Posted by Rick Merrill on 01/22/08 18:23

Nathan wrote:
> What is the best way to quickly produce a DVD for a church service?
Do you mean to ask "a DVD OF 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)

something is amiss here: check the firmware AND the drivers for the
DVD burner, or get a better one.

You should be able to burn a DVD-R at 12x
(5 minutes burn per hour of show)


> 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.

Use NERO (any version)

> Is there a way to
> make the Menu,
Use NERO (any version)

> Cover of the DVD,
This costs: you must write directly upon the DVD.

NEVER ever use
sticky paper to cover a DVD - it was ok on a CD but DVD may spin
faster, lots faster and tiny off center placement can cause big problems
with readers.

> 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

Are these DVD's for shutins? for public access stations?

I make a DVD of my church service for both of the above reasons. Write.

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