Compress AVI from a camcorder

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  • MrE_H
    Head of Sanitation
    • Apr 2003
    • 94

    Compress AVI from a camcorder

    Hi Guys,

    I have captured some video from my digital camcorder and it takes up loads of space as it is uncompressed avi. I was trying to compress the video using TMPEG and Main Concept MPEG Encoder but the quality seems to be not good and there are funny lines around people (I guess this is interlacing but I have tried a few settings with no luck).

    Does anyone know of a way to compress this video into something that Vegas Video can read but still keep some quality (I know that MPEG is compressed but the video is jumpy).

    Also would compressing it to MPEG-2, editing it in Vegas and then rendering it as a complete MPEG-2 movie be daft (What I mean is does the second MPEG encoding reduce the quality or will it know that it is already an MPEG file.

    Cheers

    Mr E
    A pub - ahh yes. A meeting place where people attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence, by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks.
  • ormonde
    Digital Video Explorer
    • Dec 2003
    • 3735

    #2
    "Does anyone know of a way to compress this video into something that Vegas Video can read but still keep some quality (I know that MPEG is compressed but the video is jumpy)."

    I'm not familiar with Vegas Video, but in TMPGEnc Try this:

    1. Load your AVI file (start with one of the wizard templates if you wish)

    2. Go to the "Advanced Settings" dialog or "Other Settings" from the "Filter Setting" window of the Project Wizard (3rd dialog)

    3. In the "Video Source Type" section, select "Non-interlace"(progressive)

    4. In "Field Order", Experiment with "Top Field First" and "Bottom Field First" to see if that helps the jumpiness of the video.

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    • ormonde
      Digital Video Explorer
      • Dec 2003
      • 3735

      #3
      You could also try the "Deinterlace" filter in the bottom window where all the filters are located in the "Advanced Settings" dialog.

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      • rsquirell
        Digital Video Master
        Digital Video Master
        • Feb 2003
        • 1329

        #4
        I have to assume you have a digital camcorder capturing through the firewire (since you didn't identify a capture card or device.) ULead Video Studio7 will capture your DV/AVI and convert it to MPEG2 on the fly, real-time during capture. It costs $90 and they give you a 30 day trial...

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        • MrE_H
          Head of Sanitation
          • Apr 2003
          • 94

          #5
          Thanks

          Cheers Guys,

          I have used TMpeg with the Deinterlace option and that worked really well.

          I will have a quick look at Ulead studio and see how that compares to Vegas's capture.

          Thanks for your help

          Mr E
          A pub - ahh yes. A meeting place where people attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence, by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks.

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          • ormonde
            Digital Video Explorer
            • Dec 2003
            • 3735

            #6
            "Thanks for your help"

            Glad (We) could be of help

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            • timwerx
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • Feb 2004
              • 4

              #7
              "Smart Render"

              I use Ulead Video Studio which has a "smart render" feature, which means it won't "re-render" portions of a video file that are already in the target format. I have been able to edit and re-edit the same MPEG-2 files (for DVD) without any (visible) loss.

              So I guess it depends on the software. I'm not familiar with TMP, but it may have a similar option.

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