Capturing Resolution?

thommo420 wrote on 5/18/2004, 1:31 AM

In Sonic Foundry Video Capture 4.0 when i am capturing Video from my DV Camera it captures in the resolution of 160 x 120, how cam i change this resolution to higher e.g. 320 x 240?

If u know anything it would be a great help, thanks.

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 5/18/2004, 3:59 AM

First of all, are you sure it's 160x120? The preview window probably defaults to this size but the capture may be full size.

How are you capturing? If you are using a firewire cable then you shouldn't have any option and your captures should be fixed at 720x480 (NTSC).

If you're capturing analog ... well, why are you capturing analog when you could and should be using firewire? Go buy a firewire cable and use that instead.

If you're capturing with USB ... STOP ... cease and desist this very instant and go buy a firewire cable. You'll thank me!

If you insist on capturing analog then under the Video menu will be an item for "Capture properties" for your capture device. Poke around in there and you should be able to find a tab for "Stream Format" or something similar. There will be a resolution setting there.

thommo420 wrote on 5/18/2004, 4:34 AM

No im not capturing analog and yes im using USB.

cbrillow wrote on 5/18/2004, 5:10 AM

Are you using USB-1 or 2? If you're using USB-1, you may be restricted to this low resolution because it simply can't go any faster. Don't know if Vegas imposes this restriction, but I've read that at least one competing NLE package does exactly that.

As Chienworks suggested, if you have the ability to capture via firewire, you'll have much better success.

thommo420 wrote on 5/18/2004, 5:39 AM

USB 2

donp wrote on 5/18/2004, 6:46 AM

USP 2 has a burst rate competitive with Firewire but sustained streams are handled unquestionably better with firewire.

johnmeyer wrote on 5/18/2004, 11:32 AM

USB connections on camcorders are for transferring the still pictures. I guess some cameras permit low-res video to be transferred. Also, if you have an "MPEG" mode on your camera, you can probably transfer these files via USB.

However, for DV video, the ONLY way you can transfer them (as far as I know) is via the Firewire (aka 1394) cable. If you don't have a 1394 card in your computer, you can purchase one, along with a cable, for under $20.

As Chienworks said, STOP, get the 1394 connection, and then proceed. There is no other way to make it work. USB will not work.