Just got a DVD burner and I'd like to....

[MechFighter]

I just got a sony dvd burner, a tv tuner

what I'd like to do is capture tv programs then burn them onto the dvd

what exactly do I need to do? and since i'm in a country where the broadcasts are in PAL, should I convert the broacast into an NTSC? before burning to the disc? or does it even matter?

and I'd like to send it to someone who has a region 1 dvd player does burning a dvd+r include the region lock?

I'm a total newbie at this i need help

[mats.hogberg]

and since i'm in a country where the broadcasts are in PAL, should I convert the broacast into an NTSC?

No! What ever gave you that idea?

does burning a dvd+r include the region lock?

No again.
Just capture directly to DVD spec mpg, or to AVI and then convert to DVD mpg. Then author as DVD and burn.

/Mats

[Popee]

What exactly did you do during that 24 hours they made you wait before you could post a question? You sure didn't look at any of the guides to your left. Those guides serve a purpose. They are there to explain in detail how to accomplish everything that you have asked. Then, if you run into a problem, you can ask for help.

Do not expect for someone to explain in detail exactly what to do, when all the answers are already there, if only you took the time to look.

[MechFighter]

I did, but confusing, since i'm new to dvd burning

[macleod]

What guide(s) are giving you problems? Please list them in your next response.

Also, please fill out your profile information so we know what your system is and what it is capable of doing.

Also, what application(s) do you have for recording TV (and what source, i.e. rabbit ears, cable, dish, etc.) and then burning. There are a number of pakages out there that will do all these things. It'd be good know what you are starting out with.

[makntraks]

I did, but confusing, since i'm new to dvd burning

Took 12 years of your life to graduate, that is if you did. So take a moment an look deep inside yourself and wonder... do you even have what it takes to comprehend / accomplish what you are trying to do?

makntraks

[dphirschler]

If you make a DVD you can play and enjoy, chances are your region-1 friend will not beable to enjoy the same DVD. You need to make PAL spec DVDs for yourself and NTSC spec DVDs for your friend. Here are some topics to look into:

1. PAL to NTSC conversion. I'll be honest, this is not an easy task for video, not for a newbie. But there is hope if it is a film.

2. PAL movies to NTSC 24fps progressive DVD conversion.

3. Wouldn't hurt you to know about the differences in PAL DVDs vs NTSC DVDs too. Read up on their respective specs. For instance, you might like to know that NTSC film DVDs are not encoded with the telecining... and that PAL film DVDs play 4% faster than the actual film which was at 24 fps.

4. Might as well look into the differences between film 24 fps, NTSC video, and PAL video.

5. And if you don't know already, you should look into what is interlacing. Wouldn't hurt to look up 3:2 pulldown/inverse telecining either, but you don't have that in PAL land.

You have a lot of learnin' to do. But don't worry, it is fun. But you really need to sit down and do some reading before you star thinking about authoring a DVD. There's a lot more to it than just hitting the "record" button.


Darryl

[MechFighter]

ok ok, so after reading some of the "how to" files, so anything I capture (tv tuner) in a PAL country is encoded in PAL so I have to convert it to NTSC (mpg) using TMGenc, then using a DVD authoring tool convert the mpg files to .vob, then create an NTSC DVD right?

[jimmalenko]

Hopefully I'm underestimating you, but I don't know whether Video is for you. We are here to help though, and if you are prepared to do the research and the work, you will get the results you wish to achieve.

I would start by reading this. This probably won't mean much at the moment, but it is basically a guideline for what each format requires.

I would then read a few of the articles here.

Then I would look at purchasing TMPGEnc Plus, and reading the config guides here.

With a lot of reading comes the need to test a few things yourself also. I would purchase a DVDRW for testing - You will thank me later. I would also only use 1 minute samples to test a few things until you start to get your head around the various settings. By all means post some more questions if you get stuck.

[jenkoko]

Am I a dolt, or when you capture straight from a video source like TV or DV cam to computer, doesn't it come in 30 frames per second? It does so on my capture system (I've used Dazzle and Analog Pass-Thru on MiniDV cam).

If that is what happens on the OP's system, then all he need do is convert the file twice with TMPG. Once as a PAL MPEG-2 and again as NTSC MPEG-2.

I've had to do just that for my brother-in-law so he could send PAL home video back to his family in Thailand.

Jen

[jimmalenko]

If that is what happens on the OP's system, then all he need do is convert the file twice with TMPG. Once as a PAL MPEG-2 and again as NTSC MPEG-2.

Why not put it through TMPGEnc just once ?

[indolikaa]

Am I a dolt, or when you capture straight from a video source like TV or DV cam to computer, doesn't it come in 30 frames per second? It does so on my capture system (I've used Dazzle and Analog Pass-Thru on MiniDV cam).

He lives in a country where the broadcast standard is PAL, so he's receiving his signal at 25 frames per second, not 30.

@Mech,

When you make your own DVDs by capturing them from broadcast, there shouldn't be a Region Code issue unless you intentionally put one on the disc. The disc should be a Region 0 disc by default; i.e., Region-Free.

[ZippyP.]

Don't most NTSC dvd players play PAL just fine, and vice versa? My Pioneer converts PAL to NTSC on the fly and I'm sure I read that most PAL players do the reverse. I find it confusing reading all the posts about framerate conversion.

[indolikaa]

Don't most NTSC dvd players play PAL just fine...

That was my understanding, but I haven't played with the 'feature' enough to know for sure. That's why I didn't post the same thing.