http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Forums » Forum: DVD Authoring, Burning & Duplicating - Recent Topics en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:33:08 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-video-on-a-sd-dvd#post-52382 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:12 +0000 Bobdenverfan 52382@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I want my HD 1080I60 .mov to be HD on a SD-DVD. Or since I cant seem to get it this way. I want the best HD like quality for my DVDs that I burn.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-media-quality-taiyo-yuden#post-51060 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:12:04 +0000 Wright Image 51060@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I make roughly 300 DVDs per year, authoring on DVD Studio Pro, and printing with an Epson ink-jet printer. My question is if anyone can suggest a place to buy top-quality (TYG01) Taiyo Yuden discs.</p> <p>I have been using TYG02 quality, the best quality that I have been able to find, from Supermediastore.com, and have had reasonably good luck avoiding quality issues like skipping or hesitation. (I have found from experience that anything less than TYG02 will give me problems (on my cheap "test" player - I have to assume some of my customers will not have the best players). However, on long programs (approaching 2 hours on a disc), I still have some occasional hesitation.</p> <p>I encode using Compressor, and never exceed 7 MBps encode rate.</p> <p>Any ideas would be appreciated.</p> <p>TWI </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/8-mm-film-to-dv#post-17293 Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:06:36 +0000 rboyle 17293@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ What equipment is available to transfer film to dv without the use of a bulb as in the projectors? I am afraid of burning someones film! http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-mastering-tips#post-50506 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:42:59 +0000 timtrott 50506@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Any tips for making a master DVD for duplication? </p> <p>What speed to use (4x, 8x?), how to avoid dropped frames, DVD - or + best to use? Is one brand better than another for the master? for the dupes? </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/presentation-dvd#post-43162 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:40:53 +0000 kuma 43162@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all! I need to create a presentation DVD, and am not sure what software would be best for this -</p> <p>It needs to be a disc that will load up automatically when inserted, has a root menu wil links to seperate files (pdfs, photos, other), and if possible, the software would allow for a fair bit of customisation - it sounds like there should be plenty out there - but I can't find anything quite right, only stuff that allows powerpoint presentation conversion etc. - not ideal. I would've thought even CD burning software tools would come packaged with something like this these days (e.g. NERO etc.)</p> <p>Any thoughts, much appreciated.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/capturing-analogue-video#post-49757 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:06:26 +0000 arthouse 49757@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I want to capture some analogue video from my VCR (old videos, maybe transfer them to DVD or upload to YouTube) to my PC. I have an old Goodmans VCR that only has RF connections and one scart socket at the back (see this photo <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/csplace/prof/DSC00002.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/csplace/prof/DSC00002.jpg</a> ). There are no other input/outputs, no RCA/phono for audio. My analogue capture card/TV tuner looks like this - <a href="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/csplace/prof/DSC00003.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/csplace/prof/DSC00003.jpg</a> . So it has S-Video, AV in, an Audio out + Audio in (phono) and an RF aerial socket. Can I get both video and audio to my computer if I run an RF cable from the 'Antenna Out' at the back of the VCR to the RF connection on my capture device? Can I even get video? I'm confused about this because every article on the internet about this suggest that I need to use an RCA 'red/white/yellow' cable. But since I don't have this option at the back of my VCR, what can I do? Do I need some kind of converter? I want both video AND audio in sync.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-duplication#post-17339 Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:45:19 +0000 Jon 17339@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Does anyone have any recommendations for a stand alone DVD duplication system. I have been looking into the Rimage products, but I could use some practical input. http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-necessary-to-convert-pal-footage-to-ntsc#post-49668 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:58:57 +0000 darkmilonguero 49668@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi, I live in Latin America and I have a Sony HVR-A1 PAL. Here, most players and TV sets are both PAL-NTSC, but now I've been asked to create a DVD for selling abroad, specially Europe and South Africa.</p> <p>I will appreciate if you could tell me if is necessary the transconding, or not. I guess that NTSC for DVDs is the standard format and most compatible. For USA and Japan I believe is it really necessary.</p> <p>I use Adobe CS4 products. How is the best way to convert the PAL footage to NTSC with this suite? I am shooting HDV but the final product is DVD. I can stand a little of image degradation, as this is not for broadcast, but the best quality, the better.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/movie-edit-pro-14-need-help-burning-a-dvd#post-42804 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:44:53 +0000 fuccia63 42804@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have Movie edit pro 14 - I have a 4 1/2 minute movie video and for some reason cannot get it to burn to the disk or even to the desktop. I have followed all instructions prompted and it will not play on tv? HELP!