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Thanks! That looks like a solid device, but it is really out of my budget range. After looking at the VHS tapes, they aren't too bad really. I don't know if I will have to do much cleanup at all.
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I have been searching high and low and haven't been able to find anything on what the process is for restoring old VHS tapes once you get them recorded into Power Director 9. I have a Super VHS tape deck I bought off of Ebay (though I haven't tested it yet) and my idea is to record the VHS video into the computer via a USB video capture type device. My question becomes, are there any filters are processes I can use in Power Director to then clean up the old video? Or am I looking at a different kind of software for my needs? Thanks.
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yes, I have seen this video and have followed the steps...the only thing I didn't do was "merge" before trying to capture...is this a necessary step?
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Ok Carl,
Sony DCR-HC52 MiniDV camcorder. Athlon 4000 processor, 1.63 GB ram...onboard graphics and sound card.
Trying to batch capture my video from New York....First off, I don't like how Cyberlink won't take control of the camera and automatically rewind it like Microsoft's simple movie editor will do. I would think a more powerful software program would do this as well. I then have it do it's quick scan where it will recognize all the scenes...
1.First puzzling thing I notice is that it won't capture my very first clip....it's like it won't let the tape start at the absolute beginning. It seems to want to leave this 10-20 second gap before it will start capturing the first scene, which if it does this then it is missing one of my clips I want to capture.
..I chose to leave all the clips checked as I want to capture them all after it does its quick scan.
1. Then, unless I unhook the camcorder from the computer, I can't even rewind the tape without it stopping at every scene....which takes forever when you have 60+ different scenes!
2. I then notice that once I go to start the actual capture process....nothing will happen....the tape on the camcorder won't start playing....the software just does nothing as well.
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so can anyone help me out on this topic or not?
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When I went to burn the final product I walked away from the computer....came back an hour later thinking it would be done....it was still only at 11%!!!! WTF? That doesn't seem right for only a 10 minute video....what could be going on?
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Ok, I assume batch capturing my video makes it easier to work with different scene clips? I can't get this batch capturing to work correctly at all! First, I don't like how you have to manually rewind the camcorder...Microsoft's simple movie editor took control for you. I select auto batch capture after I've rewinded the tape....it quickly scans the tape and establishes clips.....first thing I noticed is that my first scene is completely missing! Granted it's only about 20 seconds of video, but I still want it.....second....after I've done the quick scan and move on to step two....it appears I have to rewind the tape again? I tried this, and with the camera plugged in, the rewind process stops at every scene....which is taking forever! So I ended up just unplugging the camcorder to fast rewind back to the beggining. Plug camcorder back in. Then, I hit start again to capture the actual scenes, and my camcorder does nothing! It doesn't start playing so it can record the scenes. What am I doing so wrong? Is there a way just to capture the video all in one shot, and still be able to see the scenes broken down without batch capturing?
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My camcorder is set in SP mode, which I believe from what I can tell is the best quality setting. I had the video recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio.
My computer is just using the motherboard's graphic processor....my new computer which should be done soon will have a Radeon 4890 in it.
Encoding used a mode called DVD HQ (high quality). When I outputted the video, I did MPEG 2, DVD HQ quality....although there were options for 720 and 1080i output...however I didn't figure I should choose this since the original video wasn't recorded in high def.
I should note I just watched the DVD on my CRT television, and the picture is quite good....but watching on my LCD computer monitor is noticeably more pixalized looking. Should I just assume this is either a problem with viewing it on an LCD monitor, or the fact I don't have a good dedicated graphics card, or a combination of both?
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I tried messing with that screen you talked about. Though it allows me to use slider to select a particular part of a song I want, I can't find a way to change the duration of the music on the main DVD menu page...it just keeps starting over after 10 seconds or so.
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1. Do you have to keep the aspect ratio the same as what the original footage was shot at? I noticed while watching the playback of the DVD I made, that there are still the black empty space on the left and right side of my widescreen computer monitor.
2. I am very confused about the audio settings in the Produce mode. I select the Mpeg2 selection, but I notice it gives me an option to check Dolby Digital 5.1.....does this convert the audio from the movie into 5.1?
What is the difference between this and selecting the CLVS? I don't even understand what this is...am I converting the stereo/mono audio from the original footage to a simulated surround environment?
3. Is there a way when creating a DVD, that you can have the menu play a full length song? Instead I notice it's only playing about 10 seconds of the song I selected then starting over. Thanks.
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I always thought the quality from these Mini DV camcorders was supposed to be pretty good, even better than the old VHS camcorders...that's why I bought one, a Sony MiniDV Handycam to be exact, because a high definition camcorder was out of my price range. But I am severely dissapointed in the quality at playback on my computer. I selected the DVD HQ quality for both encoding and the final production of the video, but on playback it still looks bad....grainy/pixalated. I am using Maxell MiniDV tapes. Is this a problem with the camera, something I'm doing wrong in the software, or is this possibly the computer monitor? I have a flat screen monitor, but it's not a high def display or anything. Thanks.
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