Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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24 January 2010
20:1438674#1
Once again some one on here will point me in the right direction. ( I hope )
Lots of home videos but unable to put them on disc.
I have Nero Smart start, windows media and windows movie maker.
I either havent got the correct codecs, insert an empty disc ( it is ) or I must upgrade. ( £40 ) or file not found.
Any input.......It's driving me crazy.
I love you in advance.
Ian
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
24 January 2010
20:5138688#2
codex files are freely available on the net Ian. In my office I have a video linked to a dvd burner - Linda is about to convert all our old family videos now so we can junk the video recorder.
See you saturday ,mate, looks fairly full now.
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Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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24 January 2010
20:5938692#3
Iv'e tried one or two David....ok to be honest about a dozen and nothing can come up with the goods.
Helllllllllllllllllllllllllp.
I can bore you with it all on saturday night mate
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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25 January 2010
00:1638720#4
Ian: You say "home video". Do you mean stuff you've shot yourself and uploaded onto your computer from the camera?
You might like to take a look at
http://www.avs4you.com/ which is software I use to edit video and burn onto DVD when the mood takes me. I archive the orginal .avi files onto DVD from time to time too, but you can't play those on a DVD player (or not usually).
Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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25 January 2010
20:0538784#5
Thanks for that Phil, I downloaded it at 1am this morning. thats how batty its driving me.
It works fine but leaves their big logo in the middle of the screen until you pay $59.
The hardware Im using is a samsung camcorder and an old kodak camera / video.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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25 January 2010
21:1838793#6
That's about £45 I think Ian - and for the package you get I felt it was well worth it. Unless you're into professional or semi-professional productions then it does what it's supposed to do. The pro-type software would cost you several hundred pounds.
If you can get reasonable results with your existing photographic hardware then so much the better, otherwise you might be putting some expensive kit on your birthday wish list!!
Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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25 January 2010
22:1438794#7
Yep ok mate.
My daughter borrowed my camera and had it nicked down the town before xmas.
Been looking on line for a new one.
The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 doesn't look too bad and good reviews, a good deal at Argos at the moment, £180.
Any of you peeps got any suggestions without going over the £200 mark?
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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25 January 2010
23:4338819#8
There's an awful lot of choice out there and it really depends on what you want from the camera. My only suggestion is get something with a high pixel count and a decent lens, and the TZ6 seems to fit the bill.
The problem, for me at any rate, is once you get into this game you'll want to get something bigger and better as the technology improves or you want more out of your photography in which case you might want to look at the digital SLR type of camera - but you won't get much change out of £500 at the bottom end of the range.
Then again, if you think you're only going to be taking the odd "snap" then you might as well just upgrade your mobile phone (if you have one) which has a half decent camera built in and fits in your pocket!
A few pics from my Nokia 6500 phone -
http://picasaweb.google.com/p.j.west/PhonePics#Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
