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Hi gang. New to Roxio and was just hoping to throw some general questions out there to the group.
OK, the first burning question I have is, well, actually a burning question. Let's say I have a project that ends up being six hours in length (vacation footage). What would be the best burning strategy? I mean, can I just keep the project all under one project file and then burn onto multiple DVDs? Will it let me do that? Or will I be better off breaking it up into three separate two-hour projects and burning them all individually? Any pointers out there on this? Thanks so much.
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How long is too long? What's the best strategy for burning a lot of footage?
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 12:39 PM
Try 6, 1 hour projects…
A DVD at High Quality holds about 1 hour of a DVD Movie. If you have a DL burner, that would allow 3 discs at 2 hours each.
But “quality” is subjective and depends somewhat on the Source quality too, so…
Get some RW’s and try this. Burn 2 hours to a Folder then use Video Copy and Convert to burn a compilation of that folder onto a 4.7GB disc. It has a better algorithm than MyDVD and may work for you.
Also strip that project to 1 hour and try that.
Compare the burned quality of the 2 on your TV.
A DVD at High Quality holds about 1 hour of a DVD Movie. If you have a DL burner, that would allow 3 discs at 2 hours each.
But “quality” is subjective and depends somewhat on the Source quality too, so…
Get some RW’s and try this. Burn 2 hours to a Folder then use Video Copy and Convert to burn a compilation of that folder onto a 4.7GB disc. It has a better algorithm than MyDVD and may work for you.
Also strip that project to 1 hour and try that.
Compare the burned quality of the 2 on your TV.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:39 PM
Jim,
Wow, thanks for the feedback. OK, if I already have one six-hour project, how can I break it down into six one-hour projects? Is there a relatively painless way of doing this?
Also, I must admit I'm unfamiliar with Video Copy and Convert. I just haven't gotten that far into the process, I suppose. Can you please elaborate on what this is and how I use it?
Thanks so much.
Wow, thanks for the feedback. OK, if I already have one six-hour project, how can I break it down into six one-hour projects? Is there a relatively painless way of doing this?
Also, I must admit I'm unfamiliar with Video Copy and Convert. I just haven't gotten that far into the process, I suppose. Can you please elaborate on what this is and how I use it?
Thanks so much.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:57 PM
QUOTE (Noobaliscious @ Oct 15 2009, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Jim,
Wow, thanks for the feedback. OK, if I already have one six-hour project, how can I break it down into six one-hour projects? Is there a relatively painless way of doing this?
Also, I must admit I'm unfamiliar with Video Copy and Convert. I just haven't gotten that far into the process, I suppose. Can you please elaborate on what this is and how I use it?
Thanks so much.
Wow, thanks for the feedback. OK, if I already have one six-hour project, how can I break it down into six one-hour projects? Is there a relatively painless way of doing this?
Also, I must admit I'm unfamiliar with Video Copy and Convert. I just haven't gotten that far into the process, I suppose. Can you please elaborate on what this is and how I use it?
Thanks so much.
Which program did you use to create your 6 hour project? Videowave or myDVD? Until you tell us there is not much point in describing the method to create "smaller" project that will fit on a DVD and still have good quality.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 08:29 PM
It was in VideoWave. Heck, I didn't even know there was any other way; that's why I didn't mention it.
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