transfer of video

[teach08]

what are the pros and cons of transferring my DV footage directly to the computer vs. capturing it on a DVD first and/or converting that to mpeg4?

 

[LethalWolfe]

what are the pros and cons of transferring my DV footage directly to the computer vs. capturing it on a DVD first and/or converting that to mpeg4?

Capturing directly via FW will be faster and yield you a higher quality image. Trans-coding to DVD, then ripping the DVD into MPEG4, then trans-coding the MPEG4 back to an editable format (such as DV) will take much longer and will destroy the image quality of your footage.


Lethal

 

[-DH]

what are the pros and cons of transferring my DV footage directly to the computer vs. capturing it on a DVD first and/or converting that to mpeg4?

For capturing directly to your computer via Firewire:

PRO:
An exact digital copy of what was recorded on tape is captured to your hard drive.

CON:
none.

For recording DV to DVD or MPEG-4:
PRO:
none.

CON:
Heavy compression and quality loss.
Pointless to do so unless you just like extra work and don't mind the quality hit.

-DH