[MacDV] Re: Video monitor playback?

[lloyds]

Thank, Mike, that seems to fix it.  Now, I wonder what I do with the fact that the video
looks so much worse than the movie on the computer screen:  gross or missing colors,
huge pixilation, exaggerated contrasts.  Outdoor landscapes are barely readable.  I had
been assuming that I could circulate this film as both S-VHS and DVD, but the video is
unusable as is.  Do I remember reading somewhere that the imovie image as seen on the tv
monitor is of much poorer quality than when recorded on videotape and then played?

BobLL

Mike Cameron wrote:

> Hope I understand your problem.
>
> My guess would be a setting for the JVC vcr.  I have an earlier unit
> and when going from the computer to the tape-monitor I need to set
> the JVC to expect input from the front (F-1) or back (L-1) firewire
> port.  If this is set wrong, I do not get anything to either the tape
> or monitor.
>
> Mike
>
> >Along these same lines, a similar problem:  G-4 dual, iMovie 3, JVC
> >HR-DVS3U vcr, Samsung 1501 MP monitor.  When I play a dv tape on the
> >vcr, it shows up fine (audio and video) both in iMovie and on the
> >monitor.  But when I play an iMovie on the computer, it doesn't show up
> >on the monitor.  I pushed the shuttle dial on the vcr once and got an
> >instantaneous (if rough) image of the iMovie, but it quickly
> >disappeared, and I cannot resurrect it.  iMovie preference is set to
> >play through to camera.  Are there some settings I'm overlooking?
> >
> >BobLL
> >
> >
> >
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