DVD format storing MPEG2/AVI
 

Question for video editing people. I create VHS movies from MiniDV's. I take the raw video which was shot on MiniDV, and render it onto the computer. After editing, I render the videos as .avi A current movie will be around 45 minutes and around 9 gigs in avi format.

My question is this. DVD RW's hold 4.7 gigs and 120 minutes. What format would that be in. Is mpeg2 the correct format to store the movies onto DVD's? Is mpeg2 format the correct quality for dvd's and VHS? My main concern is storing all the movies on DVD as backups but I want to maintain the quality of the movies that could be used to create new VHS's. Any links to information would be great.
thanks

Always keep your original tape.

Nice if you can hahahahaha out the post processed avi to digital tape. But how times do you want to produce this thing?

hahahahaha to DVD using MPEG2 and fullsize. For computer playback you need smaller size, say 320*200 and compress in MPEG1, an AVI codec or whatever comes with RM or QT formats, that I am not familiar with.

Play around, get to know your software and read the docs. You'lll be an expert in no time.

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And for VHS out, you should be able to choose that option, if the devices on your computer are set properly.

VHS is analog so your hardware has a DAC to do this. There is no compression.

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sorry i cant offer any more help but this link should do the trick

http://www.dvdrhelp.com

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thanks guys for the info

From me:

I use Pinicle Studeo 9 and save a MPEG file in DVD format. 1 hour = 2GB or so, which can fit on a dvd - plus you can edit it - plus its dvd quality.

Pinicle Studeo 9 has an option to save as DVD quality.

With the MPEG file saved, you can edit it or do what you want.

"Pinnacle"