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| 270951 | 2004-09-10 07:38:00 | Hey all, I would just like to know if there is any software which would act as a DVD Elumulator (sp?) so that i can play DVD's with my CDRW? Thanks, Luke |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 270952 | 2004-09-10 07:41:00 | I doubt it. CD burners dont have what a DVD has got. You'll have to buy and install a DVD player to play DVD's. | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 270953 | 2004-09-10 09:15:00 | Ok, was just checking to see if I could save myself some work. I guess I'll have to pull the drive out my old computer. Thanks |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 270954 | 2004-09-10 09:20:00 | No worries. HTH :) Theyre pretty cheap at the mo... 70-90 for a decent one | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 270955 | 2004-09-10 09:35:00 | Yeap, sure are coming down in price! I'll wait a little while longer until my dad gets the family a digital video camera.... then suprise him and tell him he needs to now buy a dvd writer! Is a DVD-RAM a combo of DVD -R and +R ?? And also, when getting the data off a digital video tape, does it play and the computer record? hence the need for USB2? Thanks, sorry I'm getting a bit OT, but there is no point starting a new thread! |
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| 270956 | 2004-09-10 09:52:00 | Umm a few DVD burners can do DVD-RAM. BUT NOT many DVD players can play them after u finish/finalise/burn them though. NOPE. DVD-r + and DVD-RAM are TOTALLY different hsv. Different formats. DVD-r Blank DVD's, I think are a pretty common format to burn to, and most DVD players would / should play them once u burn to them. Thats right digital video (If you use firewire, which is pretty similar to USB2), you NEED a program like Windows Movie Player, (this is in XP), which can do this The program you use will transfer whats on the tape, to the hard drive, then you can edit it (put titles,menus), on it, then burn it to DVD. What kind of connection has your digital cam got? USB 2 / Firewire, or both?? I think USB2 can do the same as firewire, BUT NOT in DV format?? (I maybe wrong). I use a firewire cam here, BUT havent used a USB 2 digital cam. See if you can get a digital video cam with firewire. BUT then you'll have to have firewire onboard your computer (either built in, or on a PCI card). And XP. Not to sure if any other versions of Windows under XP supports firewire?? (I maybe wrong)..... Umm, one other thing, you need a pretty beefy computer for video editing it helps too. What kind of system have you got / are you using?? For info on different formats of DVD check this site out. http://www.dvdrhelp.com You can buy video cams now with DVD onboard as well! Which will record directly to DVD. |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 270957 | 2004-09-10 10:02:00 | I havent got a camera yet, and i also dont have firewire or USB2 :( I'll have to get a PCI card off trade me or somthing... P4 1.7Ghz running at 2.0Ghz 384mb DDR PC2100 ram Asus P4S333-VM mobo Geforce FX5200 40 GB HDD Windows XR Pro, Sp1 (soon to be sp2 when i format next) I think I should be alrite as far as editing goes...I wont be in a hurry anyway :P Thanks for all your help spaceman, MUCH appreciated! |
hsv-b0y (5210) | ||
| 270958 | 2004-09-10 10:11:00 | No worries :) Umm If you do decide to do a bit of video editing, I also suggest you get a BIGGER hdd as a slave. Video editing and transferring from a digital cam can chew space up on a hard drive pretty fast! Like I've got a 35 min mpeg of a wedding, on my hdd at the mo. It took up 1.7gb of my hard drive! Luckily, I've got a 120 gb hdd, so there's plenty of space. Your system SHOULD be ok with it. Just need a bigger hard drive.... A bit more memory may help also. And either a USB 2 or firewire card... |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 270959 | 2004-09-10 10:16:00 | I only intend to keep 1-2 videos on my computer at one time... I would like more of everything! but any money i have, goes towards my motorbike, and dad just wont buy anything more for the computer... I had to struggle for 2 months just to get the FX5200... and even that was discounted! Thanks |
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| 270960 | 2004-09-10 11:07:00 | FWIW DVD-RAM is a better format for data storage as it supports error correction and writing on the fly. I use DVD-RAM as backup media for my digital photo's and it is like writing to a harddrive (although a bit slower). Most DV cams use firewire to transfer video as it performs better than USB2.0 for continuous throughput. Yes there are DV cams that record direct to DVD, but be wary of them at this stage. They use a smaller disc (which is expensive) and as it is DVD the footage is compressed to fit on the disc as you record it. This causes some issues with image quality. You are better off with a MiniDV cam and keeping the source tapes with their full DV quality. Especially if you are shooting footage that can't be replaced such as your cousins wedding etc. :-) |
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