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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: DVD - Recent Topics http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: DVD - Recent Topics en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:17:56 +0000 billhansen1934 on "best quality DVD video?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-dvd-video#post-74691 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:28 +0000 billhansen1934 74691@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Nowcomer to video editing - How can I produce and burn the best possible quality DVDs (not AVHCDs or BDs). I can produce and burn excellent quality short videos to DVD when burning in AVCHD format, and that plays well on my desktop computer and on the flat screen TV, but it won't play on my lower powered laptop computer, which is probably similar to what friends and family have. Videos which I burn using the DVD format will play on the laptop, but they're horrible - extremely noisy, even somewhat pixelated. Adding video denoise suppresses some noise, but destroys most details. I'm using Cybelink Power Director 10 as the editing program - very happy with it. CMack on "Authoring a DVD so it can play on Blu~ray players" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/authoring-a-dvd-so-it-can-play-on-bluray-players#post-74261 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:12:06 +0000 CMack 74261@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I need t know how to make dvd's so they are compatiable with blue~ray players without using a blue~ray burner. is this possiable? Thanks in advance. Matt Reid on "Making Video - DVD to Computer Monitor" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-video-dvd-to-computer-monitor#post-74038 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:07:24 +0000 Matt Reid 74038@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi there, I'm trying to find out how to do this without loosing quality. I've got to make a product show for my friend when he goes to his presentation. The video will run from a DVD to a Monitor via a HDMI to DVI cable. Yet it seems this method causes to much quality to be lost. I'm not sure what video setup I should use. For instance PAL DV 720x576 (16:9) which has the 1.4 pixel aspect ratio OR use the square pixels PAL DV which is 1050x576. Can anyone clarify which would be the best or an alternative, I was thinking maybe just creating it in 1080P then running it from a computer? Thanks. Bill Dillon on "Still confused about music" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/still-confused-about-music#post-74152 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:07:50 +0000 Bill Dillon 74152@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  It still is not clear about royalty free music.  If I pay and download some royalty free music, can I attach the music and post on YouTube?  What if I attach the music to a video and burn it to a DVD for someone.  Do they then "own" the music and can they upload to YouTube?  I just don't want anyone to suffer a lawsuit. karimba45 on "Confused. ini dv to DVD issues" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/confused-ini-dv-to-dvd-issues#post-73063 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:26:30 +0000 karimba45 73063@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi all, I had a JVC mini dv camcorder. been taking video of my kids for years. Started to download to DVD and noticed issues with quality. I bought a second hand samsung to download with. am now getting pixelation on the right hand side. Borrowed a canon camcorder from a friend and although it can playback really well but whilst downloading my computer ejects the dvd after about 20 minutes. What ami doing wrong? Ive tried a cleaning tape on the samsung, no use. Bill Dillon on "Premiere Elements editing question" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/premiere-elements-editing-question#post-72138 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:19:06 +0000 Bill Dillon 72138@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  I have a question regarding Adobe Premiere Elements 8, not the Pro version. I've looked everywhere I can think to answer this and have come up blank. Say I have three or more saved projects (like baseballgame1, baseballgame2 and baseballgame3).  Is there a way I can join them in one time line so I can add start and end point and save them to DVD as a longer movie with tabs on the opening screen for the DVD?  You could click the game1 tab to watch baseballgame1, click game2 tab to watch baseballgame2, etc.  