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Chienworks wrote on 5/2/2002, 4:06 PM
If you're going to use the print-to-tape feature to output through firewire, then render your file as DV .avi (either NTSC or PAL as appropriate) without making any changes to the template.

If you are planning on using an analog TV output on your video card, then render to any file type that your media player can handle. Higher resolution is probably better if your computer is fast enough to play the file without skipping.
periodic wrote on 5/2/2002, 4:57 PM
im using an analog tv output from my ati all in wonder. i read an article that television are viewed at 352x240. so my assumption was to render at that size. but from what program am i suppose to play my video so I can record whatever is playing on my computer.

im still confuse why we need to capture video in higher screen size. for example, if i was to capture my video @ 540x420 and render at 352x240, the final size is not proportion the actual video used(540x420). how does the program render the size difference from 540x420 to 352x240 without being effected.

thanks chienworks for replying. also, i did like your skate video.
Terry25 wrote on 5/4/2002, 12:58 AM
I have a question of my own in this area. Now I'll admit I haven't spent enough time experimenting but I'll throw it out in case its something obvious I missed. I recently got a video card that has an analog out on it. I thought great now I can quickly preview what I'm working on to a VHS tape. Which I did. I had an Mpeg which I played through Media Player set on full screen mode and I had the analog out clone the main screen and I hooked it to a VCR and tv. (S-Video converted to a RCA plug)

Now I previewed on a 13" tv and it was fine. The image took up the whole screen. When I hooked up the vcr and played the tape on my larger living room TV the image only occupied the middle section of the television. Not what I expected!

Although I'd always go through the camera for the best and final results there are many reasons for wanting a quick preview VHS to cart across town for some critique. I suppose the question is - why didn't the television give me an accurate preview of what was being recorded? How can I be sure of how it will record what I send out?

My card is an Xtasy 5554.
periodic wrote on 5/4/2002, 7:40 AM
I'm basically having that same thoughts. I'm still wondering if its the programs you need to use to make this possible or you have to render a video in a certain frame size.
Chienworks wrote on 5/4/2002, 8:41 AM
Periodic, the proportions can seem confusing because video doesn't always use square pixels. Generally a digital photo will have the same number of pixels per inch both horizontally and vertically. Video often has pixels that are narrower than they are tall. DV is 720x480 which is a ratio of 3:2, but it fits well on a television screen which is approximately 4:3. To make it even worse, different formats and encoders will use different pixel aspect ratios. Probably the best thing to do is just let the software worry about it for you.

There really isn't much advantage to capturing at a higher resolution than the output format. It would be useful if you are planning on zooming in or cropping, but that's about it. If you're working with uncropped clips, then there won't be any quality gain by capturing at a higher resolution.

Oh, and by the way, the skate videos were submitted by kingkool68, although i can't see that he's ever posted anything in these forums.