DVD Quality Video with Flip? With the Flip, if I were to edit the clips on Windows Movie Maker, then burn them onto a DVD, would the quality of the video when viewed on a television degrade at all?
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So t17, do you have any advice about how to reasonably & inexpensively get digital videos made on a Flip onto DVD's? LUV LUV LUV the convenience of the Flip, but I was suprised that I can't just burn my videos to a DVD. Called Ritz Camera (at Flip's suggestion since they are 'authorized to create DVD's from the Flip'), and was shocked that I would need to give them the Flip for 10 days plus $29 for the first DVD and $15 for each subsequent copy. Yikes!! So to give my family (some of whom are elderly and don't have web access) 7 DVD copies of the cool little 18 minute movie I edited together from our July 4th party, I would have to spend $120! There's got to be a better way. Any suggestions?
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Yes you can. Format, depends on what you use and save after you edit. I use Roxio and save as WMV. I also burn to DVD and play on a 50" plasma. Video is better than our old VHS-C and close to MiniDV.
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If your dvd player just "flips" open, it won't work....this is meant for "flip and swivel" type players. The type of players this is designed for flip open, then you can rotate the screen so that the player is the same size open as it is closed. The stock picture illustrates it well. I would recommend doing a search for swivel screen portable dvd players
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You will need a laptop with you to off load the videos from the camcorder. And the videos by default are in MP4 format, which is already a compressed format. Saving videos directly onto your laptop (drag and drop from the camcorder) wouldn't degrade the video quality. For the flip mino, yes, or you may buy an AC-USB power adaptor. For the flip ultra, you can simply swap in a new pair of AA batteries.
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The format recorded is avi which can easily burned into DVD using any DVD maker software. Refer to the software manufacturer for more help. I used windows 7 media player. It's free
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so i have a power-PC (non-Intel) PowerBook...does this mean i cannot download Flip Mino HD video to it? can the Flip video be burned directly to a DVD via the USB cable or must one download it to the hard drive first?
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If you have a DVD burner already on your computer, than that works perfectly well with Flip (or so I've heard, considering that I haven't tried it yet with mine).
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I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a great value!Thrilled Small Wonder User I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a... » Read More I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a great value!Thrilled Small Wonder User « Show Less
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Hello FolkFan! I watch movies in widescreen (16:9) format all the time without a problem. Now, keep in mind that I am using an Xbox 360 as the video source and that the Xbox does allow me to output in different formats. I would think that most dvd players you would buy today would have options for widescreen output. I hope this answers the question! -Dave
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I found some information today in the AVS forum on this topic and posted it here... Hi Guys, I just tried the following and it worked very fast: Nero Vision 5 (Part of Nero 8) Make DVD &gt; AVCHD Add Video Files Next Menus to use: Do not create menus Next Next - Audio Smart Encoding ratio: 100.0 % - Video Smart Encoding ratio: 100.0 % Write to Hard Disk folder This creates the same structure as the camera in a BDMV folder. Replace the BDMV folder on the SD card with this one and the camera plays it. To follow up on this, if you add clips back to the card/camera using the foregoing method, the clips DO show up in the thumbnails and you CAN take new video and the new video will just be added as separate clips/thumbnails. It works GREAT! Although the above instructions are for Nero and I've only tried it in Nero, I would imagine it *should* work with any video editor that allows you to create an AVCHD DVD without menus by saving the output file to the pc rather than to a disk and then just moving the resulting BDMV folder to the card/camera.
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I have Windows XP and half speed DSL because we're in a rural area. With just the Flip software, I can download video to my computer, save it reduced for emailing as an attachment later on my desktop, burn them to dvd, edit them, use the six different Flip programs for making a movie with their effects or use the saved unreduced version on my computer for Windows Moviemaker. I haven't upgraded to the new Flip program because I like the original one, but that's the only unwanted thing that pops up for me each time I plug it in to the computer. I always click on "remind me later" so that I can stay with the original program. I have Windows XP and half speed DSL because we're in a rural area. With just the Flip software, I can download video to my computer, save it reduced for emailing as an attachment later on my desktop, burn them to dvd, edit them, use the six different Flip programs for making a movie with their effects or use the saved unreduced version on my computer for Windows Moviemaker. I haven't upgraded to the new Flip program because I like the original one, but that's the only unwanted thing that pops up for me each time I plug it in to the computer. I always click on "remind me later" so... » Read More I have Windows XP and half speed DSL because we're in a rural area. With just the Flip software, I can download video to my computer, save it reduced for emailing as an attachment later on my desktop, burn them to dvd, edit them, use the six different Flip programs for making a movie with their effects or use the saved unreduced version on my computer for Windows Moviemaker. I haven't upgraded to the new Flip program because I like the original one, but that's the only unwanted thing that pops up for me each time I plug it in to the computer. I always click on "remind me later" so that I can stay with the original program. « Show Less
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I was able, just in quick testing, to drop a video produced on Flip into iMovie. It creates MPEG-4 files. I'm an experienced Final Cut user and I'm sure that FC can import these directly as well. The video files are stored in a visible directory, so you can simple drag and drop them into FC.
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Yes. The video is saved in mp4 format and can be transferred to DVD on a computer. If you want to make a DVD playable in most house hold DVD players, you may want to use windows movie maker, or a video converter. There are many to choose from on the internet, including free ones.
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It is a computer issue - I have had back and forth issues - good playback after reinstall of Flip software and bad after Windows Media updates. Looks like a Computer performance/Codec issue - camera playback via HDMI is fine. HD is higher data bandwidth and could be putting a strain on even a mid range computer like my own.
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I have made recordings with those wonderful Sony DVDirect (various models) of many live performances and duplicated the DVD afterward with duplicator (faster than via computer) for those who are interested. The footage can be captured and edited in the computer by Adobe Primier Element and Sony Vegas Movie Studio. I am not sure the footage can just be copied as a file into computer and expected it is editable.
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Only if you want to play them on anything but the camera itself....but you can change tapes on that anytime. I pesonally prefer to transfer important videos to DVD. There are DVD recorders, especially good ones from Magnavox, that you can simply plug in video and audio inputs to very easily make great DVDs. I have literally scores of such discs for both my business and family videos.
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Don, The DVD loads in the rear and from the side. With a Flipper DVD (has media on both sides) it's sometimes a guess as to which side you're going to get. I have a smaller TV that has DVD integral and it turns on when you put a DVD in - this one you have to turn on then insert DVD. Switching from DVD to alternate input (for Nintendo Wii as example) the DVD didn't 'remember' where I left off on the DVD - it started fresh. Also not a problem, just something more to remember. Hope this helps.