conversion to DVD (Canopus vs DVD Recorder)

[Frebo]

The way I understand it - there are two ways to get my digial movies to DVD. I can use a good transfer solution like Canopus or I can use a non-computer DVD recorder.

I have a question...I realize that the Canapous software will allow me to be more creative with how I transfer my movies. But, is it better to simply plug my digital camera into a DVD recorder first - and get it digitized on a DVD first and then dowload the content on my computer toi fiddle around with creative software to do interest things?

Actually, I have one more question: I've heard alot about uncoordinated video and sound with non-Canopus solutions. Is a DVD recorder the ultimate way to transfer synchronized video and sound or is a solution like Canopus?

[edDV]

The way I understand it - there are two ways to get my digial movies to DVD. I can use a good transfer solution like Canopus or I can use a non-computer DVD recorder.

By "digial movies" do you mean DV camcorder tapes?
All you need is a IEEE-1394 port and WinDV to transfer the video and a DV editor-Mpeg2 encoder-DVD Authoring program to to create the DVD.

Canopus ADVC is one way to capture analog.

I have a question...I realize that the Canapous software will allow me to be more creative with how I transfer my movies. But, is it better to simply plug my digital camera into a DVD recorder first - and get it digitized on a DVD first and then dowload the content on my computer toi fiddle around with creative software to do interest things?

As said, Canopus is only one way to capture analog.

If editing is the goal, it is better to capture uncompressed or to a high quality (low compression) format like DV. Edit/filter in high quality, then encode to MPeg2 for DVD.

If you capture to a highly compressed format first, the results will follwing the "garbage in garbage out" rule. For some types of editing like removing commercials from TV tuner captures, this can be done with little loss.

Actually, I have one more question: I've heard alot about uncoordinated video and sound with non-Canopus solutions. Is a DVD recorder the ultimate way to transfer synchronized video and sound or is a solution like Canopus?

That issue is only for analog captures, not DV transfers.