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Minion
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5. May 2004 @ 12:21 |
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Well Pinnacle Studio 8/9 will Transfer Digital camcorder footage to your PC Via Firewire port, The Problem with Pinnacle Studio8/9 isn"t really the capture quality it is it"s Mpeg encodeing Quality which is not very good and this is true will most all Editing/Capture programs so it is best to get a Standalone Mpeg encoder and export your captured/Edited files in Pinnacle Studio as DV AVI files or uncompressed AVI files and then use the standalone encoder To encode the files to Mpeg2/DVD Format...
Good Standalone encoders are TMPGEnc or the MainConcept encoder which will also capture Video in AVI or mpeg2 format.....Cheers
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dvdman24
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5. May 2004 @ 16:39 |
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hi Minion,
i was trying to convert vhs to dvd, and as you already know vhs holds more then 2hrs. im trying to put a 124mins tape on to a single dvd. how to do that? and do you know what is the best dvd authoring software to buy? right how i have hp movie writer, and im using its software. i read also about this dvd format called "sif." how to download that format?
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Minion
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5. May 2004 @ 17:31 |
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You Can get 124 minutes on a DVD Pretty easilly, I recently Put "Lord Of The Rings:Return of The King" on a Single DVD and it was 3 hours and 20 minutes long and the Quality was pretty good....
All you need to do to Fit more Video on a DVD is to use a Lower bitrate to create the Mpeg2/DVD files..
If you used a Video bitrate of 4700kbs and an audio bitrate of 192kbs you would be able to exactly fit 124 minutes on a DVD....
Like I said before if you export your Video file in Pinnacle Studio as an AVI file and then used a High Quality Mpeg encoder and used the Bitrates I just said to use then you would be able to get More Video on a DVD....
The SIF Format (Sometimes called CIF) is Just one of the Available DVD Formats that can be used to create DVD"s, It is actually the Lowest Quality DVD Format But it allows the Most Video on a DVD, I would not recomend this format unless you were trying to back up Multiple DVD"s to a DVD-r because of the Low Quality.....The Sif Format uses a Resolution of 352+240/288-PAL useing either Mpeg 1 or Mpeg 2 up to a Max bitrate of 1800kbs....
As for the Best DVD authoring Program you don"t want the best DVD authoring program and you couldn"t afford it anyways as it sells for about $35,000 and is very complex....
All you need to Createing Good Quality DVD"s are good Quality Files and a Good Quality Mpeg encoder and any simple DVD authoring Program that will not re-encode your Files ,I like to use DVD-Lab because it doesn"t have a Built in encoder so it will never encode your files and ruin the quality....
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5. May 2004 @ 21:19 |
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Minion,
i've read alot of your threads and really respect your opinion. What do you think of the ADAPTEC Videoh DVD using USB 2.0, or should I settle for ATI aiw 9600 capture card. I know you would prefer Cannopus but these two are my only option. Plus, I read the specs on both of these and they don't capture in AVI, only MPEG1 AND MPEG2, does that matter. I'm new to all this, please be gentle. j/k
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dvdman24
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5. May 2004 @ 23:04 |
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anybody know how can i download free full version authoring software? casue cash right now is running low, and i can't afford that right now. so if anyone know, please i need your help. thanks
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VideoBob
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6. May 2004 @ 03:50 |
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If you are refering to a "cracked" version of commercial, copyrighted software, this forum specifically bans such discussions and actions.
If you are looking for freeware or shareware with a long enough life to finish a project or two, try download.com, tucows.com, or
I also did a google search on "download freeware DVD authoring software" and came up with a hundred and thirty thousand hits and a slew of specific ads.
For cheap licensed software--possibly a generation or two down, but usable--try eBay. Or, you could Google again, substituting "clearance," "overstock," "surplus," or "liquidation" for "freeware."
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Minion
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6. May 2004 @ 12:16 |
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There are a Bunch of DVD authoring Programs that have 30 day demo versions, so many in fact that you could use a different one for every month and probably never have to buy one..Like TMPGEnc DVD author has a 30 day demo and so does DVD-Lab and so does Ulead DVD movie Factory and Ulead DVD workshop and the List goes on...
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dvdman24
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6. May 2004 @ 18:48 |
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i converted my vhs tape to dvd, but on the finish dvd is the loudness. i tried to cut my volume down on my t.v. and still it was loud. a regular dvd movie doesn't do that...but why everytime i transfer my vhs tape to dvd i get loudness on the finish copy?
