Simple simple simple Where is guide 4 HI8 to Perfect DVD.

[dfwbmw]

Give me a link that is all I want. Lordsmurf does not have that link anymore, or I don't know where it is. I just want to put the family HI8's on DVD. I have all the software and 3.0 P4 with 1 gig of ram I just built. I have a ATI 9000 Pro AIW with 8.6 MMC. I have captured many a time but then I cannot get it to DVD. Thanks

[FulciLives]

Give me a link that is all I want. Lordsmurf does not have that link anymore, or I don't know where it is. I just want to put the family HI8's on DVD. I have all the software and 3.0 P4 with 1 gig of ram I just built. I have a ATI 9000 Pro AIW with 8.6 MMC. I have captured many a time but then I cannot get it to DVD. Thanks

Hi8 is just analog video. Not that different from doing LaserDisc captures or S-VHS captures or cable TV captures or even VHS captures.

I don't see why you need a Hi8 only capture guide.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[dfwbmw]

I don't need a guide for just HI 8 tapes, any tape. I would like a step by step link to how to make perfect DVD from my home movies. Thanks

[Spicuzza]

#1) capture 352 x 480 uncompressed AVI
#2) edit in VideoStudio, I prefer version 6 over 7, but 7 has slow motion
#3) render 352 x 480 mpeg-2, 6000 kbps, 48.000 kHz audio
#4) burn the DVD, again I prefer VideoStudio 6

note: Just make sure you know which field A or B your capture card captures first and make sure when you render your mpeg that it matches what was captured.

[FulciLives]

#1) capture 352 x 480 uncompressed AVI
#2) edit in VideoStudio, I prefer version 6 over 7, but 7 has slow motion
#3) render 352 x 480 mpeg-2, 6000 kbps, 48.000 kHz audio
#4) burn the DVD, again I prefer VideoStudio 6

note: Just make sure you know which field A or B your capture card captures first and make sure when you render your mpeg that it matches what was captured.

Good advice but when using Half D1 resolution (which is 352x480 for NTSC) I find that the bitrate maxes out around 5000kbps and going 6000kbps is a bit of a waste. You could even get away with a value as low as 3500 to 4000 if you do a 2-Pass or multi-pass VBR encode.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
Also you might find that you get better quality if you capture at full D1 resolution (720x480 for NTSC) then RESIZE that down to 352x480 for the final MPEG-2 DVD video stream. As for the audio you should stick with either LPCM WAV or 2.0 AC-3 but not MP2 (unless you are encoding in PAL for PAL only DVD players). As for the 2.0 AC-3 bitrate 224kbps should be more than enough.