The underlying question is how to you combine projects to a larger project? Thank you Charles Schultz on "DVD Duplication Services" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvd-duplication-services#post-71943 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:22:58 +0000 Charles Schultz 71943@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Can anyone recommend an inexpensive, good, reliable DVD duplicating company? I have a client that will be needing to duplicate a DVD I created for him and I am searching around as I do not want to purchase a duplicator at this time. Yanni on "VERY fast DVD/Blu Ray duplicator?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-fast-dvdblu-ray-duplicator#post-70721 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:15:00 +0000 Yanni 70721@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hello, I am new to the duplication field, and was hoping you could give me some suggestions on extremely fast DVD/Blu Ray duplicators. I dont need any printing, just burning. I need a machine that can preferably duplicate a ~4GB DVD every 30 seconds or less and the same for a Blu Ray as well. I know these are extremely high standards, but I am willing to look into a machine that can do this that is priced up to $50,000. Thanks, and any help would be very appreciated. lovebaseball on "Should I convert mpeg/wmv files to another format then burn to DVD??" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/should-i-convert-mpegwmv-files-to-another-format-then-burn-to-dvd#post-69654 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:27:17 +0000 lovebaseball 69654@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Please help with your advice?! Thanks...I have several hundred files (sports related stuff) in either mpeg or wmv format that I need to put onto DVDs for distribution to friends and clients that they can watch on regular DVD players...but should I burn the mpegs and wmvs to DVD or convert them to a different and better format for DVD burn?? (I use the free software "Any Video Converter" to convert)....Please advise? Thank you.... 2ten on "Quick turnaround DVD replication?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/quick-turnaround-dvd-replication#post-68891 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:28:10 +0000 2ten 68891@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/  Anybody know of an online service that can turn around a DVD duplication job quickly? I mean like 300 DVD's duplicated and printed in no more tan 48 hours?  thank Brian on "Help: AVCHD to DVD to play in BluRay" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-avchd-to-dvd-to-play-in-bluray#post-68688 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:32:40 +0000 Brian 68688@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am at witts end here.Â Posting this now because I just cant find the solution after hours searching. I want to burn my AVCHD files (Canon HFS10) to a DVD to watch on a Blu ray player.Â I dont have a BD burner.Â I understand this can be done, but am looking for the most simple method or software to do this.Â Is there there a single program that can do this?Â I tried IMGburn without luck.Â I have found exactly this for Mac, Â <a href="http://www.shedworx.com/revolverhdmac">http://www.shedworx.com/revolverhdmac</a>Â , but I have a PC,Â and Shedworx is not planning to release a PC version.Â Any simple, one stop solution like this for PC?Â Thanks in advance for any input. Adam on "Can I burn 1080p footage to a DVD? How?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/can-i-burn-1080p-footage-to-a-dvd-how-1#post-66878 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:17:18 +0000 Adam 66878@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am a beginner. Our video is only seven minutes long, so I don't think actually space on the disc is an issue. The footage was shot in 1080p, and edited with Sony Vegas Pro. Is there a way to keep it at this quality? We aren't sure which options we should choose when rendering in Sony Vegas--we think MPEG2. But we tried that and then we burned it (with Windows DVD Maker) and the video was squished horizontally. What are we missing? navyspecwarfare on "Sony Vegas Project Template vs. Render" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-vegas-project-template-vs-render#post-67285 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:50:19 +0000 navyspecwarfare 67285@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ So, sometimes I am a bit confused about the difference between setting up the Sony Vegas template vs. the render settings. I am assuming that the template is supposed to match my media. In other words, if I shot in HD, I should make sure my template matches those HD settings. If I shot in SD, I should make sure the template matches that such as NTSC DV 720x480. I am also assuming that you just render to whatever media you want your final project on. So, in my case, I have footage shot in HD. I want to edit it in Vegas, yet I want to have the option to output it to both HD Bluray and SD DVD. Is it as simple as me just setting up the template in HD, then choosing to render as either HD for BluRay or SD for