hcummings

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and would like some insight on producing,editing,duplicating, and marketing hunting video's. So far I have purchased a Sony V1U camcorder, a wireless mic system, and a carrying bag. My next purchase is going to be a computer for editing. Then editing software, and a duplicator. I have been recording in 1080p hd but I am not sure if it is feasible to try and produce the video's in hd or not. I do not know how compatible they will be with most dvd players. Any advise on a computer system, editing software, and duplicator's would be great. My camera seems to take excellant footage. Still in a learning curve with it but getting better all the time.

Iowabucks44

The only way to have the DVD in HD is to burn to a Blue Ray disc. They make blue ray burners for computers too. I'm guessing not alot of people can watch a BlueRay disc. Not the majority anyway.

I just started filming my hunts this spring with an HV20. I downloaded the trial version of Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9. I love it. There is a learning curve to any editing software though. It took me all of the 30 day trial to get it finished the way i wanted it and get about 7 copies burned off. I don't plan on selling any of mine or getting into it as far as you plan, so i can't help you much there.

Give it try. It's free for 30 days.

Bergcrane2

Not true. You CAN put HD video on a standard dvd, but only about 20 minutes worth.

hcummings

Thanks guys I do not think it will be a good idea to put the video's out in hd. I am going to check with one of the replicating companies and see if I can make my master in hd on a blue ray disc if they can make the replications in sd. This way I will always have the originals in Hd anyway. I have been leaning toward Sony Vegas Pro 9, but still open to suggestions.

Urban Legend

Your camera films in HDV. The way it is compressed take up no more room than SD. I would film in 1080 and nothing else.

hcummings

I have been filming everything in 1080. You said it compresses the video. How does it work when you burn your footage to a dvd. Do you have to use a blue ray disc or can you acheive hd by burning it on a regular dvd?

Bergcrane2

Your editing or authoring program will render it as an MPEG2 for a standard DVD.

lungbuster12point06

I would author the project to a standard DVD rather than authoring to Blu-ray and having the replication house re-author it to SD.......Don't waste your money on a duplication machine unless you plan to burn just a few copies of many different projects, duplication is more unreliable to work on most desktop players than replication is.

Sony Vegas is a good program for PC, if you go with a Mac system, final cut is the way to go.

Bergcrane2

I agree LB. Vegas has a ton of cool free plugins too. VASST is one example.