Q I've searched all over the Web since getting a digital camera that records movies, and I am unable to find out how to save them to DVD to play on something besides the camera or computer. Please help.
RENA DEGUTIS
A All you need is a disc-burning program that can author and burn video DVDs.
For best results, make sure you record at a resolution and frame rate that will yield good playback quality on your DVD player. On most cameras this will be 640x480 at 30 frames per second (fps.)
Transfer your movies from your camera to computer, and then drag the digital files into the disc-burning program. Select DVD video as the format, edit and build a menu if desired, then click burn. The program will do the rest, re-encoding the movie if necessary and formatting it as a standard DVD.
I recommend Nero 9 for your disc-burning needs. I've used an older version of the program for years and was treated to an in-depth demo of the latest version, Nero 9, at the Consumer Electronics Show. I found Nero extremely impressive and easy to use. Nero 9 can burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, edit high-definition HDV and AVCD video from home camcorders, make music mixes, easily copy data CDs and DVDs, and even recover data from damaged or corrupted hard drives and memory cards. This is actually just a small sampling of Nero 9's abilities, and you really must try it to appreciate it. Nero 9 sells for less than $100. You can learn more and download a free trial version at www.nero.com.
Mac users can try Roxio's Toast (www.roxio.com) for easy disc burning and media creation.
No special discs needed A I have a lot of old family movies on VHS and plan to convert them to DVD using a Honestech VHS to DVD 2.0 Deluxe converter. If I record them on blank DVDs, will they play on a Blu-ray player, or do I have to buy special Blu-ray blank discs?
