Problem in Capturing and Quality issues.. Plz. help….

[Perry Cheng]

2. When I connect the camcorder to USB Stream and launch Premiere Pro 1.5 and the Capture (F5), there is no live buttons for me to capture the video. I am putting it simply, but rest assured, I have tried all possible methods to capture video. I am unable to start capture. Is there anything that I should firewire connection instead of USB ?

Mostly, USB connection is for capturing still images… you need to firewire connect for DV Capture.

4. Secondly, after downloading the movie, the clips appear very dull lit, meaning, if I connect the camcorder directly on to TV, the display is excellent. I do not know why there is loss of quality.

Yes, if the source is poor, even it may be viewed in the LCD mon as ok, because you turned up the brightness, the actual digital signal is still poor. Having that said, the only way to know for sure is to view the captured clip on external monitor, instead of your computer monitor. That means, you have to invest on heavy duty equipments or learn from you experience after trials and errors.

Perry

[Steven L. gotz]

Most people just connect a Monitor or a TV up while editing to check colors and brightness. If you connect the camera up to both the PC (firewire) and the TV (A/V out), you will have an easier time editing.

Steven
Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 / After Effects 6.5 Pro https://www.stevengotz.com
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Contributing Writer, PeachPit Press, Visual QuickPro Guide, Premiere Pro 1.5

[Anand]

Thanks to you and Steve… the problem is sorted out.

S. Anand
aka Andy
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop CS