Avid to DVD

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micaelb

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This might be a lot easier then I think it is but I'm a novice when it comes to burning DVDs. We have a lot of requests for DVDs of stories so I bought a burner but I don't know the steps to get my sequence to the disc.
I don't need anything fancy, just the story on the disc.
Simple plain English steps would be nice.
I'm using Newscutter XP and a HP external burner if that makes a difference.
Thanks.
 
Necktie Boy

Necktie Boy

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If I'm correct....You have to render the timeline as a avi. file or qt. Then with DVD software create the DVD. A better way might have been to get a stand-alone DVD Burner and burn the stories. Most have a firewire port to import the video.
 
shootist

shootist

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we picked up a <$100 rca burner for just that purpose.

we have an "sd connect" transcoder for getting tape in/out of avid. all we do is take analog video/audio out of the transcoder to the rca inputs (on the...rca....)

hit record on the burner and play the timeline on newscutter. straight real time "dub".
 
AB

AB

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Kind of on the same topic

I'm not a computer guy or gear head so I need a little help.

I'm cutting on an Adrenaline HD. I've noticed in the export menu there is an option for "ipod".

I haven't had much time to mess around with it, but what would be the steps for converting and putting a clip into your ipod?
 
zac love

zac love

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Necktie Boy said:
That would be correct...You can export your project to an IPod....
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now I haven't mess w/ any "Avid iPod" settings, but keep in mind that iPod videos only play limited video formats and that an iPod can also work as a portable data hard drive

so Avid might be converting your timeline to play on your iPod video, or Avid might just be exporting the data as a back up, the same way it would export to a thumb drive.

now going back to the thread topic, Avid to DVD...

assuming that you want a DVD video disc that will play on a standard DVD player...

the easiest way (as mentioned before) would be to play the video in real time out a stand alone DVD burner / player. (you can find these at any Best Buy, Target...) they work 96% the same as a VCR

the "pro" way to go would be to export your sequence to Quicktime (or some other uncompressed format), then import that video file into a program like DVD Studio Pro. then you can add chapters, menus, buttons, the works. build, format & burn. you have a nice looking DVD.

I'm not sure what software came w/ your burner, but hopefully there is a program that can at least make a simple DVD from most video formats


although keep in mind that DVDs compress thier video, so if you want a high quality copy of your video you should just burn your uncompressed video to a Data-DVD so you don't lose any quality
 
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