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Posted by Javaholics on 02/05/06 03:20
You're right Biz, I was talking about the capture process. Thanks for the
FAQ and Search clarification...I did mention that I was just a newbie,
didn't I...? Your efforts are appreciated.
"Biz" <spamoff@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:3BdFf.22238$Jd.10871@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...
> Java, you need to remember that the FAQ is talking about playing back DVDs
> on regular players...you seem to be talking about the capture process and
> the conversion to digital from an analog source, which has nothing to do
> with the section you referenced in the FAQ.....BTW, for searching, you
> either use the hyperlinked index to go to the exact section you are
> interested in, or you could also use CTRL-F, which brings up a keyword
> search function in just about any browser and can be used on ANY webpage
>
> "Javaholics" <info@javaholics.net> wrote in message
> news:5DbFf.6098$Nv2.1475@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Success!! I did as was suggested in these threads and downloaded
> DivxToDVD
>> and DVDShrink and it seems to have worked pretty well...well enough for
>> my
>> personal tastes for this particular project. I elected to utilize both
> Deep
>> Analysis and AEC (sharp). I did notice some very slight degradation or
>> perhaps its called pixilation, it seems almost to alternate between clear
>> and pixilated, back and forth throughout most of the video but again this
>> condition is very slight and for this particular project, the results are
>> acceptable. The Shrink Help section denotes that utilizing Sharp AEC
> might
>> result in the loss of fluidity or smoothness so I might give this project
>> another go and choose AEC Smooth instead of Sharp to see if it makes any
>> difference. All in all, I'm a happy camper. Thanks again to all of you
> for
>> your help and guidance, much appreciated.
>>
>> Biz...thanks for pointing out the DVD FAQ and providing a link
>> (http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html) to it. I've read through this
>> FAQ
>> several times but unless you know specifically what you're looking for,
>> speaking for the newbie's, its easy to be a bit overwhelmed by all this
>> info. Not having Search capability makes it a bit painful to use as
>> well.
>> While I have not yet discussed section [1.35
>> http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.35 ] with the author of this FAQ
>> regarding Out of Sync issues, I do have to disagree with his statement,
>> 'Unfortunately, there is no simple answer and no simple fix.' ...the fix
>> for me for this condition was easily accomplished by purchasing a Digital
>> Video Converter (http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC110/index.php) ...I
> no
>> longer suffer from any Out of Sync problems. Go here;
>> http://www.videohelp.com/capturecards.php?CaptureCardRead=132, and read
>> through all of the user comments to learn more. All in all, this
> particular
>> FAQ is a good one and I wouldn't discount it as a whole for this one
>> particular factoid that seems a bit dated to me.
>> --
>> Thanks...
>> www.javaholics.net
>>
>>
>> "dave @ stejonda" <nospamdeleteabusedave@stejonda.freeuk.com> wrote in
>> message news:xTTpxbArzF5DFA5g@privacy.net...
>> > In message <sJQEf.10116$rH5.9310@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
>> > Javaholics <info@javaholics.net> writes
>> >>My project is 5.7GB...does Shrink compress this data down to 4.38GB and
>> >>automatically determine the bitrate necessary to accomplish this? Is
>> >>it
>> >>safe to assume that shrinking will degrade the video/audio? Is there a
>> >>bitrate scale, for lack of a better term by which one could determine
>> >>ahead of time based on the lowered bitrate value, whether or not it was
>> >>worth continuing with the project...something like, bitrate 7 to 8
>> >>produces the best quality, 5 to 6 produces average quality, 4 and below
>> >>don't waste your time...? ...or is this an oversimplification of the
>> >>process?
>> >
>> > Yes to your last question. As far as I am aware (and I'm just a simple
>> > user) DVDShrink doesn't apply one constant bitrate across a whole file
> but
>> > varies its compression so that the effect of shrinking is (virtually)
>> > unnoticeable. Why not give it a go & see?
>> >
>> > --
>> > dave @ stejonda
>>
>>
>
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