AntcuFaalb said:

This might have been mentioned elsewhere, but pay close attention to the DETAIL/NOR/EDIT switch.

EDIT mode still uses the internal TBC, but bypasses all other digital processing; therefore, the Soft->Sharp slider has no effect.

You'll want to use EDIT mode if you plan on doing a hardcore/purist preservation. Averaging multiple captures will significantly reduce the noise anyway.

If you want to use the Soft->Sharp slider (DETAIL or NOR mode), then that's fine, as it works rather well and whatever artifacts it produces (due to frame averaging) are hard to notice.

JEDIT: You might also want to consider using a Panasonic DMR-ES10 DVD recorder if the recording has any wiggly lines.

QUESTION: You're using the s-video output of the Panasonic AG-1980, right?

Thanks for the advice. I used NOR mode with the soft-sharp slider set in the middle and there are no major artifacts that I have seen so far.

As for using a DMR-ES10 in this case I don't know if it would help much as there are no wiggly lines present just going from the s-video output straight to the Hauppauge USB-Live2.