Posted by PTravel on 02/18/07 18:02

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> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> "Gene" <genes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
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>> > Looks like plugging a camcorder into a
>> > DVR is a MUCH faster, and from what I have seen, gives as good as, if
>> > not
>> > better
>> > quality than DVD-Rs generated from a PC program.
>>
>> Then I'm sure you'll be happy doing it that way. First of all, you're
>> wrong -- a DVR will not produce as good a DVD as _properly_ transcoded
>> and
>> authored DVD produced on a computer.
>
> That's more than a bit overstated. It depends on the quality
> of your source material, and of the codec used on the capture
> device.

This discussion was about capturing to Hi8 to DV-25 vs to a DVR.

> E.g. I've done side-by-side comparisons of DVD
> and broadcast cable TV material captured direct to MPEG
> with a stock Hauppauge PVR-150, and capturing to AVI
> (via Dscaler) then transcoding to MPEG. I've rarely been
> able to duplicate the quality of direct captures.

What transcoder are you using? What are its settings?

A _good_ software transcoder will be the Hauppauge every time.

> So what's
> the point of spending hours and days transcoding? It's
> not a matter of "good enough"; the direct captures have
> been AS GOOD AS manual transcoding in every case.

In your experience. In mine, using tmpgenc, tweaked for maximum quality, my
DVDs are noticeably better than those produced on DVRs.

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