fast & dirty to way to make a dvd

[hanfrunz]

hello,

i need a fast way (and quality is not that important!) to capture video directly to a mpeg2-file, which can be burned directly to a dvd, without ours of encoding/converting etc.

my idea:
1. i use a normal tv-card and use a software mpeg2 encoder.
2. edit mpeg2-file with tmpgenc's mpegtools if neccesarry
3. use a normal authoring software to burn a simple dvd with one videotrack+pcm audio

now the BIG question, where can i find this fast vfw-mpeg2 encoder??

thanks,
hanfrunz

[maa]

Don't know about a free one,
but if you use an ATI cards come with such a codec - same as many newer TV cards that come with PowerVCR from Cyberlink.

[ppera2]

Buy Pinnacle card for some 60 € and you will get quality software for all your needs. No need for slow reencode with TmpGenc.

Audio will be recorded as Mp2, not PCM - I think that it's better for DVD.

ATI's Mpeg2 encoder is not so good quality.