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DVD BASICS
- Introduction to DVD-Video
- Quick suggestions and concepts
- Video tips weblog  
- Blank DVD/CD/VHS media guide 

CAPTURING
- Introduction to video capturing
- Understanding your source
- Playback hardware suggestions
- Capture MPEG with ATI AIW cards 
- Capture AVI with ATI AIW cards 
- Audio sync and dropped frames

EDITING
- Removing commercials in MPEG
- Edit disc from DVD recorder 
- Edit with Adobe Premiere

RESTORING QUALITY

- Introduction to restoring video
- Hardware video filters
- TMPG software video filters
- Introduction to restoring audio 
- SoundForge software audio filters

ENCODING & CONVERTING
- Introduction to video conversion
- Encode MPEG with TMPGEnc
- Convert VCD to DVD
- Convert PAL/NTSC standards

AUTHORING/BURNING
- Introduction and authoring FAQ
- Make menus in Photoshop
- Blank DVD media quality guide 
- Author with Sonic DVDit! 
- Author with Ulead DVD Workshop
- Author with TMPGEnc DVD Author
- Burn DVD files: Nero

DVD COPYING
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Introduction to copying discs
- Copy a DVD5 with DVD Decrypter 
- Copy a DVD9 with DVD Shrink
- Copy to VCD/SVCD/DVD by Sefy

BUYER'S GUIDE
- Introduction to buying video stuff
- DVD recorder reviews and tips
- Where to buy DVD cases/storage
- Where to buy DVD media

MISC VIDEO INFO
- Make DVD cases in Photoshop
- DVD player troubleshooting
- DVD burner troubleshooting
Future expansion section!!

- Introduction to web design
- Basic design theory
- Advanced design theory
- HTML with Microsoft FrontPage
- Advanced HTML technique
- GIF/JPEG with Adobe Photoshop
Future expansion section!!

- Digital photo vs. film photo
- Megapixels vs. resolution vs. dpi
- Camera buying advice
- Adobe Photoshop basics
- Advanced Photoshop technique













 

VIDEO RESTORE GUIDES -> ATI VideoSoap filters

Coming soon. 

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In the meantime, here's some quick tips:
- VHS EP mode recording grain best removed by a 15-18% despeckle filter (select Salt-N-Pepper from the presets menu and then alter the percentage in the despeckle lower than 78% default)
- The combo filters can add temporal compression and cause audio drift (sound sync errors). You can use them, but test first and be very careful
- Don't both with the presets. Experiment yourself and feel free to tweak the default values.
- Do not overdo the filtering. Remember that a PC monitor can see more detail than a tv set, so some of that precision may be wasted when the tv would not have made the error evident to being with.

- VideoSoap is not the only restoration abilities ATI MMC has. Be sure to use the VIDEO SETTINGS menu in the control panel to adjust the quality of the video. The GAMMA setting is normally not found in non-professional cards, and it can be very beneficial for dark videos (use this instead of brightness or contrast). Color shifts can also be fixed.



 


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