Is this the shortest path or can I combine steps?

[chrishallowell]

Hi all,
Can I combine these steps somehow?
1. Capture Hi8 video using Windows Media 9 (Hi8 -> AVI uncompressed, PCM mono audio)
2. Determine constant audio delay using Media Player Classic (Very hard and time consuming!)
3. VirtualDubMod (AVI -> AVI with audio delay)
4. Demux to m2v and wav using HCGUI with Avisynth script (See below) (AVS -> m2v and wav)
5. Wav(Mono) -> wav(Stereo) using Audacity
6. WAV(Stereo) to AC3 Encoder (Wav -> ac3) using Audacity
7. 2_0 to 5_1 upmix using batch scripts AC3(Stereo) -> AC3(5.1)
8. Gui for dvdauthor (Add menu and burn using imgburn) (M2V and AC3 -> VOBs)
9. Noticed while playing the VOBs the video and audio is out of synch again
10. Determine constant audio delay using Media Player Classic (Very hard and time consuming!)
11. Enter this constant audio delay into Gui for dvdauthor and reauthor


AVS Script for #4:
LoadPlugin("degrainmedian.dll")
LoadPlugin("fft3dfilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("ColorMatrix.dll")
LoadPlugin("AudioLimiter.dll")
LoadPlugin("soxfilter.dll")
loadplugin("SoundOut.dll")

avisource("E:\Orginal with audio -480ms delay.AVI",audio=true)
AssumeFPS("ntsc_video",sync_audio=true)
Trim(101,4458).Fadeio(30)
scene1 =Trim(101,4458).Fadeio(30) #Hospital Room when Ely was born
scene2 =Trim(4511,20608).Fadeio(30) #Living Room hanging out
scene3 =Trim(20609,23516).Fadeio(30) #Bouncer with Cody
scene4 =Trim(23517,25424).Fadeio(30) #Ely's first bath
scene5 =Trim(25425,34760).Fadeio(30) #Kids in the Kitchen
scene6 =Trim(34761,36732).Fadeio(30) #Ben sleeping on chair
scene7 =Trim(36733,40836).Fadeio(30) #Allie's tap dance recitial
scene8 =Trim(40837,59642).Fadeio(30) #Ely's baptism
scene9 =Trim(59738,76154).Fadeio(30) #Living room clowns
scene10 =Trim(76155,80016).Fadeio(30) #Ely in Bouncer chair
scene11 =Trim(80017,85680).Fadeio(30) #Kids in swimming pool
UnalignedSplice(scene1,scene2,scene3,scene4,scene5 ,scene6,scene7,scene8,scene9,scene10,scene11)
UnalignedSplice(scene1,scene2)
ConvertToYV12()
DeGrainMedian (interlaced=true, limitY=4, limitUV=6, mode=5)
FFT3DFilter(interlaced=true, bt=3, sigma=3.0, plane=0, bw=64, bh=64, ow=32, oh=32)
ColorMatrix(interlaced=true)

Crop(0, 8, -0, -8) #crop 8 lines off the bottom
AddBorders(0, 8, 0, 8) #add 8 lines of black to the bottom
ConvertAudioToFloat().SSRC(41000)
fl = GetRightChannel()
fr = GetRightChannel()
#cc = mixaudio(GetRightChannel(),GetRightChannel(),0.707 ,0.707)
#lfe = GetRightChannel() #ConvertToMono(a).SoxFilter("lowpass 120","vol 1.2")
#sl = GetRightChannel() #.amplify(-1.0)
#sr = GetRightChannel() #.amplify(-1.0)
#sl = DelayAudio(sl,0.02)
#sr = DelayAudio(sr,0.02)
MergeChannels( fl, fr).wavgainlimiter(1.0)
Soundout()
Thanks,
Chris

[Baldrick]

Use a dvd recorder...

But please change the subject title, I don't want to guess what the topic is about.

[chrishallowell]

I tried a DVD recorder but the results were really bad. The resulting video lost way too much detail. The recorder must have built in filters or something.

[ZippyP.]

I tried a DVD recorder but the results were really bad. The resulting video lost way too much detail. The recorder must have built in filters or something.

Using 1 hour (best) or 2 hour mode on a good recorder should give good results.

[lordsmurf]

You should not have an "audio delay" to correct.
You have no need to do Dolby 5.1 audio. Most receivers can do fake 5.1 from stereo already.

1. Capture Hi8 using capture card and VirtualDub in uncompressed mode. Canopus ADVC for DV capture is another option.
2. No editing?
3. Convert to MPEG in a good encoder. TMPGEnc Plus is cheap, MainConcept or Procoder Express or CinemaCraft Basic are better. Use good settings. 720x480, bitrate 8000-9000k, AC3 256k audio stereo.
4. Author with whatever. SVCD2DVD and TDA are cheap, DVDWS2 is better. Create menu images in Photoshop Elements (if you want to be free, try GIMP, but Photoshop is much better).

OR

1. Plug into good DVD recorder (Toshiba), record in 1-hour mode.