what specs they list.

Anyway I hope you have a great holiday, and thank you for all the informative posts !

avhawaii wrote on 12/24/2003, 1:20 AM

Thanks for all the feedback. It seems that I was capturing at 720x480 all along. Somewhere along the way I saw a screen that said maximum quality was set at 320x240@30fps- it think it was in the capture footage tab and I got confused.