Posted by Vernon on 12/23/41 11:26

"ng598" <none123@none123.net> wrote in message
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> "Vernon" <big_vernnn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I am in the process of copying some old video cassettes to DVD. I am
>> using
>> my digital camcorder as middleman, to convert the VHS signals into DV. I
> am
>> then importing the DV onto my PC as an AVI file. I then try and clean up
> the
>> footage, and make a DVD image. I can then create as many DVDs as I want
> with
>> my standard DVD writing software (Nero)
>>
>> Now I know I could skip the recording to DV if I moved my VCR closer to
> the
>> PC, but I am happy with this method. I am fairly happy with the speed of
>> editing, bearing in mind that I am usually working on 30-40 minutes of
>> video.
>>
>> I am using Pinnacle Studio 9 with all the latest patches and it is fairly
>> stable. PC specs are Intel mainboard, Intel 3.06Ghz P4 with
> hyperthreading,
>> 1Gb PC1066 RAMBUS ram, C drive is two 80gb drives in a raid array,
>> configured for speed, video footage is put on a seperate 400Gb drive.
>> Graphics card is a Geforce 6600GT with 128mb ram. OS is XP Pro.
>>
>> What I am not happy about is the time it takes to render the final DVD
> image
>> (could be hours). How can I speed up this stage of things, is there a
>> hardware solution that would speed it up?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Vernon
>>
>>
> I think I would be tempted to buy a standalone DVD recorder. You then only
> have to push 'go' !
> The prices are dropping all the time, but I'm waiting for one with
> built-in
> HDD, Freeview receiver and DVD writer for a reasonable sum!
>
>

But I would still have to render the finished movie? I am not simply
recording VHS to DVD, I am adding a simple menu etc. I don't mind waiting
the 6-8 minutes it takes to make the DVD, just the time taken to make the
image in the first place!

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