How to convert from MiniDV to DVD
Converting from MiniDV to DVD
Many people have asked me how to convert a MiniDV tape to DVD. There are many different ways of achieving this. I'm going to show you the way I do this. The following are items that you'll need:
1. MiniDV camcorder with 1394 (firewire connection)
2. Computer with Nero installed with about 20GB of free space and a DVD writer
3. Firewire connection
4. Sony DVD Architect
5. Sony Vegas Video Editor
The objective is to first capture the footage into the computer's hard drive. Then convert it into MPEG-2. Aftewards create the DVD folders and use nero to burn them onto the disc.
1. To capture the footage from the tape, connect the firewire with the camcorder, into the computer. Open Sony Vegas. Go to File->Capture video. Select DV press OK. Another window will pop up. Select Options->preferences. Select the disc management tab. Double click on the drive that you want to save your video in. Press OK and press Capture Video. Usually about 12GB/ hour of footage.
2. Once the entire tape has been captured. Drag and drop the video onto the Vegas Video Editor. The audio file will start building, I will cancel building of the audio levels at the bottom left corner of the software.
3. Export the video by holding ctr and pressing M on the key board. Under "save file type" select Main Concept MPEG-2. Under template select DVD NTSC for north american DVDs. Select save. It will take about 4.3GB / 1:30hrs of video. Note: You'll have to output it to two discs if its over 1:30hrs. You can fit everything onto one disc if you use another free program called DVD Shrink to compress it. By fitting everything onto one disc, export the file as explained above, then open DVD Shrink and compress the video with that software, the quality won't be as clear though.
4. Once you have compressed the video into MPEG-2, it is now time to make the DVD folder called video_ts. Open DVD Sony Architect. Drag the new MPEG-2 video into top left corner box where you see an item called Menu. Once the video is in there, select menu and press delete on the key board. That way, your video will play automatically once you place it into the DVD player. At the top select the Make DVD item. Select prepare, browse for a folder where you want to save your video and audio folders that DVD Architect will be creating. Select next until you see finish, press the finish key. Once its done open Nero.
5. To burn the video_ts folders that Architect has produced for you, open the program Nero. Select DVD video. Select the label tab and name your DVD. Press OK. Find your video_ts folder and open it. Drag all the contents into the burning window. Insert a DVD. Select the burn button located on the top where it has an image of a match and a CD. Select your burning speed. I normally burn at 8X. Check the simulation diaologue box if this is your first time burning a DVD. Press the Burn button. Once its done, test it on your DVD player!
Hopefully this tutorial has helped, we can also do this at Azure Production where we use DVD recorders to copy video onto DVDs.
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