VidToDisc
19th December 2008, 11:07
Hello everyone!
I am new here :) and coming to inform you that I am releasing a small home/camcorder video editor named VidToDisc (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=1&Itemid=2) that may interest people here (I hope I am in the right forum). I made it as a hobby and worked on it alone until now. The software is freeware for personal use. It runs only on PC with Windows OS as it is based upon the AviSynth script language. It is a dotnet app that calls many other (provided) softwares: WinDV, HDVSplit, xvid_encraw, mencoder, mkvmerge, dvdauthor, VirtualDub, etc.
Its key points are:
- Ease of use: an all-in-one application from capture, to edition, to encoding/compression. It is beginner friendly. For instance, it builds automatically the timeline from the captured videos.
- It packs my "expertise" on video: you may be surprised by the video quality achieved.
- Input formats known are: miniDV (DV/SD and HDV), HDD (the Mpeg2 format found in either disc drive or card camcorders), AVCH (the new HD format).
- Output formats are:
* extension ".mkv" files containing Xvid video and AC3 audio streams (in SD or HD 720p) AND CHAPTERS for easy navigation,
* regular video DVD (with chapters),
* into AVI, FLV,... files using integrated conversion tools, while controlling final definition, framerate and bitrate.
- Open system as based upon Avisynth: you can input your own scripts.
The software is not as visually friendly as Windows Movie Maker but gives more hand to the user. The video quality is also MUCH better.
The software is not as versatile as a commercial video editor. It is more dedicated to main stream camcorders users than to professionals. But it gives chapters to your movies (which is not common), and allows you to fine tune your effects.
The software and its documentation can be found in my site at dpaille.net (http://dpaille.net) (that is bilingual English/French). After properly installed the software (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10%3Avidtodisc-installing-the-software-&catid=1%3Athe-basics&Itemid=4), you can test it using the instructions at the Three clicks film (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12%3Avidtodisc-getting-started-producing-a-film-in-three-clicks-&catid=1%3Athe-basics&Itemid=4) article.
I put this message here as almost everything I know about video comes from this site and its forums... So it is a kind of payback.
Final comments: this is the first public release of the software, therefore it has to be considered as UNTESTED. For instance, I am in a PAL country and, while the software take TV systems into account, I never tested NTSC material. From a general point of view, video projects can be so different that it is very hard to deal with all possible problems. That said, I tried my best to provide an utility that is stable. But I cannot obviously give any guarantees of results, nor to be able to correct problems you may meet!
Thanks for your time!
Daniel
(P.S. sorry for my English: I am French!)
I am new here :) and coming to inform you that I am releasing a small home/camcorder video editor named VidToDisc (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=1&Itemid=2) that may interest people here (I hope I am in the right forum). I made it as a hobby and worked on it alone until now. The software is freeware for personal use. It runs only on PC with Windows OS as it is based upon the AviSynth script language. It is a dotnet app that calls many other (provided) softwares: WinDV, HDVSplit, xvid_encraw, mencoder, mkvmerge, dvdauthor, VirtualDub, etc.
Its key points are:
- Ease of use: an all-in-one application from capture, to edition, to encoding/compression. It is beginner friendly. For instance, it builds automatically the timeline from the captured videos.
- It packs my "expertise" on video: you may be surprised by the video quality achieved.
- Input formats known are: miniDV (DV/SD and HDV), HDD (the Mpeg2 format found in either disc drive or card camcorders), AVCH (the new HD format).
- Output formats are:
* extension ".mkv" files containing Xvid video and AC3 audio streams (in SD or HD 720p) AND CHAPTERS for easy navigation,
* regular video DVD (with chapters),
* into AVI, FLV,... files using integrated conversion tools, while controlling final definition, framerate and bitrate.
- Open system as based upon Avisynth: you can input your own scripts.
The software is not as visually friendly as Windows Movie Maker but gives more hand to the user. The video quality is also MUCH better.
The software is not as versatile as a commercial video editor. It is more dedicated to main stream camcorders users than to professionals. But it gives chapters to your movies (which is not common), and allows you to fine tune your effects.
The software and its documentation can be found in my site at dpaille.net (http://dpaille.net) (that is bilingual English/French). After properly installed the software (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10%3Avidtodisc-installing-the-software-&catid=1%3Athe-basics&Itemid=4), you can test it using the instructions at the Three clicks film (http://dpaille.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12%3Avidtodisc-getting-started-producing-a-film-in-three-clicks-&catid=1%3Athe-basics&Itemid=4) article.
I put this message here as almost everything I know about video comes from this site and its forums... So it is a kind of payback.
Final comments: this is the first public release of the software, therefore it has to be considered as UNTESTED. For instance, I am in a PAL country and, while the software take TV systems into account, I never tested NTSC material. From a general point of view, video projects can be so different that it is very hard to deal with all possible problems. That said, I tried my best to provide an utility that is stable. But I cannot obviously give any guarantees of results, nor to be able to correct problems you may meet!
Thanks for your time!
Daniel
(P.S. sorry for my English: I am French!)