9 replies to this topic

[EWI]

Attempting to copy DVR video,  captured 2 hour program used 33g AVI,,, so then converted to DVD with very low quality... Re converted to with better quality... to disk.... but where is the file what is the name,  can't find it... can't name it,,,  so now what..  If you convert raising the quality what is the size estimate?  Over all I want better quality of capture that will fit on one dvr+r.   thanks for any help!  EWI

[sknis]

Attempting to copy DVR video,  captured 2 hour program used 33g AVI,,, so then converted to DVD with very low quality... Re converted to with better quality... to disk.... but where is the file what is the name,  can't find it... can't name it,,,  so now what..  If you convert raising the quality what is the size estimate?  Over all I want better quality of capture that will fit on one dvr+r.   thanks for any help!  EWI

Are you asking about the DVR or about the Roxio program?  In one of your other posts, you said that you had Creator 2010 but this post is in the Easy Media Creator 10 forum.

A general rule of thumb:  One hour of best quality video on a standard DVD; almost 2 hours on DL disc.  Anything else will be encoded to a poorer quality.  Two hours on a standard DVD may well be unwatchable.  

From MyDVD, select to burn to an IMAGE (ISO) file at best quality.  Once it finishes encoding, copy the ISO file to your DVD using Creator Classic.  That will change the quality so that the video just fits on the disc.  USe RW discs so you can erase it if the quality is still bad.

If the quality is still bad, break it up to two separate DVDs or use DL if you can burn them.

As for the rest of your message, I don;t understand what you are asking.  The file is where you told it to be and whatever the name you gave it.  Search your hard drive for it.  If you did not save your project but just went to burn, the encoding/burning did not save a copy.  You have to select that manually -- that's why you select to save your project and to burn to an Image file especially if you will want to make multiple copies.

Edited by sknis, 15 October 2009 - 05:44 AM.

[EWI]

Wow! apparently,,, I can't reply correctly,,, either...

   I am using roxio 2010 with Video capture USB... which works... I am trying to get the best quality...  

   concerning the file location, this would be the output of the convert,,, I selected file instead of writing to a disk hoping to  see the quality before writing to disk,,, your idea of RW disk might be better..   The browse of folder points to MY DOCUMENTS,,, I found no option to name the file.  I used file explorer and could not find it sorting by date etc....yet when I attempted to re run,,, output file exists was reported..  With a small video I will attempt to browse down in my documents and specfy a name.   Does not seem easy.
    During the capture it defaulted to AVI, which created the 33 G file,  so I switch to DVD SP... much less but I have no idea on the quality write a disk which takes a very long time....

Edited by EWI, 15 October 2009 - 07:27 AM.

[ggrussell]

I believe Media Import defaults to My Documents/My Videos unless you have changed it.

Note: Ignore my no signal. Nothing was plugged in.

Attached Images

• 

Edited by ggrussell, 15 October 2009 - 10:10 AM.

[EWI]

It is on the convert video to DVD or IPOD.. etc screen.  There is an option to go to a file..  This is were you can not control it I've changed the defautl to MY DOC.  ....Videos.  to see if I can see the file and the name.  Seems to me this a programing error,  I have not found the procedure to copy or write to a DVD once you create the secret file..??????

[myguggi]

It is on the convert video to DVD or IPOD.. etc screen.  There is an option to go to a file..  This is were you can not control it I've changed the defautl to MY DOC.  ....Videos.  to see if I can see the file and the name.  Seems to me this a programing error,  I have not found the procedure to copy or write to a DVD once you create the secret file..??????

I am totally lost on what you are trying to do or have already done.

When you captured the video, you specified a file name and a location. That is where your file is.
If you can't remember or find it, go back and capture a small segment again, it should tell you in what folder you "secret" file is.
There is no programming error, you are just doing something wrong.

BTW, the avi file has the best quality and the SP file the lowest. Don't worry about the avi file size it will get compressed when you burn to a DVD. Although it would be best to split the 2 hour video into 2 videos.

[ggrussell]

Seems to me this a programing error,  I have not found the procedure to copy or write to a DVD once you create the secret file..??????

If you want to burn to disc, just click the drop down and choose disc/image.  When you choose file, VC&C should create a video_ts FOLDER with the appropriate files in it.  Nothing secret about it.

Attached Images

• 

Edited by ggrussell, 15 October 2009 - 07:58 PM.

[EWI]

OK,  the capture works fine,, the file name can be specified and found...  never been a problem other than the size.

    Next step,  Convert to DVD, IPOD etc...    I select DVD and convert is not a problem,  you just don't know the end size etc... and quaility until you play it!  So far it has been poor no matter what, then consider the source  a DVR device.

    Next  ONE  has an option to convert the captured file   to a folder and file.... not DVD. or device...   This file is written.   As far as I know after running and testing by using the browse.
The convert process creates a My Movies.VIDEO_TS folder and sub-folder  with in this is a set of files    .BUP .IFO .VOB. these make up the movie...

   So now what process allows you to select this set of files to write it to a DVD?  MYDVD  works  but you have to add a movie and at this point it's a guess on my part  folders names....   this is the problem.....

   AS I said it would be great to be able to specify a file name... a movie name......  looks like it goes back previous process to get the name none of this is clear,,,  nor is it clearly documented....  Yea so I don't know what I'm doing.... neither does anybody else...

[myguggi]

OK,  the capture works fine,, the file name can be specified and found...  never been a problem other than the size.

    Next step,  Convert to DVD, IPOD etc...    I select DVD and convert is not a problem,  you just don't know the end size etc... and quaility until you play it!  So far it has been poor no matter what, then consider the source  a DVR device.

    Next  ONE  has an option to convert the captured file   to a folder and file.... not DVD. or device...   This file is written.   As far as I know after running and testing by using the browse.
The convert process creates a My Movies.VIDEO_TS folder and sub-folder  with in this is a set of files    .BUP .IFO .VOB. these make up the movie...

   So now what process allows you to select this set of files to write it to a DVD?  MYDVD  works  but you have to add a movie and at this point it's a guess on my part  folders names....   this is the problem.....

   AS I said it would be great to be able to specify a file name... a movie name......  looks like it goes back previous process to get the name none of this is clear,,,  nor is it clearly documented....  Yea so I don't know what I'm doing.... neither does anybody else...

If you have created the Video_TS folder, then again using VCC select the Copy DVD tab, then navigate to where your Video_TS folder is in the "From:" window, select the movie and then you are ready to burn.

Size is irrelevant. If your video is 60 minutes or less, select Highest quality when doing the conversion to a Video_TS folder.

I have no idea what this means "AS I said it would be great to be able to specify a file name... a movie name".

You seem to have a preconceived notion of the way you want things to work. You are right when you say that nobody else seems to know what you are doing.

[Jim_Hardin]

Let’s back up a little.

3, very, capable people have tried to help and we are getting nowhere. I think Walt hit the nail on the head. You really don’t know enough about it how to ask for what you want. Not unusual for your first foray into the wonderful world of video  

You say Capture is not a problem but it might be part of it…

I say that because you may be degrading the quality by trying to lower the size of the captured file. – but we will pass on this for now…

Let's start by you clearly defining what you want to do after you capture a file?