Converting dvr-ms

dvdeditor747 · Post by **dvdeditor747** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:56 pm

I record my shows from Windows Media Center and they are originally dvrms but you can't do anything with that type of file. Which type of file should I convert to, I have been using mpeg but is that not the best?

FRance · Post by **FRance** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:45 am

DivX quality is better.. Mpeg2 (DVD Format) is even better.. If you really want high-end quality try HD Quality.

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:40 pm

It depends on what you are doing...

All of these compression schemes are "lossy". Data is thrown-away every time you compress or re-compress. So, it's best to minimize the number of times the file is compressed. Commercial DVDs are made by compressing the file once to MPEG-2. None of these formats (including MPEG-2) were really designed to be edited or converted.

Most editing (other than simple cutting & splicing) requires the file to be de-compressed and re-compressed. On top of the theoretical quality-losses, there are often other "weird" problems when editing anything more-compressed than AVI/DV (13GB per hour). The more compressed the format, the more likely you are to run into trouble.

If you are making a DVD, it would be best to convert once to from DVR-MS to MPEG-2. However, if you are doing lots of editing, it might be best to convert to AVI/DV, do all of your editing in AVI/DV, and then convert to MPEG-2 as the final step before burning the DVD.