Originally posted by: Moth3r I tend to agree with none. For distribution, there's no point in encoding a cap from a VHS source to DVD res at 720x480 @ 8000kbps. It's a waste of bandwidth. CVD res of 352x480 @ 2500kbps is adequate and much more efficient, and has the added advantage that it is DVD compliant so can be moved to DVDR later if desired without re-encoding.
I agree with none in the respect that it's better have a file in any quality rather than not at all, but in my experience in capping, a VHS or BETA capture, however old, at 720x480/576 at 8 or 9 mb/s ALWAYS yealds a better image than 352x480 @ 2500kbps. Agreed, it is adequate, but I'm a stickler for quality.
For archival purposes, i.e. keeping a digital master for preservation purposes, then I would suggest DV format which is lessy lossy than MPEG-2.
I agree with none in the respect that it's better have a file in any quality rather than not at all, but in my experience in capping, a VHS or BETA capture, however old, at 720x480/576 at 8 or 9 mb/s ALWAYS yealds a better image than 352x480 @ 2500kbps. Agreed, it is adequate, but I'm a stickler for quality.
For archival purposes, i.e. keeping a digital master for preservation purposes, then I would suggest DV format which is lessy lossy than MPEG-2.
Totally agree. That's what my archive is stored on.
BTW, I've just got my copy of your Star Wars disc Moth3r. FANTASTIC!