How many disks do you burn?

[reboot]

Just how many recordings do you actually archive to disk, either as DVD, or data for storage?
I used to burn 50+ a month, now I'm down to about 2.
My wife thinks we're saving money having the PVR

[buckeye]

Just how many recordings do you actually archive to disk, either as DVD, or data for storage?
I used to burn 50+ a month, now I'm down to about 2.
My wife thinks we're saving money having the PVR

So far I have only burned 4 disk in 4 months but those are for other people
(who missed shows that i had )

over x mas i might edit some of the programs and burn 4-5 disk for my self

[Networker]

I burn about 5 discs a week or so. I mainly archive woodworking and cooking shows of interest. And I will burn shows that come on but are not new anymore. That didn't sound right. There is a show called Mysteries of The Bible, it used to come on every Sunday afternoon. Now it's on a HIGH channel and it's all old shows.. I burn the ones of interest, only 2 shows per disc though.

J

[capone]

If I want to keep it, I convert it to a good quality 2-pass xvid...it can always be restored to DVD w/ Nero very well.

[stu8080]

I burn a few DVD's but my crap processor doesent make this terribly convenient

Whilst i have your attention Reboot, video processing baffles me at times, can MPEG2 files be converted to SVCD easier than to DVD format? I want to know what the least processor intensive method of burning standalone compatible files is?

[reboot]

Mpeg-2 CAN be made into SVCD, but they need to be re-encoded, or captured in SVCD format to begin with.
GBPVR has an SVCD mode, but I'm unsure how to activate/use it.
DVD spec, is 720x480/576, 352x480/576 (called half D1) and 352x240/288 (called quarter D1).
SVCD is 480x480/576 only, at bitrates lower than 2300kbps (roughly).
So to answer your question, the least processor intensive method, is to capture a native SVCD to begin with.
The next best you could hope for, is to re-encode the mpegs into SVCD aspect and bitrate, using a software encoder such as Mainconcept, Canopus Procoder, CCE Basic or Tmpgenc.
There are other "all-in-one" tools you could try, but most of them use some version of one of the above mentioned encoders.
All other "all-in-one" tools seem to only do DVD.

I would say it's time to purchase a faster processor instead
That motherboard should be able to take any Athlon (32 bit, not the newer 64's) up to and including the Barton core...meaning a Barton 2500 should just drop right in. A cheap way to get far more speed.

Now that I've re-read your question, the answer to the first part is no. The native mpeg-2 files recorded with your PVR-150, are already dvd compliant mpeg's, and only need to be authored to dvd...but...as I mentioned above, you CAN get gbpvr to record SVCD mepg-2, then burn those to SVCD if you choose.
I have a feeling you're getting confused between formats.
Mpeg-2 files are either SVCD or DVD spec. Mpeg-1 is VCD at 1150kbps CBR.
The files recorded with your card only need to be authored then burned. They do not need to be re-encoded.

[stu8080]

sweet, you answered my question perfectly, cheers mate.

I intend to do exactly as you say, put the Athlon 2500 Barton into my tellybox as soon as i can afford to upgrade the gaming PC (new proc means new mobo, which means new gfx card etc etc - gets expensive! and i only just bought a AGP 6800GT!)

Authoring to DVD suits me, i tend to use TMPEnc DVD auth, as i can cut ads etc and give it a basic menu... just wanted to know if i was giving myself more work than i needed to but it seems i was on the right track.

Thanks again

[reboot]

TDA does as advertised. After a while you may find it limiting.
I do all editing beforehand in Cuttermaran (after demuxing with PVAStrumento) or VideoReDo (sometimes Womble, or other obscure software), then author with DVDLab Pro.

[bgowland]

I answered 'None..' although I have burnt a couple of rewritable DVDs just for friends who had missed programmes on TV - I got the disks back once they'd watched them and wiped them for future use.

My PVR is mostly a replacement for a VCR - record, watch, delete. If I want something permanent I'll buy the DVD and get the extras that come with it.

Cheers,
Brian

[reven]

My PVR is mostly a replacement for a VCR - record, watch, delete. If I want something permanent I'll buy the DVD and get the extras that come with it.

ditto, i have a crap load of dvds (mostly tv shows)