Fitting a video clip that is too long: How can I make it fit on one DVD?
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Most software will automatically compress as needed. I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio and that's what it does, at least with avi files. When you are ready to burn, it will warn you that it needs to compress to fit on the target disk. As far as working with other formats, you would just have to find out what formats the software handles or convert it. Another option is DL (double-layer) disks.
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Debut Video Capture Software (free) is supposed to help with the conversion according to another comment posted on this product. Let me know cause I need to do the same
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make sure the format of the video/movie is compatible - Creative Labs specifies there are incompatibilities if you use other software to convert
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In reference to converting old VHS to DVD; there is an option to finalize later. The length of time it takes to finalize the disk as I recall isn't very long, especially compared to the time it takes to transcribe the source video.
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This setup you propose is not ideal, but it could work as a "no money invested" approach to making a DVD copy of your 8mm movies. A couple of suggestions: 1. Shoot the image off of a screen rather than a white wall. Movie screens exist for a reason: they reflect back a much brighter image than just a white surface. 2. Don't shoot with the camera zoomed all the way out (wide angle) or all the way in (telephoto) -- use the middle range of the zoom (to avoid distortion of the image) 3. Your biggest problem will be a "rolling" frame line, when the speed of the film frames (18 frames per second for "silent speed" or 24 fps for "sound speed") and the rate of the video fields (60 cycles per second) don't quite match up. Just move the camera (on a tripod, of course) closer or farther from the screen while the film is playing in the projector, adjusting until the roll is gone. 4. After you shoot the films onto DVD and finalize the DVD, I suggest copying the DVD to an "archival quality" DVD, because I think standard writable DVD-R discs don't last more than about 5 years before the layers start to separate, rendering them unplayable. In any case, make multiple copies of your DVD masters, because even a small scratch can make the DVD unplayable, and that would be bad. Good luck to anyone reading this and trying it...there are many ways to transfer 8mm/Super8 to video, and this is the cheapest, but not the highest quality -- but, then, it is old home movies we're talking about, and they have a beautiful low-budget look.
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My workflow is as follows:1.Dump files to computer2.Use SDCopy to very quickly make the mod files Mpg's , and flag them as 16:93.Open Premiere Elements 7, and edit as needed.4.Allow PE7 to burn a dvd.5.Good results
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Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like extremefunnyhumor.com, ebaumsworld.com, and killsometime.com. Those sites typically have a link to be able to save the video onto your hard drive. Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like... » Read More Hey, I had the same problem getting DVDs onto my Vision. What you need are two programs that work with one another. AnyDVD and CloneDVDMobile. Do a Google search for them. AnyDVD actively disables the Copyright-protection on "any DVD" and CloneDVDMobile lets you choose what model MP3 player you have, what size you want to make the video, and what chapters off the DVD you want to convert. They give you a trial period that lasts about 20 days, so you'll have plenty of time. Check it out!And about getting videos period. I've aquired all my videos from media sites like extremefunnyhumor.com, ebaumsworld.com, and killsometime.com. Those sites typically have a link to be able to save the video onto your hard drive. « Show Less
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Thanks for the reply.Yes, as I know of now, each clip can NOT contain more than 99 chapters. Now, even if I join all of my 130 clips(meaning I get ONE clip) still, I can't write into one DVD (MovieFactory 5.6 doesn't allow this). So, I have to have a clip of max 99. Again, I am not sure how to merge the chapters recorded in my camcorder. May be there can some option while doing recording ??
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It depends...for both. How many movies can fit depends on the quality of the video you want the output to be and the length of the movie. This also relates to the second question of the format. This depends on how you are going to use the disk. If on a PC or something like a game system that can play avi, mp4, mkv, etc...then realistically, you could fit 30some movies in 480p or the super compressed 720p. If this will be played on a regular Blu-ray player, then it would need converted. Making it like a DVD with standard definition video could fit up to 10 movies. Using HD video will fit 1-2 movies. Using a full HD file with full HD options on some movies may take more than just one disk, which is why some movies come on the 50GB size disks. Note that using a compressed file to turn back into a Blu-ray may cause some pixilation and you may not have the best sound.
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Getting videos out of a DVR is beyond me. I rip my own DVDs with mplayer / mencoder and put them on my zen. mencoder is a command line tool for linux. it seems really daunting, but once you've figured it out and set up an alias or two for it, it's just a few short keystrokes away from ripping a dvd into a .avi file you can play on the zen.
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This adaptor fits any mini dv tape but wont fit in a VHS/DVD player. Its designed to fit a DVC player, for playback and not to record.
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You would need to conpress your movie thru DVD Shrink or Nero program and you may loose a tiny bit of quality but then it would fit on the normal 4.7dvd disc. The other way would be to download the movie in an AVI format and use the DEVE program to convert it to an ISO file that would then fit on the DVD disc....both methods will make your movie fit the 4.7G DVD disc and play the entire movie
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use a file and file the side until it fit,it will be tight but it will work.
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i put a bunch of movies on my asus 904 ha....i used my mac desktop to "rip" a dvd movie...then i use an application called "handbrake" to turn it into an .avi file....if you download vlc media player (free)...you can play any ripped dvd movies on your asus...and because its .avi...the size is about 1gb per movie
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Any DVD can store it. Data is data. No matter what it came off. But chances are you will need to use a compression tool to make it fit if it's larger than the DVD.
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Hi Mohammad, you can record videos in 8cm discs, not mini DVDs. Thanks_Mitch
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Hi Linda I use movie maker software and burn disc with Nero Video Movie maker reduces my movie from 6.7 GB to less than 4GB so it fits on a regular DVD