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I've always been disappointed in mini-DV output to DVD. While it looks almost as
good as the original DV video, with probably a little more noise, it doesn't
look anything like real good DVD transfers of Hollywood movies. So I decided to
see if the problem is my cheap DVD decoder which is Ulead Movie Factory3, which
I've always thought did a real good job considering the price.
So I downloaded some WMV HD videos from Microsoft, added them to a Movie Factory
DVD project and made the DVD, setting the MPEG settings to maximum with variable
compression. The finished DVD was amazing - not HDTV, but very good, certainly
up there with good DVD transfers of movies. So the problem is mini-DV is just
not high enough quality. The main problem isn't the cheap encoder I am using.
Anyway, my point is that I now know that if I get an HD camcorder and editing
system, I can output the finished project to DVD and get pretty high quality to
the customer. In my opinion, the big problem is getting a useable high quality
image to the consumer. DVD is certainly useable. I mean let's say you shoot
someone's recital or wedding in HD format. Sure it is going to look great on
your home system because you have a way to view the video in HD format. But how
do you get HD to the customer? The answer is you probably don't, which means
using regular DVD, which virtually everyone can view. But a DVD encoded from HD
camcorder is going to be a lot better than a DVD encoded from standard mini-DV.
I've always been disappointed in mini-DV output to DVD. While it looks almost as
good as the original DV video, with probably a little more noise, it doesn't
look anything like real good DVD transfers of Hollywood movies. So I decided to
see if the problem is my cheap DVD decoder which is Ulead Movie Factory3, which
I've always thought did a real good job considering the price.
So I downloaded some WMV HD videos from Microsoft, added them to a Movie Factory
DVD project and made the DVD, setting the MPEG settings to maximum with variable
compression. The finished DVD was amazing - not HDTV, but very good, certainly
up there with good DVD transfers of movies. So the problem is mini-DV is just
not high enough quality. The main problem isn't the cheap encoder I am using.
Anyway, my point is that I now know that if I get an HD camcorder and editing
system, I can output the finished project to DVD and get pretty high quality to
the customer. In my opinion, the big problem is getting a useable high quality
image to the consumer. DVD is certainly useable. I mean let's say you shoot
someone's recital or wedding in HD format. Sure it is going to look great on
your home system because you have a way to view the video in HD format. But how
do you get HD to the customer? The answer is you probably don't, which means
using regular DVD, which virtually everyone can view. But a DVD encoded from HD
camcorder is going to be a lot better than a DVD encoded from standard mini-DV.
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