Wojo
Sat Mar 18 20:32:20 CST 2006
"decoder" <REMOVE@ANDyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Wojo" <[REMOVE]wojos_web@[REMOVE]verizon.net> wrote in message
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>> "decoder" <REMOVE@ANDyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>> "Sarang" <Sarang@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Yes, I am burning to CD because I don't have a DVD burner, just a CD
>>>> burner.
>>>> I have 320 MB RAM, AMD 3000+ processor and an ATI Radeon graphics card.
>>>> I
>>>> don't think my computer would be a problem. I don't understand what you
>>>> mean
>>>> by the 'format' of my video.
>>>
>>> The source files format: WMV? DV-AVI?
>>> As you're burning to VCD, your burning software
>>> would prefer the source files to be mpeg1, if not
>>> and one of the above formats, then it will have
>>> to transcode "on-the-fly" from one of the above
>>> formats to mpeg1 then to disk.
>>> Burning/authoring software?
>>> If Nero, I've found it takes longest with WMV.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "decoder" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You're burning to CD?
>>>> The length of burning, what authoring software?
>>>> The specs and capabilties of your PC?
>>>> You fail to mention what format your edited video is?
>>>> It has to be transcoded "on the fly" to Mpeg/VCD compliant.
>>>> With a low spec PC, and a long clip, it is usually more efficient to
>>>> "burn"
>>>> an image to a HD folder, then copy to disk. Why are you not burning to
>>>> DVD?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hi Sarang
>> Are you just burning from Movie Maker to CD by clicking the "Save to CD"
>> option?
>> If you are there are a few things you should know.
>>
>> 1) Your CD is not a VCD and will not play in a DVD Player.
>> (If you want it to play in a DVD Player you need an authoring program to
>> create a VCD.)
>>
>> 2) It is taking a long time because Movie Maker needs to render your
>> movie to a temporary place on the harddrive and then burn it to the CD.
>> (You would be better off saving it to your computer then going from thee
>> to the CD.)
>>
>> 3) If there is a problem with your project and you save directly to CD it
>> seems that by the time Movie Maker discovers the problem it is too late
>> and you have a drink coaster that was once a blank CD.
>>
>> The best practice is to save the movie to your harddrive and then do one
>> of two things.
>> -If you want a CD that plays in a DVD Player (in otherwords a VCD) then
>> download a DVD Authoring program and use it to create a VCD. Information
>> about this is on my website.
>> -If you just want a video file on a CD that plays on your computer then
>> use Windows Explorer and drag the file to the CDWriter drive and click
>> "Burn these files to CD" from that drive.
>>
>> Hope that sums it up for you.
>> --
>> -Wojo
>> Wojo's Web:
>>
http://www.Wojos-web.co.nr
>>
>>
>>
> hey Wojo - I knew you'd get it right ( I wish I had........)
>
C'Mon now decoder you got it right. I just added some detail :-)
-Wojo