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Video Capture Image Quality Loss

by voxunum Nov 21, 2006 9:03AM PST

I'm having a video capturing image loss issue. My
Panasonic DVC30 records beautiful video, as can be seen both on the viewing screen and when I display it on a TV. However,
when I go to preview and then capture, the image
quality loss is awful. I have a 9600xt All-In-Wonder
graphics card and I've attempted both S-video and RCA
with similar results. I've also tweaked the capturing
quality options in the Studio 8 and Windows video
capturing programs. I'm at a loss and could really use
some advice. I want to record and render an image
that is the same on my camera! What should I do? Thanks.

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Hint? FIREWIRE please.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 21, 2006 9:31AM PST

I use firewire and WINDV (google.com) and don't suffer so. Analog capture will be gruesome since you will have noise and generational losses.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_AG_DVC30/4507-6500_7-30836631.html?tag=sub

Bob

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Capturing

by harley2ride Dec 1, 2006 6:54AM PST

There is a lot of information about video capturing with ATI cards at www.videohelp.com. Just browse or search the forums (Capture)...

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Image Quality..??

by castingRod47 Dec 22, 2006 11:56PM PST

DV is the best money can buy..
either your Camera is mal-functioning..you have bad spots in your DV-tape..or your Firewire needs to be Updated..
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I have a PanaSonic/PV-DV53...its about 3-years old..and has gone into extremes on Video Capture(Smoke)(RAIN)(Blizzard)..
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Its a really good Camera still..
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But....the FF and Rewind Buttons don't get used any more..they seem to cause a malfunction in the Tape-bed..createing a SCRAMBLED Picture on DV-output to the PC..
I Hand Wind my TAPES now-a-days..I would suggest that you never USE Fast Forward...the DV-tape is sensative in its physical make-up..
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I think DV-tape is the best medium over the HDD version that are out..
But the 30-GB HDD Camera sounds reasonable.

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