VideoHelp Forum
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 9 of 9
Thread
  1. Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Canada
    Search Comp PM
    I just picked up my first camcorder, but i'm not sure if the software provided actually lets me burn it to a standard DVD. My camcorder is the Sony XR200. I've been playing around with it for some time now and can't figure it out.


    -Does the software allow me to burn to a dual layer DVD? and if so how do i do this?
    -how do i convert the M2TS files to play on a DVD player and burn them to a DVD?
    -Can i keep the HD quality if i burn it to a DVD9 disc?


    any help would be much appreciated.
    Quote Quote  
  2. Member zoobie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Florida
    Search Comp PM
    I'm not sure if your software lets you burn it to a standard DVD, either. Why don't you try it and see?
    You can also use multiAVCHD to make it
    Of course, you'll need a Blu-ray player and HDTV to see it
    If all else fails, you can always call the store where you bought it
    Quote Quote  
  3. Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    South Florida
    Search Comp PM
    Now you know why I stayed with SD. I hope you have a i7 or super fast computer to use. This technology is not mature yet, and therefore, not for everyone.
    Quote Quote  
  4. If the question is for your own personal use rather than sharing my advice, after having gone through everything you are going through, is to buy a Playstation 3.

    You can put your videos on a usb driver or flash drive and see them in all their HD glory.

    You will be disappointed in the video quality when you convert to DVD.

    If you insist on dvd then look into https://www.videohelp.com/tools/ConvertXtoDVD. But please be sure to try before you buy.
    Quote Quote  
  5. Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Canada
    Search Comp PM
    Well i want to get a couple copies on DVD so i can send them out to family (It's a wedding). I don't really care about the quality for this one.

    I will be getting a PS3 soon enough, now will these files really work just with a USB stick in the PS3? i tried on the 360 but no go. Damn Sony always having to use their own software.

    I completely underestimated HD burning/ transfering.
    Quote Quote  
  6. I'm a Super Moderator johns0's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2002
    Location
    canada
    Search Comp PM
    You can use multiavchd to author your files and put them on usb and play them on a ps3,there's a special output mode for ps3 authoring.Damn sony?Its windows for xbox 360.

    I use multiavchd,tsmuxer,uncropmkv and mkvmerge all the time and rarely compile any dvds,i would say blu-ray/avchd authoring and editing is maturing cause i can make one avchd compilation after the other with no glitches or problems.
    I think,therefore i am a hamster.
    Quote Quote  
  7. Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    United States
    Search Comp PM
    If you had more processing power - which your PC specs don't have - I'd recommend that you author in HD. Then you could burn using multiAVCHD ( https://www.videohelp.com/tools/multiAVCHD ) a HD video to a DVD that plays in BluRay players. (It's called a AVCHD disk.) For the family members that don't have BluRay or a Sony PS3 etc you can then take the finished HD movie and downsize it to SD. With that finished movie you can use a DVD authoring tool like Windows DVD Maker that comes free with Windows 7 (which is also free right now as a trial until July 2010). Or you could use a free DVD authoring tool (many to look at on this site. OR use a reasonably cheap DVD authoring tool like Nero, Roxio, or Pinnacle Studio.

    BUT... you don't have the processing power or hard disk space so I think you should turn all your source footage into SD and edit from there.

    To batch downsize your source from HD to SD I'd use a free tool like MediaCoder ( https://www.videohelp.com/tools/MediaCoder ). It is a great GUI that pulls lots of open-source projects together.

    You can drop upto 20 files at once into the program to batch convert. To downsize you'll got the PICTURE tab and change it to SD sizes ( look here for size and frame rate info - https://www.videohelp.com/dvd#tech ). Then simply render it to DVD compliant MPEG2 and you'll be good to go dropping them in your project to make the DVD. Note, make the audio into PCM (48000 Hz 16bit wav file) or Dolby Digital (AC3) because MPEG audio while supported on some DVD players is NOT a part of the standard. Only PCM and AC3 are.

    Once you've converted the footage any PC ~1Ghz+ will be able to edit it. It's gonna take a few nights to down size the footage if you don't have a lot of processing power, but hey, you're asleep and during the day you're probably at work so let it chug away
    If your camcorder source is SD but it's in the PC intensive AVCHD (MPEG4 part10 aka H.264) compression type then you should batch convert to MPEG2 coz you don't have enough processing power to work with it. It does mean a degradation of image quality but you have to work with what processing power - and limited Hard Disk size you've got. (if you had more hard disk space I'd point you to editing with Motion JPEG since it needs very very little processing power vs MPEG2 or MPEG4 and would be better image quality after converting your source) see here - https://forum.videohelp.com/topic371510.html ). Good luck!
    Quote Quote  
  8. Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    United States
    Search Comp PM
    just came across this - https://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER it has a much simpler interface than mediaCoder but uses the same back end. I'd recommend newbies to use it to do the downconvert instead of MediaCoder if batching them up isn't as important as coming up to speed on making DVD compliant output.
    Quote Quote  
  9. I’d recommend AVCHDcoder this is a very easy to use program just drag & drop your BDMV folder. http://tools.twanwintjes.nl/index.php?page=avchdcoder

    I haven’t used Super to actually encode anything but it has some nice tools. I do not see in Super a way to get the correct file size & or a 2 pass option.

    AVCHDCoder or Multiavchd are my recommendations get the file size down to what you want DVD 5 or 9. Use 1280 x 720 as the quality will be very good. You won’t need a PS3 but you will need a Blu-Ray player & whomever you share the AVCHD’s will need the same. The Sony’s are the most friendly when it comes to AVCHD playback.

    Archive your movies this way then you can use a number of other programs top make a DVD. I like Nero recode for regular DVD.
    Quote Quote  



Similar Threads

Visit our sponsor! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!