From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stefan Stapelberg)
Subject: Re: DV Camera for Streaming Video
On Sep 4, 4:03, RealForum Digest wrote:
> From: Michael Strong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: DV Camera for Streaming Video
>
> The quality of the camera doesn't mean much when you are talking web
graphics.
> A monitor can't show better that 72 or 96 dpi anyway. Extra quality in the
> source image doesn't show up in the end display but does show up in large
> download times. For example a still image (such as a JPEG) can be huge
but the
I cannot second that. If capturing from a cheap cam using a composite
signal, I get much worser image quality than using a DVX-1000 with a
S-VHS connection to the video card. Maybe you don't see a difference
on cheap PC monitors with low resolution and an Osprey-100 for capturing,
but if you look at an SGI O2 for example, which we use for real video
production, you will notice a big difference especially if there is
motion in the picture. The difference is even visible in low quality
20kbps-encoded real streams. Of course, light, contrast and careful
setting of the cam plays an important role, too. Too bad that a G2
encoder isn't available on professional equipment like the O2; so for
a PC-based solution a cheap cam may be sufficient for most people.
Stefan
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