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On this page you can find the answer to the most frequently asked questions about the
operation of the DVD Creator.
Frequently asked questions about the order and payment process are answered on another page.
Click on the question in the list below, to jump directly to the answer:
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Can I also use video on VHS tapes? |
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Yes, using a so called video capture device you can.
Video capture devices or capture cards can convert analogue video, like on VHS tapes, to digital video used on DVD.
Using the DVD Creator you can import video from such devices in the first page of the DVD Creator.
If you are using an external capture device, connect it to the computer and after a couple of seconds it will automatically show the video that's coming in.
In case of a built-in capture device, select it at Select video source on top of the window, or if it is selected already, click on the Play button on the right.
Some digital video camera's can also act as a capture device, if they have an analogue video input connection.
In that case you would connect the VHS player to this input on the camera and the camera to the computer.
You may have to setup the camera to simply "loop-through" from the analogue input to the digital output, or else you first record on camera-tape, after which you can play the tape back to capture this on the PC.
Please check the manual of your digital camera for the details. |
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How can I get rid of the PolderbitS logo's on DVD? |
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During the evaluation period of the DVD Creator, all movies on DVD will contain the PolderbitS Software logo in the lower left-hand corner of the video.
As soon as you activate the software after buying a license, these logo's will not be included anymore. You can always delete and re-create the DVD image later, to end up with a DVD having no PolderbitS Software logos. |
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Why does the image creation process take so long? |
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Creating the image involves encoding of all movies to MPEG video, the video standard used on DVD.
Encoding to MPEG is a number crunching process that takes a lot of time and processor power.
Selecting a lower video picture quality not only fits more and longer movies on one DVD, but also reduces the time needed to create the image.
Depending on the speed of your computer and the selected picture quality, creating the image can take up to 3 or 4 times the total playback time of all movies you included. So if the total playback time of the DVD is 1 hour for example, creating the image can take up to 3 or perhaps even 4 hours on slow systems. |
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