Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 01/22/08 14:59

On Jan 22, 8:03 am, Nathan <nathan.stanf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the best way to quickly produce a DVD for a church service?
>
> Right now what the procedure is...
> 1. Record the church service to the hard drive on the computer.
> 2. Burn a Master DVD - (1 hour)
> 3. Burn High Speed some copies of the master.
>
> How can I reduce the 2nd step or remove it.  I would also like to make
> our church services dvd's Menu's look professional.  Is there a way to
> make the Menu, Cover of the DVD, and Case look nice without spending
> to much since this is a church.  When I get the sales to cover the
> current equipment then I can start spending more to make it even
> better.
>
> What are your suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan

If you need to get the menus/covers looking pro, or need any graphics,
you have to accept that you need to edit in a nonlinear editor, and
that always takes time.

One suggestion for minimizing step 2: Get a combo HDD/DVD recorder
(with 160g hard drive). You record the service direct to the HD in
real time. You make your master onto DVD in about 5 minutes (provided
the service does not exceed 60 minutes.) These are becoming hard to
find, but Philips still makes one.

Then copy your master disc in one of those 3-, 5-, 7-, 9-, 11-disc
towers.

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