Importing VHS to be converted and burned to DVD.

I want to import my family VHS footage to my IMac G-5 with Tiger 4.2, to be burned on DVD . What software and hardware do I need to accomplish this and how do I do it?

I recently bought a Plextor ConvertX PVR BY ELGATO. it was $100 less than the eyetv version, with the same eyetv software, the only difference i could tell being that it uses usb2 instead of firewire. i use mine to do the same thing - convert vhs tapes to dvd. while the software allows you to import video as DV for imovie editing, i sometimes set it to mpeg2 which allows me to send it right to toast for DVD burning. a full 2 hour tape takes about 2 minutes to save as mpeg2 to the desktop and then multiplexes in toast for about another 2 minutes, then starts to burn.

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imported clips are to big to burn to DVD can i cut them up w/ out having to export them again as QT files. seems like too many steps. otherwise i have to import them as shorter clips....i was doing this for a friend so i just did a "capture now" didnt want to sit and log..but now clips are toooo BIG..over 4 gigs and now i cant burn them to a data DVD.
anyone???
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You could Zip them into an archive. They compress somewhat. Or Stuffit will allow you to segment an archive into 4.7 GB segments...
Patrick

How to Make a Still from Video and Burning a DVD

Hello All,
I am using FCP HD and I would like to know how do you make a still photo from video footage?
Also I have to burn an editing project to dvd. I don't know how to use studio pro, but the person said that it needs to be a ntsc full resolution version. I am not sure what that means.
The project is about 10 minutes long and this person had me using the H.264. I have been playing around and I think I not doing something write because when I send the project to compressor it tells me that I have like 200+ hours befoe it outputs.
Could someone give me some simple instructions using the H.264 on how to do a good large size (over 320x240) QT movie to dvd?
THANKS...

To export a still park the playhead on the image you want, mark IN OUT, go to FILE>EXPORT>QUICKTIME CONVERSION. Click on QUICKTIME MOVIE and In the dropdown choose STILL IMAGE.
You will have to De-Interlace it in Photoshop after you export.
As for making the DVD:
Shane's Stock Answer #3:
To export your DV project so there is no loss in quality, simply go to the File Menu and select EXPORT>QUICKTIME MOVIE. Not Quicktime Conversion, fot this will compress the footage. Make sure the settings match your timeline settings, make it self contained and you are set.
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How do I save my video in jpeg format so I can add picture to it and burn a DVD through Photo Explosion version 4

How do I save my video in jpeg format so I can add picture to it and burn a DVD through Photo Explosion version 4

LRP
Thanks for the follow up.
In Premiere Elements 13/13.1, your export choices are in the Publish+Share section of the project. There are several choices and sub-choices.
Example: Publish+Share/Computer/and then a list of choices under that, such as, MPEG, AVI, AVCHD, XAVC-S, Windows Media, QuickTime, Image, Audio.
And each has Presets which define the export settings. Adobe offers default settings which are usually optimized ones. But, it also allows you to customize the preset selected. You do that by clicking on the Advanced Button of the selected preset and customizing the settings under the Video Tab, Audio Tab, and, if applicable, Multiplexer Tab.
From what you wrote, I thought that you might be asking about exporting a video with a video codec = Photo JPEG.
To do that you would to to
Publish+Share
Computer
QuickTime
with Presets = either the one for 4:3 of 16:9 as appropriate for your project,
and then clicking on the Advanced Button, and then the Video Tab under the Advanced Button.
Then selecting Photo JPEG for the video codec field.
Tip: The QuickTime choice is not seen unless you scroll down the list of Computer choices. Use the thin scroll bar to the right of the Computer choices.
Please explore Premiere Elements 13/13.1's Publish+Share/Disc/DVD with standard or widescreen preset for your creation of the DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc.
The Premiere Elements timeline destined for this choice could consistent of supported photos and or videos.
Please consider.
Any questions and need clarification, please do not hesitate to ask.
ATR

Please help i started my project video format 720HD resolution 12x720 rate 25p at last when i finish and burn to dvd the edges are cut off any one help please i am really in trouble

please help i started my project with video format 720HD, resolution 12x720, rate 25p. at last when i finish and burn to dvd the edges are cut off and my logo cut off the screeen aswell any one help please i am really in trouble. thanks

Sorry, but I don't know anything about that app.
I did go to their Web site and I see they have a support link. Perhaps you can get help there or in their forum.
If you are OK with a DVD with a basic menu, you could try the Share>DVD option in FCP.
Good luck.
Russ

