Poor quality via firewire DV to PC

Archived from groups: rec.video.desktop (More info?)

Cath,
Do you think you are dropping frames?
Firewire has no loss of quality at all. However, one frequent problem
users have is that the computer, typically due to a misconfiguration, cannot
keep up with the flow of data from the camcorder. This results in frames, or
short sequences of frames, that are simply not on the computer.

If you decide that's the problem, there are many people here who would
be able to help.

"Cath" <cathossie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:9cd74ab0.0407122030.fa6e1a5@posting.google.com...
> I have a P4 1.8Ghz laptop with 1GB memory with mini firewire port (on
> board I think) and a JVC GDDR53 (Aus) Digital Video camera
>
> I am trying to capture video from camera to laptop and then burn to CD
> or DVD to play on DVD player connected to a TV.
>
> Problem: The capturing mode is very jerky/ghosting and when I
> transcode to mpeg, AVI, VCD or DVD it is still not the same quality as
> it is when I transfer from camera directly to a VHS recorder.
>
> I have used the following apps and tested all formats in each with
> still poor quality although I haven't played around with individual
> settings in the apps themselves:
> ULEAD DVD Moviefactory & Videostudio (trial versions)
> Premiere Pro 6.5 Full version
> Imagemixer 1.7 (came with camera)
> Windows Movie Factory
>
> My next theory is perhaps my firewire port is not up to scratch - is
> this possible, I am prepared to buy a pcmcia firewire card but not
> until I have fully determined this is the problem.
>
> Or could this be a problem with firewire cable or worse still the
> camera?
>
> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> Catherine

Archived from groups: rec.video.desktop (More info?)

In article <iImdnZaY5b9wD27dRVn-iQ@comcast.com>,
"Robert Morein" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Cath,
> Do you think you are dropping frames?
> Firewire has no loss of quality at all. However, one frequent problem
> users have is that the computer, typically due to a misconfiguration, cannot
> keep up with the flow of data from the camcorder. This results in frames, or
> short sequences of frames, that are simply not on the computer.
>
> If you decide that's the problem, there are many people here who would
> be able to help.
>
> "Cath" <cathossie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9cd74ab0.0407122030.fa6e1a5@posting.google.com...
> > I have a P4 1.8Ghz laptop with 1GB memory with mini firewire port (on
> > board I think) and a JVC GDDR53 (Aus) Digital Video camera
> >
> > I am trying to capture video from camera to laptop and then burn to CD
> > or DVD to play on DVD player connected to a TV.
> >
> > Problem: The capturing mode is very jerky/ghosting and when I
> > transcode to mpeg, AVI, VCD or DVD it is still not the same quality as
> > it is when I transfer from camera directly to a VHS recorder.
> >
> > I have used the following apps and tested all formats in each with
> > still poor quality although I haven't played around with individual
> > settings in the apps themselves:
> > ULEAD DVD Moviefactory & Videostudio (trial versions)
> > Premiere Pro 6.5 Full version
> > Imagemixer 1.7 (came with camera)
> > Windows Movie Factory
> >
> > My next theory is perhaps my firewire port is not up to scratch - is
> > this possible, I am prepared to buy a pcmcia firewire card but not
> > until I have fully determined this is the problem.
> >
> > Or could this be a problem with firewire cable or worse still the
> > camera?
> >
> > Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > Catherine
>
>

I'm such a loser with computer stuff that after researching this, I
discovered that it is indeed possible that your firewire cable and/or
the connectors is defective. The easiest thing you can do is get another
cable and test to see if anything changes.