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[Netman]

I am very new to this. I just got a Pioneer 104 and have a JVC Digital Video Camera. I just hooked it up through the firewire port and using Windows Movie Maker can transfer the video to my pc.

What would I have to do then to get it to the dvd so I can watch it in my dvd player?

Thanks
Netman

[Batman]

For capturing software Virtualdub/nandub may be a good choice (both freeware).

You would need a dvd burner which would most likely include the neccesary software to burn to dvd.

[Netman]

Well I have everything I need to get it on the dvd. I am just questioning what do I need to do to the video before I put it on the dvd. Maybe I dont need to do anything.

[Batman]

So long the format (avi, mpeg-1, mpeg-2 etc...) is acceptable to the dvd burning program you should not have any problem.

[Netman]

ok

thanks

[Batman]

you're welcome

[adamonebox]

Not so simple

The real question here is whether you want to watch it in your standalone DVD player, vs. your PC's DVD-drive.

In the latter case, you can just dump a video-format file to the disc and you're done. Generally, video captured via firewire to a PC is in the DV format, which is the same high-res format used on the original miniDV tapes.

If you want to play the DVD in your standalone player, you need to "author" the movie. The first thing you need to do is make sure your movie is in the MPEG-2 format. If it's not, you will need to transcode the move to MPEG-2. Once that's done, you'll need to author the DVD. This takes the MPEG-2 movie, adds chapter stops, menus, etc. and produces a folder called VIDEO_TS that resides on the DVD and contains files of type .vob that is your movie audio/video data divided typically into 1 Gb chunks. The folder also contains .ifo files (and .bup backup files) which contain the "information" about the chapters, etc.

The cheapest way to do all this is buy a program from www.sonic.com call MyDVD. It will have you hook up your digital camcorder, and without any input from you will capture the video, produce and MPEG-2 of it, author a VIDEO_TS folder and burn a DVD for standalone playback. Good luck.

-Adam