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I haven't actually done a BluRay yet - waiting to get everything right and,
hopefully, will be able to put more than 1 movie when all is finished!
That's my next challenge. I initially used Share/Disc to burn the DVD with,
I thought, all the settings for widescreen. It has always worked OK in
Pinnacle. When I lodged the problem with tech support they sent me
instructions using the Sony PSP. Interestingly I use a Sony camera, have a
Sony disc burner plus Sony TV and Playstation so you'd think they'd all talk
to each other!!!
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Jill in Launceston
http://www.jilldearing.blogspot.com/
Are your creating and burning your DVD (or is it a BluRay disc?) from
Premiere Elements by choosing Share/Disc?
If so, it should produce a widescreen disc.
Sometimes DVD players don't automatically read home-burned DVDs as
widescreen and you have to manually switch it. But at the very least the
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I created a slideshow in Elements 12 and burned a DVD in Premiere 12. Why was the orientation of some of some of my slides rotated 90 degrees

I created a slideshow in Elements 12 and burned a DVD in Premiere 12. Why was the orientation of some of some of my slides rotated 90 degrees?

Rick
Have you looked at Delete and Close Gap as well as Delete for what you describe?
Nonetheless, adding or moving clips to an existing Timeline content without disturbing the existing Timeline content can be challenging and complex under certain scenarios.
Typical solutions include making these moves with a keyboard modified held down (Windows Alt or Ctr). I am strictly an Elements Windows user, so we will need to find the Mac counterparts for the Windows keyboard modifier techniques.
Also, if one move triggers a multi-chain disaster, then you should consider grouping block of clips so that they do not move while you are busy with your Timeline maneuvers. Check out the Clip Menu options for Group and Ungroup.
Some times in the "Mac condition", you need to use fn in addition to the command to achieve some of these Windows counterparts.
The following video tutorial on arranging clips and keyboard modifiers is being posted for informational non promotional reasons.
Premiere Elements: Arranging clips on the Timeline using modifier keys | lynda.com - YouTube
It is demo'd with Premiere Elements 8, but the principles are the same for later versions of the program.
Here is one variation of the issue on Windows.
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: PE: Delete and Close Gap Failures
You should not have to delete audio to prevent it from being split by an addition to an existing Timeline. The keyboard modifiers should help you resolve this type of issue.
Please review and consider.
Thanks.
ATR

HT203242 I use ipod classic 120G. When I launch itunes I first of all see a message "The registry settings used by itunes drivers for importing and burning cds & DVDs are missing." I cannot sync my ipod. Any ideas?

I use an ipod classic 120G. When I try to launch itunes I first of all see a box stating "The registry settings used by itunes drivers for importing and burning CDs and DVDs are missing. This can happen as a result of installing other CD burning software. Please reinstall itunes" This I have done. obviously I cannot burn CDs but worse still is my ipod is not being recognised by itunes and will not sync. I have not installed any new burning softeware. Any suggestions please?

I'd start with the following document, with one modification. At step 12 after typing GEARAspiWDM press the Enter/Return key once prior to clicking OK. (Pressing Return adds a carriage return in the field and is important.)
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/
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Itunes 8 "Drive for importing and burning CD/DVD are missing"

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Take a look at this link
http://www.gearsoftware.com/wiki/index.php?title=CD/DVDdrives_disappear_after_installingiTunes
I was having the same problem...actually for the last year and I found this info last week and followed the info and now so far everything is good. I finally can burn a cd in itunes and all my cd,dvd and media drives are in place and working.
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Using an External Hard Drive for iMovie Editing and Burning to DVD

Between iPhoto, iTunes and other applications I am rapidly running out of hard drive space on my 2003 iMac. Because of this, I recently purchased a Lacie 250 GB Firewire external hard drive and was hoping to use it for iMovie editing and buring of DVDs, because of the large amount of disk drive space video eats up. Is it it possible to "load" iMovie and iDVD to the external drive and edit/burn videos on that drive? If not, is there some other way to use that external drive in this process? Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be provided.

Scooper
see my reply to Trollus, just posted:
That's how I do all my stuff now - via external lacie 'brick' drive. The only trick is when you begin your iMovie project, hit save immediately after creating the new project, and save the project file in an appropriately named folder on the external hard drive (don't call it 'Movies' as it'll be confused with your Powerbook's movies folder). Then as you import all your clips from your movie camera, they will be written to the external drive, rather than you G4's drive. Very handy.
I do all my iMovie and iDVD stuff via the external Lacie drive - the FireWire 400 interface is quick enough (ie never had skipped clips, etc). I also save all iDVD finished projects as disc images on the external drive and burn DVDs from those at slow speed via Disc Utility. No coasters...:-)
Greetings from Canberra
Dave
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Wanna make a slide show of my photos and burn to dvd

I just got my mac. Novice at best.
However, I am a quick study.
Tech nerd.
I want to make a slide show of photos and burn to a dvd for my "non-tech" parents to play in their dvd player.
What's the easiest way.

