Well what do ya expect, Baby Wallmart and a general dollar store
I am for now capturing from the Canon ZR60 to the pc using the analog output and ATI AIW. Course this is not what I really want to do, but it'll work for a couple days. I'll check the bigger wallmart this weekend or order one some where.
I have noticed though that the little video I have shot so far has artifacts and trails sometimes. This is viewing durring capture, not after, so it shouldn't have anything to do with settings on the computer I think. Not alot of action either, just someone on stage moving thier arm fairly quickly will sometimes leave trails it seems. Mostly on smaller items like arms too, but not so much on the full person.
Heres the scoop. I shot a theatre play rehersal. I had turned off digital zoom and only used optical. I was zoomed in at about 3/4 and above (varied) with 18x. Sometimes full zoom. I think all settings we're on auto. The room was not bright, but not dark either, maybe dim. The stage was lit well.
This is a small theatre. I was in SP mode. 16bit sound,stero (I think thats what it said.)
What I was recording for picture varied with depth of zoom. Sometimes just the set on the stage (zoomed in for a certain area), sometimes when I needed full stage side to side then I got some seats and a person or two (sort of wide screen).
Although I consider it better than the VHS I shot a few days ago, it seems more like a fair or low quality VCD. As I say, this was viewing on the PC durring capture, not the captured file so settings shouldn't matter and I think they were high enough for good VHS anyway.
Any Ideas what I may have done wrong and how to improve this? I may try again tonight.
Has anyone tried neodvd, supposed to be a trialware but couldn't find a link to download from the website. Supposed to be an all in one, capture and burn program. Sounds good for a simple fast project and might do more advanced stuff too, but does it work? Cheap enough, about $50.
