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Dani123

SO tell me about your DVD's....you use Windows Movie Maker??  How big are they??  My videos are only a few min long and I wanted to loop them all together to make 1 big movie, with maybe a little title for ea. clip..kwim?? and then add the "isms" at the end   (courtesy of YOU)

Whats the simplist way? How big are these dvd's size wise when your done??

brightning

I used to use Roxio Easy Media Creator My DVD, but had a lot of problems with it crashing so I switched to Nero Multimedia Suite 10. (Nero is VERY complicated, though.) It's one long DVD and has "chapters." I usually separate it by month. Or if it's a vacation DVD, I separate them by days/events.

I usually intersperse the pictures and videos together (my clips are very short, often 30 secs) in the same slideshow, though I also sometimes make a "chapter" of just videos or pictures. I try to do chronological order.

I don't put titles on the videos or pictures unless it's particularly funny (like when I went on a mission to find all of the pieces of pottery in my mom's house). Generally they're self-explanatory. Sometimes, I collect a bunch of videos of DD doing the same thing (like dancing), mute the volume on the videos and put them all together with the same background music.

Usually I make the first chapter a special one just for that DVD. One time I had DD take me on a tour of the house. One time I collected a bunch of pictures of her with our dog since birth, and played the song "Puppy Love." Just something cute and fun. Then a few chapters with pics/videos. Then a chapter of "Danaisms." Then I do a small chapter with her "bear pictures," since I've taken a pic of her next to the same teddy bear once a month since birth.

My DVDs have gotten significantly larger since I got my new camera. They used to be around 4.5 G - pretty much the limit of a regular DVD. But with my new camera and the HD video recorder, I've had to switch to using the 8.5G DVD+Rs. They are twice as expensive, but I like being able to fit everything onto one DVD.

I aim for one DVD per season, plus extra ones if someone comes to visit or if we go on vacation.

I've never used Windows Movie Maker, sorry.

Also, I have a LightScribe DVD burner. You have to buy special LightScribe DVDs, which are a little more expensive. They record on one side. Then you flip the DVD over and it burns a picture/words right onto the DVD. They're super cool and way nicer than just writing on them with Sharpie, or using a paper label. They're monochromatic, though, so the picture isn't in color.

HTH!

Dani123

Wow that sounds AMAZING!! Good for you! I bet theyre AWESOME to watch