Re: Wide Screen DVD

CPU speed is not the be all end all of video processing. Storage device and
memory speeds play a very big part as well. In fact they are frequently the
bottleneck these days.

If your computer usage is narrow enough and wallet fat enough you only need
to consider one purpose for your purchase decision, good for you. I've
never been sorry for the purchase and I'm still not.

I look forward to the day when the speed and capacity of memory, storage,
and networks are so large and fast we never even remember the days of the
lossy-compression band-aid.


"NoNoBadDog!" <no_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23NBcPAVgFHA.3232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> news:%23S91n$FgFHA.2568@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Now I remember why I rarely make a DVD disc. It takes forever just to
>> process (convert) the videos.
>>
>> 2 AVI Videos of 5 and 20 minutes, and one 11 photo slideshow, took 1:15
>> just in preparation for burning the disc.
>>
>> 21 Month Old Dell Inspiron 8600
>> 1.4 GHz Centrino
>> 512 MB RAM
>> 7200 RPM Disk Drive
>>
>>
>> "Wojo" <wojo@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eRYxe.8034$Fy4.1516@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> "Al Stu" <NOYB@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OSLMIVBgFHA.1284@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wojo" <wojo@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:HuExe.12217$Fn4.11358@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> 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
>>>>> news:Om91XC0fFHA.3692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>> news:uK0V1nzfFHA.3584@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


.