[Benjie Westafer]

My ‘workaround’ was to give up on capturing through firewire. Instead, I used S-Video through a BlackMagic Intensity Pro to DV; yes, I’m very cheap and a noob. The results were decent and got the job done. I’m still unsatisfied; but, my mentor in this business keeps trying to beat into my skull that one can’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I do try to learn.

[Benjie Westafer]

I’m guessing this is ‘just one of those things’. The deck I’m using is rather road-worn and the source tape I’m using has been recorded on several times. It does suck that the geniuses at the mothership haven’t come up with a way to deal with this real-world eventuality; and I think mostly they have: NO MORE TAPES! Of course, one has to purchase said HDD camera. So, I’m off to purchase a lottery ticket…

[Benjie Westafer]

OK, I think I see what’s going on. For starters, I know I should be using a monitor. In the meantime, this picture shows exactly what I’m seeing:

https://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/2007/08/14/interlaced_vs_progressive.gif

The recommend using the frame controls to change the footage from interlaced to progressive:

https://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/converting_interlaced_mpg2_movies_to_progressive_scan.php

For now, I’ve turned frame controls off and am compressing about 40 minutes of footage to .m2v. I’ll take a look at the burned DVD on my TV.

So, I guess now I’m wondering if going through the hours and hours and hours of frame controls, is it worth it to change from interlaced to progressive to create a DVD that’s acceptable for more screens? I guess I’m wanting to strike a balance between the time it takes me to turn around a project like this and the best experience for the viewer on as many devices as possible.

I’ll know more when I’m through. I’m just throwing this out while I wait.

Thanks again.

[Benjie Westafer]

Thank you so much for the prompt reply. I will try and report back.