</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-does-not-work-after-printing#post-49470 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:24:28 +0000 sredbarn 49470@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just burned a DVD with 6.2 G.   After burning I viewed the DVD and it worked great.  I have an Imation D20 burner and printer the burner is acting up so I did not use it.  I printed the DVD's and now I have 30 worthless DVD's because none of my DVD players will read it.  I have never had this problem before does anyone have any ideas?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/screen-shots-from-video#post-48186 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:17:35 +0000 quickhands 48186@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am wanting to capture screen shots (JPG pictures) from my video footage.  After talking to software reps on the phone, most of them claim to have this ability in their software.  My followup question to them has been what resolution can I expect from screen shots.  None of the reps seem to know, or want to commit to, the answer.  </p> <p>I have some old, and newer, video captured on regular 8, Hi8 and mini-DV tape and would like to capture screen shots to keep as JPGs.  </p> <p>I would really appreciate any help in this matter.  Does anyone have good info on which software programs capture the highest resolution screen shots:  Premiere, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Vegas, Avid, Pinnacle, etc.?</p> <p>Thanks to all for helping!</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/loop-video-in-mep-15#post-48850 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:11 +0000 headtrip 48850@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>does anyone know how to make the dvd loop when using mep15? i'm making a slideshow and don't want to have to hover near the dvd player all day. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47527 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:14:12 +0000 torumsie 47527@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have some questions about source editing for DVD creation using Everio .mod files as the source.  I currently film for a halau in my area using a JVC GZ-MG330 camcorder.  Now, I realize that the source I'm pulling from the Everio, even on highest settings, are not going to be of the best quality but as of this time it's all I've got to work with.</p> <p>Onto my questions -&gt;  I've tried various different programs and techniques for editing my videos and authoring them to DVD and I keep coming back to the TMPGEnc suite of programs as coming out with the best quality, for me at least.  I've worked with the videos using PowerDirector and PowerCinema which come with it, and I've also tried Sony Vegas and Adobe Premier.  Believe it or not, the Cyberlink solutions came out with some decent looking video output to the DVDs.  At this time what I'm doing is using MPEG Streamclip to convert the video to a compliant MPEG format and make my cuts then using the TMPGEnc tools to tweak and then finally author the DVD.</p> <p><strong>Is there any way I can make my edits any easier, without having to re-encode and lose quality from an already finicky source?  I'm mainly either cutting a full performance video into individual songs, taking out camera shifts and such between songs during the cutting process, or combining multiple song footage into 1 file so that I then can create the chapter breaks in the authoring software.</strong></p> <p>TMPGEnc has so far given me the best results, and it's somewhat frustrating because I will spend an unbelievably long time working with a new piece of software, because I'm stubborn and just 'KNOW' there has to be an easier/faster way, and then the result comes out of such low quality that I am unwilling to let it out of my hands so I go back with TMPGEnc and make short work of it to finish it out for production.</p> <p>Now, I do this work for the halau for free, my wife dances and teaches hula for them and I video performances for their teaching purposes and for the families of some of the dancers.  But even though I perform this service gratis, I still have some pride.  I am going to be upgrading to a better camera, but for now this is the only one I have.</p> <p>Thanks for any assistance that you can provide.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/cyberlink-powerdirctor-7-master-video-problem#post-46907 Sun, 17 May 2009 19:34:50 +0000 XTR-91 46907@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a specific project in PowerDirector v. 7 that shows blank (black) video when loaded. The PiP and audio tracks work just fine; I thougt for a moment that my software was not communicating with my hardrive camcorder at all.</p> <p>I am able to playback the same footage (same location "G:\SD_VIDEO") within the library, but cannot get it to show up on the master video track. In simpler words: No camcorder footage plays properly on the timeline. Other projects that contain camcorder video load and run just fine. I really don't want to start over.</p> <p>For those who have experience with PowerDirector, any advice?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/powerdirector7-transcoding-and-burning#post-46776 Thu, 14 May 2009 07:33:14 +0000 7Phil7 46776@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I have just downloaded the trial version and created a test DVD with 40 mins of video which plays ok on the computer but not on a DVD player.</p> <p>I tried to email Support at Cyberlink but came up against a brick wall.</p> <p>Any ideas please?