I've had a bit of a vague enquiry and hope to get more info.
I've got prem 6.5, a Matrox 2500 and a pioneer 104 - also DVD workshop.
Someone wants a series of lectures recorded and "put onto DVD". Fair enough - I don't know quite what I'm doing at the moment but I can figure it out. (with a bit of help)
Next time I spoke to her it seemed as if she meant in a DVD format ready to post on the net? Is this MPEG 1? if not what do I need or am I better talking to her comuter people who will organise the site?
It's a conference that will post the keynote speeches on the web. - maybe...
I know that I need more info from her but I want to be a little prepared.
I would watch this one. DVD format will be MPEG2. Videos in presentations made on powerpoint 2000 and earlier will probably only save as MPEG 1 so you might have a conflict of platforms. There has recently been a thread on this but to complicate it further you might be best to avoid MPEG 1 and 2 altogether and encode to Windows Media Files or streaming video platforms if you want to post on the web- even MPEG files are rather large for web use.
Regards
Tony Roberts
She's been back on and is happy with MPEG 2.
I think that the people at the org. she's working for are a little unsure about what they'll do with it once I've recorded it.
My fall back is if I can't suss out MPEG/DVD burning by mid June (I've got another big job in) then a mate in another company has one of those panasonic desktop recorders.
Hi Dave
The web is awash with yougsters with broadband downloading DVD copies of Matrix Reloaded or whatever - many many hours even days worth even with high bandwidth....
Just make sure you dont agree to provide 'downloadable' mpeg2 files to the client. Making footage available for streaming download off a web site is a TOTALLY different process to DVD authoring. (Involving conversion to Mpeg-4 in one form or another).
Regards