Topic: Vid quality question with JVC Everio

[BlingFree]

the two candidate video settings are...

Ultra Fine: 720x480p, 8.5 Mbps (VBR)

or

Fine: 720x480p, 5.5Mbps (VBR)


so the question is...

can I get away with recording at 5.5Mbps VBR and still be considered high enough bitrate for "dvd5 quality"? Naturally I'd like more space that comes with the Fine setting but I want to comply with current trading standards sp I'm willing to run at 8.5 Mbps.

Any opinions?

[sabre]

The problem with hard drive recorders is that they encode to MPG2 'on the fly'. So a video encoded at 5.5 Mbps through your video camera will never look at good as a video encoded at 5.5 Mbps on a PC (3-4 passes VBR).

Personally, I'd run at 8.5 Mbps on the camera - this will allow you to fit about 60 minutes on a DVD5. But don't be tempted to re-encode your footage to fit more on a disc.
Also, will you be synching up a PCM audio track with your video? If you're using the 8.5 Mbps setting on your camera, make sure that the video + audio bitrate doesn't exceed the DVD spec when you add in your PCM track.

Hope this helps.

[BlingFree]

it helps greatly.

thank you!