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Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:46 pm Post subject:
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I've been saving my moviemaker file project from my digital video
camera to .wmv format. If I'm planning on saving these to DVD for
playback on a DVD player, what is the best format to save my movie as?
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PapaJohn (MVP)
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Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:
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DV-AVI is the same quality as the file on your digital camcorder.... the
highest quality choice.
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<blairjee@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I've been saving my moviemaker file project from my digital video
camera to .wmv format. If I'm planning on saving these to DVD for
playback on a DVD player, what is the best format to save my movie as?
Thanks,
Kayda
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Graham Hughes
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Kayda
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:
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Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda |
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Graham Hughes
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject:
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..avi files are the same as teh dv tape, so quality is at it's best.
The files are huge at 13gb per hour on your hard drive.
By keeping the .avi movie to an hour or less then you will be able to
convert this to a dvd with sonic without a problem. As you say you have less
than 2 hours, I'd recommend making two dvd's, so find an appropiate place in
the movie to make a split.
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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"Kayda" <blairjee@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda
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NoNoBadDog!
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Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject:
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"Kayda" <blairjee@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda
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DVD compliant discs are formatted in MPEG-2 according to strict video and
audio guidelines. It does not matter what your files are in originally,
although DV-AVI is the best choice. At standard DVD video quality, you can
get slightly more than one hour on a DVD. If your DVD authoring software
allows, you can record up to 4 hours on a single DVD, with a slight
compromise in video and audio quality.
..wmv files are not the best choice when creating files to be rendered to
DVD. You should *ALWAYS* use DV-AVI.
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Awelch
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:
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I've been hearing people say that AVI files are better quality and also
that you can't get more than 1 hour recorded on DVD. I saved a file as
AVI then wrote to DVD using Sonic. Sonic transcodes every file it
writes to DVD so the size and quality of the end prodoct stay the same
as far as I can see. I have a 1 hour 7 minute film with added sound
clips and it transcodes to a single DVD fine. THat is, I get good
results using TDK DVDs but the Sony DVDs I bought tend to hesitate and
skip in my DVD player.
Maybe a 2 hour film taxes the system too much if not boring to the
spectators. The larger my movie file becomes the more lock ups I
experience.
Kayda wrote:
| Quote: | Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda
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PapaJohn (MVP)
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Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:26 pm Post subject:
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how much you can put on a DVD depends on the software.... the starter
version of MyDVD that comes with a computer is often limited to an hour.
Higher versions can compress more and go as much as a few.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
"Awelch" <bozo2@ticon.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I've been hearing people say that AVI files are better quality and also
that you can't get more than 1 hour recorded on DVD. I saved a file as
AVI then wrote to DVD using Sonic. Sonic transcodes every file it writes
to DVD so the size and quality of the end prodoct stay the same as far as
I can see. I have a 1 hour 7 minute film with added sound clips and it
transcodes to a single DVD fine. THat is, I get good results using TDK
DVDs but the Sony DVDs I bought tend to hesitate and skip in my DVD
player.
Maybe a 2 hour film taxes the system too much if not boring to the
spectators. The larger my movie file becomes the more lock ups I
experience.
Kayda wrote:
Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda
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Graham Hughes
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:
Re: Best Format for Creating a DVD? |
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Absolutley. I tested a rather low action mvie with canopus procoder adn
could get to around 6 hours on a dvd, didn't try it, the bitrate was awfully
low and you probably could watch it with ease :) We give a guideline and
that is, at best quality about an hour is what fits on a dvd.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.co.uk
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | how much you can put on a DVD depends on the software.... the starter
version of MyDVD that comes with a computer is often limited to an hour.
Higher versions can compress more and go as much as a few.
--
PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org
MM2 Tips and Tricks:
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693
Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx
"Awelch" <bozo2@ticon.net> wrote in message
news:435a4cf0$0$1761$8b463f8a@news.nationwide.net...
I've been hearing people say that AVI files are better quality and also
that you can't get more than 1 hour recorded on DVD. I saved a file as
AVI then wrote to DVD using Sonic. Sonic transcodes every file it writes
to DVD so the size and quality of the end prodoct stay the same as far as
I can see. I have a 1 hour 7 minute film with added sound clips and it
transcodes to a single DVD fine. THat is, I get good results using TDK
DVDs but the Sony DVDs I bought tend to hesitate and skip in my DVD
player.
Maybe a 2 hour film taxes the system too much if not boring to the
spectators. The larger my movie file becomes the more lock ups I
experience.
Kayda wrote:
Will that make it so I can fit even less files on a DVD? I created a
DVD project in Sonic after creating my .wmv files and I was surprised
that it took 2 DVDs, even though I had less than 2 hours of video in
the .wmv files (about 300 MB), and these are low quality compared to
the .avi. Will it be even worse using .avi (.avi file is 50 times a big
as the equivalent video in .wmv), or will it take up the same amount of
space on the DVD since it will get converted into a DVD friendly format
anyway?
Thanks from a newbie,
Kayda
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