Fuzzy 0 #1 December 11, 2003 Our Dz is considering purchasing a DVD recorder as means to offer DVD's to tandem customers vs dumping to a computer etc. The most common units seem to be Panasonic, Sony, & HP, but we haven't had a chance to play with any yet. We would be interested in hearing what other Dz's are using (if anything), and if there are any compatibility or quality issues we should be concerned with. Any help or info is appreciated. Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychef 0 #2 December 12, 2003 I very recently purchased a sony vaio just for burning dvds. I am fairly happy with it, although it is not the fastest way to edit tandem videos. There are a couple of things to check if you purchase a dvd burner. There are three different kinds. dvd-,dvd+, and some that are-+. All DVD players dont play- and +, so -+ is best, dvd- is the newer of the two so any player that was made in the past 1.5 years will play dvd-. Your other and best option (if you have the cash) is get an Apple the softw. is better and there dvd tech can be played on 99% of players Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 December 12, 2003 VERY important when looking for purchasing something like this for a tandem operation---How long does it take to 'finalize' the finished product and burn the DVD? Some recorders take up to 30 minutes to do this task (after you finish dubbing the finished product). Others are as quick as 3 minutes. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundrushpull 0 #4 December 12, 2003 the newest format for DVD is DVD+R/RW most players will play the other older format DVD-R/RW. My 16 month old High end Laptop does not play +R DVD only the DVD-R......... go here to check out more http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvd.htm John Maggio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #5 December 12, 2003 The "finalizing" time was something I had forgotten to consider "thanks". Surprising that there is such a spread in time to do this, guess that has some relation to the price spread on these things as well, will have to look closely at the specs and hope it's listed. Do you know if the machines with built in memory have any distinct advantages in this respect? Thanks again Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #6 December 12, 2003 http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvd.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #7 December 12, 2003 Thanks to John and "skydivejersey" for the link. I checked it out, but not had time to read it all yet (and there is a lot to read). I've been burning DVD's at home on the computer with a +RW burner and not had any compatibility problems yet, but only a couple of those have been tandem customers. We were hoping that using a DVD Recorder would be as simple / fast as when working on the VCR, but it's sounding more like the answer to that is "probably not". Anyways - got some more reading to do now Thanks again Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychef 0 #8 December 12, 2003 If you have customers that are demanding DVD you can record to DVD in real time from anolog, the quality is no better but it is on dvd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #9 December 12, 2003 What's the consensus on the idea of getting a DVD "recorder" vs an DVD RW drive for the PC? One is a PC accesory, the other is a piece of component hardware that sits on a shelf. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #10 December 12, 2003 As long as the quality is not worse than VHS, and the process is as fast, or not much longer, than doing it takes on a VCR we will be happy. We are also hoping that the DVD Recorders operate just like or close to that of a VCR, in that you can pause and continue recording at the touch of a button during the editing process. Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjf98 0 #11 December 12, 2003 I was supposed to tell AggieDave what kind we're using at Elsinore, but they are exactly what you are talking about. Feed in the video and audio from the camera through the mixing board and hit record. Cool part is, if you have an AFF customer you can continue to put their jumps on the same DVD with menus for each level. I don't remember what kind we bought though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #12 December 12, 2003 Our preference is DVD Recorder, as at present (and if they work they way we have been told they do), anyone doing tandem video's will still be able to do the editing themselves without re-learning the whole process. I'm hoping to get to play with one this weekend. That may tell me if we are going in the right direction or not. Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy 0 #13 December 12, 2003 If you are able to find out the model they have, it would be appreciated. It sounds interesting. How are you able add to the disc? I thought once finalized or closed you could not add to the disc anymore? Also have you heard of any problems with customers not being able to play the dvd on their own machines? Fuzzy Ambition / Ability: Know the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
