Re: Consolidating MINI DVD's to a regular DVD

Your first mistake was purchasing one of these miniDVD camcorders in the
first place. Each disc has to be finalized. Once this finalization takes
place the disc is assigned a menu having thumbs of the videos on the disc.
Those files on the disc each have a VOB number according to the speed you
used in recording. Each disc you make has exactly the same numbering system
as the other. When creating a larger compilation disc from these file names
cannot be repeated with the VIDEO_TS folder. In addition the IFO files
cannot be changed either because they point to certain VOB's.

Your only recourse is to capture the video over analog inputs, since your
camcorder does not have 1392 or full resolution DV quality, and then
transcode each captured file to make the larger DVD.

However, the camcorder should have come with a little software package which
will allow you to copy the files to your hard drive over USB, but the
problem is that these are then labeled .MPG and I suspect they are QSIF
MPEG-1 files and not true MPEG-2 files as they are on the disc proper. This
copied MPG file is not for serious editing, but rather for those who wish to
use the included editing software to create shareable video over the
internet and e-mail.

If you have not had this camcorder for very long I highly suggest you take
it back to the store where you purchased it and get a refund, or credit
toward a serious miniDV camcorder instead. Unfortunately you fell for the
notion that DVD is somehow better, when the manufacturer had the notion that
recording straight to DVD would be more convenient for playback at home in
your DVD player since VHS is on the way out, and there are few miniDV decks
for this purpose.

DVD video is not for editing, and DVD does not mean "better quality video".
DVD, which means Digital Versatile Disc is for playback and storage period.
Buy a miniDV camcorder and a 1394 card. Shoot your video, use any NLE - even
Windows Movie Maker for editing and then make your compilation DVD's from
the final output files. Even Nero will make passable DVD's for that purpose.

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<pminor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have recently purchased a Mini-DVD Camcorder and I would like to take
multiple Mini-DVD's and convert them to a single DVD so I can
distribute them to other families from our soccer team. I'm not opposed
to buying software, but it must preserve the original resolution, and
be able to consolidate. Nice features such as titles and such are
preferable, but not neccessary.
Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Phil



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