I was able to create a DVD-R complete with moving menus and ac3 audio.
The only things I used were:

1-Panasonic DMR-E30 (Standalone recorder)
2-Panasoinic LF-D311 (PC burner)
3-Ulead's DVD Workshop v1.3

Step 1- I went online to digital-digest to download a program that would give my computer the ability to read ac3 files (Dolby Digital). I installed the drivers so that I would be able to maintain the digital quality that is part of the original file.

Step 2- I recorded an hour worth of video using my DMR-E30 on to a DVD-Ram disk. After the recording was finished I copied the video file from the disk to my pc using the LF-D311 drive (DVD-Ram/R burner).

Step 3- I change the file I copied that had a .vro extension to .mpg, this way DVD Workshop will be able to load the file for authoring. I'm not sure if the extension is vro because I am not in front of my computer while I'm writing this. I'm pretty sure you understand what I mean, (the video file).

Step 4- After loading the file into DVD Workshop I create the motion menus and chapter points. I now burn the video to a DVD-R and whola, its done.

The audio continues to show the Dolby digital trademark and the sound is very much similar to the orginal file. The reason I added the filters and codecs for AC3 is because without it the audio sounded terrible. It was converted to mpeg audio and lost most of the clariity. When I checked the properties of the file The ac3 was still intac.

I didn't need to use Panasonic's MovieAlbum software to convert the file, and was able to keep the video and audio quality that the orginal file had.

I've made several disk and they all work and sound great.


Ernest