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More info?)
"Brian" <bclark@es.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "D & J G" <donandjane@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >We have been using WinProducer and Sonic to transfer home videos (Super
VHS
> >and DV) to DVD. However, we are very disappointed with the final DVD
> >quality. Lots of grain and sometimes jerky movement. Can anyone
recommend
> >software that can produce DVD's with little or no quality loss? Are
VCD's
> >better or worse for quality?
> >
> >We're a bit new to this and would appreciate some advice.
> >
> >TIA
> >Don
> >
> More information is needed to help you.
> What hardware (TV card, firewire card, video card) are you using to
> transfer the video to the hard drive (or direct to DVD)?
> Or are you recording on a DVD Recorder?
>
> Regards Brian
Hi Brian
From Belarc Advisor..
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600) VIA Technologies, Inc.
PM800-8237
Processor a Main Circuit Board 2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron 8 kilobyte
primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: PM800-8237
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 05/12/2004
122.12 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
97.08 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S [CD-ROM drive]
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
V-Gear SecurityTV, Philips WDM TvTuner
V-Gear SecurityTV, WDM Audio Capture
V-Gear SecurityTV, WDM Crossbar
V-Gear SecurityTV, WDM Video Capture
Vinyl AC'97 Codec Combo Driver (WDM)
software..
ArcSoft Inc. - ShowBiz Version 1.3.2.83 *
CyberLink agent Version 3.0.07.23 *
CyberLink Corp. - CyberEPG Application Version 3.0.07.23 *
CyberLink Corp. - PlayListAgent Application Version 3.0.07.23 *
CyberLink Corp. - PowerDVD Version 4.00.2417 *
CyberLink Corp. - PowerVCR II Version 3.0.07.23 *
Cyberlink Corp. - RemoteAgent Version 3.0.07.23 *
DVD Shrink Version 3.1.3 *
InterVideo Inc. - WinProducer Application Version 3.0 *
Sonic MyDVD Version 4.5 *
V-Gear TV Remote Control *
Enough??
Would it be any advantage to record to disk as AVI first?