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  1. Hi

    I am not really a newbie when it comes to video, but I'm far from a pro too. I am wondering what is the best program to use for editing mpeg-files. We're having a HD-camera (JVC GZ) which saves the shots on a harddrive, which we are transferring like normal files through a file browser onto the computers harddrive. These are shot in PAL 720x576 with a datarate of 9.000 kb/s I think.

    So, these are saved as .MOD. But what program shall we use to edit them and save them without loosing quality? I have seen that Ulead Videostudio has this nice saving option to save in the same format as the first clip. But is there any better software? If there is I would like to know... :P

    Also, when it comes to burning there is a problem. Ulead is very slow, even though the format seems the same as the options specified for the DVD. Lately I burned a DVD which, to me, seemed to have lost every third frame or something. Quite unsmooth.

    Any tips? The DVD authoring doesn't need to include a menu-editor (even though most does). The important part is the edting, I want quite a few features. I have tried Vegas and Premiere Pro but they don't have good daving options. So to me, Ulead VideoStudio is the best at the moment.

    Speak, please! All comments or help are appreciated.
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  2. Try "mpeg2 editors" that doesn't reconvert the entire clip when you export like Mpeg Video Wizard / mpeg video wizard dvd. But the mpeg2 must be dvd compliant then.
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    When you say 'burning' do you mean burning or do you mean encoding? Long burning times usually mean there is a problem with your burner. If your files are DVD compliant, they shouldn't need any encoding. But editors may have to encode at least the cuts, pastes and transitions.

    You can see if your files are DVD compliant by comparing them with 'WHAT IS' DVD to the upper left on this page. Gspot 2.70 is a good tool for checking video files.


    You seem to want a all-in-one package, but I use mostly the individual tools. Some popular tools:


    Editing: MPEG Video Wizard or MPEG-VCR or VideoReDo for MPEG files.

    Encoding: TMPGEnc encoder, Mainconcept, CCE, ProCoder.

    Authoring: TMPGEnc DVD Author, DVD Lab

    Burning; ImgBurn


    Those are just a few options, and everyone seems to have their own favorites.


    Your 'unsmooth' video could be caused by a variety of problems. One of the most common would be a bad frame rate conversion. But I assume PAL, so everything should be 25fps. You should check your video at each step, before and after editing, authoring and encoding to see where the problem originated.

    Others should be able to advise you about the video all-in one programs.

    And welcome to our forums.
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  4. I meant encoding, sorry. And I wasn't expecting an all-in-one program - I don't think that would be the best.

    Thanks for your tips, mpeg video wizard looks good and I will try to get my hands on a demo version

    EDIT: Thanks for the welcome too
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