MiniDV to DVD

[techno123]

I have a MiniDV cassette recorded. I would like to make DVD of it. What software I need? Could you tell me the steps. I have sony trv33.

thanks

[SLICK RICK]

https://www.videohelp.com/guides?tools=&madeby=&formatconversionselect=DV+to+DVD&osselec...or+List+Guides

SLICK RICK

[sitlet]

plenty of guides to the left

[donpedro]

Pinnacle Studio version 9

[daamon]

Hi techno123,

See this link:

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=725433#725433

...for the steps I take to go from DV cam to DVD disk with menus and good quality. I don't claim it's the best way or the right way as there's loads of ways and loads of different tools. But it will give you a good insight into what you need to do, typical tools and settings.

If your aiming to get over (approx.) 100mins onto a DVD, you'll either need to reduce the quality (by reducing the bitrate, see below) or keep the quality and split the output on more than 1 disc.

A bitrate calculator is used to tell you what bitrate you need to use either:
1. As a max for Constant Bitrate encoding - CBR, or
2. As the average for Variable Bitrate encoding - VBR (as I use in the link above).

A good one is the DVDRHelp Bitrate Calculator, but there are others in the Tools section.

Hope that helps. Good luck - It's a minefield and seems hellish at first, but the effort is worth the reward and the satisfaction.

[Will Hay]

My method....

1) Pinnacle Studio 8.10 to 'capture' to HDD

2) Studio to edit, add transitions etc. and save as an avi (same settings as capture)

3) Encode with TMPGEnc 720 x 576 (PAL) 8000CBR

4) Author with Ulead Movie Factory 2.0

5) Burn with RecordNowMax

Of course you can encode with Studio, you can author with Studio and burn with Studio.
I'ts just my preferences.
I can't fault Studio for working with DV.
Analogue is a different matter.
Will