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Minion
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6. May 2004 @ 19:03 |
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Well you probably have your Recording Volume up too high when captureing the Video....I have the same Problem sometimes when Capturing From VHS and have to lower the Capture volume in the Capture software And in your Windows audio settings.....
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dvdman24
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7. May 2004 @ 09:32 |
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i have a question... i have a hp dvd movie writer, and its hooked up to my usb on my pc. now i tried to download softwares like; dvd lab, pinnacle studio 9, dvd maker, etc. i hooked up my vcr to the hp dvd movie maker, but the software wouldn't read it. do i need to hook up a firewire cable from the hp movie writer to the pc in order any authoring software to work?
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VideoBob
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7. May 2004 @ 10:07 |
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dvdman24 Wrote:
"I have a hp dvd movie writer, and its hooked up to my usb on my pc. . . do i need to hook up a firewire cable from the hp movie writer to the pc in order any authoring software to work?"
Does this mean you have both interfaces?
"now i tried to download softwares like; dvd lab, pinnacle studio 9, dvd maker, etc."
By "tried," I assume you succeeded or the resty makes no sense.
"i hooked up my vcr to the hp dvd movie maker, but the software wouldn't read it."
Software uses drivers. Make sure that the software you are using supports that Drive.
Read themanual on the drive and make sure that your cables are hooked up correctly for video capture to your system.
Use the software that came with the drive to *capture* the video to hard disk *before* you try and author it.
"do i need to hook up a firewire cable from the hp movie writer to the pc in order any authoring software to work?"
I prefer Firewire to USB whenever it's available. The manual should tell you how to hook it up.
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burning2
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7. May 2004 @ 11:14 |
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Hi everyone- I'm new to all this and just purchased a Sony 530ul burner. I want to transfer my old VHS tapes to DVD and am considering the Dazzle DVC150, but not sure if it's a good one. There's also the AverMedia DVD EzMaker. Anyone can steer me in the right direction I would appreciate it before I spend a lot of $ on something I find I can't use.
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (laptop) P-III 1G, 512MB of RAM, 19GB of free HDD, running XP Pro. Thanks in advance.
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9. May 2004 @ 10:01 |
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Hi there, I am hoping that someone out there can help me. I am after a program that comes with the Sony VAIO, its called Click to DVD which allows you to create your own home videos. It was removed from my laptop and I am desparate to get it back. I can't retrieve it off my recovery disc and to get it back from Sony I would have to reformat my laptop which I would like to avoid. Do you have the program and is it any good?
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VideoBob
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9. May 2004 @ 10:53 |
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You didn't mention when or how it was removed or what has been done since. "Removed" programs could still reside in the trash can if it wasn't emptied. They could also be stored on the hard disk if you have one of the many "undelete" programs installed.
If it was actually *UNINSTALLED* (rather than deleted) any files in the trash would have to be put back in the proper directories and registry entries may be lost (unless you back up your registry).
First thing I'd do is use System Restore to return to a date where it was working.
Why can't you retrieve it off your recovery disk? Isn't that what it's for?
Also, check with Sony tech support. *MOST* "System Restore" CDs come with an "overwite" or "Restore in place" option that DOES NOT wipe out existing programs or data--it merely replaces missing files and settings.
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mdl3r1
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12. May 2004 @ 00:43 |
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First off, hats off to many helpful users, but it's obvious Minion that you stand out! Bless you for your willingness to take time and help us out here!
I have read 5 of 10 pages in this thread, and have been abstaining from asking questions until I read further, figuring the answers may well be unread by me. But, I'll risk it and ask now. I hope you are still willing to answer.
1. You've shared that Canpous ADVC100 does take care of the macrovision protection...but did you say that ACEDVio does not? ACEDVio is the more expensive and internal capture card...so why wouldn't it also handle it like the ADVC100? My intent is to be able to handle the macrovision with the device I buy, as I will capture my own footage as well as VHS tapes that may or may not have such protection.
2. After capturing video (with one of the two devices above) from analog VHS or from VHS/S-VHS VCR, into .AVI files, I will encode into MPEG-2, having first calculated the bitrate so as not to recompress later, to avoid losing video quality as you've stated. But what about MPEG-4? and does it allow longer duration per DVD?
