What settings for format, resolution, bitrate, and input should I use?
This is certainly a Frequenty Asked Question, but it doesn’t have one answer. The best parameters for your video capture and editing depend on your own equipment and source material. No one set of values works best for everyone. With that in mind, we can try to make some sweeping generalizations, but your best bet is really to play with it; find the settings that you like best. Consider the output media If you know what you want to do with your video output from the start of your project, take that into account early. There’s no point in digitizing everything at 720×480 if you are going to only produce a low-resolution MPEG file for web distribution. Likewise, if you’re planning to produce Hi8 tape, you must use high resolution to retain as much as possible of a good original. S-Video vs. Composite If you have the option of using the S-Video (circular connector) input or output, use it! It’s capable of much better video than the composite (yellow RCA) input because it keeps the color a
