video capture

[davidprout]

I can capture sequences from my video camera. I would like to put them onto a CD that can be viewed on my DVD player. I do not have a DVD writer, only a CD writer. Can anyone explain in simple terms how to do this and what format I should save the captured film on to my PC. What are the different space requirements for captured film. .AVI .MPEG. etc.

[carlos]

If you want to watch your video sequences on a DVD player the video must be in video cd format(vcd) or super video cd format(svcd). You'll need to convert to these standards before you can burn to a cd. I use TMPGEnc to do this as it has a friendly interface and has a step by step wizard. Another benefit of this programme is it can handle many different types of inputted media - .avi .mpg etc. Once the video is converted you'll need to burn it to a cd using burning software that will burn to the vcd format. Nero is a good programme for this. You can fit 80 minutes of video onto an 80 minute cd at vcd quality(around vhs quality) and 35 mins at svcd quality. Hope this helps.

[smorodina]

Carlos answer is pretty comprehensive, but in case you want to go into more depth than space here allows try this website for info and tutorials from beginner to advanced: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/