-=PCTechTalk=- Re: video file size.
- From: "andy" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 01:51:29 +0100
Don't rush it Lee..Don't try and make 'War & Peace' on your first effort!!!
It was a couple of months of tearing what little hair I had out before I
really 'got it'.. The trouble is, the feeling is 'I've got this great new
toy, lets make movies' and you sometimes overlook the basics.. I didn't
really have anyone showing me..I did a search and found that VCD Help site,
and from there on in, I soon mastered it
Capture 5 minutes, stop the capture and convert it to mpeg in TMPGEnc...it's
no use recorsing an hours footage only to realise afterwards you forgot
something simple (Been there, done that, got the T shirt!!) get used to the
settings, most of the settings on Virtual Dub can be saved, so that every
time you want to grab, the correct compression , sound, picture size,
fps..etc...are all set for you, all you really need to do is decide where
you are saving the file to, and hit 'record' (Though I STILL go through all
ther settings as well!!)
Have fun, and feel free to drop me a line if you come across any stumbling
blocks
Cheers
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Rhodes" <lenella@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 1:16 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: video file size.
>
> HI Andy,
> Ok that's the same thing you posted and I have it right in front of me
> for trying a little later this evening. But I did not see that one. I
went
> to the one that said capture. I see what went wrong I went right over that
> one as it said how to capture AVI and you said AVI made files too big and
> the impression I got was it wasn't good to use it. So I skipped it! LOL As
I
> said I'm just starting and trying to figure this all out! Reading your
> instructions it does look like it will be easy and I will try it in a bit.
> But I'm used to looking at a program and being able to figure it out (if
all
> else fails read the manual!), and then to top it off when it failed and I
> couldn't find a manual, I was getting frustrated and couldn't see what was
> in front of my face on the VDub site!
> Thanks!!
> Lee Rhodes lenella@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andy" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 3:56 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: video file size.
>
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee Rhodes" <lenella@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > (This stuck in my mail box)
> > > Hi Andy I tried reading the manual and in my copy it's blank! I
> > downloaded
> > > right from their site too! It does look like it has a lot of
different
> > > controls though. I did read the tut. at vcdHelp and that just told you
> how
> > > to set it up...not how to capture and I did go over their site again
and
> > > there were no instructions on how to use it....just what it can do.
> >
> > Sorry, Lee, but it tells you EXACTLY how to set up and use-anyway,
aren't
> > those two things the same? It walks you through the entire process..what
> to
> > press, what settings to use-it really couldn't be any clearer...as a
> > complete and utter nebie, it held my hand all the way through every
single
> > stage of the process
> > Here is the link to the EXACT page that walks you through the set up and
> > capture using Virtual Dub
> >
> > http://www.vcdhelp.com/mjpeg.htm
> >
> > > I willdownload your file file. I don't understand what ATEOTD stands
> for.
> >
> > At The End Of The Day!
> >
> >
> > > And all
> > I'm trying to figure out is why when you say this machine can't do these
> > > things and yet I can do them in with it. You said the MPEG was the
> better
> > > format, now your back to telling me the format that is was saving it
in
> is
> > > better!......I'm just getting my feet wet and trying to understand.
> >
> > The box you have is capable of recording the footage and saving
straight
> to
> > mpeg..what I'm saying is, this is a compromise, and like all
compromises,
> > you lose on quality. The 'accepted' way of grabbing video is capture to
> ..avi
> > first, then use an mpeg encoder to create the finished product. If you
can
> > record to .avi using the software you've got, fine, I'm only pointing
you
> in
> > the direction of Virtual Dub because it's simply the best program around
> for
> > this type of work.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Andy
> >
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