[MacDV] Print to Camera Problem - Poor Quality/Pixilated Result

[James Asherman]

On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at 09:45  AM, revDAVE wrote:

> On 11/30/04 7:18 AM, "James Asherman" <jimash at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> If you are only noticing this when you record from simple timeline
>> playback, then,
>> yes there is a quality setting that affects it. It should be in a
>> little popup on the left of the timeline.
>> J
>
> Interesting... I did see that...
>
> Questions:
>
> 1 - does the print to video (file ctr-M) command absolutely override 
> the
> video quality settings?

I believe so.

>
> 2 - record to tape settings (in timeline - left corner) - (1-use 
> playback
> settings or 2-full quality) - assuming I had it set to 2-full quality, 
> would
> it definitely override the video quality settings? The reason I ask is 
> that
> I believe that I have always had this set to (2-full quality) - even 
> when I
> played back from the timeline - with the bad pixilated result...

High should be high.

>
> Are the : record to tape settings  (in timeline - left corner) 
> controlling
> the print to video command?

No, I don't think so. I think that the print command overrides them to 
full quality.

>
> *** I just want to definitely know what happening here because the 
> final
> copy of the movie will be stored on these Mini DV tapes (not the 
> computer).
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> --
> Thanks - RevDave
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>
J