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/canon-hg10-avchd-authoring-problem-jerky-ghosting#post-47040 Thu, 21 May 2009 14:14:26 +0000 bennyyos 47040@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>Here is my system summary : </p> <p>  &gt; Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4C800<br />  &gt; Chipset : Intel i875PE<br />  &gt; Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 2600 MHz<br />  &gt; Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )<br />  &gt; Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce FX 5600 [NV31.2]<br />  &gt; Hard Disk : Promise (240 GB)<br />  &gt; CD-Rom Drive : PLEXTOR CD-R   PX-W8432T<br />  &gt; DVD-Rom Drive : PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-106D<br />  &gt; Monitor Type : LG Electronics L177WSB - 17 inches<br />  &gt; Network Card : 3COM Corp, Networking Division 3C940 Gigabit Ethernet PCI CODEC<br />  &gt; Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2<br />  &gt; DirectX : Version 9.0c  (February 2006)<br />  &gt; Authoring Software : Pinnacle Studio Ultimate V.12</p> <p>I totally backed up my footage onto the computer and the file is in MTS File Format.</p> <p>What I did is the following :</p> <p>1. I converted the MTS file to AVI Interleave Audio Video Interleaved 1280x720 with 30Fps using Alive HD Video Converter which is a powerful video converter that converts HD video including m2t, m2ts AVCHD video to popular PC video formats which can be supported by Microsoft Movie Maker, Windows Media Player or Adobe Premiere Pro. Alive HD Video Converter converts HD video files to AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, Xvid, MP4, 3GP and MP3 format.</p> <p>2. I used Pinnacle Studio Ultimate V.12 to edit my footage.</p> <p>3. Burn into DVD format and voila, jerky videos....terrible "ghosting" effect.</p> <p>Could anyone tell me what I did wrong ?</p> <p>My guess is the current computer system is outdated, and I used the wrong codec. The Graphic Card might not support HD, or maybe the resolution was too high for DVD format.</p> <p>I have used Sony Videocam before and transfered via Firewire, and succeeded in making good DVD, but with Canon HG10, this could not be achieved as easily.</p> <p>Whatever it is, would anyone in the forum be able to help me with the situation ?</p> <p>Thank you for  time and effort.</p> <p>Regards,<br />Benny.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/cddvd-printers#post-46982 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:51:03 +0000 TDedmonSBP 46982@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm interested in getting an inkjet printer for DVD's because I'm fed up with how long LightScribe takes to print. The epson 1440 and Dymo disc painter look good for the price. I definitely don't have much budget for it. Does anyone have experience with these or another that is in the same price range?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-yearbook-background-for-dvd-menu#post-46834 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:41:16 +0000 kr0490 46834@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am making a video yearbook and I need an open book to place pictures on for my background yearbook page for my<br /> DVD menu where i will have a picture of each student that they can<br /> click on to see there segment. Does anyone know where I can get this?<br /> Thanks for any help</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-architect-50-blu-ray-authoring-step-by-step#post-46746 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:41:13 +0000 lastingmemories 46746@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am trying to create a Blu Ray Disc with a Menu through DVD Architect 5.0. I was wondering if anyone would be able ot help me with a step by step guide to get me from Vegas to a Menu Based Blu Ray disc. I have captured the footage in HDV and have it on the Vegas Timeline...but I am not sure what the best Template/Format is to render the footage or how to get the footage into DVD Architect. Desperate for a step by step guide for this process. PLEASE HELP!</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-tower-duplicator#post-38689 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:31:31 +0000 oc6088 38689@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I feel like I am niave for even asking this question. </p> <p>I currently make video slideshows and burn each individual one on my computer.  More and more I have been asked to make 5-7 copies.  It seems like it is taking too much time and I was going to invest in a DVD tower duplicator which I could do 3-5 per time.</p> <p>My questions are, do those duplicators make a true dvd with a <strong>menu</strong>?  Can I hook it up directly to my computer and burn right from my software which is Sony DVD Architect?  I know this is a very vague question. </p> <p>Thanks.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/camera-video#post-44595 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:40:17 +0000 reddace 44595@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a Canon point and shoot camera which I used to take a short video. Can I capture this using Adobe Premiere Pro 3 and edit it? Would it be a AVI file or could I convert it to that? Thanks in advance.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/with-remote-chapter-button-take-me-to-another-clip-help#post-44600 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:54:26 +0000 Eventvideoguy 44600@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Okay, so here is my problem.</p> <p>When I test my DVD within DVD studio, everything is fine.</p> <p>When I put my DVD in a real DVD player, the functions seem off.</p> <p>To get this out of the way, I test in multiple DVD players include my MAC DVD player.</p> <p>If I am skipping throught the chapters on a video using my remote, when I get to the end of the video clip and I hit the chapter button again, it takes my to another random video clip.</p> <p>I can't figure out how to stop this.  What I'd like is either have the chapter button take me back to the menu screen, or have it go directly to a video clip of my choosing.  I can't find a function for this though.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vegas-to-dvd#post-44090 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:37:08 +0000 scubaseven 44090@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi.  Ok, so I have finished my project and want to put it on a DVD.  I render it as a MPEG2 file.  Someone said to save the audio and video seperately.  