Which is better (Movie Factory 6+ or Video Studio 11+)

[Barney1]

I want to be able to render HDV from my HD camcorder and burn the HD content to a regular DVD in HD so that it will play on my PS3. Will both do this? I have both trial versions downloaded, but being a newbe, I¡¦m not sure what to go with. I basically will go with the one that has the best video output SD and HD. I did buy Pinnacle Studio 11+ and absolutely hate it. I get lock ups and I was not happy with SD video output. Thanks for your help!

[heinz-oz]

Obviously not. I don't do HD yet. Why don't you download the trial version for both and try for yourself?

[etech6355]

I'm not sure.
Let me do another HDV To SD conversion in both programs (retail versions).

I'll get back to you.
You can put the videos on a dvd and play them back directly on the PS3, you playback in file mode.
To make High Def on DVD's to play on a PS3 would be an AVCHD disk.

[sjj1805]

I don't use HD so cannot answer that aspect.
However I can point out the major difference between the two programs.

To edit or not to edit that is the question.

If you want to cut out unwanted portions of the video, re-arrange things because they were not filmed in the correct sequence, add bits in - say throw in a slide show midway through a video presentation, Add some fancy titles and end credits, mix in a bit of background music. If you want to do all that then you need VideoStudio.

If you just want to grab whatever is on your camcorder and put it onto a DVD disc to play as is in your standalone DVD player then you need MovieFactory.

[Barney1]

Dear Site Amin,
I¡¦m trying to write this per your specs. I have search the forum on this with no luck. Yesterday I did a quick test with two intro clips from Transformers and then my DV video shot in 4:3. Well when I created the disk it all stayed at 16:9. Today I started from scratch and I cannot seem to get the 4:3 to go to 16:9. The two intro scenes from Transformers are @ 16:9, but as soon as it gets to the other video it goes back to 4:3 during play back. I have burnt about 4 test DVD so far with out any luck. Am I missing something? I have everything set to 16:9 that I can think of. Since you do not burn in HD, you may be able to help me with this since your video would be in 4:3. I guess I could have captured it in 16:9, but I do not have that camcorder anymore, just a HD camcorder. I¡¦m just puzzled how I did it yesterday. Since I was able to do it, there has to be a way. Any help is appreciated. I¡¦m going to uninstall it and reinstall it to see if I can do it again. I may have changed something by mistake.

[sjj1805]

Don't uninstall that will not solve anything!
Please view:
Working with widescreen using Video Studio by forum member Trevor Andrew.

[Barney1]

Got it, that worked! Not sure what I did yesturday to get it, but Im pretty sure I didn't go through those steps. Thanks again!

[etech6355]

Did some more tests.
For HDV to SD (DVD) conversions I felt MF6+ did a better job.
For HDV to HDV or other High Definition formats both programs are pretty much the same.

VS11+ is geared for editing.
MF6+ can edit HDV but not as complex as VS11+.

VS11+ can have the same HDV to SD (DVD) quality as MF6+.
You just have to know how to use VS11+ to get the exact same results. Which is perform your encodes from the burning module.

Both programs have pro's & con's.
Most persons want to perform alot of editing so VS11+ would be the better choice. VS11+ burning module is almost exactly the same as MF6+.

[Barney1]

Obviously not. I don't do HD yet. Why don't you download the trial version for both and try for yourself?

heinz-oz,
I did download the trial version of VideoStudio 11+, but when I try to down load the free HD powe pack to test this it says that the "Installer does not see VS installed".

If anybody has a way around this willout buying it that would be great. I would buy it in a heartbeat if I know that I can do what I need.

Thanks,
Again!

[lancecarr]

Sorry but none of the updates or enhancements will install on the trial version.