DVD? Setting up the template in HD for editing but then rendering to SD will not cause issues will it?! Many thanks. Bill on "Video QuickTips Spring Fling Contest" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-quicktips-spring-fling-contest#post-67287 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:07:33 +0000 Bill 67287@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Video QuickTips, the show that brings you tips and techniques to help you produce better video wants your spring themed photos. Quicktips is holding a quick contest. Send in your spring themed photo at least 1440x1080 and the winner receives a Feed HD Royalty Free Stock Footage DVD ! Full details at <a href="http://www.billmecca.com/spring-fling-contest/">http://www.billmecca.com</a> Hurry the deadlilne is April 20th! navyspecwarfare on "AVCHD .mts to Standard DVD in Sony Vegas and DVD Architect?!" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-58856 Fri, 21 May 2010 23:28:02 +0000 navyspecwarfare 58856@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ When I drop my AVCHD .mts clips from my Canon HF10 camera into Sony Vegas Platinum (consumer version), and then use the make DVD wizard, it renders and then sends my media files to DVD architect 4.5 and then burns my DVD to look spectacular.Â This is fantastic because my project I'm working on is going on 4.7GB DVDs for commercial DVD players or computers. I simply shot in HD because I wanted the option in the future to burn to Blu-ray, but won't be doing that as of yet. I don't want to use Sony Vegas Platinum though....I want more advanced options and more options later for BluRay, etc etc etc and thus need to edit, render, send the edited/rendered files to DVD architect pro 5.0, and then burn to DVD using Sony Vegas Pro, not Platinum. Sony Vegas Pro does not have this streamlined "make DVD" option like the nice consumer version does. After editing in Vegas Pro, I have to manually render my project using the plethora of options available, which honestly, I don't know much about. I've tried rendering using NTSC widescreen for DVD architect (MPEG-2), I've tried HDV with high settings, etc etc etc and when I drop these rendered files into DVD Architect, they don't turn out well quality-wise like they did in Sony Vegas Platinum using the automatic make DVD settings.Â I simply want to render these edited .mts files to a format that DVD architect will like and then burn in high quality so my DVDs look good on any DVD player with a standard monitor or HD monitor.Â Vegas Platinum does a great job, but it's unknown to me what it is doing behind the scenes to render my files before it sends them off to DVD architect. Obviously it works great given my test with Vegas Platinum and native .mts files, but I have no idea what Vegas Platinum is doing to convert or render these editing .mts files to make them still high quality and smooth for DVD architect.Â I just need to know how to replicate this process manually in Vegas Pro and I'm set. So to recap, and in a nutshell, I need to know what render settings to choose in Vegas Pro after editing my .mts files natively so I can then send them over to DVD architect pro 5.0 and burn my project to a DVD without loss of visual quality. Any help greatly appreciated. Reynand on "Burn 3D RealD disc to play on 3Dplayer?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/burn-3d-reald-disc-to-play-on-3dplayer#post-67015 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:12:51 +0000 Reynand 67015@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I have Magix Movie Edit HD 17 Plus Pro. I can burn a regular sidebyside dvd but when plyed on a 3Dplayer, it does not recognize it as a 3D disk. Can Magix Movie Edit HD 17 Plus Pro create a disc that is recognizable to a 3Dplayer and 3DTV? If so, how? I use both .avi from fuijifilm w3 and .mts from JVC TD1. I made several discs, data, mpeg, avi, and standard dvd, but sidebyside and non of them worked when I took it to Bestbuy to test on the latest players. Also, Magix Movie Edit HD 17 Plus Pro doesn't recognize JVC's MVC files. Do I have to export MVC files as left and right and then sync into 3D? Thanks. coach_clarke on "Best settings from capture to burning" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-settings-from-capture-to-burning#post-66976 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:18:03 +0000 coach_clarke 66976@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, not sure the best place to put this question but I'm looking for confirmation that I'm using the best settings at each stage to produce the highest quality DVD. I'm recording hockey games, editing the video, then burning to DVD. Here are the details: Recording using Vixia HF200 HD camcorder. Set to MXP, highest quality, 24 mbps. Copying *.mts files to PC and using Sony Vegas 9.0 to edit. Rendering to *.mpg and using DVD Architect to create/burn DVD. Alternatively, are there more efficient ways to do this and get the same results? Such as using the FXP mode to record and use less memory if it will retain the same quality? Thanks in advance for any advice and guidance! Adam on "Can I burn 1080p footage to a DVD? How?