Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.webcam (More info?)
Brad Strum <microlgatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rxYge.6169$HJ2.5356@fe11.lga...
more below:
> I have a Logitech QuickCam Web and when I record a video I can't highten
the
> fps (frames per second/frame rate) quality. If I use QuickCam 6.0.1
> (software that came with it), and I go to "Change Video Capture settings"
> and select "Record at Maximum frame rate" it will SAY the video is at 15
> fps. If I enter 29 or 30 in the "Record at a specific frame rate" box it
> will record as well, but in both cases when I play back the video [avi]
the
> Actual Rate hovers around 5fps. (Saved w/o compression) (Played in Win
Media
> Player to check. With the WMV file for email atch I get 6fps [100kbps])
>
> Same thing if I record in RealPlayer [rm] format (under the RealVideo G2
> codec). The Frame Rate is encoded at 30fps but the Current display reads
> around 6fps. (For RealVideo the Bandwidth is 225 Kbps and the Bitrate is
193
> Kbps...both reasonable.)
>
> What's with my fps display? Is there anything I can do so the video will
> play at the same rate it's recorded at? (I'm using RealProducer 7 as well
as
> the Capture ware that came with the camera.) Would upgrading to
ImageStudio
> 7.3 help? (I have DirectX 8.0 installed at present. [btw on a PII 466
128MB
> Win98]) The 'box' and 'site' both say the max fps is 30. I should at least
> be able to get 15fps. Right?
> Thanks...Brad
>
>
What about changing codecs? I saw a video under the Mpeg video renderer that
had an Actual Rate of 29fps (made at 30). The mpeg 1 video decoder makes
vids at 30fps. The QuickCam software creates avi vids using a codec called
Indeo Video Decompression Filter. (Maybe the avi codec is making vids that
can only play at ~6fps)
Maybe I can make mpg's at a higher frame rate using an mpeg 1 codec. Here's
the big question tho: Do you think I can take a vid [avi] I made at 15 or 30
fps (where I'd normally get a playback at ~6fps) and using a converter (like
avi2mpg) it would then play at 15 or 30, like I reorded it? Does that make
sense? I think I'll give it a try.
If I MADE mpg files I'd have to get a pgm that did those -- the one that
comes with the cam ( as y'all know) makes avi vids. But if I could take
avi's and "convert" them to mpg's, all I'd need is the converter. I think
I'll try it like I said, but if it doesn't work (yeah, I doubt it will too)
what pgm should I use w/my cam (Logitech QuickCam Web) to create mpeg vids
at the higher fps and rate?
Brad Strum <microlgatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rxYge.6169$HJ2.5356@fe11.lga...
more below:
> I have a Logitech QuickCam Web and when I record a video I can't highten
the
> fps (frames per second/frame rate) quality. If I use QuickCam 6.0.1
> (software that came with it), and I go to "Change Video Capture settings"
> and select "Record at Maximum frame rate" it will SAY the video is at 15
> fps. If I enter 29 or 30 in the "Record at a specific frame rate" box it
> will record as well, but in both cases when I play back the video [avi]
the
> Actual Rate hovers around 5fps. (Saved w/o compression) (Played in Win
Media
> Player to check. With the WMV file for email atch I get 6fps [100kbps])
>
> Same thing if I record in RealPlayer [rm] format (under the RealVideo G2
> codec). The Frame Rate is encoded at 30fps but the Current display reads
> around 6fps. (For RealVideo the Bandwidth is 225 Kbps and the Bitrate is
193
> Kbps...both reasonable.)
>
> What's with my fps display? Is there anything I can do so the video will
> play at the same rate it's recorded at? (I'm using RealProducer 7 as well
as
> the Capture ware that came with the camera.) Would upgrading to
ImageStudio
> 7.3 help? (I have DirectX 8.0 installed at present. [btw on a PII 466
128MB
> Win98]) The 'box' and 'site' both say the max fps is 30. I should at least
> be able to get 15fps. Right?
> Thanks...Brad
>
>
What about changing codecs? I saw a video under the Mpeg video renderer that
had an Actual Rate of 29fps (made at 30). The mpeg 1 video decoder makes
vids at 30fps. The QuickCam software creates avi vids using a codec called
Indeo Video Decompression Filter. (Maybe the avi codec is making vids that
can only play at ~6fps)
Maybe I can make mpg's at a higher frame rate using an mpeg 1 codec. Here's
the big question tho: Do you think I can take a vid [avi] I made at 15 or 30
fps (where I'd normally get a playback at ~6fps) and using a converter (like
avi2mpg) it would then play at 15 or 30, like I reorded it? Does that make
sense? I think I'll give it a try.
If I MADE mpg files I'd have to get a pgm that did those -- the one that
comes with the cam ( as y'all know) makes avi vids. But if I could take
avi's and "convert" them to mpg's, all I'd need is the converter. I think
I'll try it like I said, but if it doesn't work (yeah, I doubt it will too)
what pgm should I use w/my cam (Logitech QuickCam Web) to create mpeg vids
at the higher fps and rate?
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