Posted by InTroubleAgain on 10/26/05 11:22

"Mike S." <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote in message
news:djm0h8$irv$1@reader2.panix.com...

> I've read comments, but have been unable to find technical
documentation,
> that the new generation Panasonic "DIGA" machines run 3 encode
strategies
> simultaneously, and have an algorithm to pick the best result in
real time.
> Also they offer a long play mode having double the resolution of
competing
> decks (but there's no such thing as a free lunch, and you have to
wonder
> what the downside of this is ... more MPEG artifacts?). Your results
may vary.

Thanks. A search on DIGA gave a UK website which partially describes
DIGA operation, but without an in depth analysis of the circuitry. It
looks like your description isn't far off the money.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/technology/dvd-explained.html

I'll definitely have a closer look at these tomorrow. I've had a look
at a couple of the oldest tapes I need to encode, they're very noisy,
with smear and bleed . For these really old tapes, seems the noise
reduction processing will be more important than keeping the artifacts
down.

Hughy

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