Capture format

Renee

I'm using Pinnacle to get my camcorder movies onto the pc. The capture template gives me 3 choices.
DV capture, Mpeg or Preview.
Which one should I be using.

Thanks

irnbru_2

Probably DV Capture ?

They other two imply some form of immediate encoding.

Do you plan to keep them on the PC or move them to DVDs?

Renee

Irnbru
I want to edit them and then put onto dvd

irnbru_2

You want them in the rawest format possible i.e. the least encoded.

DV Capture

Hopefully, your editor will handle it. You'll need a lot disk space too.

Finally, you'll encode it too MPEG2 for transfer to DVD.

Renee

Thanks irnbru

Poppycat

What type of camcorder is it. If its DV camera I export video in dv format but if its a 8mm camcorder the old type I would of thought that mpeg2 is the best format particularly as it would have to be encoded to mpeg2 for dvd.

Renee

It's a dv camera. I was hoping to use nero for it, but I'm not sure what nero programme I should use

Poppycat

Oh I see Renee, then its best to stick to dv capture as said.