Hey all... I signed on here a few weeks ago after doing a search for some info concerning vhs2dvdwizard. I'm required to post within 24 hours of my approval... So here it is.
I wasn't satisfied with the video quality from the wizard itself so I ended up using the Video Studio that came with the capture dongle.
Anyway... I've captured all my VHS tapes and am currently looking for a time slot where I can learn more about making DVD's with same software. I've made at least 1 attempt but not satisfied with the menu options I selected. I also think I need to learn how to burn with a 640x480 rather than the 720x520 I've been forced with.
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Hi and welcome to the forums!! 
Just on your last point, you will not be able to burn a video DVD using 640 x 480 as it is not a frame format which is part of the international DVD standard. Essentially, for PAL DVDs, you can use 720 x 576 (and a couple of fixed sizes smaller than this, but not 640 x 480); and NTSC is 720 x 480 (and ditto...)
Just on your last point, you will not be able to burn a video DVD using 640 x 480 as it is not a frame format which is part of the international DVD standard. Essentially, for PAL DVDs, you can use 720 x 576 (and a couple of fixed sizes smaller than this, but not 640 x 480); and NTSC is 720 x 480 (and ditto...)
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Yes I think it will be an issue. I don't think you will be able to "create" the DVD folder structure required to play DVD's in standard DVD players with that frame format! Do you hope to be able to play the discs on a TV or are you looking at just your PC?draz54 wrote:Thanks Ken... I'm stuck on th 640x480 because that's what the wizard tutorial said I should set for capture. Will this be an issue when I burn my DVD's?
More importantly, can you put one of your clips onto the VS timeline, right click on it, click properties and copy down all the detail that you see and post here. Also what was the version of VS that came with the Wizard pack? Is it an SE version?
Finally you said in you first post
Why and how were you "forced" to do this?720x520 I've been forced with
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You have three options, you have to decide which to use.
1. Crop the video to either 4.3 or 16.9 and let the software then enlarge the video accordingly.
2. Just let the software stretch the video - like watching a 4.3 video on a 16.9 TV screen.
3. Place the video on an overlay track and let the software add black borders around the video to compensate for the wrong size.
1. Crop the video to either 4.3 or 16.9 and let the software then enlarge the video accordingly.
2. Just let the software stretch the video - like watching a 4.3 video on a 16.9 TV screen.
3. Place the video on an overlay track and let the software add black borders around the video to compensate for the wrong size.
Thanks all...
Captured VHS's movies with appropriate video bitrates...
90 minutes at 6100
120 minutes at 5200
150 minutes at 4300
etc.
640x480 frame size
29.97 frame rate
mpeg
AC-3
Currently burning a DVD at appropriate video bitrates to fit on 4.7GB DVD...
94 minutes at 6000
704x480 frame size
29.97 frame rate
mpeg
192 kbits/s stereo
The challenges have been in menues and chaptering.
Will let you know how it turns out.
Could use a tutorial for simple VHS2DVD stuff...
VHS2DVD Wizard is easier than VideoStudio but is poor video quality (streaking).
Windows Movie Maker & DVD Maker provide nice menu and chaptering but video and audio sync suffer.
Captured VHS's movies with appropriate video bitrates...
90 minutes at 6100
120 minutes at 5200
150 minutes at 4300
etc.
640x480 frame size
29.97 frame rate
mpeg
AC-3
Currently burning a DVD at appropriate video bitrates to fit on 4.7GB DVD...
94 minutes at 6000
704x480 frame size
29.97 frame rate
mpeg
192 kbits/s stereo
The challenges have been in menues and chaptering.
Will let you know how it turns out.
Could use a tutorial for simple VHS2DVD stuff...
VHS2DVD Wizard is easier than VideoStudio but is poor video quality (streaking).
Windows Movie Maker & DVD Maker provide nice menu and chaptering but video and audio sync suffer.
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If you are really wanting to maintain your quality, and you have a lot of old VHS tapes to digitize, I highly recommend looking into another capture device. One that allows you to at least capture a frame size that is compliant to the DVD standards. Ideally this would allow you to capture/transfer them to DV (avi) format. I can't imagine the quality of those videos. VHS is a rather low-quality video format anyway.
VHS2DVD Wizard is not a Corel product, so you'll need to Google for any tutorials on it. Those types of products in my opinion are nothing but money-grabbing scams. It's obvious that the makers don't concern themselves with what really happens to the video quality when you upscale it, so a video DVD can be produced....
VHS2DVD Wizard is not a Corel product, so you'll need to Google for any tutorials on it. Those types of products in my opinion are nothing but money-grabbing scams. It's obvious that the makers don't concern themselves with what really happens to the video quality when you upscale it, so a video DVD can be produced....
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Please view:
VHS/Hi-8 to DVD
VHS/Hi-8 to DVD
I have thank you... Used it like the Bible... It's Gospel to me.sjj1805 wrote:Please view:
VHS/Hi-8 to DVD
BTW... I understand that VHS2DVD Wizard isn't a corel product. But it included the video capture device and VideoStudio. I quickly bailed on the Wizard and used Video Studio to capture and burn all my stuff... Thus, my questions to this forum.
The 640x480 was my mistake... A carry-over from the Wizard crap. The rest is just me trying to learn.