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JimClark wrote on 10/29/2003, 8:59 PM
Don't capture tham as MPEG go to capture to an AVI file then edit and make your mpeg file from there.
jim
vwcrusher wrote on 10/30/2003, 6:50 AM
Thanks for the response Jim.

Two follow up questions:

1) The particular capture device I am using is integrated into the PC (Sony Vaio desktop). Also, the software on the PC can only capture in MPEG.

2) I tried using MyDVD (that is included with MF) to capture, but I could not get it to work....probably has something to do with the software included with the PC (called Gigapocket and Click to DVD).

I would be more than happy to delete the included software if there was another solution that worked.......

Again, thanks.
djcc wrote on 10/30/2003, 8:32 AM
If you have Windows XP, try Windows Movie Maker to capture. If using WMM, make sure you download the free upgrade to version 2.0.
vwcrusher wrote on 10/30/2003, 9:23 AM
Thanks, I will try.
But I did was unsuccessful getting MyDVD to work.
According to the Sony support people, the way the capture devices are set up, I must use the integrated applications....I have no idea if this is really the case.

Another question: what is the difference in quality between MPEG and AVI?
Perhaps I am knocking myself out for just and incremental improvement?
IanG wrote on 10/30/2003, 10:24 AM
I just found this on the Vaio Village website.
GigaPocket is the only software that I am aware of that can record from the analog inputs of the GigaPocket hardware

That seems to infer there's a digital input as well. There are loads of postings in this forum about D/A converters and using cameras as pass through devices, but I've never tried it.

what is the difference in quality between MPEG and AVI?

There's plenty of scope in the specs for producing good and bad versions of both, but it's much easier to produce a bad mpeg, and much more expensive to produce a good one! If you're going to start editing, then mpeg's a lost cause - the video deteriorates and the audio goes out of synch. It's better to work with avi and only use mpeg for the final render.

Ian G.

vwcrusher wrote on 10/31/2003, 7:53 AM
Thanks Ian,

The problem is that the only capture format the Vaio can do is MPEG.
I have some some editing using MS, but I haven't actually produced a DVD yet.

Perhaps the next step is to make one and compare the level of quality to the original?
IanG wrote on 10/31/2003, 12:56 PM
It's got to be worth a try - what have you got to lose? I'd watch the rendered video on your pc first, though - that's as good as it will get!

Ian G.