What File Format should I save to in order to create a DVD?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Fran Sevillino
  • Start date Start date
F

Fran Sevillino

At the risk of making people mad with another request to explain this...

I am using WMM2 to create a movie. WOW I love the program.

Now that I have my movie in a project file, ready to save, then to burn into
DVD format I just want to know what file format I should save to.

I have Roxio Easy CD/DVD creator which was bundled with my burner. My
capture device is a Dazzle USB, which though not totally compatible with
WINXP, does capture the video.

Should I shell out some bucks and get some other software? If so, please let
me know what to look for.

In any case, the WMM2 save to file format question is the most important
issue I'm facing right now.

Thanks for your help.

Fran
 
Yes save as DV-AVI. The only problem you might
run into is that Movie Maker saves as DV AVI type 1
and many (most) other programs want DV AVI type 2.
See www.video.ncsparks.com for step by step
instructions for converting to DV AVI type 2 if
you need to.
Les
 
There are some posts about your DVD software.... on the DVD Software > Roxio
page of www.papajohn.org

And there are comments about other software packages that MM2 users have
made.
 
There are some posts about your DVD software.... on the DVD Software > Roxio
page of www.papajohn.org

And there are comments about other software packages that MM2 users have
made.
Click to expand...


I have been saving my movies in .WMV format before writing them to
DVD.

If I save to DV-AVI (PAL) and then write to DVD, will I see any
difference in quality when playing the DVD?


Filthy Rich
Music House
 
Yes, you should.... but depending on how discerning the viewer is and the
scenes themselves, it's sometimes hard to see the difference...

PapaJohn
 
Back
Top