Canon Powershot S5 IS movie quality I would just like to know if movies can be transfered to DVD and watched on TV playing in regular DVD player. How is quality? I don't use camcorder very much, but occasionaly for specific events. Canon Powershot S5 IS movie quality I would just like to know if movies can be transfered to DVD and watched on TV playing in regular DVD player. How is quality? I don't use camcorder very... » Read More Canon Powershot S5 IS movie quality I would just like to know if movies can be transfered to DVD and watched on TV playing in regular DVD player. How is quality? I don't use camcorder very much, but occasionaly for specific events. « Show Less
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I bought a Power shot and took some movies....How do I transfer clips to a DVD. I have Nero, but it doesn't work..AUGGCharlie
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Mike, Originally I was not able to use premiere, but once I installed the MJPEG codec I can edit just like a normal avi. There is a trial codec and one to purchase (pegasus?)
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Is video editing is possible with Adobe tools like Premiere (etc) prior to transfer to DVD? Even my primitive Canon G2 transfers movie clips to DVD but it does not allow editing. "Quality" benefits from clean-up prior to DVD burning. Editing is straightforward with my camcorder's format but I wonder if it's possible on the Canon S5. Anyone know?
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I have had the same experience,,, I will not now purchase a digital vid cam...I made a movie with ep7 with all the goodies and it was shown with a rear projection projector and the sound was awesome and the vidio and stills were great..
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I just bought this a few days ago and I was very surprised that the video quality was excellent. We are no longer planning on bringing our camcorder on vacations as I was truly amazed at the quality. I viewed the VGA 30fps movie on my 50 plasma and it looked just like my camcorder. As far as playing on DVD, it would depend on your player. My Philips dvd player does and so does the PS3. (its a pretty standard MJPEG type of AVI) Hope this helps.
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Camcorders would not work with this DVD burner on their own - you should be able to burn movies to a disc after you have transferred from the camera, to a computer. But you can't do it directly from the camera to the drive. Hope this helps!
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As far as the quality of the product - yes. They are good quality and should record on any dvd recorder that has the capacity to record. If you are trying to transfer from VHS to DVD that is a technology problem. I recorded family movies from VHS to DVD but needed a special set up and recorder to do this. Trying to copy commercial VHS to DVD is much more difficult.
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Using the Grex device I have been able to copy movies from my Sony Camcorder to DVD discs and have made backup copies of movies from my DVR to DVD discs. I could not copy these movies without the Grex device. I believe you would be able to accomplish what you wish to do with the Grex device. Hope this helps.
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That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer" without the quotes of course. :) Best of luck! That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer"... » Read More That's a tricky question as you are really talking about "Will my video card allow input cables from my camcorder?" The other option is whatever your camcorder records with (tape, disc, what have you) is there a way to transfer that data to the PC/MAC. Will it burn in HD? Yes absolutely. To a DVD? Not truly. You would need to have a blank BLURAY disc to get the real HD quality I think you might be looking for. The real trick is getting it off your camcorder. :) Hope this helps and if wanting some idea's try this string in Google "move video from camcorder to computer" without the quotes of course. :) Best of luck! « Show Less
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Actually I purchased the DVD for my brother who lives in other country and took the DVD player with him. We put USB drives and Data DVD's with videos in AVI format, and played them without difficult. Probably some videos were in another format but I don't remember, the fact is that all the videos in the media were played. I don't think it would be able to read video formats from camcorders or Digital cameras without conversion to playable formats.
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hi can u tell me if u need to get HD channels to appreciate the picture quality on this TV or will regular cable suffice? what abt playing DVDs do i need a HD dvd player or a reg player should do as well?Thanks
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i have been using this camcorder for many years now, its not 1080p recorder, but its amazing cam, easy to use.and regarding the dvd burning ? the package contains pinnacle studio for dvd burning. but i didnt use it, i am not saying its not good, but i used windows movie maker and sony vegas for burning my dvds. which is all good for my taste.hope this helps
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For me tape was the deal maker. When making a finished video product you will need allot of footage to compose a movie. In many cases you may go into your archive of stored tapes to get video from a previous shoot. With the HUGE amount of hard-disk space it takes to store this type of video in many of the HD formats it is really impossible to store all of your video on a disk. The only other feasible option for storage would be DVD, or blu ray, but with these you have to compress before you store it again due to the high amount of data. Once you compress and erase what is on your cameras memory you can never get the original back to change compression. With tape you can store all your footage in the original format without loss to edit, use or enjoy days, months or years later. Thnks beyond the initial inconvienance of trasnsfer and look at the pratical reality of why canon still uses tape. If your really serious you can get a portable disk drive type product to store directly to disk or solid state this way you can easily transfer your video and still have a archive of your video for future use.
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If you have the camera there is transfer boxes you can buy for about $30, I'm sure on amazon too. You just plug audio/video cables in and transfer anything to the computer, then burn it on DVD. I have one and it works great. If you don't have the camera there should be something that just plays the tapes, may be hard to find though. Mini DV camcorders are obsolete now, should be able to find one pretty cheap or on eBay to use for transferring tapes.
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Hi Leslie, I believe all DVD players are 720p, not HD - to get HD from recorded media you need to be into blu-ray - which this TV does not do. I personally like the softer tones from DVD/720p - when you get that high quality picture - very few people look good, IMHO.
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Picture quality is great if you use a good quality HD video with the HDMI hook up. I have no complaints with this video player, it has a great picture quality for a little player. The quality of the picture all depends on the quality going into the player and the hook up used.
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Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily need a PS3).
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Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more compatible with my software. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more... » Read More Hello K. Thomas,I have had the Canon FS10 for 2 months now and have just 'finally' been able to edit a movie successfully after much research and trial and error. However, it was very painful due to the .mod format. The camera itself is very nice, small, and simple. Unfortunately, even after converting the files to .mpg, all of the Microsoft editing and DVD burning software, using Vista, continue to give me errors. I do not want to trash the technology as I may be unknowledgable, however, it's not for the casual editor. I am returning the camera today and looking for one that is more compatible with my software. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. « Show Less
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I own a Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder, also known as a Digital Handy Cam, and have transferred movies from it to disc without a problem. The camera uses Digital Video Cassettes labeled as DV. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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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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You can make regular dvd's with this camcorder. Since my computer is slow. I purchased a Sony DVD Direct Burner and it works great. With the burner I do lose the ability to edit the videos and it burns in real time....if your video is an hour it takes an hour to burn. The quality is fantastic and it also can burn slide shows from various memory cards.