Sony Digital8 to VCD? Total newbie, I was hoping to find....

[SuperMegaDope]

Sony Digital8 to VCD? Total newbie, I was hoping to find a tutorial on this but I havent been able to?
What software to bring from camcorder to PC. I did it once before with Premeire but it brought it in as an AVI, I would think I want it as an MPEG1, right?
also how many minutes of vid will fit on a vcd?


Thanks in advance,
SMD

[Tommyknocker]

First, read the newbie guides. Then read up on capturing, which is how you will get the video into your computer.

Then read Convert. This is how you make your video suitable to go on a VCD, SVCD, or a DVD.

Then Author. It is how we burn, or record the video onto a disk.

[SuperMegaDope]

Thanks TM

Am I correct that the only way to bring in the vid from my digital8 camcorder is into an AVI? Then I need to find software to go from avi to mpeg1? then software from mpeg1 to cvd ?

SMD

[Tommyknocker]

It all depends on the capture card. The cheaper cards can do AVI or some even do MPEG-1. The more expensive ones can do firewire all the way up to MPEG-2. If MPEG-1 (VCD, CVD, or SVCD) from AVI files is good enough for you, TMPGEnc's shareware version does just fine.

If you are going to be authoring DVDs, you will need to convert or download to MPEG-2. TMPGEnc's registered version or the shareware version younger than 30 days can convert to MPEG-2.

[SuperMegaDope]

Well Im using a firewire card. I thought i wasnt doing any capture because I was coming from digital8 to firewire to disk, i thought it was an exact digital copy with no lost frames.
I also have a Radeon64 retail with Video in and Video out
I will be going to VCD because I dont have a DVD burner yet.
How many minutes can I fit on VCD?


SMD

[Tommyknocker]

A VCD has the capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively of full-motion video along with quality stereo sound.http://www.vcdhelp.com/vcd