[Tfug] DVD Writing

[Don Freeman]

Can't tell from the website if mplayer can edit or convert the soundtrack.
Do you know?
I don't have a problem playing AC-3 just editing it.

-----Original Message-----
From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf Of
Jeffry Johnston
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:53 PM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: Re: [Tfug] DVD Writing

AC-3 aka Dolby Digital.  That's what you want on a DVD.  mplayer can handle
it

Jeff

On Jan 22, 2008 12:47 PM, Don Freeman <DFreeman at pagnet.org> wrote:
> Using the ADS unit the original video and sound are captured to the HD.
> Editing takes place with a ULEAD program that was bundled with the ADS
box.
> The term editing may be a misnomer. What actually happens is that you
"mark"
> the sections you want to exclude (commercials). You can also mark 
> split points to create chapters. The program then does some sort of 
> regen before burning to disk. The original capture file is not 
> affected. I'm not sure what the "regen" is actually doing and the 
> final output is not too bad but not as good as I'd like either. My new 
> Samsung combo unit does a better job but I'm having trouble figuring 
> out how to get it onto the PC in an editable form. I can get the video 
> but the audio comes in "AC-3" format (whatever that is) which is not
compatible with the software.
> - Don
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tfug-bounces at tfug.org [mailto:tfug-bounces at tfug.org] On Behalf 
> Of Bexley Hall
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:13 AM
> To: Tucson Free Unix Group
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] DVD Writing
>
> Hi, Don,
>
> --- Don Freeman <DFreeman at pagnet.org> wrote:
>
> > I have also done the transcription with a PC. I used an ADS external 
> > box and also tried a Hauppauge win-pvr-150. The video quality using 
> > the PC was not to my liking. So far I've not found the right 
> > approach using the combo unit either. The picture quality is great 
> > but editing is a pain.
>
> Can I assume you captured the video to (hard) disk and then burned DVD 
> from the digital files?  I.e.
> you did NOT regenerate video to record on an "analog DVD recorder"?
>
> I can live without editing but I would not like to lose too much 
> picture quality -- since VHS tapes aren't all that good to begin with!
>
> --don
>
>
>
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