Answers here for 8mm video capture

[okvideoguy]

Yes, there are MPEG options, but the options available are dependent upon the capture source. I have no options (they are all preset & disabled) with the Studio DC-10plus capture card. The compression format for audio shows to be PCM. I'll checkout that TMPGenc program.

Thanks.

PS - If I were to replace my capture card, which would you recommend?

[rsquirell]

No need to do that if the video quality is , as you say, good. If you must use Studio8 to capture so be it...but after capture render it as a MPEG2 and you'll see file size drop dramtically with little discernable loss in quality. PCM audio is usually fairly small, and doesn't need to be converted....

[ShisHKbob]

Troy,
I stumbled across this forum a few weeks ago looking for answers on how to increase video quality for various sites I contribute to. I was afraid of having to spend $1k or more to get a camcorder to produce results where I want.

After coming across your thread, I took a chance (after I researched you on this board a bit more) and invested ~$200 by buying a TRV350 camcorder off of Ebay. I did some test captures from Hi 8 video tapes and was FLOORED!!!!! The quality jump was huge and I can now use Vegas 5.0 to do all my capturing instead of the Dazzle bridge through Moviestar then into Vegas n whatnot.

If this isn't a budget way to make high quality video's, then I don't know what is! Your information has been HUGE and for anybody curious about this setup.....GET IT!!!

Thanks troy!!
-ShisH

[joshw]

Hello everyone. Im fairly new to the analog side of things and had a few questions regaurding the Hi8 to MPEG quality. I was wondering if its cost effective to get my Sony CCD-V8AF some new battries($85), a analog to digital converter ($100), Some Hi8 tapes ($25). Im going to be making a DVD (as pro as i can get for the $) with heavy editing. Is all that money worth spending on an old machine, or should I just buy a mini dv camera with a firewire/usb out? I cant spend more than 300 for it all. and if you could, point me in the direction i need to be. Im looking for a MiniDV camera with:
external mic jack
firewire/usb (prefer firewire)
at or more than 40x zoom
any suggestions can be sent to
josh.lee.wilson@gmail.com
Im sorry for hijacking the post but i dont have much time
thank you all for the info
Josh W
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