DVDA Fast Render

Butch Moore wrote on 2/12/2008, 9:21 AM

Here's the scenario:

I need to capture a series of 10 minute interviews, then burn each to a DVD immediately (just the 1 copy). This is for a trade show booth. Quality is not important, speed is! (The guy wants to pass them out to customers)

Right now, I plan to capture the video via firewire directly to hard drive. Then, during the changeover to the next interview, bring the avi into DVDA for render and burn. I will probably begin the next interview/capture during the DVDA process.

1. What are the fastest, usable render settings for DVDA and how are they set.

2. Short of using a direct to disc recorder, is there a better/faster workflow?

Thanks!

Comments

johnmeyer wrote on 2/12/2008, 11:20 AM

I asked a similar question a month ago, where I wanted to hand a DVD disc to someone immediately after filming a basketball game. Most of the people that answered told me to buy a DVD recorder. This really didn't get to the heart of what I wanted to do. In looking for a better solution, I found that Pinnacle (Studio) and several other programs let you record directly to a disc, much like a DVD recorder would. With this, you could shoot directly to the laptop DVD, finalize the disc, and be done.

You can also record directly to MPEG-2, either while shooting, or when capturing. I use the MainConcept external MPEG-2 encoder. You can then put this MPEG-2 directly into DVDA and it will author and burn a 10 minute job in just a few minutes. Either workflow would give you what you want in a VERY short amount of time.

Butch Moore wrote on 2/12/2008, 12:11 PM

John,

Thanks! Exactly the information I was looking for!