Archiving video to DVD

[recoil]

Hi, I am trying to archive some of my old videos onto DVD I have a Hauppauge TV card with soft PVR. I captured 10mins of video using Ulead VideoStudio and 10mins = 600mb ?? I want to put episode's of progs that are about 30mins each I was understanding that I could get 6-7 on one DVD, please someone try to explain to me thx

[housepig]

you need to check out the bitrate you are using - higher bitrate = larger files.

and 6-7 what? episodes? cartoons? hours?

[jgandara]

I think you can capture NTSC 352x240 as mpeg1 with 1500 to 1850 bitrate. Then you can burn it to DVD. It will fit around 4 hours of video. This is VCD quality

[recoil]

what software would do what i want? and how many 30mins could i get on a dvd

[jgandara]

You can use Videostudio, just adjust your settings to whatever bitrate you need. You need to do some bitrate calculation

[SLK001]

Why did you purchase a DVD writer just to cram all that low quality video onto them? It's far cheaper to just burn that low-qual crap onto a CD-R.

Take advantage of the resolution and quality that is available from the DVD format, and encode a MAX of 2.5 hours onto each DVD-R.

What format are your videos in now?

[lordsmurf]

Why did you purchase a DVD writer just to cram all that low quality video onto them? It's far cheaper to just burn that low-qual crap onto a CD-R.

Take advantage of the resolution and quality that is available from the DVD format, and encode a MAX of 2.5 hours onto each DVD-R.

What format are your videos in now?

I concur.

[jgandara]

Because backing up 1 DVD = 5 CD's. I don't see a problem with that. Also why backup VHS as high quality video? I understand what he's trying to do.

[recoil]

Why did you purchase a DVD writer just to cram all that low quality video onto them? It's far cheaper to just burn that low-qual crap onto a CD-R.

Take advantage of the resolution and quality that is available from the DVD format, and encode a MAX of 2.5 hours onto each DVD-R.

What format are your videos in now?

I understand what you mean about he low quality, its basically for my dad to put some of his stuff on dvds, but as for films he wants I will backup from orignal dvds to get good quality.

also jgandara im a he not she lol