Converting miniDV to DVD is a schelp !!!

[sdd]

I have piles of miniDV tapes at home and want to convert them to dvd format.

Any tips that I should know about, like which program is best to use, ripping times, short-cuts, etc.....???

I tried ripping a short piece yesterday and it took me ages and ate up HDD space like Fat Albert at a buffet table ....

The program I used was not user friendly at all .... OEM program from Vivanco. When I burnt to disc I ended up with video but no audio.

Aside:
I use a firewire cable to connect to PC. Camcorder is a oldish Panasonic. Got a 250Gig HDD.


Thanks in advance.


your pal

sdd

 

[kissingmybbgoodbye]

Have a look at the following site

http://www.videohelp.com

 

[Fudzy]

The Nero suite works very well for me, its relatively cheap as well. Less the a grand.

 

[pope24]

No matter what software you use importing raw video footage is going to consume masses of hard disk space.
I use a Panasonic and a mac to import video and it gets really messy really fast.

 

[thed33p]

Here is a quick 'n dirty guide:

1) ALWAYS cap using FireWire
2) Use DVIO to Cap - it's tiny and u can multitask whilst capping. Remember that 1 hour DV will be +/- 10 GB
3) Decide whether you will playback mopstly on a set top box or on a PC (i.e. Progressive or Interlaced.) If it will be mostly viewed on a TV, keep the footage interlaced.
4) If you need to de-interlace, use Virtualdub. U might also need Cedocida - the finest DV codec available. If you need help with de-interlacing - go to www.100fps.com
5) Depending on how much video you want to put onto a DVD, you might want to encode your audio as AC3. (Can't remember the name of the package but google for DSPGuru)
6) Encode into MPG2 and burn.

PM me if you need help or just post here!

 

[thed33p]

@pope24 - it's not quite RAW - it DV encoded. Real uncompressed footage takes up even more space...

 

[sdd]

Here is a quick 'n dirty guide:

1) ALWAYS cap using FireWire
2) Use DVIO to Cap - it's tiny and u can multitask whilst capping. Remember that 1 hour DV will be +/- 10 GB
3) Decide whether you will playback mopstly on a set top box or on a PC (i.e. Progressive or Interlaced.) If it will be mostly viewed on a TV, keep the footage interlaced.
4) If you need to de-interlace, use Virtualdub. U might also need Cedocida - the finest DV codec available. If you need help with de-interlacing - go to www.100fps.com
5) Depending on how much video you want to put onto a DVD, you might want to encode your audio as AC3. (Can't remember the name of the package but google for DSPGuru)
6) Encode into MPG2 and burn.

PM me if you need help or just post here!

Thanks buddy ... this is just what I was looking for .... I appreciate the time you taken to dispense your tips.

I will try recommendations tonight and advise if I have any questions.



sdd

 

[thed33p]

sdd, did u succeed?

 

[bwana]

No matter what software you use importing raw video footage is going to consume masses of hard disk space.
I use a Panasonic and a mac to import video and it gets really messy really fast.

You find it messy? Sure its fairly big before you further compress it but iMovie does a good enough job imo.