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Please help me buy a DVD recorder

nessonite said:
Yeah, I have SP2...I dont remember it taking all that long though. I tend to have a very fast connection 😛
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hhhmmmm....I have broadband as well, maybe I just didn't turn off my firewall and that's why it took so long to download and install.

Oh well.....!!
 
Broadband comes in many flavors. My cable co. has this applet to determine your speed if you wanna check it out. I can't get my speed right now as Ive got some big downloads running. 😛
http://speedcheck2.optonline.net/speedcheck/speedcheck.html
Keep in mind it's measures in kiloBITS per sec and not kiloBYTES. I forget how many bits are in a byte. 9 maybe? Missy Val will know...
 
Im sure all the concepts ive listed have been said but to reiterate

I believe a dvd recorder thats both + and - will be more money cuz it does both, these are only the types of discs and the only diff is -'s wont work in + drives and vice versa. I believe +'s work in like 87% of burners world wide while -'s are more compatable and work with like 91%, i dunno, i learned i have a +R so it solved my initial problems.

Ive never had any issues with discs by brand name, i just get mine cheap from best buy or tigerdirect.com

And ares pretty much has any software u need, yes im an internet pirate, n'yar, i got my nero and full version of Power DVD off that.

Also got photoshop 9....but to use i need to set my clock back to 1999 :speechles
 
Photoshop 9?
Do you mean Photoshop CS2? I member when I installed PS CS I had to play with my calendar year but once the crack was done doing it's thing I was able to switch it back. I didnt get it right the first time though and had to do that you do, reset the calendar when I wanted to use it. Try re-reading the instructions for the crack again, you may find a fix to your problem. or download a new crack....
 
You can get a free, legal copy of Serif PhotoPlus 6 here, or a free copy of the open-source Gimp 2.2 here (download both Gimp and GTK; install GTK first). Serif PhotoPlus is a slightly older version of a commercial photo editor and is very similar to Photoshop Elements. I used Gimp for a year until I could afford to buy Photoimpact -- it was excellent software.
 
Well, once you get your DVD burner and video playback working, you can effectively decode, copy and burn your own copies of DVD movies using the open source DVD Decrypter.
http://www.dvddecrypter.com/
It decrypts the movies to .VOB, .BUP and .IFO files to a folder on your hard drive. From this folder, you can use WinDVD or PowerDVD to watch the movie from your hard drive. It usually expands the movie files to neat 7 or 8gb so make sure you have the extra free space on the hard disk.
You can effectively shrink and burn these same files to a blank DVD-R using the open source DVD Shrink. DVD Shrink is software to backup DVD discs. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc. DVD Shrink will also burn your backup DVD, if you have installed the latest version of Nero. If you already possess alternative burning software and prefer to stick with it, then you can still use DVD Shrink. The output from DVD Shrink can be saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn with software of your choice.
I have used this open source duping system for a long time now and have built up a small movie collection. Many of the instructions and help screens are pretty straight forward and it is an easy process to learn once you get the hang of it.
The integrity and functionality of these programs have been HOLLYWOOD BROTHER approved so you know they are good!
Anyway, the whole point is to confuse Nessie!
🙂
 
adobe photoshop 9(or 10 i forget) i got it for a friend i was tryin to help and i dont lie, was tryin to get in her shoes 🙂
 
If you can afford it, Ulead Photoimpact is offering a 20% discount until May 31. The normal price is $90, so it would be $72 after the discount. It's the best deal I've seen on a commercial photo editing product -- Photoimpact runs circles around the similarly priced Microsoft Picture It.

Offer at http://www.ulead.com/pi/trial.htm
 
Anyway, the whole point is to confuse Nessie!
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Im beginning to think that, yes!

