Converting to DVD

[csacsa]

I read on here that it is better to capture in AVI format for editing purposes. That being said here comes the question. When I go to burn, it gives me the options of SP LP and HQ, HQ being the highest quality. Is this telling me when I go to burn a DVD, that it doesn't matter if it is in MPEG or AVI the outcome is only going to be as good as HQ? I aasume after reading other columes on this forum that it has to be in MPEG to produce a DVD and it converts it automatically, correct? I am using Power Director 5. I don't have a lot of options with this software I realize that this software is not a top rated product but for what I am doing it is all I'll need.

[lordsmurf]

You're using dummy software. It's severely limiting your control abilities, and by using dummy terms like "SP, LP and HQ", you have no idea what is going on.

[csacsa]

I'm finding this out the hard way. According to the poorly written manual I can convert the AVI file to MPEG2 and change the bit rate. But the question is, is this going to make it a better quality DVD than leaving it in AVI and letting it run itself in HQ? Does this make any sense?

[kschang]

There is no way to know, since we have no idea what those settings really mean, unless it's define somewhere inside the manual.

[MysticE]

.... I can convert the AVI file to MPEG2 and change the bit rate. But the question is, is this going to make it a better quality DVD than leaving it in AVI and letting it run itself in HQ? Does this make any sense?

You could manually choose the highest bitrate that will fill the DVD. Note though as you approach a 3 hr. length on a DVD, quality will start to suffer, especially in any action scenes.