3. Another need I will have is to edit some DVD video for my wife. She is getting the DVD "masters" from her producer that films it, and I will need to then edit, start/end, transition, captions, andthe like...for which she has Premier 6. My questions on this are:
a) Can Premiere be the software I use to capture analog video from my camcorder?
b) How do I get the video footage from her DVD into a format that I can work with in Premiere, i.e, how do I "import" it into Premiere?
c) Once I finish the editing, I need to encode the audio into MPEG2 (or MPEG4?) and to encode the audio...does Premiere encode into AC3 (the compressed sound/aka Dolby)?, or it can only do into "uncompressed" format?
d) Last, for authoring, indexig, menus,e tc before final burn, what would you recommend, shareware or freeware or retail, to go best with Premiere? I read the pros and cons on Premiere vs. Vegas and others, and liked that Vegas can author/burn, but her producer likes and works with Premier, so I'll need to learn it and go with it.
Your help is appreciated IMMENSELY; thanks in advance.
After these answers, I will probably just need to do a similar "step outline", to ask you to verify I've extracted the right info from your previous answers, to minimize repetition, etc. Again, thanks; my wife and I take time to help and answer others in our forums, like you do here, so it's nice to see you do this and give of yourself. :-) As you say
"Cheers", and yes, TigerDirect and ebay save lotsa money!
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VideoBob
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12. May 2004 @ 04:47 |
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Speaking of TigerDirect, Has anyone had any experience with the ADS DVD Express video capture box they sell there? It claims to be able to capture Mpeg-2 and burn it to DVD using a USB port and a single software package for Capture, editing, and authoring (Video Studio 7 SE).
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=580965&Sku=A03-7042
This simply sounds too good to be true at under $100.00.
Has anyone used either the ADS Video Express and/or Video Studio 7 SE?
Will this divice/combination eliminate Macrovision?
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mbanx
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12. May 2004 @ 08:43 |
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hey guys I need some help or advice. I am capping to a seperate disk dedicated to just that I have a 2.4 gig processer and 1 gig of mem. Does anybody think that when they view their dvd they created that it gets kind of blurry when you have alot of movement? It could be me because I am always looking for little imperfections. It was a show I copied from tv with my Winfast TV 2000 expert card if this helps with anybodys input. Also if anybody is using this card beware mine went out about a month ago and prevented my computer from doing a POST, however Leadtek replaced it promptly and with little trouble. If anybody can help me thanks in advance especially you Minion I am sure you have an idea. Thanks again mbanx
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Minion
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12. May 2004 @ 12:47 |
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mdl3r1: WoW Lots of Questions But I"ll try to answer most of them....
The Canopus ADVC-100 Supposedly has a way to disable the Macrovision Detection but from some poeple I have talked to who have purchased one of the Newer Modells they say that the Disable Macrovision feature has been removed from the ADVC-100, which isn"t really that big of a Deal because a standard Video Stabilizer will remove the macrovision and it will actually Improove the Image Quality because it Stabilizes the Video signal, you can get them for less than $30...
The Canopus ACEDVio can actually be found for qulite a Bit cheaper than the ADVC-100, I have seen them on e-bay for as Low as $169 US....
You can not use Mpeg-4 for Createing DVD"s...Mpeg-4 is actually an AVI Format so it can not be used for Standard DVD"s only Mpeg2 and rarely Mpeg1...There are Specific DVD Players that Have support for Playing Mpeg-4 files and WMV files but these Players aren"t very common and you can not make interactive Menu"s and such Like with Regular DVD"s...
Yes you can use Premier 6 to capture Video from a DV Camcorder or from an ADVC-100 or ACEDVio but Premier is Not meant for editing Mpeg2/Vob files and it will not handle the AC3 audio that is used in Most DVD"s...
If she weally wants to edit the Files off of the DVD shen will Have to Demux the AC3 audio from the VOB files and decode it to Wav format and then use the Mpeg2 Video as the Video stream for editing and use the Wav audio for the audio track in Premier...
When she is Done editing and wants to render her Project so she can put it back on to DVD she can either use one of the Premier Mpeg encoder Plugins or she can render the Project as a Low compression AVI file and then use a High Quality Mpeg encoder to encode the File to Mpeg2 for DVD...The Problem comes in when trying to render the audio back to Dolby AC3 because there are very few AC3 encoders on the Market and they are expensive But she doesn"t have to use Dolby AC3 she can use Mpeg1 Layer 2 audio.....
