the rate i am using is 29.970, just rounding although sometimes thats what it says, i think that is standard dv right? the video format is sorenson video 3. umm the codec i am not sure, but it is a quicktime file(.mov) and is mpeg concept 4, but i can switch to NTSC, maybe that would be faster. i can either use a sony dv codec or a microsoft dv, i think that i am using sony third party codec. i am not sure how to change to microsoft. is there any settings that u know of that would make a clear video, or would it be more effective to use mpeg 1/2? thank you