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Plaid13 · 10-10-2006, 03:22 PM

Im looking for advice on How to get movies off the tv onto my computer then to burn to dvds. I have video in on my video card and a audio in on my sound card. What i need to know is what software to go about using to get the two sorces into one program to make a video file with sound thats in sync with eachother.

After that whats a good program to take that video file to make a dvd that will play in any dvd player?

I havnt even connected the computer to the tv yet but im sure that shouldnt be too hard. Just want some info on what to do after getting that done. My video card didnt really come with any software other then drivers so i dont even know where to start.

KnifeMissile · 10-10-2006, 05:54 PM

Well, assuming you already know how to capture the video (and audio) onto your computer and into some media file, you can then use a DVD Authoring program to author your DVD. The only software I know to do this is Adobe Encore. Truth be told, it's slow and buggy as hell but, if you're patient, it eventually works. This happens to be what I use.

Depending on what authoring program you use, you may need to encode the movie (with audio) into MPEG-2, in which case you will need some kind of MPEG encoder program and a familiarity with the DVD format protocol since not just any old MPEG encoding will do. Luckily for Adobe Encore users, it can do the transencoding itself, so you won't need to know any of this stuff and can simply import AVIs or likely whatever else.

The only way to "guarantee" that your DVD will play in any DVD player is to press the DVD (there's always the possibility of a poor player not playing some DVD, like first generation Sony Playstation 2s). There's no way you can afford this kind of equipment so you will have to outsource an order to some company that does this. Modern DVD players will play almost any DVD-R you burn so this shouldn't be a deep concern for you.

I hope this was helpful. If you need any more help or clarification, we're still here...

Plaid13 · 10-11-2006, 01:21 PM

I still need to figure out what to use to capture the video and audio. I have a good dvd player that plays even just avi files burnt to cds but i want to make dvds that play in most dvd players just in case i get a new one in the future that is kinda picky about what it plays.

KnifeMissile · 10-11-2006, 04:05 PM

Just a thought but didn't the video card come with software to capture video?

Aro23 · 10-11-2006, 06:45 PM

if it's just movies try getting the software "dvd shrink" to encode the dvd files as an "iso" image file. then use "dvd decrypter" as a program to burn. hope this helps

Plaid13 · 10-12-2006, 05:30 PM

No the video card didnt come with any software other then basic drivers.

KnifeMissile · 10-14-2006, 09:54 AM

Okay, this is only a guess but...

When I wanted to transfer video from a camcorder to my computer I had to capture the video through a firewire port with my NLE program. In my case, that was Adobe Premiere Pro. I have to play the video on the camcorder in VTR mode and record it, in real-time, on my computer with Premiere.

I'm guessing you will need a video capture program to detect your videocard as your local VTR device and record its input. I'm sure any NLE can act as such a program (like Premiere did). A good way to test this theory might be to try VirtualDub. It might be able to capture video in the manner that I mentioned (go to menu: File/Capture AVI...) and, best of all, it's free (open source, even!)...

Good luck...

10-10-2006, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	making dvds Im looking for advice on How to get movies off the tv onto my computer then to burn to dvds. I have video in on my video card and a audio in on my sound card. What i need to know is what software to go about using to get the two sorces into one program to make a video file with sound thats in sync with eachother. After that whats a good program to take that video file to make a dvd that will play in any dvd player? I havnt even connected the computer to the tv yet but im sure that shouldnt be too hard. Just want some info on what to do after getting that done. My video card didnt really come with any software other then drivers so i dont even know where to start.

10-10-2006, 05:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Well, assuming you already know how to capture the video (and audio) onto your computer and into some media file, you can then use a DVD Authoring program to author your DVD. The only software I know to do this is Adobe Encore. Truth be told, it's slow and buggy as hell but, if you're patient, it eventually works. This happens to be what I use. Depending on what authoring program you use, you may need to encode the movie (with audio) into MPEG-2, in which case you will need some kind of MPEG encoder program and a familiarity with the DVD format protocol since not just any old MPEG encoding will do. Luckily for Adobe Encore users, it can do the transencoding itself, so you won't need to know any of this stuff and can simply import AVIs or likely whatever else. The only way to "guarantee" that your DVD will play in any DVD player is to press the DVD (there's always the possibility of a poor player not playing some DVD, like first generation Sony Playstation 2s). There's no way you can afford this kind of equipment so you will have to outsource an order to some company that does this. Modern DVD players will play almost any DVD-R you burn so this shouldn't be a deep concern for you. I hope this was helpful. If you need any more help or clarification, we're still here...

10-11-2006, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	I still need to figure out what to use to capture the video and audio. I have a good dvd player that plays even just avi files burnt to cds but i want to make dvds that play in most dvd players just in case i get a new one in the future that is kinda picky about what it plays.

10-11-2006, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Just a thought but didn't the video card come with software to capture video?

10-11-2006, 06:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aro23 Crazy	if it's just movies try getting the software "dvd shrink" to encode the dvd files as an "iso" image file. then use "dvd decrypter" as a program to burn. hope this helps

10-12-2006, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	No the video card didnt come with any software other then basic drivers.

10-14-2006, 09:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	Okay, this is only a guess but... When I wanted to transfer video from a camcorder to my computer I had to capture the video through a firewire port with my NLE program. In my case, that was Adobe Premiere Pro. I have to play the video on the camcorder in VTR mode and record it, in real-time, on my computer with Premiere. I'm guessing you will need a video capture program to detect your videocard as your local VTR device and record its input. I'm sure any NLE can act as such a program (like Premiere did). A good way to test this theory might be to try VirtualDub. It might be able to capture video in the manner that I mentioned (go to menu: File/Capture AVI...) and, best of all, it's free (open source, even!)... Good luck...