I am using VS 9. I realize that the wizard DV to DVD is to transfer video camera material directly to a DVD. However, is it possible (I did try a couple of times and was unsuccessful) to transfer a VCR recording directly to a DVD?
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Firstly capture your VHS video onto your hard drive by whatever means you have.
Now instead of using the DV-DVD wizard select the Movie Wizard.
You then import the video saved from above and the rest is fairly easy. It asks you to choose a template and then asks you what you want to do with the video - in your case 'create disk.'
Now instead of using the DV-DVD wizard select the Movie Wizard.
You then import the video saved from above and the rest is fairly easy. It asks you to choose a template and then asks you what you want to do with the video - in your case 'create disk.'
If you are using your DV camera as a capture device, I would expect it to work the same.
Or, if you have a capture card/device with a hardware MPEG encoder, your chances of success are good.
However, real-time capture it tricky enough buy itself. If you add real-time MPEG encoding and real-time DVD burning on top of it... I'm surprised Direct-to-DVD works at all!
The underlying problem is that Window is a multitasking operating system. Even if you're only running one application, the operating system will interrupt your program to do stuff in the background. But, the video keeps streaming-in! MPEG encoding is the main bottleneck. It requires lots of calculating by your CPU. So, it's better to do that after you have a file on your hard drive when speed is not an issue.
This isn't a problem with stand-alone DVD recorders. It only has to do one thing at a time, and it has a dedicated MPEG encoder chip.
Or, if you have a capture card/device with a hardware MPEG encoder, your chances of success are good.
However, real-time capture it tricky enough buy itself. If you add real-time MPEG encoding and real-time DVD burning on top of it... I'm surprised Direct-to-DVD works at all!
The underlying problem is that Window is a multitasking operating system. Even if you're only running one application, the operating system will interrupt your program to do stuff in the background. But, the video keeps streaming-in! MPEG encoding is the main bottleneck. It requires lots of calculating by your CPU. So, it's better to do that after you have a file on your hard drive when speed is not an issue.
This isn't a problem with stand-alone DVD recorders. It only has to do one thing at a time, and it has a dedicated MPEG encoder chip.
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Am I misunderstanding something in this post ?
I use a program called Capture Wizard to put home VHS movies
onto DVD. I have an ADS capture device between my VCR and my computer via USB. I play the video on the VHS. I select direct to DVD on
the software. It previews on my computer and burns directly to the DVD writer. When I hit stop on the preview software, it finalizes the DVD. So far, since I've been using this (though made only about 10 different DVD's so far)..I have no problem at all. I played each one on both computer and stand alone DVD players and they work fine.
Maybe I've just been lucky so far ? Just curious because I'm really new to video capture.
I use a program called Capture Wizard to put home VHS movies
onto DVD. I have an ADS capture device between my VCR and my computer via USB. I play the video on the VHS. I select direct to DVD on
the software. It previews on my computer and burns directly to the DVD writer. When I hit stop on the preview software, it finalizes the DVD. So far, since I've been using this (though made only about 10 different DVD's so far)..I have no problem at all. I played each one on both computer and stand alone DVD players and they work fine.
Maybe I've just been lucky so far ? Just curious because I'm really new to video capture.
ghoofie, your process is a little different because you are using an external mpeg encoder (the ADS Tech capture device). ADS Tech provides the software called "Capture Wizard" to interface to the mpeg encoder, and also to burn directly to DVD (btw, I beta tested some of the early versions of that software 
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so, in your case, it's easy to capture/encode/burn because you have the help of an external encoder.
Folks who are using just the Ulead software have to rely on the computer to do the encoding, which can be tricky trying to capture/encode/burn simultaneously because any "glitch" in the process could ruin the burn...
Regards,
George
)so, in your case, it's easy to capture/encode/burn because you have the help of an external encoder.
Folks who are using just the Ulead software have to rely on the computer to do the encoding, which can be tricky trying to capture/encode/burn simultaneously because any "glitch" in the process could ruin the burn...
Regards,
George
