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angelash

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28. October 2005 @ 03:58

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I am so new to this I am not even sure this is the right forum, so please bear with me. I own a Dell PC, with which I can currently read and write to CDs, and read DVDs (DVD video, I assume, as they have films on them). I also have Pinnacle's Dazzle Fusion, which allows me to capture analogue and digital home videos, and edit the videos on my PC. I know how to use that. I want to be able to turn the edited video into a DVD, to play through a DVD player. I don't know what I need to add to my PC to let me do that, and have been appalled to realise how many formats there seem to be, eg + and -, (and what are "dual layers"?). I really don't know where to start, and would appreciate any advice. I am based in England, by the way.

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tailschao

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3. November 2005 @ 11:14

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well first you will need a DVD burner - i've heard that Pioneer drives are the best. you will need a converting program to turn it to DVD. i recomend WinAVI Video Converter, get it here http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm
it's not free but it's by far the fastest video converter i've come across and it's certainly worth the price. if you need any help using the program just ask :)
There are probably free conversion programs out there if you want to look. once you've got a 'Video_TS' folder, you will need to burn the folder to a blank DVD. the program supports burning. don't use cheap, crappy media. Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden are the best brands
dual layers are double layered DVDS (DVD9). most original Movies are released on these. they can hold 7.96 GB of data, whereas normal DVDS (DVD5) can only hold 4.38 GB of data. the extra space comes at a high price however. it is much cheaper to use 2 Single layered DVDS than 1 Dual layered DVD. oh yeah i don't know for sure but i've heard that DVD+R is better for video playback

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GrandpaBW

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3. November 2005 @ 12:52

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Plextor drives are the best. :)

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catfreak

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3. November 2005 @ 16:20

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I have a LiteOn, Plextor, NEC, Ricoh, Samsung and a BenQ DVD writer. Dollar for dollar, the BenQ is the Best by far ...

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