Can anyone briefly explain how to do this?  Then when rendered I open it up in my DVD authoring software and bingo?!  Most videos will be 60 minutes or less so I can render at 8mbps. </p> <p>Anything I need to know?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/external-blu-ray-disc-solution-perfect-for-mac-038-pcs-desktops-038-laptops#post-43417 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:50:46 +0000 videoguys 43417@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Pioneer introduced the BDR-202 Blu-Ray burner last year and it was named one of our 10 best. While Pioneer did not introduce a new generation of Blu-ray burner in 2008, the cost dropped dramatically from over $500 to under $300 and the Videoguys went out and put together an external USB bundle that allowed both PC &amp; Mac, desktop or laptop video editors to add Blu-Ray Disc burning to their machines. for under $300!! Our BDR-202 Mega X bundle includes the Vantec NexStar DX 5.25" External USB Enclosure for the BDR-202 drive that assembles in minutes and allows you to take the BDR-202 with you anywhere and attach it to any computer. All for just $299.95 and that includes a 6-pack of Verbatim Blu-Ray Media (5 BD-R and 1 BD-RE).</p> <p>In 2008 Blu-ray won the High Definition format war. There are millions of Sony PlayStation 3's in living rooms all over the world that are also Blu-ray players. This past holiday season prices on Blu-ray players dropped dramatically with many stores promoting Blu-ray players at under $250. With the release of "Dark Knight" on Blu-ray we finally have a title worth paying extra for, loaded with additional Blu-ray content and features.</p> <p>By now, many of our customers have migrated to HD camcorders. Now is the time to start delivering that HD content to your friends, family, customers and clients. Our BDR-202 Mega X bundle is the perfect solution for you. Especially if you are editing with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/CS4 or Sony Vegas Pro 8. You have all the software you need; all that is missing is this bundle. (Apple Final Cut Pro owners are still going to have to invest in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 or Production Premium CS4 to get Blu-ray Disc authoring).</p> <p><a href="http://www.videoguys.com/bdr202.html">Pioneer BDR-202 Mega X Bundle</a></p> <p>Gary</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/btn-hot-zonehit-state#post-44034 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:56:44 +0000 PHASEII 44034@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi </p> <p>I am making a dvd menu with an active area and an image to be displayed when the button is highlighted. Encore sees this highlighted image as a button, therefore it interferes with the other buttons on the menu. Is there a way of specifying the hit state for a button so it doesn't include this highlighted image? </p> <p>Thanks in advance!</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/chapter-marker-problem#post-43023 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:47:11 +0000 svtcobraltd 43023@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I have put 4 Chapter Markers in.  First being Play All.  That one runs from the beginning all they way to the very end of the movie.  However when I play it, it plays until it hits chapter 2, then it goes back to the DVD menu.  Any ideas?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-replication#post-30332 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:45:56 +0000 KBVP 30332@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Disc Makers is a full service turn-key operation. Here is the page for DVD-9 replication- getting your master ready&quot; :<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.discmakers.com/cdrom/preparingyourorder/yourmaster.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.discmakers.com/cdrom/preparingyourorder/yourmaster.asp</a> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/closed-captioning-on-dvd#post-43334 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:48:58 +0000 HIGHCOUNTRYTV 43334@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>   IS THERE ANY WAY TO DO CLOSED CAPTIONING ON DVD WITH OUT HAVING TO BUY ENCORDER.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/do-you-own-a-laptop-dvd-burner#post-43266 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:36:34 +0000 chrisColorado 43266@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If you do, then what do you recommend I remember as I look for one? Any tips?</p> <p>I'm specifically looking at <strong>USB-connected external DVD burners</strong> for my trusty <strong>Dell Inspiron 1100</strong>, although in theory, all USB things should work with any computer. Still, you never know.</p> <p><strong>If nothing else, can you point me somewhere I can learn more?</strong></p> <p>An answer ASAP is appreciated. Thanks in advance! chris of colorado</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-for-editing-dvd-handycam-videos#post-42945 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:57:26 +0000 electrosam 42945@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hello. I have a Sony DCR DVD 608E DVD Handycam. It records captured video on mini DVD-R/DVD-RW. It records for 30MIN in SP, 20MIN in HQ,60MIN in LP. I normally use SP mode. So I have many videos in parts of 30 mins. I was using Nero Vision to edit and join videos, add effects and text. But Nero Vision don't imports Subtitles (that is date and time). Subtitle files are txt or rtf but there is no such file in VIDEO_TS folder. Even I tried CyberLink PowerProducer and PowerDirector but both didn't imported subtitles.I also tried Sony Vegas,DVD Architect.Finally I found Corel Video Studio. It successfully imported subtitles. But it didn't imported subtitles as subtitles, it directly imprinted them on main video. There are about 40GBs of video. I want to burn them in 4.7GB DVDs. So that I can compile about 4 mini DVDs. But I want subtitles in the video as subtitles.Also I want to create a Menu. So please tell me a fast software that will import subtitles along with video as subtitles (not imprinted in video).</p>