VMS 7 & BluffTitler

StubbornSwiss wrote on 2/1/2007, 4:20 PM

I have recently purchased BluffTitler, to use with VMS 7 Platinum.

If anyone else is using this software, be so kind as to let me know what settings you are using for "Export as Movie".

Thanks.

Albert

Comments

IanG wrote on 2/2/2007, 2:04 AM

I use "Compressed AVI" and then choose the Cinepak codec. That's only because it's first in the list - I've never bothered to experiment to see if any codecs are better than others.

Ian G.

StubbornSwiss wrote on 2/2/2007, 6:54 AM

Thanks for your input.

So far I've been using the "Compressed AVI" with the Sony DV Software codec. Seems to be working out ok.

Question: not really knowing much about codecs, is one codec better than another? How would one determine what codec would be the best to use?

Question: in the Field Rendering box, whats the difference between "Interlaced" and "Not Interlaced"?

Sorry for sounding so very ignorant :)

Albert

IanG wrote on 2/2/2007, 3:37 PM

Theoretically, the Indeo 4 and 5 codecs should be better than the Cinepak, but I've never experimented with them. Avoid Microsoft Video 1 - it's an antique! The only way I can think of to determine which is best is to try them - create the same title with different codecs, produce a DVD with all of them and see if you can tell the difference.

Interlacing is where the odd numbered scan lines are displayed and then the even numbers. This is the way conventional CRT TVs display the picture. Non interlaced means the scan lines are displayed in order. Selecting one or the other isn't an option if you've selected a codec.

Ian G.