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/can-i-burn-1080p-footage-to-a-dvd-how#post-66877 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:15:28 +0000 Adam 66877@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am a beginner. Our video is only seven minutes long, so I don't think actually space on the disc is an issue. The footage was shot in 1080p, and edited with Sony Vegas Pro. Is there a way to keep it at this quality? We aren't sure which options we should choose when rendering in Sony Vegas--we think MPEG2. But we tried that and then we burned it (with Windows DVD Maker) and the video was squished horizontally. What are we missing? navyspecwarfare on "VASST Sony Vegas Pro DVD Instructional Series" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vasst-sony-vegas-pro-dvd-instructional-series#post-66766 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:24:47 +0000 navyspecwarfare 66766@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I have the entire 10 DVD VASST Absolute Training Series for Sony Vegas Pro editing suite. This retails for $329 and the version on the VASST site discontinued two of the DVDs, which I still have! This is for 100% the very last full 10 DVD course you will find in one package and WAY below retail. I am selling it on Ebay to make for a legal and safe and protected transaction for both buyer and seller. It is listed now through Sunday for only $240. These DVDs sell individually for $59 each. Mint condition, original DVD cases included, all working great! Applies to newest version of Vegas 10 as well as older versions. The Absolute Training for Sony Vegas Series of Training DVDs from VASST gives you more! This is a living library of training DVDs, expanding to provide training that you want, when you want it, on the subjects you want to learn more about. Now you can get all eight volumes for one low price. Vol. 1 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Setup </li> <li>GUI Overview </li> <li>Setting Preferences </li> <li>Capture </li> <li>Basic Editing </li> <li>Adding titles </li> <li>Using Transitions</li> </ul> Bonus Chapter: <ul> <li>FASST Start guide- Captuer to Render in 20 Minutes!</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 2 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Using Pan/Crop </li> <li>Building Slideshows </li> <li>Adding Track Motion </li> <li>Rendering for DVD's </li> <li>Using Opacity and Blending </li> <li>Understanding keyframes </li> <li>Web output</li> </ul> And Much More... Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 3 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Workspace overview </li> <li>Importing media </li> <li>Menu Templates and Buttons Using Text Masks </li> <li>Using Text masks </li> <li>Building slideshows </li> <li>Music/Video Compilations</li> </ul> Bonus Chapter: <ul> <li>FASST Start Guide- get started in 25 minutes</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 4 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Color Theory </li> <li>Calibrating a consumer monitor </li> <li>Calibrating a Broadcast monitor </li> <li>Repairing exposure problems/Levels </li> <li>Using the Waveform monitor </li> <li>Using Curves tools </li> <li>Using Masks for Color Correction </li> <li>Primary Color Correcton </li> <li>Secondary Color Correction </li> <li>Repairing noisy images </li> <li>Creating light(s) </li> <li>Adding contrast/pop </li> <li>MORE!</li> </ul> BONUS plugins, presets, tutorials Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 5 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Removing Sibilance </li> <li>Pulling Plosives </li> <li>Zapping Glitches </li> <li>Removing Hum </li> <li>Reducing Subsonic Noises </li> <li>Repairing Reverberant Rooms </li> <li>Noise Prevention Techniques </li> <li>Using Noise Gates </li> <li>Building Audio Masks </li> <li>Using Third-Party tools</li> </ul> Extras include: <ul> <li>Free VST Audio plugin tools</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 6 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Opening </li> <li>Highlight masks </li> <li>Picture Compilation </li> <li>Crop/Adjust Tool </li> <li>Photoshop Layers as Masks </li> <li>Multiple Camera Angles </li> <li>Graphic Subtitles </li> <li>And More...