AVI file size

Could somebody advise what is the best way to capture and then save a movie
for best quality to burn on DVD?
Thanks

No
Tue Oct 26 11:52:59 CDT 2004

That's a big question...

Too big....

Just what is it you are actually wanting to do?

What hardware are you using?

What software?

Are you asking for advice on video capture devices?

Are you asking about video compression?

Are you asking if MovieMaker can even be involved in dvds? (The answer is
no. For more serious stuff, MovieMaker is pretty worthless. It's way too
limited in formats and codecs.)


"akropf" <akropf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D833ED2E-CA4A-4CBC-9169-6A662D026FFC@microsoft.com...
> Could somebody advise what is the best way to capture and then save a
> movie
> for best quality to burn on DVD?
> Thanks

John
Tue Oct 26 14:55:11 CDT 2004

Hello there,

If your source conforms to the requirements of DV (Typically a DV Camera) you
can capture using Movie Maker to the DV-AVI format...that equates to anything
from 13 - 16GB per hour of video. Once you have that on your hard drive you can
then edit it with Movie Maker into its final form....When you have that you can
import it into a variety of programs (some of which come free with DVD Burners)
Once imported you can add chapters if appropriate and then burn your DVD

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www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
Check out free video hosting at The Kellys
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akropf
Wed Oct 27 07:09:02 CDT 2004

Hi there,
I am trying to burn DVD's with the best possible quality. i am using MYDVD
software. I have noticed that when capturing AND saving the edited movie in
DV-AVI, the total size for a half hour movie is approx. 7 gigabytes. however,
when burning it on a DVD, it only takes about half of it. Hence I believe
that quality is being lost during this burning process??

Would you know of any other DV editing software available. I looked at
"final cut", but the price is pretty impressive...
Thanks
ALain

"No Spam" wrote:

> That's a big question...
>
> Too big....
>
> Just what is it you are actually wanting to do?
>
> What hardware are you using?
>
> What software?
>
> Are you asking for advice on video capture devices?
>
> Are you asking about video compression?
>
> Are you asking if MovieMaker can even be involved in dvds? (The answer is
> no. For more serious stuff, MovieMaker is pretty worthless. It's way too
> limited in formats and codecs.)
>
>
> "akropf" <akropf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D833ED2E-CA4A-4CBC-9169-6A662D026FFC@microsoft.com...
> > Could somebody advise what is the best way to capture and then save a
> > movie
> > for best quality to burn on DVD?
> > Thanks
>
>
>

akropf
Wed Oct 27 07:11:02 CDT 2004

Hi John,

Thanks for the info. I posted a reply to No spam. I believe that there is a
quality loss when burning DVD's as the space it takes on my hard drives is
halved when burned on the DVD.
Thanks
Alain

"John Kelly" wrote:

> Hello there,
>
> If your source conforms to the requirements of DV (Typically a DV Camera) you
> can capture using Movie Maker to the DV-AVI format...that equates to anything
> from 13 - 16GB per hour of video. Once you have that on your hard drive you can
> then edit it with Movie Maker into its final form....When you have that you can
> import it into a variety of programs (some of which come free with DVD Burners)
> Once imported you can add chapters if appropriate and then burn your DVD
>
> --
> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
> www.the-kellys.org
> www.the-kellys.co.uk
> Check out free video hosting at The Kellys
> ---
> \|||/
> (oo)
> ----------ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------
>

PapaJohn
Wed Oct 27 07:18:27 CDT 2004

DVDs need MPEG-2 files... and must meet specs for it. All video editing
software will make the same size/quality DV-AVI files. It's in the
conversion from DV-AVI to MPEG-2 that you'll have choices in quality levels.

With higher quality MPEG-2 files, you get about an hour on a DVD.... so what
you're seeing is normal. And you have to accept the quality you get from the
conversion process, unless you use TMPGEnc to do it (link on the Setup >
Other Software page of my site) or pay lots for high-end conversion
software.

For higher quality, you can move up to high-definition level video, using
the WMV file type.... but you're limited in playback to computers today....
or the new WMV/HighMAT enabled DVD players that are always "around the
corner" in being released.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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"akropf" <akropf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:628E7775-585B-45E1-B5DB-6AB273BDFFE7@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
> I am trying to burn DVD's with the best possible quality. i am using MYDVD
> software. I have noticed that when capturing AND saving the edited movie
> in
> DV-AVI, the total size for a half hour movie is approx. 7 gigabytes.
> however,
> when burning it on a DVD, it only takes about half of it. Hence I believe
> that quality is being lost during this burning process??
>
> Would you know of any other DV editing software available. I looked at
> "final cut", but the price is pretty impressive...
> Thanks
> ALain
>
> "No Spam" wrote:
>
>> That's a big question...
>>
>> Too big....
>>
>> Just what is it you are actually wanting to do?
>>
>> What hardware are you using?
>>
>> What software?
>>
>> Are you asking for advice on video capture devices?
>>
>> Are you asking about video compression?
>>
>> Are you asking if MovieMaker can even be involved in dvds? (The answer
>> is
>> no. For more serious stuff, MovieMaker is pretty worthless. It's way
>> too
>> limited in formats and codecs.)
>>
>>
>> "akropf" <akropf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D833ED2E-CA4A-4CBC-9169-6A662D026FFC@microsoft.com...
>> > Could somebody advise what is the best way to capture and then save a
>> > movie
>> > for best quality to burn on DVD?
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>