Posted by Gene on 02/14/07 06:00

LOL - the 1:1 speed was too good to be true.

I let the 1.5hr tape run to completion, knowing that
it would be short by ~ 10 minutes, just to see what
would happen. The tape moved at normal speed, and
the light on the DVD burner blinked like it was writing
the video DVD data just fine - which it was. The thing
that I did not realize was that while the tape was moving
at 1:1 speed, the DVD was only writing at a fraction of
tape speed. So when the tape completed, the DVD still
had a LARGE buffer of tape data to process and write
to the DVD. However, my notes show that it is still faster
than most other methods that I have tried. Guess the overlap
processing while the tape is being captured makes the
overall difference.

Gene




"Gene" <genes@wildblue.net> wrote in message
news:V8sAh.66$iD2.2734873@news.sisna.com...
> In NeroVision 4 , in the "Record Directly to DVD" window,
> how do I:
>
> (1.) enter parameters that will allow me to convert (burn) a 95 minute
> MiniDV camcorder tape (LP), connected via firewire, directly onto
> a single DVD-R? I have zero problem converting any tape < ~ 80 minutes,
> but I can't find a way to set options to squeeze out that last 10 minutes
> and get 720 x 480, and not the 352.
>
> (2.) in the "Capturing Settings Configuration" window, there is
> a "Configure Encoder" button that seems to do absolutely NOTHING
> when pressed. Anyone know what's going on here? Do I need to go
> purchase some more options, like an encoder? Note: in the same window,
> my only options under "Resolution" are 720 x 480 (CCIR-601 D1) -and-
> 352 x480 (Half D1). So there is only one 720 option, I remembered more
> in this app?
>
> With the 720 & (AC-3) 2.0 - you can get ~ 85 minutes on a DVD, at least
> that's
> what I think the message is saying.
>
> Geesh - this is the "absolute best" solution that I have found so far to
> quickly rip
> an unedited 1.5hr LP MiniDV camcorder tape "directly" onto a DVD-R in a
> total time of
> ~ 95 minutes - the time it takes to read the tape! It's a dream solution
> for simply
> getting a 1.5hr unedited tape onto about a 100% stuffed DVD-R, with no
> menu,
> and the skip chapters every 5 or so minutes that I require. Nothing could
> be easier.
> (It may also be a solution for pass-thru VCR, etc - where the 352 "may" be
> OK?)
>
> Help - I only need that last 10 minutes :-)
>
> Gene
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