</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 7 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Intro </li> <li>Overview </li> <li>Rearranging Columns </li> <li>Setting Options </li> <li>Create A Media Library </li> <li>Import Media from Filesystem </li> <li>Using the Reference Library </li> <li>Searching Sony Reference Library </li> <li>Saving your Tags </li> <li>Choose a New Thumbnail </li> <li>Searching </li> <li>Match All vs Match Any </li> <li>Not Equal To </li> <li>Keyword Search </li> <li>Clear a Query </li> <li>Advanced Searching </li> <li>Search from Columns </li> <li>Advanced Tagging </li> <li>Removing Tags from Media </li> <li>Deleting tags </li> <li>Changing Tag Icons </li> <li>Creating and Using Palettes </li> <li>Working with Off-line Media </li> <li>Updating Files That Have Moved </li> <li>Fixing Broken Links </li> <li>Troubleshooting </li> <li>Clean Reinstall </li> <li>Wrap Up</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 8 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Multi-cam tools </li> <li>ProType Titler tools </li> <li>New signage controls and setups </li> <li>New Audio Mixing Console </li> <li>New Video Previewing tools </li> <li>Blu-ray™ Support </li> <li>XDCAM™ Support </li> <li>Much more</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas+DVD, Vol. 9 This DVD Contains: <ul> <li>Setting Preferences </li> <li>Using the presets </li> <li>Overview of the Three Main Tabs </li> <li>Text Block Properties </li> <li>Effects </li> <li>Bonus Chapter: 15 minute FASST Start Guide </li> <li>Layout </li> <li>Understanding keyframes </li> <li>Motion Paths </li> <li>Bezier curves </li> <li>Using Parent/child </li> <li>Understanding Cascades </li> <li>Tips/Tricks </li> <li>Building backgrounds of solid color </li> <li>Drag n' drop to word processor </li> <li>Cascades </li> <li>And More...</li> </ul> Absolute Training for Vegas + DVD Vol. 10 This DVD Includes: <ul> <li>Compositing Toolbox </li> <li>Compositing Modes </li> <li>Basic video FX compositing tools </li> <li>Track Motion and Pan/Crop </li> <li>Parent Child Tracks </li> <li>Selective Blur Composite </li> <li>Alpha channel property modes </li> <li>Reflecting Composites </li> <li>Mattes and Masks </li> <li>Pan/Crop Bezier masking (Rotoscoping) </li> <li>Lower 3rds DIY </li> <li>Generated Media and Track Motion </li> <li>Custom Composite Modes </li> <li>BONUS: Chroma Keying </li> <li>BONUS: Alpha Channel Render </li> <li>And More...</li> </ul> Absolute Training from VASST is a revolutionary approach to software training, designed as a living library of resources, created by editors for editors. Absolute Training for Sony Vegas Pro offers instruction from the Sony Vegas Pro Dream Team including Douglas Spotted Eagle, John Rofrano, Glenn Chan, and others. Evolving with new techniques, products and trends, Absolute Training from VASST makes high-level learning fasster than ever. edwardt53 on "Burning Panasonic TM700 AVCHD to DVD" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/burning-panasonic-tm700-avchd-to-dvd#post-65649 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:59:27 +0000 edwardt53 65649@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I recently purchased a Panasonic TM700 after reading all the positive reviews. My question is after recording high definition video that looks great on your computer and also looks great playing directly from you camcorder to your television. Have you beenable to burn a DVD that has that same clean crisp image? I know that blu-ray would maintainhigher quality. But have you had success burning DVDs that play on standard players withoutgetting soft rather than crisp images? I edited some clips in Premiere Pro CS4 on my little MAC and exported it out to a quicktime .mov file. I tried burning one yesterday ... the footage looks good until it is burned to DVDwhen a obvious loss of sharpness is evident. It doesn't look terrible, but it is not near as good as the original footage. Have you had to deal with this yet? And if so, do you have an answer for it yet? Any suggestions appreciated. emmedin on "Archiving Video" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-video#post-65728 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:12:29 +0000 emmedin 65728@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am looking for a way to simutaneously show a dvd (Blu_ray or Standard Def) and record it to an external hard drive at the same time. Is there a blu-ray player that enables external hard drives to be connected for recording purposes and if so will the dual operation of show/record degrade the quality of the video output. nevart on "Using a portable DVD player as a field monitor" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/using-a-portable-dvd-player-as-a-field-monitor#post-65296 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:46:26 +0000 nevart 65296@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi everyone, As a student with not a lot of cash to spend on making movies, I am always looking for good ideas for saving money. I noticed that even 2nd hand LCD monitors are really expensive, and my cameras are ancient relics that don't have the luxury of a flip-out LCD screen (and those are not perfect anyway and make us all look a bit like "tourists"), so I hit on the idea of using a