Camcorder Stuff

AVI-capturing software comparisons

Notes:

• Footage shot with Panasonic camcorder: PV-GS-200 in Cinema Mode (16x9)
• The info in the following table was obtained using MediaInfo.
• These files are not the same segments (i.e., with respect to timecode, duration or even scene; that would be too much work!), but they are from the same footage shot within a 15-minute timespan during which no camera setting was changed.
• Notable differences (in red below): Overall bit rate; and Bit rate (Canopus is the standout at 11.5 Kbps, but this may simply be due to some dynamic bit-rate variation of its CODEC and/or based on the specific clip footage); see below and this VideoHelp page.

General:

Complete name: C:\ WinMovieMaker\Untitled_0001.avi

Format: AVI

Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave

File size: 166 MiB

Duration: 15mn 2s

Overall bit rate: 1541 Kbps

Recorded date: 2006-04-17 19:26:59

General:

Complete name: C:\VIDEO_STUFF\ Ulead_VS8-captured-and-generated\uvs080817-002.AVI

Format: AVI

Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave

File size: 66.0 MiB

Duration: 18s 252ms

Overall bit rate: 30.3 Mbps

Recorded date: 2006-04-17 19:29:26

General:

Complete name: C:\Documents and Settings\...\My Documents\ WinDV\.06-04-17_19-30.00.avi

Format: AVI

Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave

File size: 50.3 MiB

Duration: 13s 814ms

Overall bit rate: 30.5 Mbps

Recorded date: 2006-04-17 19:30:06

General:

Complete name: C:\ Canopus\Lets_Temp\Clip0101_36.avi

Format: AVI

Format/Info: Audio Video Interleave

File size: 3.21 MiB

Duration: 17s 351ms

Overall bit rate: 1554 Kbps

Video:

Format: Digital Video

Duration: 48s 181ms

Bit rate: 28.8 Mbps

Width: 720 pixels

Height: 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio: 1.500

Frame rate mode: Constant

Frame rate: 29.970 fps

Standard: NTSC

Colorimetry: 4:1:1

Scan type: Interlaced

Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 2.778

Stream size: 165 MiB (100%)

Video:

Format: Digital Video

Codec ID: dvsd

Codec ID/Hint: Sony

Duration: 18s 251ms

Bit rate: 28.8 Mbps

Width: 720 pixels

Height: 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio: 1.500

Frame rate mode: Constant

Frame rate: 29.970 fps

Standard: NTSC

Resolution: 24 bits

Colorimetry: 4:1:1

Scan type: Interlaced

Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 2.778

Stream size: 62.6 MiB (95%)

Video:

Format: Digital Video

Codec ID: dvsd

Codec ID/Hint: Sony

Duration: 13s 813ms

Bit rate: 28.8 Mbps

Width: 720 pixels

Height: 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio: 1.500

Frame rate mode: Constant

Frame rate: 29.970 fps

Standard: NTSC

Resolution: 24 bits

Colorimetry: 4:1:1

Scan type: Interlaced

Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 2.778

Stream size: 47.4 MiB (94%)

Video:

Format: Digital Video

Codec ID: CDVC

Codec ID/Info: Canopus Digital Video (DV)

Codec ID/Hint: Canopus

Duration: 17s 17ms

Bit rate: 11.5 Kbps

Width: 720 pixels

Height: 480 pixels

Display aspect ratio: 1.500

Frame rate: 29.970 fps

Standard: NTSC

Resolution: 24 bits

Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 0.001

Stream size: 23.9 KiB (1%)

Audio:

Format: PCM

Duration: 15mn 2s

Bit rate: 1536 Kbps

Channel(s): 2 channels

Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz

Resolution: 16 bits

Interleave, duration: 33 ms (1.00 video frame)

Audio:

Format: PCM

Format settings, Endianness: Little

Format settings, Sign: Unsigned

Codec ID: 1

Codec ID/Hint: Microsoft

Duration: 18s 252ms

Bit rate mode: Constant

Bit rate: 1536 Kbps

Channel(s): 2 channels

Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz

Resolution: 16 bits

Stream size: 3.34 MiB (5%)

Interleave, duration: 961 ms (28.79 video frames)

Audio:

Format: PCM

Format settings, Endianness: Little

Format settings, Sign: Unsigned

Codec ID: 1

Codec ID/Hint: Microsoft

Duration: 13s 814ms

Bit rate mode: Constant

Bit rate: 1536 Kbps

Channel(s): 2 channels

Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz

Resolution: 16 bits

Stream size: 2.53 MiB (5%)

Interleave, duration: 33 ms (1.00 video frame)

Interleave, preload duration: 33 ms

Audio:

Format: PCM

Format settings, Endianness: Little

Format settings, Sign: Unsigned

Codec ID: 1

Codec ID/Hint: Microsoft

Duration: 17s 351ms

Bit rate mode: Constant

Bit rate: 1536 Kbps

Channel(s): 2 channels

Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz

Resolution: 16 bits

Stream size: 3.18 MiB (99%)

Interleave, duration: 945 ms (28.33 video frames)