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More info?)
nero/roxio again should do this for you if you have the up to date versions.
It's just writing a data disc.
--
Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
Laird of Glencairn
www.dvds2treasure.com
www.simplydv.com
"steve" <steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA8C0FBB-4D5C-43EB-AE4F-A281BBF0B3DF@microsoft.com...
> I have the pinnacle studio+ sw so I can capture to HD as I need to, but I
was
> looking at putting the contents on DVD as an AVI so I could quickly pull
off
> what I needed vs having to cycle thru the tape to find what I want. I was
> considering purchasing the pinnacle version of InstantDVD which as I
> understand it writes the tape contents directly to DVD. It was $30 but I
was
> just wondering if there was any similar freeware of shareware app if
anyone
> knew. Good pt about the size though. I guess that would be 4 dvds per 60
> minute tape, and I guess I should be going to AVI and not MPeg2 if I plan
to
> edit the contents, so maybe I need to write to the HD first as an avi
anyway.
> ~Steve
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
> > If you want to save the avi, tehn you can capture with the likes of
movie
> > maker, free and tehn write it to dvd using nero/roxio, which are
virtually
> > always bundled with a pc, or the dvd writing software which came with
the
> > dvd writer.
> > Don't forget that dvd's only hold 4.38gb so you'll need 3 or 4 dvd's per
60
> > minute mini-dv tape.
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > --
> > Graham Hughes
> > MVP Digital Media
> > Laird of Glencairn
> > www.dvds2treasure.com
> > www.simplydv.com
> >
> >
> > "peter" <peter@nomalarky.ca> wrote in message
> > news:%23qmW2VOCFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > You are better off doing your editing on your hard drive.consider the
> > speed of
> > > your HD vs the speed of your DVD
> > > consider the speed of writing to your HD vs. writing to your DVD.
> > > and thats just for starters......there are other considerations..such
as
> > once
> > > you have it burned and make a say 3second change does it have to
rewrite
> > the
> > > whole movie or is it capable of just changing that 3seconds??
> > > peter
> > > "steve" <steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1700F5EB-37CC-429E-9264-D8252B5E1BE6@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Does anyone know of any freeware sw available for transfering the
> > contents
> > > > of a mini-dv tape to DVD? I know there are plenty of applications to
> > make the
> > > > movies and edit the contents, but I want to be able to store the
tape
> > > > contents to the DVD first, and so then I can more quickly pull up
the
> > > > contents and edit what I want as needed. There must be some such
> > freeware
> > > > software out there for doing such. Any info would be appreciated.
thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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