DV to DVD Tutorial

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:56 am

I couldn't find a DV to DVD Tutorial for VS10+ and I'm sure you have one. Please point to the correct spot. I just need to know some basics like:

Which is the better quality SP 60 or LP 90? If it parallels VHS tapes, it's the former

Quality is best vs standard, right?

I'm recalling all of this because my program is doing a DV to DVD as I write this so I apologize if my terms aren't quite right

Thank you

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:01 am

We have.....
From Camcorder to DVD with VideoStudio

VideoStudio 9 training videos:
http://www.veoh.com/series/vs9

VideoStudio 10 training videos:
http://www.veoh.com/series/vs10
Plus of course our Video Tutorials Section

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:34 am

OK, I tried the DV to DVD wizard and I don't want the template music, so I went in to the editor and set my project properties to AVI and saved the project. In creating the movie file, do I use "Same as Project Settings" before rendering?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:46 am

Please view:
Suggested Workflow

nmehta · Post by **nmehta** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:52 pm

We have created a video tutorial that will guide you in the right direction.

http://takeoneflix.com/ulead-videostudi ... -chapters/

Hope this helps

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RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:06 am

At this point it feels like overkill for what I want to do. With the forum's input, I've had real good results making DVDs of videos plus stills and I am trying to find a simple way of reproducing the DV tape for archiving purposes.

So, using what I have already learned, I just:
(1) Went into the editor
(2) Captured the entire tape and set my project properties to AVI
(3) Created the movie file by using the custom option and save it as an AVI file
(4) Burn the DVD

Won't that work OK? The only other question I have is, if you agree with the above method, can I use the archived DVD to make future projects?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:15 am

You are missing a step after 3. Using 3, you will have a DV/AVI which you can export back to your camera mini DV cassette for archiving. However, you should not be using this edited DV/AVI for burning directly to DVD as you imply by your current step 4.

Instead, I would add a new step 3a: Use Share > Create Video File > DVD to convert the DV/AVI edited file to DVD-compliant mpeg-2. Then your step 4. would follow that, but with the reminder "Burn the DVD *using the new mpeg-2*".

EDIT: Or am I misunderstanding something here?

When you finalise your AVI file and then in the next step burn the DVD, are you talking about a video DVD, or simply an archive/data DVD? If the latter, then if your AVI project is one hour, it will be around 13 GB in size, so you will in fact need probably 3 DVDs to archive it (if using single layer DVDs).

You will certainly be able to use AVI archived this way for later projects. Mind you, you could also use the footage of a *video* DVD (i.e. with the AVI already converted to DVD-compliant mpeg-2) in later projects too, using the Insert DVD/DVD-VR function. But of course, you then involve the loss of quality inherent in re-rendering mpeg-2.

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:24 am

Wow, that was fast and thanks for your suggestion. What about the question about using it for future projects (although I think that is very unlikely) assuming the original DV tapes are no longer usable?

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:27 am

See my edited addition to my original post. I obviously added that while you were typing your latest query!!

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:42 am

RTR1944 wrote:........What about the question about using it for future projects (although I think that is very unlikely) assuming the original DV tapes are no longer usable?

You might find this link of interest:
Preserving your recordings

Another observation - you refer to avi. This is a generic term for a variety of formats considered non lossy. Your average mini DV camcorder records in DV (avi) = 13GB per hour. In addition to this you have amongst the dozens available:
Uncompressed - 65 GB per hour (Gigabytes)
DivX / Xvid / MPEG4 - 700 MB per hour (Megabytes)

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:47 am

You're right. I think I did the video DVD but I probably want the archive/data DVD because I would want the flexibility and I don't want to lose the quality. I can just archive them on DL DVD's if space is an issue.

So, could you walk me through the steps to accomplish the archive/data DVD?

I'm sorry but I am not an advanced "techie" and I have be spoon fed! I literally copied some of jcjunter's thoughts into a Word document and followed them "to the letter" to get my results that I mentioned before

Post by **Ken Berry** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:56 am

1. Capture and edit your DV/AVI.

2. Ascertain how big the file is and how many, and what type, of blank DVD you will archive the video on.

3. Cut video into appropriate sized bits which will fit on a DVD. Then go to Share > Create Video File > DV to produce a new DV of each edited and cut video.

4. Close Video Studio at this point and forget about it for the rest of the operation.

5. Open Nero or similar suite of programs. Choose 'Burn Data DVD' or equivalent command in the program you use. (You cannot use Video Studio to burn a data/archive disc.)

6. Browse to where you have stored your edited DV files. Insert in the burning program and Burn.

7. Note that as archive files, they will not play in a stand-alone DVD player. You access them on a computer as you would any other data file on a disc.

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:46 am

OK - I'll try it tomorrow and thanks again for your promptness and willingness to help me

RTR1944 · Post by **RTR1944** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:56 pm

As promised, I tried your suggestion and it worked great! You are right re: size of file! My 5 minute experiment ended up being 1.06 GB which equates to 2 DL DVD's per 60 minutes if I wanted to archive the entire original video which I'll probably do. To me, it's worth the expense to archive and have the flexibility to use it in another project should I decide to do that.

I may seem a bit anal, but when you have video of a trip of a lifetime, I want the archiving done on something more stable than a DV tape and more dependable than an external hard drive. And, for now, I'll have them on all three!

Thanks again for your help

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:01 pm

I want the archiving done on something more stable than a DV tape and more dependable than an external hard drive. And, for now, I'll have them on all three!

For ultimate safety, that's probably your best bet. Just don't forget that as technology changes, so must your backups. Who knows, in a few years you may not be able to find a camera to play your tapes, or DVD players may become obsolete.

Also don't forget to check the backups from time to time, and if they show any signs of problems, make sure you backup the backups.