[MEncoder-users] questions about encoding S-Video

[Herotodus Rexx]

--- Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 05:41:04AM -0700, RC wrote:
> > On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:32:48 -0700 (PDT)
> > Herotodus Rexx <herodotusrexx at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > However it seems like I should be able to get
> better
> > > than 320x240 resolution when encoding S-Video
> (the
> > > docs I've read seem indicate something like
> 400x300
> > > would be more appropriate) but when I've tried
> higher
> > > resolutions, the quality of the resultant MPEG
> AVI
> > > file seems to end up looking worse than the
> 320x240
> > > composite MPEG AVI file.
> > 
> > Capturing at 400x300 doesn't make any sense.  For
> the height, you have
> > two choices, either 240, or 480.  If you capture
> at 480, make sure you
> > deinterlace (or use an inverse telecine filter,
> depending on the
> > content).
> > 
> > The resolution of 320x240 is about all you can
> expect to get from VHS
> > tapes; it really doesn't matter what type of
> connection you use.
> 
> You mean 320x480. VHS in no way destroys the fact
> that you have two
> independent fields. Only horizontal resolution is
> lost to crappy tape
> quality.
> 
> Rich

I apologize for not being clearer in my original post.
In addition to being an S-Video input, the input is
coming from a High 8 video camera, not VHS. Given
that, what would be best resolution and frame rate to
capture at, or does that even make a difference?

Thanks for the all input.

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