Yes, if the original was DV (and the quality of the
rendered parts depends on the quality of the codec used for
processing - not all DV-codecs are created equal...;-); no,
if the original was not DV - but the losses should be
slight compared with the original (and very slight [as
in undetectable] with transitions, etc. using a good
DV-codec...).

On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:50:40 -0600, "WH" wrote:

>Are you saying if an avi with no transitions, etc., just trimmed, is
>rendered that the output avi is an exact copy of what was in the original?
>
>-WH

>>"John Miller" wrote in message
>news:aCri8.43365$3O2.14788675@typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
>> You probably won't be able to tell the difference since your source is
>> low-band anyway (8mm) - DV will faithfully reproduce the limitations of
>8mm
>> (and VHS). For editing, only frames that get rendered due to fades,
>wipes,
>> titles etc will have to go through one generation of conversion - most of
>> your footage will remain the same as when captured. I've also found in my
>> experience with some old 8mm footage that recording to DV then to analog
>> (e.g. VHS) yields better results than direct dubbing.