I'm going to try putting up single songs for TV DVD players

[maidavids.livejournal.com]

Someone asked me about playing songs on TVs and I got to thinking that I've got far more room and bandwidth than I had previously, so thought I might experiment with the idea. What I'll put up later today will be an ISO of a single song - obviously this is very big - but it might be good for someone with a fast download speed and enough space to hold the video until they can burn it to a DVD and erase it from their hard drive.

Does anyone have any advice for me on this? And if it seems like something you might want to pick up, do you have any suggestions for which songs I should put up?
Best, Mary

Comments

[melinafandom.livejournal.com]

I can say for myself that I wouldn't burn a DVD of a single vid -- it would just feel like a waste of space, since a DVD can probably fit 15-20 or more. (And while some DVD players can use DVD-RW's, many don't.)

I would think that most people who can burn an ISO also have the knowledge or the software to use a simple or freeware DVD authoring program, like the ones that come packaged with computers and burners these days... so maybe just put up the mpg's and let them make their own? At the least, they get a higher quality version for their computer.

[mranderson71.livejournal.com]

There are a few programs out there that will convert files to DVD format. You can point whoever is asking towards either of these options. But if they aren't particularly PC savvy, then it might be easier to just to encode them a DVD yourself.

The 2 Ive used have been WIN AVI:
http://www.winavi.com/en/video-converter/video-converter.htm

It requires a serial code (otherwise it makes the file with a watermark in the centre of the screen) but converts just about any file (or multiple files) into .VOBs & also coverts files to WMV, RM, AVI as well. Never had any dramas with it myself - every DVD Ive made with it has been fine once burned.

& Super C:
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

This program is completely free, but hasn't produced results as good or is as easy to use as WinAVI. But again, its free. I also havent tried it since since last year, so the latest version may have improved things somewhat.

I also use Avid (now that they bought the Liquid NLE from Pinnacle), and it can encode my timeline out as a DVD as well as a number of other mastering options (which is the way I am mastering all my vids now, as a playable DVD). I'll never use Xpress Pro HD for vidding as I hate the clunky Composer interface with a passion. Its completely non-intuitive for this little black duck.