Bringing DV25 in via firewire is lossless – all 1’s and 0’s…
I’m not smart enough to say what happens to it afterwards. I’ve had great success in AXPro. The footage looks good throughout the editing process. I had a heck of a time with DVD, but now that I’ve figured out that process, it’s cake.
Is your footage good? Properly exposed (check by using the Waveform / Vectorscope in the color correction mode), lit well? There are so many variables to quality footage….
DV footage is sampled at 4:1:1 – meaning you don’t have that much color information in the first place. What are you using as your base standard to say your footage doesn’t look good?
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”