As for finally createing the DVD you must use a DVD authoring program because Premier does not author DVD"s...If you are only going to use One Language Track and no subtitles then I would recomend useing something like "DVD-Lab" for authoring the DVD because it is easy to use and it can make a DVD as simple or as Complicated as you wish....Well I hope I answered Most of your questions, If you need anymore help Just let me know....Cheers
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12. May 2004 @ 13:36 |
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Hi everyone- I'm new to all this and just purchased a Sony 530ul burner. I want to transfer my old VHS tapes to DVD and am considering the Dazzle DVC150, but not sure if it's a good one or if I can find something comparable for a better price out there. Anyone can steer me in the right direction I would really appreciate it before I spend $ on something I find I can't use.
I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 (laptop) P-III 1G, 512MB of RAM, 19GB of free HDD, running XP Pro. Thanks in advance.
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12. May 2004 @ 15:05 |
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SO far, I've converted 40 hours of VHS tapes to MPEG DVD using a TBC-1000 timebase corrector plus an ADVC-100 converter. The results are very good. Some of the tapes that were recorded off-the-air are of color movies of the late 30s and early 40s. The originals used for the broadcast must have been very old because the colors are off. On one the skin tones are very yellowish and on another the color saturation is 'way too high.
Is there a method that I can use to correct for these shortcomings without spending a kilobuck on software?
Thanks!
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Minion
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12. May 2004 @ 15:15 |
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To tell you the truth your system isn"t really good for Video capture and DVD authoring.....You only have 19gb of Free space and that is only about 1 hour 15 minutes of Video in DV AVI format so that is definately not enough space and your drive space should allways be on a seperate dedicated Fast hard drive or you will Drop Frames while Captureing ,so your only other option is to Capture directly to Mpeg2 DVD format but your CPU isn"t fast enough to Capture full resolution Mpeg2/DVD as you need about 2.0ghz to Capture at Full resolution Mpeg2.....
I wouldn"t get any Dazzle Product because Dazzle doesn"t exist anymore cuz it was bought out by Pinnacle which is another Crappy Hardware Manufacturer, There are Inherant problems with the Dazzle DVC 150 like most noteably are the Rampant Sync problems with that device....
With the system you have right now your Only Viable Option is to get a hardware Mpeg encoder device which pretty Much of all of them Suck pretty Bad unless you are willing to spend $300+ on something like the "Canopus MpegPro" USB 2.0 device, You can not use USB 1.1 for Mpeg2/DVD Capture because there isn"t enough Bandwidth....
So I am afraid that if you are not willing to upgrade then you are S.O.L when it comes to Captureing Video to make DVD"s....good Luck
Mbanx: I think your Blurring is Caused from Interlaceing, the only way to remove it is to use a De-interlace Filter when Captureing and if you can"t while captureing then you will have to use a De-interlace filter when you are Encodeing your Captured File to Mpeg2 for DVD....Cheers
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12. May 2004 @ 15:43 |
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Hey Minion thanks alot,would you recommend Virtual VCR or V-Dub or does it really even matter? If you have time could you explain briefly the diff between interlacing and de-int?
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Minion
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12. May 2004 @ 16:30 |
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It is actually better to de-interlace when encodeing to Mpeg not while Captureing...I would recomend Virtual-VCR for AVI capture because it is Compatible with more Capture Devices....
NTSC Video is Made up of Fields, and each Frame has 2 Fields with each Field holding the Video Information of 1/2 of a frame, so 30fps Video is actually 60 Fields Per sec, and the interlace artifacts you are seeing are the Spaces between each field which causes Blurring in High Motion scenes..This actually should not show up on your TV set only on your Monitor because your Monitor does not Displat interlaced Video properly but your TV set does but sometimes you can still see it on your TV set...What de-interlaceing does is depending on the Type of De-interlace filter is it either Drops one Field per second so you don"t see the artifacts or it will Blend Both Fields together into One Frame...
Understanding how Interlaceing works is a very important aspect of understanding Digital video as a whole...
Here are a Couple Links about Interlaceing and De-interlaceing that you and every body should read if they want to understand how interlaced Video is Made up...
http://www.puremotion.com/editstudio/manual/interlacedvideoexplained/
http://www.puremotion.com/editstudio/manual/whatisdeinterlacing/index.htm
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13. May 2004 @ 04:49 |
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Thanks again Minion
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13. May 2004 @ 06:31 |
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Thanks for your response Minion. So if I were to do anything would you recommend I get an external HDD and plug it into my laptop or just get a whole new desktop, and if the desktop is the answer, then what should I make sure it has? Frankly, I just have my wedding video tapes and some movies that I would like converted to DVD, so nothing really huge (like Hollywoodish). I guess I was looking for a fast and painless way to get the few tapes done.
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