Formating for DVDs

[benzo41190]

I have a bunch of 2005 footage and I want to know what kind of format will work the best. Right now they are saved as a WMV at 1.4Mbps...what ever that means

 

With all the footage together it will not fit on a standard DVD-R. I want to know what format i should use when I make an hour long DVD.

 

Thanks

[Wes]

The only format DVDs can be in the mpeg2.

[ShoubraStreet74]

Yes, in order to create a DVD that will play in a DVD player (that is, not just video files burned as data) they need to be converted to MPEG-2 then converted to the playable format (.vob/.bup/.ifo). Many video editing programs will convert WMV movies directly to this format, although it will take a while. Since you said it will be a 1-hour long dvd, you can either use the standard DVD bitrate (4000kbps), which will give you 2 hours of video space on a single-layer dvd, or the 8000kbps setting, which will give 1 hour of video space. These options should be available in whatever program you use to encode the videos. I don't think Windows Movie Maker does this, so you'll need to use a video editing program.

 

Hope that made sense....

[benzo41190]

I use use Unlead Video Studio 5.0 DV. There is nothing on there that will alow me to burn DVDs. Other then that, I have Pinnacle (on a disk somewhere) that I would have to install. Otherwise I could buy "Adobe Premier Elements" or buy DVD burning software.

[CoasterFanatic]

Since they have already been "smashed" down to WMV's, you might want to use the original AVIs to create your MPEG2.

 

// now I am confused

[benzo41190]

So should I not use WMM for capturing footage anymore? I mean that is the easiest way to capture but if it "smashes" them, that is not good.

 

Do you know the best capturing format on WMM that wont loose a ton of quality?

[DeliriumTrigger]

^You can set wmm to capture directly to AVI. Under quality settings when you're getting ready to capture just select "DV-AVI (NTSC)"

[benzo41190]

I found it!

 

I made a DVD and it worked with high quality! I used "Nero" software and it converts them right to MPeg 2 and it all worked out. From now on I will use the DV-AVI (NTSC) format when capturing, put them into Unlead Studio 5, edit it, then put it in "Nero".

 

Thank you for helping