Re: Wide Screen DVD

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What do you expect with a centrino processor? If you wanted to do video
processing/encoding, you should have gone with something other than a
centrino.

Bobby

"Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Now I remember why I rarely make a DVD disc. It takes forever just to
> process (convert) the videos.
>
> 2 AVI Videos of 5 and 20 minutes, and one 11 photo slideshow, took 1:15
> just in preparation for burning the disc.
>
> 21 Month Old Dell Inspiron 8600
> 1.4 GHz Centrino
> 512 MB RAM
> 7200 RPM Disk Drive
>
>
> "Wojo" <wojo@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks Wojo, downloaded Ulead DVD Workshop 2 demo yesterday (hope it's
>>> not laced with spyware).
>>
>> None what-so-ever.
>>
>>> Took a little playing to figure how to go about certain things but it
>>> does appear to be pretty flexible.
>>
>> Yes I should mention that there is a bit of a learning curve with the
>> program but it's well worth it.
>>
>>> Although for a product with such a hefty price tag there seems to be
>>> some capabilities lacking. For instance, motion menu buttons with
>>> different loop lengths (and possibly loop position, unless perhaps this
>>> is done with chapter marks).
>>
>> Motion menu button's are certainly a capability but I don't know about
>> different loop length's I never had a need for that option but I'll have
>> to look into it with my next project.
>>
>>>
>>> Also I may not have been going about it the way intended, but I had to
>>> switch back to Edit tab to select the item I wanted to place on the
>>> menu. If I just pulled a still from the image library then it couldn't
>>> be a motion active button. Suppose that may be what the video library
>>> is for, but that seems like an unnecessary additional step as well. But
>>> like I said, I probably wasn't using it as intended.
>>
>> It is what the library is for and if you set the program up with all the
>> different stills/motion videos that you use regularly it is worthwhile in
>> the end.
>>
>>>
>>> But as demos go very capable.
>>>
>>> BTW, in Disc Template Manager, Edit, Compression, I couldn't find any
>>> help info about the Speed-Quality setting. Goes from 0 (Speed) to 100
>>> (Quality) but says nothing about this setting that I could find. For
>>> instance what I'd like to know is if I use a setting of 100 (Max
>>> Quality) does that mean it's not reducing the quality of my DV-AVI movie
>>> at all?
>>
>> It will still reduce it some since DV-AVI is basically raw video and you
>> are converting to MPEG2 for DVD viewing so there is some but when I use
>> the max setting or even lower settings (within reason) it is not
>> noticable in the slightest.
>>
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>>> "Wojo" <wojo@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> I've never used version 7.5 and don't create widescreen DVD's but I do
>>>> have Roxio Media Creator version 6 and don't like it at all simply
>>>> because the control and abilities of the program are very limited.
>>>> I agree with John's assessment of Nero (that's correct you cannot
>>>> create DVD's with the trial) and I definitely agree with his sentiments
>>>> on MyDVD (I hate that program) and I now plan on checking out Dazzle
>>>> DVD Complete simply for the info to add to my website if nothing else.
>>>> Personally I like to use the Ulead family of DVD products. Movie
>>>> Factory was my favorite by far until I discovered DVD Workshop which
>>>> will do pretty much anything you could possibly want to do with a DVD.
>>>> The price tag is very high but the free demo is not crippled in any way
>>>> that matters and they have a much cheaper version called DVD Workshop
>>>> Express that works just fine as well.
>>>> There is a list of the more popular DVD authoring programs available on
>>>> my website in the "DVD Programs" section. Each includes a link to the
>>>> author's site where you can download a trial version.
>>>> Try a few and see what you think all the trial versions work except, as
>>>> I said before, Nero Vision Express.
>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>> Anyone have experience with Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 for creating
>>>>> widescreen (16:9) DVD format CD's?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "John Kelly" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OYPj6vzfFHA.3232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Hello Al,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nero can be downloaded/purchased online from www.nero.com If you
>>>>>> are in Europe its called Nero Reloaded otherwise its called Nero
>>>>>> Ultra...I "think" its around US $69 but you will discover the proper
>>>>>> price if you go look. You can download the evaluation copy...which
>>>>>> will do everything except make a DVD...apparently it will make a SVCD
>>>>>> and VCD as well as do all the things it is better known for in the
>>>>>> realm of creating any format CD....its an excelent program in that
>>>>>> respect alone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dazzle DVD Complete is no longer sold in the shops.....it was
>>>>>> withdrawn because it competed with the reportedly inferioree Pinnacle
>>>>>> product...Pinnacle bought that part of the Dazzle company (or all of
>>>>>> it...not sure) I was once told that you can still find it on the web
>>>>>> by doing a search and it was (2 - 3 months back) still possible to
>>>>>> buy it. My copy cost me something like £50 (US $100) TYake note that
>>>>>> DVD Complete is ONLY a Video DVD creation program...it has none of
>>>>>> the other functions found in Nero.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hop that helps a little
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
>>>>>> www.the-kellys.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> What are the price tags and are they available online? I don't do
>>>>>>> much DVD formatted burning so don't really want to spend much money,
>>>>>>> if any at all. Which is why I was trying to use the freebie Sonic
>>>>>>> MyDVD that came with computer 2 years ago. It works, does
>>>>>>> everything I need except wide screen video (so far as I can tell).
>>>>>>> Interestingly though it maintains aspect ratio of slideshow photos.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "John Kelly" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:OZdtTVzfFHA.3492@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quite a few programs (I have seen and been told about) fail to
>>>>>>>> deal with 4:3 and 16:9 properly. I can tell you that both programs
>>>>>>>> for DVD making that I use DO handle it well, thery are Nero 6.6 and
>>>>>>>> Dazzle DVD complete. I have never used Sonic (other than load it
>>>>>>>> and delete it) A friend used to use it and he had the same
>>>>>>>> problems. He has now moved to Nero.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For quality I am torn between Nero and DVD complete. DVD Complete
>>>>>>>> has a more up front user interface which was at first hard to
>>>>>>>> understand. The degree of control available is greater than I will
>>>>>>>> ever need. But it does not handle Dual Layer disks...thats when I
>>>>>>>> switched to Nero. It has considerable abilities but they are not
>>>>>>>> immediately obvious. I always use Nero when importing from my
>>>>>>>> DVD/TV combo...its easier in Nero than Complete and its two pass
>>>>>>>> compression is faster than Complete. The resulting quality...I
>>>>>>>> can't tell the difference between them on screen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope that helps
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best Wishes.....John Kelly
>>>>>>>> www.the-kellys.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OopT%23CzfFHA.3584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> Normally I just save all my video as AVI's and don't burn to DVD
>>>>>>>> format. But I have a project the requires a DVD format CD that can
>>>>>>>> be played on standard DVD Player & TV. All the video is wide
>>>>>>>> screen (16:9) created with MM2. I see no options for wide screen
>>>>>>>> in Sonic MyDVD (4.5) and in the preview it shows as 4:3. Is this
>>>>>>>> how it will display on TV too? How can I keep it wide screen?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Al
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