I mentioned to someone that I had the new Star Wars movie and I told him I'd burn a dvd for him if he bought me a pack of dvdr discs. 😀 So I did but it turns out the aspect ratio is screwed up. He'll have to live with it for now but Ill get a better one at some point for him.
Anyway the point it I used Nero 6 to burn it and it played great on both my PS2 and my cheap-ass living room dvd player ($30 at walmart lol). So yay!!
I also downloaded Nero Vision so I can turn regular video files into DVDs. Right now I am burning Full Metal Alchemist to dvds...it'll take a ton as I can get only 4 episodes on a disc. I could fit it all onto 2 if I kept it compressed but I want to be able to watch it on tv. Also I get to make dvd menus and stuff and that sounds fun 😀
Thanks for your help everyone! I couldnt have done it without you!
(except you, girls_tickle_me...you're confusing) 😛
 
Bugger, what quality is yours in?

Im tryin to get the divx version but it A. dont work and B. boggs my processor down tryin to access it for some god damn reason

I have 3 files split up thats the movie but it has a time code at the top and the lighting is dimmer, less than my perfection tastes
 
I have seen a few cersions of it. The one I have was I think the first to come out. The aspect ratio is a problem and it does have the timer at the top. I heard that this was from before the final edit of the film and there is a small deleted scene somewhere but I have no idea where. I just heard it was small and insignificant.
I downloaded a patch for it. it made it 16:9 which isn't quite as long as the film should be (2.35:1) which is better but it pixelated the film for some reasons and made it unwatchable.
But other than the timer and the aspect ratio (which can be stretched out if played on the puter) the actual image quality is damn schnazzy!
The one I have was a 1.43 gig download. There is a 1.36 or so gig download but I heard it's way too dark. I dont know if there IS a good version of it at the moment. I'll try downloading it again in a week or two and see what I find. 😛

I made a whole menu and everything for my first Full Metal Alchemist dvd but it keeps freezing up just as it starts the process of converting the video to dvd format. Bummer!! It may be my comp.speed or something or it may be the program. Will try something else. What would anyone reccomend? I need something that can import regular files (like avi) and one where I can make cool custom menus and stuff.
😀
 
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Nero is always a popular choice. On my machine, Roxio's uber-bundle has proved capable of doing just about anything I need it to do, including using just about any video filerype to create a DVD movie (As well as menus and the like). If you want to make more professional-type DVDs, you might need a stand-alone DVD creator with more in-depth options for menus and such.
 
I guess I forgot to mention that the program crashing on me when authoring dvds WAS Nero. *sniffle* Nero Vision actually.

Will check out Roxio and see if it does what I need it to do....Most of my movies that aren't dvd rips ae avis so I need something that will make dvd files out of those. Does anyone have experience with Vegas's dvd authoring software (by soundforge)? I used to use their video editor a lot and I know they had dvd sftware as well.
 
nessonite said:
I guess I forgot to mention that the program crashing on me when authoring dvds WAS Nero. *sniffle* Nero Vision actually.

Will check out Roxio and see if it does what I need it to do....Most of my movies that aren't dvd rips ae avis so I need something that will make dvd files out of those. Does anyone have experience with Vegas's dvd authoring software (by soundforge)? I used to use their video editor a lot and I know they had dvd sftware as well.
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the only Nero software I have is Nero Express, which came bundled with some piece of hardware I bought some time ago. it is just a CD/MP3 disc burning program though. it crashes on me when I try to burn CD's at any speed higher than 12x, but I don't know if it does that because of the software or my el-cheapo CD burner. I had a fancy dandy Sony high speed burner, but it crapped out on me after a years worth of use....guess I wore it out!
 
