DVD Experience
Well, I spent a great deal of time on the weekend working on creating a DVD of video and images from a trip I took with my wife to Vegas over Spring Break this year. The software that I used was NTI CD and DVD Maker. I have it on both my laptop and my desktop because they are both Acer computers (yes, I’m cheap… we can’t all afford Macs). After several attempts I realized that in this program it’s not possible to burn both video and images onto the same DVD. It just won’t work. Believe me, I tried. In the end I chose to do one of each. The video that I used was of the show they put on down on Freemont Street. It’s really quite something if you’ve never seen it (your neck will get sore but it’s worth it). The second DVD I made was simply a selection of pictures we took while we were there organized into a playable slide show.
I’m pretty sure that the instructions meant for me to be able to create a video and a slide show on the same DVD which is why I spent so much time trying to do both on one. Maybe I misunderstood but the program I was using wouldn’t allow me to do that. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience. Once I came to the realization that my program had limitations I was able to work with it. I’m going to have to experiment some more.
Cheers,
Ken
July 28th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Often the free bundled software has limitations–limitations that are supposed to inspire an upgrade to a paid version. Or, they’re just cheap-n-cheerful applications.
Roxio has some applications that aren’t very expensive that might work. And always search a software vendor’s site for educational or academic pricing. And if it’s not on the site, email the sales department and explain that your students will know what software you used.
🙂