Re: Help please

From: Ky (Ky_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:43:02 -0800

Thank you very much. I will start looking for that post. Yes, I did capture
by usb. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly is a firewire card? I have
so much to learn about this stuff.

"Graham Hughes" wrote:

> Check out the post "are all firewire cards created equal" for help on that.
> I expect you captured by usb, which is useless for quality video.
> Get a firewire card today and tomorrow you'll have good image quality :)
> They are pci cards which plug into the inside of the pc.
>
> --
> Graham Hughes
> MVP Digital Media
> www.dvds2treasure.com
> www.simplydv.com
>
>
> "Ky" <Ky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0C7BCCCF-6A29-42C8-9C5F-C0CEBACE36C4@microsoft.com...
> > I have a Sony DCR-TRV260 NTSC. I tried to capture it to the DV AVI format
> but
> > it doesn't give me that option. If it's blurry in WMM, will it still be
> > blurry when I try to make a cd? What is a firewire wire card? What type of
> > cable? Thanks for all of your help. I have one more week before the
> football
> > banquet.
> >
> > "Rehan" wrote:
> >
> > > Are you capturing in DV AVI format? If not you should. You would need a
> > > firewire card and a cable to do so. This would get you best capture
> quality.
> > >
> > > Which DVD player do you have? See if it may be able to play a miniDVD or
> > > SVCD both of which are higher quality than a VCD and reside on a normal
> CD.
> > >
> > > See www.videohelp.com for more help such as
> > >
> > > miniDVD: http://www.videohelp.com/minidvd.htm
> > > SVCD: http://www.videohelp.com/svcd.htm
> > > Check player capabilities: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rehan
> > > www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows MovieMaker
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ky" <Ky@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:5F7B6C63-58A5-4A0E-8734-9120CAD31C66@microsoft.com...
> > > >I am new to WMM and everytime I capture video from my camera and play
> it
> > > >back
> > > > it is extremely fuzzy. I want to fix it so that I can capture all of
> my
> > > > son's
> > > > football games and make a VCD for his team. Also, which format do I
> save
> > > > it
> > > > in to make a VCD that will play in DVD player. I do not have a DVD
> burner
> > > > and
> > > > it would take to long to get one. Please help. Thank you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

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