I have a lot of footage captured from analog videotape - mostly Hi8 and VHS. I'd like to convert the raw 720x480 DV files to x264, but I know very little about the ins and outs of conversion.
I have installed Handbrake, StaxRip and VideoToVideo and converted a short (57-second) test video using the default settings on each. However, I'm not proficient enough in encoding to know what I'm looking at in the end.
I'd like to get this footage converted for two reasons: 1. because hours and hours of raw DV is beginning to take a toll on my available hard drive space, and 2. x264 seems to be easier to distribute than interlaced DV.
Since I have so little of a scrap of a clue what I'm doing, I'm wondering if someone here could guide me through the 'best practices' for creating a Vimeofriendly x264 that doesn't look blocky and gross.
Thanks for any help in advance. Please correct me if I've done or said something wrong - my goal here is to learn as much as I can.
I have installed Handbrake, StaxRip and VideoToVideo and converted a short (57-second) test video using the default settings on each. However, I'm not proficient enough in encoding to know what I'm looking at in the end.
I'd like to get this footage converted for two reasons: 1. because hours and hours of raw DV is beginning to take a toll on my available hard drive space, and 2. x264 seems to be easier to distribute than interlaced DV.
Since I have so little of a scrap of a clue what I'm doing, I'm wondering if someone here could guide me through the 'best practices' for creating a Vimeofriendly x264 that doesn't look blocky and gross.
Thanks for any help in advance. Please correct me if I've done or said something wrong - my goal here is to learn as much as I can.