Easy capture and write to DVD...How?

[jemmanben]

Why is it so hard to record a pvr show on my computer and then write it to DVD. My brighthouse cable box/pvr can record stuff from cable with great quality, and it must be compressed to a small file because it's hard drive isn't that large. But I did not buy a DVD recorder to go with it; I thought a souped up computer would be better. I'm starting to think otherwise...
I would like to record programs from my tv tuner card (Kworld V-stream Xpert TV PVR-883) and write them to DVD. At this point, I don't care if there are commercials, as long as the video quality looks good and a whole movie will fit on one 4.7gig DVD.
Right now I'm recording with Virtualdub. I tried DIVX codec 6.0 at home theatre profile, bitrate based, 1-pass, with 4000 k/bits a second. Then I compressed it using Cyberlink Power Producer 2 Gold. Then I wrote the movie to DVD using DVD Decrypter. The picture looked great, but it was really jerky. Then I tried a lagareth lossless codec. A two hour movie recorded about 65 gigs worth of information -- how can I compress that? Theres so many options, I'm lost. Is there an easier way. Can you help me?!
Programs I have : Decrypter, Shrink, CloneDVD, Cyberlink Power Producer, Intervideo windvd creator, Ulead DVD movie factory, Adobe Premiere LE 6 (I'm frustrated with it because I keep getting errors from it.)

Thanks, Ben Russell

[tonemgub]

Capture with Vdub using HuffYUV. Then, use TMPGEnc to compress it to a DVD File. Author the DVD using the TMPGEnc DVD Author and then burn with Nero or some other burning software.

[ulapines]

Why not capture with WinDVD Creator or Ulead DVD MovieFactory to dvd-compliant mpeg2 and then author?

[jemmanben]

okay, if I use Ulead DVD Movie Factory, is there a scheduler for it?

I'm also going to try using Vdub with huffyuv and compressing as you reccommended.

Thanks!

[edDV]

To speed things up, you should consider a realtime MPeg2 hardware device, like a PVR-250 or similar. Then you can capture 1X from the S-Video+audio outputs and quick author the DVD. Done.