Appendix C: Technology Overview; Analog Vs. Digital - Ulead VIDEOSTUDIO 10 User Manual

Appendix C: Technology Overview

Analog vs. Digital

With repeated use, the magnetic tape used in High-8, 8 mm, VHS, and S-VHS
becomes prone to wear and tear. It gets thinner and thinner until the video could
no longer be played. On the other hand, the quality of digital video doesn't diminish
over time. You can play DVs countless times and still expect the quality to be as
sharp as it originally was. Digitization also extends a video's life span and allows
you to enhance its original sound and picture quality.
Digitizing analog videos is a breeze with VideoStudio, wherein data captured from
an analog device are automatically converted to digital format. Once digitized, you
can edit these footage and output them in any disc format of your choice.
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Footage can be captured from your analog
source and digitized for editing in your PC.
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