portable DVD player for the same purpose. This is a really cheap way to do things, probably under $100 depending on how fancy you want to get. I think it will work provided I can find one that accepts RCA video in, which is the deal breaker really. I feel like they should accept aux input from another device, but I am not sure that the manufacturers are that smart. The benefits: 1. Large clear screen that can display in 16:9 or 4:3 2. Can create a CD with mpg "teleprompter" content on it, for cuing dialog 3. Can play movies on long, boring trips to shooting locations 4. Less hassles with customs guys at international borders because they know what a dvd player is and don't think it is some fancy piece of professional equipment that should attract a high import duty. So it looks like a sweet idea, but risky because I don't know if these things do accept external input. So if any of the readers here have one of these portable DVD players at home, it would be really excellent if you could check out what your player is capable of and post some details for the rest of us. If I am right then it could be a good way for the low-budget videomakers amongst us to save a few dollars. Thanks Nev Stuart on "How to Export to DVD for Top Quality Video" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-export-to-dvd-for-top-quality-video#post-63254 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:13:32 +0000 Stuart 63254@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ G'day Guys, I guess using current vernacular I would be considered a newbie. I'd like to give a brief description of my gear and then pose my question. Here goes; Canon XH A1s and shooting HD (PAL). Avid media composer 5 and that's about it. I am fumbling my way through the AVID but so far have had what I consider reasonable results. Results from the camera viewed on TV (component out) the results are awesome. Viewing on my 24'' computer monitor in the AVID is also top quality. BUT... when I export/send to - it all falls apart. The results I get when I try to burn a DVD are poor I don't really know what format or whatever else to do/use to get good results. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions, mean time I'll continue happily fumbling. TiggersHouse on "Demo" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/demo#post-63272 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:18:59 +0000 TiggersHouse 63272@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I am just curious....what do you include when dropping off a demo at a potential customer? What does the outside of the DVD look like? Do you include a full case DVD with color label or just in a sleeve? Thanks laubenstein on "What is my role?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-is-my-role#post-61201 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:42:24 +0000 laubenstein 61201@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I have my first paying project underway and the client and I both admit this will be a journey for us both to learn from. The project: DVD to supplement 8 lessons that will accompany the printed workbook lessons. Each of the 8 lessons need to be a 10 minute lecture from my client. Sounds easy and straight forward, but when I go to capture we end up starting/stopping/re-capturing...In post I am doing WAY to much work piecing everything together. The client has her colleagues critique her work from what I post on Vimeo and they give her great constructive feedback - she is talking too slow, she needs to talk more from a script, smile more, etc. My question - what is my role in helping her get there? Am I just there to capture and edit? Should I be coaching her more? Those of you that have tons of experience with making DVDs that are not of your own writing/ideas, what does your role look like while capturing? OR what is your role during pre-production - any examples of the storyboards that you could post? I understand storyboards and with a 10 minute lecture, there isn't much to storyboard...So how do I get my client to understand basics - START with an introductory sentence.... Thanks! Michelle Tom Kufta on "HD movies created on DVD poor quality" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-movies-created-on-dvd-poor-quality#post-60148 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:27:50 +0000 Tom Kufta 60148@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Use Pinnacle Studio 14 and Premiere Elements 7 to create HD movies on DVD. Quality about 70% as compared to viewing camcorder directly connected HD TV. Have Canon HFS100 and video files are mts. Have camcorder set to max resolution. No luck in experimenting with various camcorder settings and video editor settings. Should i expect this degradation? composite1 on "The Video That Should Have Come with the DVD" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-video-that-should-have-come-with-the-dvd#post-59033 