[MacDV] anyone using a DVD-Recorder?

[Jim Asherman]

On Sunday, May 11, 2003, at 06:14  PM, e behme wrote:

> If so, could you answer me some basic questions, please?
>
> I specialize on digitizing 8mm Films (Super and Regular) and most of my 
> clients only want the data on miniDV band for editing and burning on 
> their own computers. I do offer complete DVD production, using 
> DVDStPro, but shy away from it, since it is almost impossible to 
> bill-out the time I end up spending on such a job. That's why I would 
> like to offer a "down-and-dirty" DVD option, preferrably using one of 
> those very affordable (circa 500 Euro) Philips DVD-Recorders.
>
> Here are the questions:
>
> 1) Is it possible to generate an opening menu screen, complete with 
> still image and a menu-button for the movie to start? The literature I 
> have read doesn't really mention how/if this is possible. If not, what 
> does the opening screen look like?

I cannot see a way to personalize or create or upload a menu screen.
Looks like an impressionistic sprocket on blue with a single vertical 
line of thumbs almost always including one more than you wrote.

>
> 2) Can you open the completed DVD-R, extract the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS 
> folders and duplicate the DVD with Toast?

I did not have any luck trying this. YMMV a on this one.

>
> 3) I assume the recorder is based on hardware mpeg2 conversion. Could 
> one extract those mpeg2 files and use them in other aspects of a 
> project?
>

Good question but I doubt it.
Jim