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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic
How long does it take to burn the DVD?
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The process is somewhat lengthy. I downconvert the 1080i video via S-video to a Pioneer Hard Drive DVD recorder's hard drive. Once I have it on the harddrive, I record each quarter to a single layer DVD, commercials and all. This allows me to use "high speed dubbing" on the Pioneer which results in no quality loss. Once I have the 4 dvd's I rip them to my computer and archive the original dvds. I take the ripped video and edit out the commercials and junk. I then do a stream copy which leaves me commercial free video in 16:9 format at a 8K bitrate and ac3 audio. If the game is over 2 hours or so, I have to re-encode (dropping the bitrate slighlty) so tha it will fit on a dual layer dvd. If it's under 2 hours, I just import it into my authoring software and create the video_TS folders. I verify the 16:9 format, create chapter for each chapter and burn. The end result is a commercial quality DVD of our beloved chiefs in glorious widescreen format.
Dual Layer DVD's are running me about 22 for a 3 pack.
Total time invested (actually doing stuff, not waiting on an encode or copy) perhaps 2 hours per game.