[MacDV] Re: iMovie / iDVD pixelation & noise

[Gerhard Kuhn]

I use a Sony DCR PC 9, it is a mini DV camera and I have been very 
happy with it over the two years that I have had it.  I think that the 
video looses quality on large screens but I believe that it has more to 
do with the mpg compression than the camera.  I believe that it is the 
compression because even scanned photos loose quality.  It is 
especially noticeable in faces, people in the background have no 
distinguishable facial features and vibrant colours seem muted.  
Viewing similar scenes from a commercially made DVD you are able to see 
the facial features.  I realize that the lighting in those productions 
is optimized, cameras are of much higher quality and post production 
efforts are huge factors in the final product.

Maybe saying it is VHS quality was overly harsh but all the same the 
video looses
a lot of quality when viewed on a large screen when compared to a 
smaller screen.  I guess there is no wow factor.


Gerhard

On Apr 5, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Steven Rogers wrote:

> What camera did you shoot it with?
>
> SR