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More info?)
thanks!! looks like I have work ahead of me
"Lil' Dave" wrote:
> Believe ULead videostudio can take A/V files, convert them to appropriate
> form and make a DVD from them that you can play on your DVD player for your
> TV as well.
>
> Not sure about adding stuff to it after its burned. You can save the
> session on videostudio, and add more it later, then burn that. This of
> course is subject to the space limitation on a DVD media. You need a ton of
> hard drive space to make all this happen, and a relatively fast PC with
> adequate RAM.
>
> A slow PC could probably do it with an older OS like ME/98SE with less
> operating system overhead. RAM is less important but still critical as is
> hard drive space.
>
> Got my videostudio free with a firewire card made by SIIG. Its version 7.
> Version 9 is current.
>
> If the file format sent to use is in mpeg1 format, it cannot be converted to
> a DVD movie. The resolution is not adequate. Should be mpeg2 or AVI,
> preferrably AVI for best results in the conversion.
>
> Videostudio can create a menu that will show at the beginning of the DVD.
> It will show the first slide of each video session on that menu to select
> for playing. Or play the whole DVD with a ">" selection.
>
> Not all DVD players are equal. Some burned DVDs won't play because the
> media that they're burned on can't be read by some players. The high
> reflective, silver/chrome colors are usually the best for most. Have found
> some light lavender burn side DVD media that work okay on my DVD player,
> made by Fujifilm.
>
> If the files are mpeg1, you can make VCDs from them. Again, the media is
> also a concern when playing on the DVD player. May not work, you may have
> to try other media. Some older DVD players will not play VCDs at all, rare
> though.
> "Old Bob" <OldBob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:75B904F1-6BFE-4D77-A6DB-4432080AACA8@microsoft.com...
> > I have burned lots of pictures to a Cd by just right clicking on the file
> and
> > say send to D:..I can add more whenever I want as my collection grows
> > (grandbabies). I also have many camcorder files that were sent to me that
> I
> > would like to burn to my DVD burner and watch then on the TV. Can I do
> this?
> > I think I would just right click on the movie file, like I do the
> pictures,
> > and send to my DVD burner drive. If I do this, can I add more as time
> goes
> > on? How would I control the sequence of how the DVD played..I would like
> to
> > play from birth to each age of the child.
>
>
>
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