Making DVD

Short answer: currently, you need third-party software (even with DV-AVI),
see http://papajohn.org for details.

Long answer: Stand-alone DVD players currently available to consumers can
not playback WMV files (nor HighMAT/video disks). The previous sentence is
carefully worded because things like Windows Media Center Edition (MCE)
could be considered a "DVD player". Also, it is expected that DVD players
supporting HighMAT/video will (finally) be available in early 2004. Again,
see http://papajohn.org for complete details.

Dan

"Chad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can dvd players regonize wmv files? That is to say, is
> there any software that will allow me to make dvd using
> the wmv format that wmm 2 saves in? I know you can save
> as dv-avi, but I was wondering if it could be done with
> wmv? Thanks.

What ???

Hello,

This is good, can you explain why your carefully worded reply can cause any
one to think a piece of software designed only for a computer can be
considered a DVD player?? Remember what the original question was.

This is what Microsoft have to say on the issue......

"Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, available pre-installed on Media
Center PCs, delivers advanced computing, plus easy-to-use integrated digital
entertainment-live and recorded TV, movies, music, photos, and radio-that
you can enjoy when and how you want. All your digital media is in one place,
accessible on either a PC monitor or TV display, using a single remote
control."

I can't see the words "things like Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) could
be considered a "DVD player" or anything approaching it. Indeed such a
computer could in any case only be considered as a DVD player if it had a
DVD drive.

It is in any case a useless piece of info, because....the question was ....

"Can dvd players regonize wmv files? That is to say, is there any software
that will allow me to make dvd using the wmv format that wmm 2 saves in? I
know you can save as dv-avi, but I was wondering if it could be done with
wmv? Thanks."

And the answer to that is as given in my first reply
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The intent was to succinctly provide a complete answer to this FAQ; it would
appear that our respective responses crossed each other...

My understanding is that MCE will play DVDs on your TV screen
(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...narios/enterta
inment.asp says "...a rich DVD viewing experience..."), so I don't think
it's a great stretch for one to consider MCE a "DVD player" - especially if
you don't own a (traditional) stand-alone DVD player. An ordinary PC can
not necessarily be a "Media Center PC" as Microsoft has some very specific
hardware requirements such as a DVD drive; also "Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2004" is only available to OEMs (and certain MSDN subscribers).

Now if MCE is my only "DVD player", then I can play WMM movies on my DVD
player:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...gitalphoto.asp
says "Windows Movie Maker [lets] ...you create and edit your home movies
right on your computer. ...pick up the Media Center remote control...and
show your digital home movies."

Before someone goes out and spends say $50 (or more) on third-party software
to create DVDs/VCDs, they might want to know that in (hopefully) a few
months, there will be stand-alone DVD players which can playback
HighMAT/video CDs. They might decide that they don't need to make that
movie now and would rather put the $50 towards a new DVD player in 2004.
Or, if they are thinking about a new PC anyway, they might want to consider
a MCE PC.

Dan

"John Kelly" <dead_letters@the-kellys.org> wrote in message
news:2E8qb.974$nQ6.8374410@news-text.cableinet.net...

> What ???
>
> Hello,
>
> This is good, can you explain why your carefully worded reply can cause

any

> one to think a piece of software designed only for a computer can be
> considered a DVD player?? Remember what the original question was.
>
> This is what Microsoft have to say on the issue......
>
> "Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, available pre-installed on Media
> Center PCs, delivers advanced computing, plus easy-to-use integrated

digital

> entertainment-live and recorded TV, movies, music, photos, and radio-that
> you can enjoy when and how you want. All your digital media is in one

place,

> accessible on either a PC monitor or TV display, using a single remote
> control."
>
> I can't see the words "things like Windows Media Center Edition (MCE)

could

> be considered a "DVD player" or anything approaching it. Indeed such a
> computer could in any case only be considered as a DVD player if it had a
> DVD drive.
>
> It is in any case a useless piece of info, because....the question was

.....

>
> "Can dvd players regonize wmv files? That is to say, is there any software
> that will allow me to make dvd using the wmv format that wmm 2 saves in? I
> know you can save as dv-avi, but I was wondering if it could be done with
> wmv? Thanks."
>
> And the answer to that is as given in my first reply
> --
> Best Regards.....John Kelly
> ---
> In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the
> sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless

sea.

Mr Smith,

Your message is off-topic, please refrain from posting off-topic messages
in this newsgroup.

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www.the-kellys.org
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This newsgroup is for Windows MovieMaker, which doesn't create VCDs (or DVDs
for that matter).

Dan

"Geo" <Glovitz@qg.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if it is possible to create an animated Manu menu for a
> VCD? Meaning, I saw an application that had the chapters broken out
> into a few scenes that actually played over and over in a small window
> when yo clicked on thtat chapter form the main menu. (Boy I hope that
> makes sense!)
>
> Ideas? Thanks in advance....

What profile out of MM2 should I use when wanting to create the best
possible movie for playing on a normal or wide screen TV?

--
Scott Micale
Director of IT
330-877-3631

DV-AVI

--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org

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"Scott Micale" <hrm_admin@news.postalalias> wrote in message
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> What profile out of MM2 should I use when wanting to create the best
> possible movie for playing on a normal or wide screen TV?
>
> --
> Scott Micale
> Director of IT
> 330-877-3631
>
>

Hello,

"Scott Micale" <hrm_admin@news.postalalias> wrote in message
news:OK3Kf%23U4EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

> What profile out of MM2 should I use when wanting to create the best
> possible movie for playing on a normal or wide screen TV?
>
> --
> Scott Micale
> Director of IT
> 330-877-3631

DV-AVI is the preferred output from Movie Maker in the low end of the
market. There are many more preferred options at the other end of the market
but Movie Maker would not be the ideal program, obviously

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www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk
Check out free video hosting at www.the-kellys.org
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If your source is video captured from a camcorder then dv avi is the best
option for output (as well as input). it matches the source closely.

However for other type of source material the choice may be different. For
example for still pictures I get better results if I let MM make 4:3 frame
output (640x480 or 1024x768) and leave the resampling step to dvd size
(720x480) to TMPGenc. YMMV.

--
Rehan
www.rehanfx.org - get transitions and effects for Windows Movie Maker



"Scott Micale" <hrm_admin@news.postalalias> wrote in message
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> What profile out of MM2 should I use when wanting to create the best
> possible movie for playing on a normal or wide screen TV?
>
> --
> Scott Micale
> Director of IT
> 330-877-3631
>
>