Compatibility With Pinnacle Studio V9

[besb421]

I get AVI video clips from my Canon 950is and, also video clips in various formats from my JVC camcorder. I have been using Pinnacle Studio video v9 OEM editing software that came with my capture adaptor for some years. This has worked fine for my editing but will not let me burn to a DVD in either AVI or Mpeg4 formats without upgrading to Studio 12 which is expensive.

I also have been using an old OEM version (6) of Nero but again it will not let me burn these formats to DVD.

I now concede that i have to upgrade to a software package that (a) will let me stitch together clips from my hard drive in these formats while giving me a good selection of transitions and title options and ( also let me complete the finished product in my choice of file format i.e. AVI or Mpeg etc. Also that will let me burn the finished film direct to a DVD that can be read by any home DVD player as well as a PC.

I have looked at the reviews on Nero's latest offering and they are not good. The reviews on Roxio 2009 seem to be much better but i'm looking for confirmation that it will do what i want it to in one package as well as it hopefully being well recommended.

I am using a quite high spec PC with Windows XP,

 

Any recommendations please?

 

Many thanks.

[bimicher]

I get AVI video clips from my Canon 950is and, also video clips in various formats from my JVC camcorder. I have been using Pinnacle Studio video v9 OEM editing software that came with my capture adaptor for some years. This has worked fine for my editing but will not let me burn to a DVD in either AVI or Mpeg4 formats without upgrading to Studio 12 which is expensive.

I also have been using an old OEM version (6) of Nero but again it will not let me burn these formats to DVD.

I now concede that i have to upgrade to a software package that (a) will let me stitch together clips from my hard drive in these formats while giving me a good selection of transitions and title options and ( also let me complete the finished product in my choice of file format i.e. AVI or Mpeg etc. Also that will let me burn the finished film direct to a DVD that can be read by any home DVD player as well as a PC.

I have looked at the reviews on Nero's latest offering and they are not good. The reviews on Roxio 2009 seem to be much better but i'm looking for confirmation that it will do what i want it to in one package as well as it hopefully being well recommended.

I am using a quite high spec PC with Windows XP,

 

Any recommendations please?

 

Many thanks.

 

 

I don't quite understand what you are trying to do: do you simply want to archive your avi or mpeg4 files or are you trying to create a full video DVD?

 

A standard video DVD is never in avi or mpeg4 format: it is always mpeg2.

 

Creator 2009 will allow you to burn standard video DVD from all sorts of video file formats.

[besb421]

I don't quite understand what you are trying to do: do you simply want to archive your avi or mpeg4 files or are you trying to create a full video DVD?

 

A standard video DVD is never in avi or mpeg4 format: it is always mpeg2.

 

Creator 2009 will allow you to burn standard video DVD from all sorts of video file formats.

Many thanks for your reply and, sorry i'm not clear. I'm only an ameteur at this, wanting to compile short fims of family events for both archive to keep for myself as master copies and copies to give to the relavent family members. I didn't realise that video DVDs are always burnt to Mpeg2. It's just that when i view the finished product on my computer it is always with much better clarity and resolution in AVI format so i therefore assumed it would be better to write all the copies in AVI? I do understand though that it is comparitively a huge file size so is the Mpeg2 format a recognised compromise? If so for what main reason? Is it not practical to write a DVD film in AVI that can be read on any home DVD player or should i just settle for using the AVI version for keeping a master copy?

I'm guessing your far more of an expert than myself on this video editing and i do appreciate your advice. Could you please tell me if creator does give you a pretty good selection of choices of transitions and title formats as indeed Pinnacle Studio does for turning short clips into film as well as many burning choices? It would i think be so much easier to use one programme for all.

Again, thankyou very much for your advice and information, please PM me if you would prefer.

 

Len Scott

[ggrussell]

Simple fact - standard video DVD is MPEG2. That was the chosen codec for the 'standard' even though the compression is higher and lesser quality than DV AVI. If you want to archive a master file as DV AVI that can be used again later, that should be fine. Just like the latest camcorders and Bluray standard has moved on to MPEG 4 / H.264 with AAC audio. Like it or not, we have to deal with it.

 

You should be using MyDVD to create your video DVD menus, chapters etc. MyDVD will then automatically convert the DV AVI to MPEG during the render/burn process.

[besb421]

Thanks for ''the simple facts''