Creating a Disk - Question

[astrovideo]

I want to be able to create a DVD-R disk with Video Studio that will play on stand-alone DVD Players. I have used two different methods to accomplish this. Could someone please tell me which way is better?

Is it better to Share -> Create Disk right from the project, OR first Share -> Creade Video File, then use THAT resulting file (Mpeg 2) to Share -> Create Disk?

I think the second way results in a better quality disk. Is that correct?

Thanks you,
-Russ

[roy wood]

OR first Share -> Creade Video File, then use THAT resulting file (Mpeg 2) to Share -> Create Disk?

This one but read the Tutorial below on Burning to make sure you get it right.



Sorry wrong link I'll be back.

[roy wood]

Burning IN VS10:-
Caution: Never try to create a DVD with anything in the timeline. Do not use the SHARE/Create Disk/Add Project control option.
1. Select NEW project.
2. Make sure the Timeline is empty
3. Select SHARE/Create Disc
4. Press ADD VIDEO button. Navigate to select your Mpeg2 video file. It will appear in the lower display.
5. Click the little Gear-Shaped icon on the lower left, second to the right to set the properties for the DVD burn.
Burn property setup is the same as shown above for Creating Video files.
6. Press "Change Mpeg Settings", then press "Customize," then the "Compression" tab.
7. Media Type should already be selected. Push the quality slider to 100%.
8. Set all burn properties to exactly match the properties of your Project Video File.
If you see a message that says "Converting Videos, This will take a long time..." hit the Cancel button and check for the following problems (1) Burn properties do not match Video File properties, (2) Timeline display is not empty, or (3) You have used the Add Project control.

[Ken Berry]

I am afraid Roy is being perhaps too definitive. The simple answer is that either method can work, depending on your computer architecture and a pile of other factors that distinguish one computer from another.

The fact of the matter is that a lot of users use either one or the other method successfully. I happen to always first, after editing, go to Share > Create Video File > DVD. Then when I have my new DVD-compliant mpeg-2, I do as Roy suggested, and close my project by opening a new one. I leave the timeline empty, and go to Share > Create Disc. I make sure 'do not convert compliant mpeg video' is ticked in the Options cogwheel icon in the burning page, build my menus and burn. Works every time with excellent results.

But there are at least an equal number of users out there who edit, then without closing their project, go straight to Share > Create Disc. Video Studio inserts the project into the burning timeline. However, in this case, after the menu is built, and 'Burn' is pressed, the program has to not only do the usual things associated with burning a disc (multiplexing etc), it must first convert the project to DVD-compatible mpeg-2 on the fly with all those other processes. If your computer has inadequate resources or for some other reasons is not feeling up to it that day, this process may fall over. For many, however, it works.

So really, you have to try both methods out for yourself and compare the results. And if you choose one over the other, and one day that method keels over, at least you know there is an alternative.

[roochess]

Does that mean that if you use the mpeg method that you can't include titles because the timeline has to be cleared and that's where the titles are located.

[astrovideo]

Roy,
Thank you very much for the reply. WOuld you please be specifig regarding #8 in your instructions:
"Set all burn properties to exactly match the properties of your Project Video File."

Thank you.
-Russ

[Black Lab]

Does that mean that if you use the mpeg method that you can't include titles because the timeline has to be cleared and that's where the titles are located.

No. You start out with your clip(s) in the timeline. You do your editing, add your transitions, titles, music, etc. When your finished, then you render that to a DVD compatible MPEG-2 file. You then clear the timeline (by starting a new project) then go to Share > Create Disc and add that newly created MPEG-2 in the burning module.

[astrovideo]

Just a quick follow-up; There are two choices in Create Video File that will result in an Mpeg file. NTSC DVD and NTSC Mpeg2. Whic is the one to use for this method? They both result in 24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps, but there are other slight differences. Here are the Properties for each.

DVD-NTSC
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Field Order A
(DVD-NTSC), 4:3
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 8000 kbps)
LPCM Audio, 48 KHz, Stereo

MPEG-2
MPEG files
24 Bits, 720 x 480, 29.97 fps
Frame-based
(MPEG-2)
Video data rate: Variable (Max. 6000 kbps)
Audio data rate: 256 kbps
MPEG audio layer 2, 44.1 KHz, Joint stereo

[Black Lab]

Frame-based, which is used in the MPEG-2 template, is used for viewing on computer screens or progressive scan TVs. You can also use frame-based if your project is ONLY made up of still photos, as they are not interlaced. Field Order A (or Lower Field First), from the DVD-NTSC template, is for viewing on interlaced TVs. But you have to make sure your clips are also Lower Field, as the project properties must match your clip properties or you could get "jumpy" video.

Have you read the Suggested Workflow?

[roy wood]

Thank you very much for the reply. WOuld you please be specifig regarding #8 in your instructions:
"Set all burn properties to exactly match the properties of your Project Video File."

If you keep to the same settings through out (Capture-Edit-Burn) 'Smart Render' will only render the changes made in each process instead of re-rendering the whole project.

When you open the 'Burn Module' in the bottom left hand corner are three icons the one that looks like a gear wheel is where you set your Burn settings.