This issue keeps bugging me;
knowing that DV codec does 4:1:1 color subsampling, while MPEG-2 does 4:2:2 (or 4:2:0?), and knowing that my video will end up on DVD (MPEG-2, of course), I keep wondering whether capturing the video in DV or MPEG-2 format is better. I plan to do some light editing.
For DV capture, I would use my Sony VX2000 camcorder with pass-through, and for MPEG-2 capture, I would use the $100 VideOh! PCI AVC-2010 capture card by Adaptec.
Which one would be a better choice, even if the hardware for both was at the same level?
knowing that DV codec does 4:1:1 color subsampling, while MPEG-2 does 4:2:2 (or 4:2:0?), and knowing that my video will end up on DVD (MPEG-2, of course), I keep wondering whether capturing the video in DV or MPEG-2 format is better. I plan to do some light editing.
For DV capture, I would use my Sony VX2000 camcorder with pass-through, and for MPEG-2 capture, I would use the $100 VideOh! PCI AVC-2010 capture card by Adaptec.
Which one would be a better choice, even if the hardware for both was at the same level?