Right now Im trying Uleads DVD Workshop trial. It's the most expensive one I could find ($500 retail) so I figure it might be the best. 😛 Im having trouble finding hard drive space for it to convert the files as it needs 13 gigs on one partition and my largest partition is 15 gigs. But it's working on it and will take about 9 hours to complete. Will let you know in the morning how it works IF it works. 😛
The program itself is awesome...can do a lot with it. 😀
 
was talking with a friend last night and she said she uses Nero exclusively for all her karaoke stuff (she hosts karaoke at local clubs), but if you have older versions of Nero there are patches you need to download because of Service Pack 2. after she said that a little light bulb went off in my head....."so that's why it keeps crashing on me"! who woulda thunk it...!!! DUH...!! :nerd:

so now I'm in a huge, 'decisions...decisions' mindset! what to do.....get the new Plextor burner with the Nero bundle? I need a burner anyway! (but I really wanted an external unit); go with the 'Upgrade' option to the full version of Nero 6 since I already have an older version and save $50.00 (but it's only available in a downloadable installer and I hate that (really would rather have the disc); or go with Roxio since part of it is already embedded into XP (question there is...would Nero conflict with the Roxio software already embeded).

there is no way I could do the Uleads software @ $500. besides, just cause it's the most expensive doesn't necesarily mean it's the best. ya want the best for multi-media applications....get a Mac/Apple! ...eh? :grind_tee
 
HisDivineShadow said:
Nero is always a popular choice. On my machine, Roxio's uber-bundle has proved capable of doing just about anything I need it to do, including using just about any video filerype to create a DVD movie (As well as menus and the like). If you want to make more professional-type DVDs, you might need a stand-alone DVD creator with more in-depth options for menus and such.
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thanks HDS. of course I've heard of and seen Roxio's products, but never looked into them.....that is until now. I do know the Roxio CD burning software is embeded into XP though.

HisDivineShadow said:
If you want to make more professional-type DVDs, you might need a stand-alone DVD creator with more in-depth options for menus and such.
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you mean like Adobe?
 
there is no way I could do the Uleads software @ $500
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That's why I love kazaa 😀

Im not sure but I think the reason is was "crashing" was because it takes a LONG time to convert the avis to mpeg and I gave up before it made progress. It took ulead about 9 hours to convert 2 hours of video!
What would improve that, btw? more RAM (I have 704 megs)?

Anyway I got the video converted but I keep getting errors when trying to burn the actual disc. I've tried creating a dvd image and using Nero but it didnt work either. I used Ulead to burn the disc and it got to the point of closing the disc out and it shot me a "generic error". When I put the disc in and explore the contents nothing shows up. Blank. But I can see the surface of the disc has been written to.
WAH!
Ive been through all 4 discs now. Have to wait till I have some $$ to buy more. Meanwhile Ive had to move all my digi photos around to make room on the one partition for this program to be happy.
*sob sob*
 
I think I may have solved my decision problem! Look at these and tell me what you think...saw them at BestBuy today....they come bundled with Nero 6 like the Plextor unit does, but the CD-RW/DVD-ROM and the DVD burner are considerably cheaper than the Plextor model.

the CD-RW

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01040&id=1055388011989

the DVD burner:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat01041&id=1099392726522

I know the website says Nero 5, but the ones in the store both said Nero 6 on them. For whatever reason, the CD-RW/DVD-ROM was not on the website. With the rebate the cost was $49.99 for it, $79.99 for the DVD burner.

Quoting Nessonite: What would improve that, btw? more RAM (I have 704 megs)?

RAM, Ness? 1GB here....seemed quick when it was new, but I'm wishing for at least another 500MB! Maybe that could be because my hard drive is filling up at an alarming rate from all these music video's I've been downloading. I think I've only got 9% free space left on a 36GB SCSI drive. (btw...Seagate hard drives RAWK...!!🙂)

Quoting Nessonite again: Ive been through all 4 discs now. Have to wait till I have some $$ to buy more.

Look here:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...6278&skuId=5961916&type=product&ref=10&loc=01

100 blank DVD-R's for $39.99? Is that a good deal? I thought I'd seen one that was an even better deal, but can't find it now....perhaps was only a one day thing for Memorial Day.
 
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eww kazaa? Thats spyware infested, i use ares lite or soulseek
 
Indeed, I only use Kazaa Lite K++!
Thats a good price for blanks, stormy! Im not sure if it's the brand's fault but it's the same brand that just produces 4 fine looking shiny beverage coasters so... 😛
I wish I knew what went wrong!
 
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