Recording for DVD

Praetorian · February 28, 2005

Uhm...okay.

So a friend and I are shooting a "band" to eventually be made into a DVD. Do we just shoot and edit like we would if it were going to be a regular DV, or is there a special way to do it?

We are not making the DVD, just the shooting and editing the footage for it.

Edited February 28, 2005 by Phantom's_Christine

Phil Rhodes · February 28, 2005

Hi,

Yes, shoot and edit as normal. The only slight potential complication in NTSC-land is if you're shooting a 24p format, but then it's only a case of making a phone call to whoever's mastering the disc and asking how they'd prefer it supplied.

Phil

Praetorian · March 1, 2005

Thanks Phil, but I lost you at the end. 24p? How do I know if I am?

Jeremy · March 1, 2005

If you're shooting with a regular miniDV consumer camera (as opposed to the DVX100A, the XL2, or higher) you will probably just be shooting minDV, and you won't have to worry about it.

24p is a way of recording video that replicates a little more closely the 24 frame per second look of film.

Praetorian · March 1, 2005

Ok thanks.

I have no idea what kind of equipment the Mass Comm dept. will loan me. It might be a DV handheld, or it might be some better equipment. It depends on the availability. As a freshman, I really don't have priority.

Phil Rhodes · March 2, 2005

Hi,

The thing here is that unless you have a very specific reason to want to shoot 24p, then you probably shouldn't - if you're just doing documentary or whatever. The motion renderng is substantially better in normal video modes, particularly in NTSC, and the aesthetic is much more suitable for documentary work. Practically all cameras that're capable of 24p will also do 30i (normal NTSC) so you're fine.

Basically, unless you know you want it, you don't want it.

Phil