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Picking your brain, help understanding some terms

pam_mortensen

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I am coming to this board to ask some questions. I consider myself a very new beginner and am looking for some new editing software. In searching the comparisons of different programs I realized I really don't know some of the basics.

 

As some of you know, I have been having problems making my "movies" ever since my DH gave me a new Sony Handycam, DCR-DVD403 NTSC camera.

 

Now on to some questions...just exactly what is my format? Is it .avi? What is DivX? What is the difference between MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV-AVI, DivX ?

 

Some of the problems I am having are sound sync and using the widescreen format. I use a lot of transitions, background music and titles. I am looking at Power Director and Ulead Video Studio. Both of these programs have a video stabalizer (did I mention I am a beginner?) which sounds great! Ulead has a green screen editin feature that sounds fun.

 

Any thoughts? I value your "professional" opinions.

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I am coming to this board to ask some questions. I consider myself a very new beginner and am looking for some new editing software. In searching the comparisons of different programs I realized I really don't know some of the basics.

 

As some of you know, I have been having problems making my "movies" ever since my DH gave me a new Sony Handycam, DCR-DVD403 NTSC camera.

 

Now on to some questions...just exactly what is my format? Is it .avi? What is DivX? What is the difference between MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV-AVI, DivX ?

 

Some of the problems I am having are sound sync and using the widescreen format. I use a lot of transitions, background music and titles. I am looking at Power Director and Ulead Video Studio. Both of these programs have a video stabalizer (did I mention I am a beginner?) which sounds great! Ulead has a green screen editin feature that sounds fun.

 

Any thoughts? I value your "professional" opinions.

 

Here is a link to good site that will help in understanding "video"

www.videohelp.com/

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:)

Here is a link to good site that will help in understanding "video"

www.videohelp.com/

 

Wow! Thanks Walt...I think I'll start with the Glossary, maybe then I will be able to understand the site better. Actually, just looking up DivX in the Glossary I found out that DivX is just another format for MPEG-2's...that helps.

 

So much too learn and I want to know it all now.

 

:huh:

 

Wow! Thanks Walt...I think I'll start with the Glossary, maybe then I will be able to understand the site better. Actually, just looking up DivX in the Glossary I found out that DivX is just another format for MPEG-2's...that helps.

 

So much too learn and I want to know it all now.

 

Now I am really confused...I just found this description of DivX on another site:

 

DivX CD

DivX is a new video format based on MPEG-4 compression standard for video. DivX movies offer better compression and higher quality video than regular MPEG movies and take less time to encode. With DivX, you can compress a full-length movie small enough to fit onto a single CD (700MB).

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:huh:

 

Wow! Thanks Walt...I think I'll start with the Glossary, maybe then I will be able to understand the site better. Actually, just looking up DivX in the Glossary I found out that DivX is just another format for MPEG-2's...that helps.

 

So much too learn and I want to know it all now.

 

 

 

Now I am really confused...I just found this description of DivX on another site:

 

DivX CD

DivX is a new video format based on MPEG-4 compression standard for video. DivX movies offer better compression and higher quality video than regular MPEG movies and take less time to encode. With DivX, you can compress a full-length movie small enough to fit onto a single CD (700MB).

 

Welcome to the confusing world of video! :)

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Now I am really confused...I just found this description of DivX on another site:

 

DivX CD

DivX is a new video format based on MPEG-4 compression standard for video. DivX movies offer better compression and higher quality video than regular MPEG movies and take less time to encode. With DivX, you can compress a full-length movie small enough to fit onto a single CD (700MB).

 

Most people Pam, want to view there video work ( not all ) on a stand alone DVD player over there TV. For that it has to be encoded into DVD compliant Audio_ts and Video_ts folders to burn to a DVD. Keep that in mind as you do your research!

 

cdanteek

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Most people Pam, want to view there video work ( not all ) on a stand alone DVD player over there TV. For that it has to be encoded into DVD compliant Audio_ts and Video_ts folders to burn to a DVD. Keep that in mind as you do your research!

 

cdanteek

 

So does that mean I want a program that makes a DVD out of MPEG's? Ton confusing part for me is I had this all down with my simple Kodak Easyshare videos. It is when I made the upgrade to the widescreen MiniDVD's that my problems came up. I was somewhat of an expert with my little slideshows and small video clips.

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Aren't they in a DVD structure (Audio_ts and Video_ts folders) ?

 

cdanteek

 

I would think so, unfortunatly I don't know...I can make movies, I just don't understand the tech side of it. All I do know is the little Mini DVD's can play in my DVD player after I finalize them. When I put them in my DVD player they play in 16:9 with surround sound. When I import them into EMC8 they are in 4:3

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yEs Media Import 8 does have that problem when importing 16:9 MPEG. As a possible work around, copy the VOBs from teh miniDVD to a folder on your hard drive. Rename the extension to .MPG. Create a 16:9 Videowave project and add one of the files. That 'should' work.

 

One caveat: EMC 8 does not support surround sound. Videowave/MyDVD supports AC3 2 channel stereo only.

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