Re: Losing quailty


"koi" <koi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm using a Canon ZR500 which has a tape (DVC). When I view the tape on my
TV directly from the camera, the picture is fine.

Using the Windows Movie Maker to edit and make (save) the movie. If I save
the movie on my computer or onto another blank tape through the camera, I
loose quality when viewing on the TV.

Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

Several possibilities, the obvious ones:
You could be taking it through too many processes.
When you edit and then save, is it as a DV-AVI
or as a WMV?
If as a WMV, this is highly compressed. If then
reconverting to copy to DV tape, it cannot reconstruct
anything lost during compression to WMV. You will have
DV-AVI footage but at WMV quality
Or, was original footage PAL, and edit/save converted
to NTSC?







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