So, do I have this right or not?

[clothesburner626]

Capture to DV-AVI using any of the following: Win-DV, VirtualDub, NeroVisionExpress (Type 1 or Type 2?)

Edit with Adobe Premiere 6.5 (easier Editor out there?)

Use TMPGENC Plus 2.5 to encode the DV-AVI file to MPEG-2 (.m2v & .wav)

Use TMPGENC DVD Author 1.5 to author the DVD (Use the AC-3 Plug-in to convert captured audio from PCM .wav to AC-3... is this done while authoring?)

Thank you so much for your help.

[reboot]

Capture with virtualdub.
Edit with virtualdub.
Encode with tmpgenc.
You don't necessarily NEED to convert the audio, unless you want to save space for a higher bitrate video.
Tmpgenc will convert audio to mp2, which is almost as small as ac3.
Author.

[nelson133]

I don't believe that virtualdub will handle DV. Windv does a superb job and is free. Nyah Levi

[jimmalenko]

I think I read somewhere that VD can handle DV, but it takes a fair bit of registry hacking and the like AFAIK, so probably not for the faint of heart.

I'd say one of WinDV, DVIO or scenalyzerlive to capture, edit with virtualdub, frameserve either in virtualdub or using AVISynth scripts to TMPGEnc Plus or CCE to encode, then TMPGEnc DVD Author or DVD-lab to author.

[vhelp]

Yes, vdub does handle (or capture) through your firewire, but requires a little
tweaking a few files.

I finally posted what looked like some simple steps to get there, but in the
end, I think you have to have WIN 98 and (VFW w/ WDM drivers) on your system.
Then, you have to have the right DV driver installed, and lastly, a DV *.sys
driver file.

.. The trick (or technique) to get it to work (in vdub or avi_io) is to make
.. sure that the version numbers line up w/in a squence range.. (ie, 100 or
.. 101, 8002 or 8011, but not, 100 and 270, or 8000 and 50231)

And, once all is working, those with FAT32 limits will no longer have this
issue, thanks in part to "segmentation". Sorry. I don't recall the thread
where I posted the instructions.

But, at the moment, I'm using winDV because I like how it auto increments the
sequence numbers in the AVI's just right, and when (sometimes) i'm doing a quick
encode inside TMPG and if I have a few files (ie, 100.01; 100.02; 100.03) and
I do a quick cap of something else real quick that cought my then I quickly
do a refresh inside TMPG (to reload all the sequence avi's) and I can go
further in my encodings (usually experiments or trials of further improvements, etc)
That basically a taste of my MADNESS

.. I know I can use AVI_IO and VDUB, but really.., I'm pretty happy with winDV to
.. be honest with ya

Capture to DV-AVI using any of the following: Win-DV, VirtualDub, NeroVisionExpress (Type 1 or Type 2?)

Assuming you that you mean DV, then yes. winDV or DVIO would be good candidates
for the DV captures. Just remember though, that DVIO does not include a preview
window. So, you won't see any video.
.
Also, I would save as Type 2 because most apps deal better (w/ less issues) when
the source is TYPE 2 format. TMPGenc reads these perfectly.

Use TMPGENC Plus 2.5 to encode the DV-AVI file to MPEG-2 (.m2v & .wav)

If you want AC3 audio, then I would do this step in the DV phase. You take your DV
avi file and feed it into your WAV-to-AC3 converter (whatever app you choose) and
the cheapest one (freeware) that I use is one that Baldrick developed in C++
called ffmpeggui.exe
.
Also, if you *do* convert to AC3, remember that if your source is Film and you do
any IVTC steps, that you factor this in, else you'll most likely have audio sync
issues

From the video workstation of,
-vhelp 2978

[clothesburner626]

I'd say one of WinDV, DVIO or scenalyzerlive to capture, edit with virtualdub, frameserve either in virtualdub or using AVISynth scripts to TMPGEnc Plus or CCE to encode, then TMPGEnc DVD Author or DVD-lab to author.

What do you mean by "frameserve?"

Capture
Edit
Frameserve
Encode
Author?

[bugster]

What do you mean by "frameserve?"

https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?F#Frameserve

[clothesburner626]

What do you mean by "frameserve?"

https://www.videohelp.com/glossary?F#Frameserve

Frameserve: The process of creating a direct video "link" from one application to another. For example a video editor application to standalone mpeg encoder so you don't need a plugin or create a temporary video file.

So, essentially, what this is saying is that after I've edited in virtualdub, rather than save the file and reopen within my encoder, I would just link it to my encoder?

??????

I feel dumb. Help.

[reboot]

Exactly.
https://www.videohelp.com/virtualdubframeserve.htm

[jimmalenko]

So, essentially, what this is saying is that after I've edited in virtualdub, rather than save the file and reopen within my encoder, I would just link it to my encoder?

Yep, spot on!

Instead of saving out to an intermediate file, you just link the edited contents (or "stream" it) straight into your encoder.

[clothesburner626]

Right on!!! Thanks!!!