[tmc8667]

This is a project that's due on Friday, so I need tons of help. I've got all of my video clips on a Sony Digital 8 Handycam. When I capture them in My DVD9 Studio Premier and burn them to a DVD, the image quality on the DVD is horrible.

I'm not a computer expert and am at the end of my rope. I read online that when you capture video, edit it and burn it to a dvd, it need to be in DV-AVI format. When it captures to the computer through Roxio, it's saved as a .wmv file. How do I change the file format in Roxio??

I've even tried the Windows Movie Maker....on this program, there's an option for Digital Device Format (DV-AVI), but it's grey and I can't choose that option. I tried the highest bitrate offered, and the DVD was still very low quality.

I've got my video on a tape in the camera.....should I have used the memory stick instead?? Or, do you think that makes a difference??

H-E-L-P!!

[grandpabruce]

This is a project that's due on Friday, so I need tons of help. I've got all of my video clips on a Sony Digital 8 Handycam. When I capture them in My DVD9 Studio Premier and burn them to a DVD, the image quality on the DVD is horrible.

I'm not a computer expert and am at the end of my rope. I read online that when you capture video, edit it and burn it to a dvd, it need to be in DV-AVI format. When it captures to the computer through Roxio, it's saved as a .wmv file. How do I change the file format in Roxio??

I've even tried the Windows Movie Maker....on this program, there's an option for Digital Device Format (DV-AVI), but it's grey and I can't choose that option. I tried the highest bitrate offered, and the DVD was still very low quality.

I've got my video on a tape in the camera.....should I have used the memory stick instead?? Or, do you think that makes a difference??

H-E-L-P!!

Is the video camera connected to the computer via firewire? If not, it should be, if your video camera has a firewire output port and your computer has a firewire input.

[tmc8667]

No, I connected it via usb cable. What does the firewire cable do that's different from a usb cable?? Can I buy one at Best Buy??

[grandpabruce]

No, I connected it via usb cable. What does the firewire cable do that's different from a usb cable?? Can I buy one at Best Buy??

The firewire cable enables you to capture the file as DV-AVI, which is identical in video quality as the tape. When you capture via USB cable, you are getting a compress file.

Make sure that your Handycam has a firwire output. I think Sony refers to it as Ilink. Also, make sure that your computer has a firewire input port. You can tell by going to MyComputer/Control Panel/System. Click Hardware, then on Device Manager, and scroll down to IEEE 1394 Bus Controllers. Click on the box with the + and see what it says.

You can get a firewire cable at Best Buy. Get a Belkin cable with ends that fit your camcorder and the input on the back of your computer. Don't get a cheap cable. The Belkin that I purchased was right around $37.

This post has been edited by grandpabruce: 17 October 2007 - 01:31 PM

[tmc8667]

Thank you SO MUCH! I do not have a firewall input on my computer, but am going to buy a cable and a firewall card. I have a friend who can install it for me.

I'll post later and let you know how it turned out -

thanks again!

[grandpabruce]

Thank you SO MUCH! I do not have a firewall input on my computer, but am going to buy a cable and a firewall card. I have a friend who can install it for me.

I'll post later and let you know how it turned out -

thanks again!

You are welcome, but make sure you ask for a firewire card and not a firewall card.

This post has been edited by grandpabruce: 17 October 2007 - 01:33 PM

[REDWAGON]

Just to add a little more information to what Bruce has suggested---Make sure you get a Firewire cable that has the exact ends that match the new firewire card but ALSO matches the type of port that your camera has. Usually the end that fits in your computer (card or MB port) has a larger and different end on it than the one that fits into your Camera (it's usually smaller).

Frank...