Tue, 25 May 2010 19:26:58 +0000 composite1 59033@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I wasn't one of the throngs who went to see Avatar in theaters. I waited 'til it came out on DVD. Well for $20 bucks I got what you usually get for only $15... just the movie, no special features whatsoever. Thank God I didn't spend $25 bucks on the Blu-Ray 'cause it was the same deal. Despite gettin' jipped, here's the 'making of Avatar' video that should have been on the DVD. It's 25 minutes long but if you've got the time, it's worth a look. <a href="http://visualfxtuts.com/what-23-minute-feature-on-the-making-of-avatar">Making of Avatar short</a> Thanks to the guys at VisualFXtuts.com and Scifi Wire for putting this up for free (well you have to sit through commercials on the front and back ends.) mcf57 on "deleting a recording" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/deleting-a-recording#post-57353 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:01:36 +0000 mcf57 57353@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I work for a multi-media production company and we are using a Pioneer PRV-LX1 DVD Recorder to record various sources on the fly and in real time. Now, this is an industrial DVD recorder and while it doesn't have a whole lot of features compared to maybe a home unit, it does do some different things & has worked flawlessly. However, is there any way of deleting a recording from a DVD-R so it won't be readable (or show up in the menu) when the disk is finalized. I realize that I would lose a certain amount of space on the disc. What happens occasionally is that one might record a source, but then a few minutes into it, realize something was not set properly and the recording has to be done again from the beginning. The errors usually involve not changing the bitrate to the needed length or having the source deck's time code displayed wrong for burring into the new DVD. Anyway, recordings are needed for ONE continuous chapter only and not multiple chapters on the disc. So even if the disc has been recorded on for 20secs when you realize you have to start all over, the DVD-R has to be thrown out and a new one is needed. I also realize that DVD-R discs are not that expensive so it really hasn't been a huge issue anyway, but I guess its more of a personal reason & I just want to know if it can be done on this Pioneer DVD recorder. My home Panasonic DVD recorder can simply delete it (or maybe more appropriately "hide") the recording from a DVD-R so it doesn't show up on the DVD menu & can't be played later on, but I can't seem to figure out if this Pioneer does it. I'm thinking it has something to do with "projects" that I see in one of the menu sections, but not sure either. This maybe be something related to its internal hard drive. Any help or suggestion on how to do this since we no longer have the manual either? Lord_Azrael on "Newbie Questions" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/newbie-questions#post-57075 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:27:19 +0000 Lord_Azrael 57075@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi, I'm new on here, so be gentle :) I'm just getting back into filming after many years, the last time I was on an official course in TV & Film production we were using betamax! I've recently been tasked with the honour of producing a DVD for a voluntary group I work with and have so far managed to get the following items: A Toshiba K80HE Camcorder (just won on ebay and awaiting) and a copy of Pinnacle Studio 14 HD. I'm on a really tight budget hence the cheaper model HD camcorder, but as I progress further into this hobby I'd like to look at upgrading as I go. On the basis that my budget for cameras is around the £200 mark, I'm obviously interested in second-hand models and was wondering how the quality of different formats compared? I have an old JVC VHSC model I got in New York around 13 years ago, and although it works fine, the picture quality and mono sound aren't going to make a good DVD. So if I was looking at a good semi-pro camera a few years old, what format would still give the quality needed for DVD production? Hi8, MiniDV, Digital 8 etc? I'm ideally after a full sized unit rather than the compact models as I already have a good solid tripod and intend to use it. Thanks guys, any advice greatly appreciated. Derek Scotland, UK shadteks on "Burning bluray files to dvd" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/burning-bluray-files-to-dvd#post-54800 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:41:59 +0000 shadteks 54800@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ ok I've put multiple 720p br's into about 2 gig mp4 and other various formats of video at around the same size I put them in dvd flick and create a dvd with the 720p files on them will this come thru 720p on a standalone bluray player or will it just be dvd quality