Calling all PVR250 Owners: help with trimming commercial

[Gil T Pleasure]

I hope this is the right forum for my questions. I asked the same questions at the SHSPVR Forum but I can’t access the site at the moment. Anyhoo...

I have the PVR250 and I captured a TV show using the WinTV2000 with the quality set to ”DVD Standard Play.” I authored/burned the video (as is – no transitions, no trimming) using Ulead Video Studio 7 and it plays fine on my DVD player.

I took the original video and used the included nanoPEG to cut out the commercials and authored/burned the DVD using VS7, but the video won’t play on the DVD burner and standalone DVD player.

I tried using Ulead VS7 to trim the commercials and the video plays fine, but VS7 reencodes the video even though I checked the “Do Not Reencode Compliant DVD” option.

Q1: Why does VS7 reencodes when I told it not to?

Q2: Is there a better tool for trimming commercials? (I have Cybelink PowerDirector Pro, but have not tried it yet so I don’t know if this will trim the commercials and not reencode the video.)

Q3: Since VS7 does not reencode when I don’t trim the commercials, can I manually add chapter marks using VS7 so that I can skip the commercials by hitting the next chapter button on my DVD player?

Thanks!

[next]

I have VS7 but have not been happy with the performance. I have found that the current version of Womble Mpeg2Vcr allows you to edit and and not have the problems you suggest.

Not a very good answer but you may want to try the Womple product. It may solve your problems as it has for me.

[leebo]

I have found that the current version of Womble Mpeg2Vcr allows you to edit and and not have the problems you suggest.

Not a very good answer but you may want to try the Womple product. It may solve your problems as it has for me.

I second that. Mpeg2VCR works great for editing mpeg. Handles AC3 too.

[Suave74]

as far as captureing how is the PVR250 card I was thinking about geting one?

[Gil T Pleasure]

Many thanks for the helpful replies.

I am now able to access the SHSPVR Forum and they've recommended exactly the same software. I guess I'll have to save up for Mpeg2VCR then.

In the meantime, can anyone answer Q3 for me. Thanks!

[leebo]

I'm not familure with VS7, but pretty much with any DVD authoring app you can put a chapter mark where you want (within a half second, I think).

So put your chapters right where each commercial ends.

[Gil T Pleasure]

as far as captureing how is the PVR250 card I was thinking about geting one?

It's great... except for the mediocre software it's comes with. If you buy this card, be prepare to spend more on good software.

[Suave74]

Thanks for the info I think I'll go and order one tomorrow. Gil T

[Gil T Pleasure]

I'm not familure with VS7, but pretty much with any DVD authoring app you can put a chapter mark where you want (within a half second, I think).

So put your chapters right where each commercial ends.

Thanks.

I played with VS7 last night and found out how it is done. Took me hours to find it though. My fault.. I was looking under EDIT when I should have been looking under SHARE.