Posted by ng598 on 12/23/93 11:26

"Vernon" <big_vernnn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "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!
>
>
If you record directly to DVD then that's the job done, except that you want
to add menus and tidy up. I haven't played with a standalone DVD recorder
yet, but I believe they may allow some minimal editing and menu creation.
Sorry I don't know any more yet.

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