The easiest way is to use iDVD; however, Apple doesn't bundle that with new Macs and you can't buy it from the App Store. It is apparently still available on iLife disks, but you'd want to check the label.
iPhoto will create a nice slideshow which can be converted to a movie. Then you will need something like iDVD or Toast to create the DVD. http://support.apple.com/kb/VI195
As you say you are new to Macs, I don't imagine you have an old copy of iDVD on another Mac.

Create random order slideshow and burn to dvd

I am trying to create a random order slideshow and burn it to a dvd playable on a dvd player. I tried creating the slideshow in iphoto using the album mode, and was successful in creating the slideshow, but cannot save, export or burn. Would appreciate any help.

Thanks for your help!
I am trying to make a slide show of 900+ photos. I moved the photos from a CD into iPhoto. Originally I tried Magic iDVD, dropped the photos from the Event zone into the drop zones in Magic iDVD, chose a theme and previewed. The slides were shuffled from the beginning, and at first I thought that some of the themes allowed the shuffling of the slides as an effect. However, I did notice that the slides remained in the same order regardless of the theme chosen, but wasn't sure why this was the case. I then made the mistake of trying to eliminate a few of the slides and divide the slides more evenly between the two drop zones. I went back to the Event, opened the folder and selected the photos to be included and moved them to a new folder. From that point on the "shuffle" of the photos was gone and the photos appeared in the order in which they were taken. I spent several hours of trial and error trying to reinstate the shuffle, called Apple, talked with various Apple help and more expert users and finally ended up seeking help from the discussion boards where I found the post explaining how to create the shuffled slideshow in the Albums area of iPhoto . This is exactly what I am looking for--shuffled photos and random transitions! Unfortunately, it seems as though you can only view this slideshow from the computer. Now I am looking for another way to do the same thing. I am new to Apple, and trial and error is extremely time consuming and in this case not very productive. If there is a software program which will create a random shuffle (either Mac or Win) I can always create the shuffle and then import the photos back into the Events folder and create the DVD. Any help/ideas for a successful completion of this project are welcome! Thanks.

I'm finished with project and burned to DVD.... Can I delete?

What is everyone's opinion on what to do with the their projects once they are completely finished burning all of their projects to DVD? I really like keeping my HD nice and neat and don't want a bunch of video taking up space. I have burned the DVD to watch and made a backup DVD of the important video's. I will keep the backup DVD in a safe place. Do you think I would be ok to delete all of my projects and clips that I have created?

I keep everything. This has let me do some really interesting things. I have videos going back to when my children were small. This January, I made a movie showing scenes from my daughter's 18th, 17th, 16th, 12th, 8th, 6th, 5,4,3,2,1, birthdays and the day she was born. This was simple in iMovie because the footage was all there and you can combine clips from multiple events in a single project.
This also gives you flexibility for the future. If BluRay or something beyond BluRay becomes popular, you can easily share you movies to the new format.
You can get an external 1 Terabyte drive ( or pick a size you like). It needs to be formatted as MAC OS Extended (journaled). (If it comes at FAT32, you can reformat it using DISK UTILITY)
I use Firewire 800, but if you have a recent MacBook, you may not have Firewire so USB will work fine.
Open iMovie and click VIEW/EVENTS BY DISK. You will see an icon for your disk in the Events list. Hold down the command key while dragging the event to the icon for the disk in the event list.
Projects work similarly. Command-drag the project to the external drive in the project list.
Good luck.

Capture video and burn to DVD

I want to convert a movie playing in my ie browser at this
address:
http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing
(the Lost episodes)
to burn to DVD.
How can I do that?
I have flash 8 if that helps.
Thanks,
Trint

atsidi Wrote:
> I want to convert a movie playing in my ie browser at
this address:
>
http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing
(the Lost episodes)
> to burn to DVD.
> How can I do that?
> I have flash 8 if that helps.
> Thanks,
> Trint
if these episodes are in flash format, you can convert them
to video
format and burn dvd easily. i always do in such a way, using
the
program i have- Flash to Video Encoder PRO (it's on
geovid.com), it
burns dvd after conversion just in one click!

Importing VHS to be converted and burned to DVD.

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