Output from videowave to MPEG2 file

[mikebr]

I am transferring videotape files to MPEG2 files. When I create a movie in videoWave and export as MPEG2 File, sometimes the render takes the same amount of time (2 hours for a 2 hour movie) and sometimes it switches to "turbo" mode. In this turbo mode a 2 hour movie takes 5 minutes. How do I force the render process to hold the preview and go into the turbo mode all the time. I have looked at all the options and can not find out how to do this.

[grandpabruce]

I am transferring videotape files to MPEG2 files. When I create a movie in videoWave and export as MPEG2 File, sometimes the render takes the same amount of time (2 hours for a 2 hour movie) and sometimes it switches to "turbo" mode. In this turbo mode a 2 hour movie takes 5 minutes. How do I force the render process to hold the preview and go into the turbo mode all the time. I have looked at all the options and can not find out how to do this.

 

No such thing as turbo mode, but evidentially, the ones that get done quickly, are compliant already and don't need encoding.

 

I have a question, or two. What are you trying to accomplish by doing the output? Are you burning those ouput files to a DVD as a DVD compliant movie?

 

If so, you can skip the output portion, and take our VideoWave production and burn it to a DVD in MyDVD.

[mikebr]

No such thing as turbo mode, but evidentially, the ones that get done quickly, are compliant already and don't need encoding.

 

I have a question, or two. What are you trying to accomplish by doing the output? Are you burning those ouput files to a DVD as a DVD compliant movie?

 

If so, you can skip the output portion, and take our VideoWave production and burn it to a DVD in MyDVD.

I have captured all of the video using Roxio Media Import using the same settings and file type. They should all have the same properties. Some are from Beta, some from VHS and some from 8mm. I am joining several bits that broke up while capturing (bad tapes). I want all of Xmas 1982 to be one file instead of three. I am making a xmas compilation DVD with each year being a separate movie. I know there isn't a turbo mode, just using that word to describe it. The files that take 2 hours show every step of the render on the preview screen. When it chooses to go to the fast mode, the preview screen goes to a screen showing the word MPEG and the rendering process zips right thru the file.

[james_hardin]

Then the captured files are not compliant with the output mode you chose…

 

If you capture as mpeg 720 X 480 @ 8mbps and Output As mpeg 720 X 480 @ 3mbps the rates are incompatible and it must render!

 

If your rate was say capture at 8mbps and your output was 7mbps, then Smart Render would kick in. It isn't a switch, it is automatic.

 

You will have to play a little but to get 2 hours of DVD Movie to fit on one 4.7gb disc you are going to have to drop to about 3.5mbps… This will degrade picture quality so you should test this before burning to R media.

 

I would get a disc or 2 of RW media to play with…

 

By the way, 2 hours to render a 2 hour production is pretty darn fast!!!