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Dr_Pentium · Rated R

I've just about had it. I need some serious help, i didnt think it would be this hard to get my home videos on to a DVD

So heres the story. I went out and bought the NED 3500A DVD RW lyesterday.

Hooked up my Sony Digital 8 camera via firewire to the pc. I used Nero Vision Express/ Roxio Easy Media Creator to try and rip the 120min tape to my hd.

Computer sees the cam, it starts ripping to the HD, only problem is it is taking MASSIVE SPACE. both those programs allows me 2 encoding formats, one is MPEG 2 and the other is DV

MPEG 2 is taking about 8 gb space for my 120min video
DV format takes a whopping 200 mb per minute Sad

I just want a way to fit my 2 hour tape on to a regular DVD-R so i may watch my home videos on my TV !!!

note: also tried using windows movie maker, very easy, unfortuanty it rips in WMV. which i may add is a wicked format 2 hours only took 1.4 gb. but my dvd player (set top) wont read WMV Sad

ANY IDEAS GUYS PLEASE I AM DESPARATE.

now off i go to my exam Sad

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