Pop
Thu Aug 05 14:38:47 CDT 2004
I can offer support for PapaJ's ref to Ulead; have no
knowledge of Sonic. Overall, I think Uleads products:
-- Have a steeper learning curve for its higher end
products (eg MediaStudio Pro), but at the same time it
provides a flexibility and feature list that most would be
hard pressed to describe in words.
-- On the other hand, its programs are modular: You can
buy, say, just one component of MediaStudio Pro, one being
the MovieFactory, which grabs an MEG and lets you Author and
then burn a DVD, the authoring being quite caqpable but
poorly documented for a newbie.
-- Ulead's component prog;rams aren 't so hard to learn,
Individually, they are much easier to use and understand.
I would highly recommend Ulead, but N OT over any other
brand simply because, other than MM2, Media Studio Pro is my
only relevant experience. I tried another I won't mention
and it was a pathetic, expensive piece of feces compared to
Ulead's products.
-- It's not for the newbie exactly, but I do think MM2 is a
good intro to being able to use and learn Ulead.
-- For me, Ulead's biggest draw is all the bells &
whistles, its ability to be turnkey, and read and work with
about any movie or audio format that there is. Until I hit
the having to convert-before-edit problems with MM2, I
thought it was quite capable albeit limited in features.
If you're technicalloy inclined, owever, MM2 and VB
Studio.NET for instance offer a plethora of possibilities.
For the non-techie though, the limitations of MM2 aren't all
that serious, and it's a fantastic familiarity tool. I've
recommended it to three people and they are all pleased and
happy with making SVCDs.
Hope that helps a little!
Pop
"PapaJohn (MVP)" <PapaJohn@CharterMI.net> wrote in message
news:10h0vqiik62g56@corp.supernews.com...
> The www.DVDRHelp.com site is probably your best resource
in helping you
> figure it all out.
>
> I've used so few of the options that it's hard to make
recommendations....
> the pages of my site in the CD and DVD burning areas have
posts about the
> products that different people have use, along with links
to various
> websites.
>
> The people I know rate the Sonic and ULead brands pretty
highly.
> --
> PapaJohn
>
> Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
> Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
>
> .
> "Michelle W" <MichelleW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
> news:79BB1C92-9846-4113-8926-3A08D0FC33FF@microsoft.com...
> > Hello Papa John
> > The Dv-AVI will play on my computer but not the
converted mpeg. The
> message that comes back is that the PC cannot access the
correct codec and
> suggests that I adjust my security settings. I have
adjusted my security
> settings and still no luck.
> > I understand when you say that the replay of these VCD's
can be ropey on a
> DVD player but I need to get mine to DVD and then copy it
to VHS format. I
> have also had a look at the Sonic website and agree that
it appears I have
> been sold the incorrect software. The Nero webiste - is
there any downloads
> there that I can use perhaps?
> > Best regards
> > Michelle
> >
> > "PapaJohn" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Michelle,
> > >
> > > I'm reading your posts and seeing more than one issue.
Let me ask a few
> > > questions:
> > >
> > > - if your final saved movie is a DV-AVI file (PAL),
does it play on your
> > > computer? or are you just referring to your MPEG files
from TMPGEnc?
> > >
> > > - I haven't used Sonic's Record Now! reading info
about it on Sonic's
> > > website shows it is aimed toward those who are making
music CDs, not
> movie
> > > discs (DVDs, SVCDs, VCDs)...
> > >
> > > - I've only burned a few VCDs and found playback
pretty spotty on
> standalone
> > > DVD players, both older players new ones too.... it'll
play fine on some
> but
> > > not at all on others....
> > >
> > > - And playing a VCD on my computer is sometimes pretty
tricky. If I put
> a
> > > PhotoStory VCD in my drive and open WinDVD to play it,
I have to
> manually
> > > drill down through a couple levels of folders to find
the DAT file and
> open
> > > it. Then it plays fine.
> > > --
> > > PapaJohn
> > >
> > > Movie Maker 2: www.papajohn.org
> > > PhotoStory 2: www.photostory.papajohn.org
> > > ..
> > > ..
> > > "Michelle W" <Michelle W@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
> > >
news:B9C3F1A0-D25A-41CF-A53B-37E6AB2FB2FF@microsoft.com...
> > > > Greetings Papa John!
> > > > Your help has been immeasurable over the last 2
weeks - thank you!
> Tricky
> > > programme but the results are well worth it. However,
I am now unable
> to
> > > get my saved movie to play back on the DVD player or
on my PC. The file
> was
> > > saved first at high quality video (cutting the project
into pieces and
> > > importing the videos) then saved as DV-AVI (pal). I
then used the
> TMPGGnc to
> > > convert the file to mpeg. Now, it can't find the
required codec to play
> back
> > > on my PC as an Mpeg (I have reset the internet
security levels) and it
> > > certainly will not play back on the DVD player. I have
used Sonic Record
> Now
> > > and I have tried Nero savind as a VCD. Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>