Please excuse me If I'm not in the right topic area Right here goes... I've used decrypter and Nero for my DVD backups for ages with no problems at all however I now got myself a digital TV Card which works great. I need guidence here though.. Last night I recorded "Hanibal" onto my hard drive through the Compro VideoMate DVB-T200 and I would like if possible to burn it to a dvd. I used the very latest Nero version 6.6.0.16 and Nero Recode 2 to try and recode to Nero Digital...(was this right?) The burn was ok however it will only play in my computers DVD drives and the sound syncro is delayed. The buned DVD is also not recognised by my Philips home DVD player (12 months old) Any suggestions please guys? TIA John
Digital TV Transmitions are usually in Mpeg-2 format which is the Same Format used on DVD"s so you Might be able to Just Author the Captured file directly to DVD without re-encodeing it..... If the File is a Mpeg-2 file Try authoring it to DVD useing "MediaChance DVDLab Pro" because it can author many different Types of Mpeg-2 Files to DVD without re-encodeing the File which you try to avoid as much as Possible because Re-encodeing Ruins the Quality..... Cheers PS: Encodeing to Nero Digital is Not the Correct format for DVD, This is Probably why your DVD Player couldn"t read the Disk....
Hi Minion. Thanks for your fast response. Yes the TV card does record in Mpeg 2 format and also full transport stream (what ever that means) and audio only. Does this mean that nero is no good for recording directly to DVD? If I can use it to burn the DVD's which option do I choose. Also is there a free authoring tool that will do a good job for me for the moment? Many Thanks for your help John
You can use DVDLab for 30 days for free..... Nere is actually Pretty Bad a Authoring DVD"s but it is Good at Burning them after they have allready been Formated by a Different Program.... I am Suggesting you use DVDLab because it is the Only program that can Author Non-Standard Resolution Mpeg-2 files to DVD without re-encodeing them and the Mpeg-2 Files Captured from Satalite and Digital Cable usually have a Resolution that is not Fully DVD Compliant which means that most other Programs will re-encode these Files causeing loss of Quality were DVDLab will not re-encode them so there is no Loss of Quality and the DVD"s Created from these Non-Standard Resolution Files should playback Fine in 95% of DVD Players..... Cheers PS: Transport Streams are the Type of Mpeg-2 Streams that are Transmited through Satalite and Digital TV Systems...Transport Streams Can be Converted to regular Mpeg-2 Program Streams by Running the File through a Program called "PVAStrumento" which can be Downloaded in the Software section.....
Thanks again for your response Minion If I read you right then I should be able to record the digital TV programs using (record in full transport mode) then run the film through "PVAStrumento" and burn it stright to DVD using Nero. Is this correct? Again TIA John
No, You have to author the Files to DVD useing DVDLab... You can not just Burn Mpeg Files to a DVD and expect them to Play on your DVD Player, DVD"s Have a Whole File Structure that Has to be Created useing a DVD Authoring Program... The Files "MUST" be authored to DVD useing a DVD authoring Program which adds your Menu"s and Chapters to the DVD Project and Formats it into a Video_TS Folder and then Video_TS Folder gets Burned to DVD in "DVD Video" mode..... If you Use Nero (Nero Vision Express Not the Nero Burning Program) it will Re-encode the File useing it"s Crappy assed encoder which will Ruin the Quality..... DVDLab Pro is the "ONLY" Program there is that Can author Satalite and Digital Cable Mpeg-2 Streams to DVD without re-encodeing the Files so if you want to do this you will have to use DVDLab Pro.... So First run your Mpeg-2 file through "PVAStrumento" and then Take the File it creates and Load it into DVDLab Pro and add your Chapters and Menu"s and then it will Compile it all into a Video_TS Folder which it will Burn to DVD For you "OR" you can Burn the Video_TS Folder to DVD useing Nero in "DVD Video" Mode..... Cheers
Ahh, I see Minion. A bit more difficult than I thought then! Looks Like I'll have to save some cash for a while if I want to burn DVD's for my home player using the program you suggest. I really appreciate your help and advice Thank you John
You can use DVDLab Pro for 30 days for free...You can download it at the Mediachance Web Site.....Cheers
I just had to have a go Minion to see how Nero vision Express 3 would go on with TV's Hannibal. So I selected Make a DVD-Video. It did take 1.5 hours to author the files and then burn them but I must say I was very pleased with the results. I stuck the DVD into my Philips home DVD player expecting it not to work but straight away I had the menu I'd chosen and the DVD played with just as good a quality as my own backups using decryptor. Thought I'd just let you and others know just incase anyone else had the same question or would just like to try it. I'm over the moon at the moment as I thought the program you suggested was the only way forward but It seems I've just saved myself a load of money Cheers John
The Program I stated wasn"t the Only way to Go but it is the Only way to go if you wanted to retain the Original Quality and not waste time re-encodeing the File.... If you think the Quality was Good that Nero Produced then you would have been axtatic with the Quality doing it the other way as nero is Well known for useing a Just awefull encoder, Probably one of the worst there is..... Pluss DVDLab Is Free for 30 days so you wouldn"t have to spend a Penny unless you are going to be working with these types of Files on a Regular Basis.....
Don't get me wrong Minion. I do accept your knowlagable comments and help for the program you suggested, However I was under the impression by your answer that there was no other way "at all" of copying digital TV programs. I've never had the opertunity of using a TV card before and it was my first attempt at recording any TV onto DVD. Maybe in future I will lay out the cash for a full blown dedicated program. Cheers John
