I have so many videos from so many Sony cameras between hi8 to DV and even VHS (remember that). Anyway I want to capture it all into HQ Mpeg2 and store it on my NAS drive. I purchased a Pinnacle Studio Movie Box Ultimate. It includes a USB-710 hardware device to take the video and encode it to Mpeg 2 and then stream it to the laptop by USB where it gets saved to the hard drive.
It has 3 settings for recording, HQ, better and good.
It has 2 settings for the file type, DV (AVI) or Mpeg.
The computer connection is USB2.0.
I can save the video with no dropped frames in the lowest setting, "good" which is lousy. It doesn't matter if I save as mpeg or avi.
My first thought is the sustained data rate of the computer because remember I'm only saving, not displaying or editing. However recording as AVI even at the low setting gives me a file of 14 Meg for 20 seconds and with no droped frames.
With HQ and Mpeg2 I end up with a file of 8.4 meg in 20 seconds and 350 dropped frames.
With better and Mpeg I end up with a file of 5.6 meg in 20 seconds and 58 dropped frames.
My Compaq laptop is 2.0 ghz P4 with 1 GIG and 120 Gig-HD.
Since I couldn't get this thing to work I purchased a new camcorder Sony DCR-SR300 because the site I ordered it from said it had line in recording. It doesn't so I'm sending it back. I then looked and thought I'd order a JVC GZ-MG555 but now I find out it doesn't save files as Mpeg but rather its own propietary files (what's wrong with them).
My Sony DCR-PC100 is the last camcorder that had line in and its successor the PC330 doesn't and now I guess none of the Sonys have it.
Any ideas on how to do this or to fix this?
I really loved having line in on the camcorders, why do they get rid of good features?
Thanks for the time.
John
It has 3 settings for recording, HQ, better and good.
It has 2 settings for the file type, DV (AVI) or Mpeg.
The computer connection is USB2.0.
I can save the video with no dropped frames in the lowest setting, "good" which is lousy. It doesn't matter if I save as mpeg or avi.
My first thought is the sustained data rate of the computer because remember I'm only saving, not displaying or editing. However recording as AVI even at the low setting gives me a file of 14 Meg for 20 seconds and with no droped frames.
With HQ and Mpeg2 I end up with a file of 8.4 meg in 20 seconds and 350 dropped frames.
With better and Mpeg I end up with a file of 5.6 meg in 20 seconds and 58 dropped frames.
My Compaq laptop is 2.0 ghz P4 with 1 GIG and 120 Gig-HD.
Since I couldn't get this thing to work I purchased a new camcorder Sony DCR-SR300 because the site I ordered it from said it had line in recording. It doesn't so I'm sending it back. I then looked and thought I'd order a JVC GZ-MG555 but now I find out it doesn't save files as Mpeg but rather its own propietary files (what's wrong with them).
My Sony DCR-PC100 is the last camcorder that had line in and its successor the PC330 doesn't and now I guess none of the Sonys have it.
Any ideas on how to do this or to fix this?
I really loved having line in on the camcorders, why do they get rid of good features?
Thanks for the time.
John
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