has anyone here made home movies on dvd?

[michaels]

I just got PowerDirector and i'm in the procwess of cpturing a tape from my Canon MiniDV camcorder. How do you guys set up your dvds Is it possible to make a menu then chapters like a real dvd?

 

[wasssup]

Originally posted by: michaels
I just got PowerDirector and i'm in the procwess of cpturing a tape from my Canon MiniDV camcorder. How do you guys set up your dvds Is it possible to make a menu then chapters like a real dvd?

That's sick. I actually am capturing some home vhs tapes using my Canon MiniDV camcorder (using AV->DV) today.

Back in the day when DVD-R's were still expensive for the mass ($2-$3 pop or whatever) I backed up a lot of stuff, I stopped after I got most of my important stuff backed up and just started up again this morning. Point is the program's i'm using (though updated) are probably not ideal candidates anymore, but it works:

1) DVIO to capture DVAVI to my harddrive
2) TMPGENC to encode video (used to use virtualdub with cce but i'm too lazy these days, tmpgenc shows almost no noticeable difference and is much more user friendly)
3) TMPGENC DVD Author to create motion menus and stuff. I'm sure there are programs that are much better at creating menus nowdays, so i'd love to hear other people's opinions...

 

[Quasmo]

I go deck to deck recording, Its in real time and I dont have to watch all that boring crap.

 

[michaels]

I have some older tapes that I don't know how I will get them to dvd. I don't have a vcr anymore and i don't have RCA inputs on my pc.

 

[spaceghost21]

Originally posted by: michaels
I have some older tapes that I don't know how I will get them to dvd. I don't have a vcr anymore and i don't have RCA inputs on my pc.

There are places that do that for you.

 

[michaels]

Well what would I need to buy that would accomplish this?

 

[NuclearNed]

If you have a digital camcorder, you can borrow a vcr, hook it up to the camcorder, then hook up the camcorder to your pc via firewire or usb. Your camcorder works as a passthrough device (technically, an analog to digital converter).

Here is a short read from MS about how to do this with Windows Movie Maker.

If you want to add menus and other things to your DVD, I recommend a product called DVDLab Pro. It has a 30 day trial version. At first glance it is a little complicated to use, but it comes with a very good tutorial. It is the only DVD authoring software I use.

 

[michaels]

Thanks

 

[NuclearNed]

Originally posted by: michaels
Thanks

Any time. Also, if you really want to learn a lot about digital video, visit www.videohelp.com. There is more information there than you can shake a stick at.