Hi all.
I am very new to video editing and so i thought to ask your help 4 general directions.
I want to make a tutorial.
I have some videos from my screen taken with an utility for screencapturing and now i want to make the final dvd.
My screencaptures are at 1024x768.
Though ,as far as i know , moviefactory will save my final project at 720x576.
This is a problem because then ,everything gets too small.
So here is where i need help.
What should i do ,to make the final dvd shows nice.
It is mandatory for me to capture my screen in videos with at least 1024x768 (higher would be better).
I search at forums and there is much info in tutorials e.t.c which help me a lot but still i dont see a solution for my problem.
Maybe i should use videostudio or what?
I really dont know what to do.
I just hope that someone will answer me and show me a direction
Thank you for reading this.
N.
Higher analysis than 720x576.Is it possible?
720x576 is the highest resolution allowed on a regular PAL* video-DVD, and Movie Factory is for making DVDs. (HD-DVD and Blu Ray allow higher resolutions.)
If you are going to play the video on a computer, you can use more-generalized video editing software (i.e. Video Studio) to make a video file in another non-DVD format.
* NTSC resolution is lower at 720x480.
If you are going to play the video on a computer, you can use more-generalized video editing software (i.e. Video Studio) to make a video file in another non-DVD format.
* NTSC resolution is lower at 720x480.
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If your source videos are pictures or screen captures they aren't interlaced video.
I would try this, click on the "GEAR Icon -> Change Mpeg Settings - Customize "and change the encoding parameter to "FRAME-BASED" and use at least 9000kbs as the video-bit-rate, mpeg or dolby audio.
Then create a dvd with those parameters.
You can also make up a custom dvd template and apply the template for projects.
Another alternative is setup a HD-DVD project and use HighDef settings, again because your source video is frame-based adjust the project settings also to frame-based. You use fielded video (upper or lower field) for when your source video is fielded, such as from a dv camcorder or highdev camcorder, TV transmissions etc.
You can create 1280x720 videos in Mf6+ using the custom exporting, it's just a little tricky to access the 1280x720 framesize. You can't use this on DVD's though, but good for computer playback.
I don't know if you absolutely need to do this on DVD's or not, but creating a HD-WMV (windows highdefintion video file ) at 1280x720 should give very good results, it would also be easier to convert with respect to aspect ratios and all because most likely your source captures are square pixels and so is 1280x720 video. Windows Movie Maker does a fine job of encoding MPEG to HD-WMV, you set it up to use CBR (constant bit rates) for both the video & audio and use 6MBS for 1280 & approx 8MBS for 1440/1929 video.
As pointed out in the previous post the resolution of DVD's is not the best for high detail. The best resolution you can get on the dvd using your source videos is going frame-based with a high video bit rate.
Hope this helps
I would try this, click on the "GEAR Icon -> Change Mpeg Settings - Customize "and change the encoding parameter to "FRAME-BASED" and use at least 9000kbs as the video-bit-rate, mpeg or dolby audio.
Then create a dvd with those parameters.
You can also make up a custom dvd template and apply the template for projects.
Another alternative is setup a HD-DVD project and use HighDef settings, again because your source video is frame-based adjust the project settings also to frame-based. You use fielded video (upper or lower field) for when your source video is fielded, such as from a dv camcorder or highdev camcorder, TV transmissions etc.
You can create 1280x720 videos in Mf6+ using the custom exporting, it's just a little tricky to access the 1280x720 framesize. You can't use this on DVD's though, but good for computer playback.
I don't know if you absolutely need to do this on DVD's or not, but creating a HD-WMV (windows highdefintion video file ) at 1280x720 should give very good results, it would also be easier to convert with respect to aspect ratios and all because most likely your source captures are square pixels and so is 1280x720 video. Windows Movie Maker does a fine job of encoding MPEG to HD-WMV, you set it up to use CBR (constant bit rates) for both the video & audio and use 6MBS for 1280 & approx 8MBS for 1440/1929 video.
As pointed out in the previous post the resolution of DVD's is not the best for high detail. The best resolution you can get on the dvd using your source videos is going frame-based with a high video bit rate.
Hope this helps
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heinz-oz