What format do I need to save my files in to be able to copy the animation to a DVD or a VHS tape. I have the equipment and software to do this available upon my request, but I need to have everything set up before I use the equipment. What other preprocessing do I need to do before copying to a DVD or VHS?
for DVD you will need a DVD authoring tool. DVD burner or DLT drive. MPEG-2 encoder. Just be aware that things can really change from Computer to TV when dealing DVD.
I ran into some issues using Blender to make animated menus, quality dropped when I displayed on TV. I get good results when using Blenderman to render the work to tiff files then I compress the tiff files either on my o2 or in Final Cut Pro.
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Which is exactly why high quality studio monitors are used to preview video before they are output. These monitors are calibrated to the NTSC/PAL standards, and generally take high quality component inputs as their source.
For lack of any real DVD authoring program, can I burn an AVI and have it run in any conventional DVD player? HP DVD writer I assume makes necessary changes to the disc and file to make it playable, if its in the right format.
If you only have 15mins of video, SVCD (super video CD, 480x480) is a much more compatible alternative that will play on most PCs on any player that supports VCD formats, Even my 10-yr-old laserdisc player will play VCDs. The whole process of authoring and burning SVCDs is much simpler. You need less disk space and the CD-R media is dirt cheap.
Continuing in our series of video to DVD conversion and authoring guides, we take a look at ConvertXtoDVD, a commercial software but one that is quite popular. ConvertXtoDVD, like the name suggests, will take in almost all video files and then produce a DVD for you. Unlike DVD Flick, ConvertXtoDVD can create a basic menu for you.
ConvertXtoDVD has a built-in burner, but if you prefer not to use it and to test playback first prior to burning, then a DVD folder output is available (this guide will not cover burning DVD folders, but links to instructions will be provided).
The DVDs ConvertXtoDVD produces supports simple functions such as subtitles, audio tracks and chapters, with a very simple menu. If you want fancy 3D menus, chapter menus, audio/video setup screens and even the ability to create easter eggs, then you should try other software such as Nero Vision or TMPGEnc DVD Author. Read our DVD Authoring Tools Roundup to find out which DVD authoring tool is best for your needs.
Before you load your inputs into ConvertXToDVD, it is best to make sure that these input files are all of the same system (PAL or NTSC or NTSC-Film). As a rule, files that are 23.976, 24, 29.97 or 30 frame per second are NTSC. While PAL video is at 25 FPS. Multiples of these frame rates (eg. 15 FPS and 60 FPS => NTSC) are sometime used as well. There are many ways to check for the frame rate of your video file, for example, using GSpot for AVI files. In fact, ConvertXtoDVD will tell you the frame rate when you load in the video file, but as with the DVD Flick guide, I prefer to organise my videos before even starting ConvertXtoDVD, so I will know beforehand what kind of DVD I am making. Normally, your video player software will also show you the frame rate of the file. For example, in Windows Media Player, you can find out the frame rate of the video by accessing the "Statistics" options from the "View" menu, go to the "Advanced" tab and the "frame rate" will be displayed there.
Once you have found out the frame rates of your video files, separate the NTSC and PAL ones, as you do not want to mix them together when making a single DVD. You should probably also separate the widescreen and full-frame videos. So each DVD you make should only contain widescreen PAL, widescreen NTSC, full-frame PAL or full-frame NTSC content. It's also probably a good idea now to check your input video to see if they have any audio synch issues, and fix them before loading them into ConvertXtoDVD.
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You guys are so cool. We lost power to our house for 4 days due to the ice storm last week. I used my Titanium powerbook to play back the backlog of VCDs recorded with my Terapin VCD recorder. It was 35 degrees in the house, and we had no hot water, but we were able to entertain our neighbors and friends. Thanks for your quick response.
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To make an SVCD, you need to convert the video files from their current format to SVCD, create the disk image and then burn the disc. When looking for software, make sure you get both converter software and burner software.
The standard bit rate at which VCDs (Video CDs) are encoded are 1152 bits per second for VCD and 2500 bits per second for SVCD. Higher bit rate results in higher quality. A VCD encoded at a higher than standard bit rate is called an XVCD. An SVCD encoded at a higher than standard bit rate is called an XSVCD.
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