Hardware ---------custom-built (by me) PC - ASUS P4G8X DLX mot erboard - !

"tel Pe"tium 4 #$4 GH% - &'# () PC#'** DD+ +A( - ,* G) system dri-e. 8* G) docume"ts dri-e. '8* G) /#** +P( -iddi"0 dri-e - 1irewire - Pio"eer A*4 D2D-+ bur"er dri-e - A33le Ci"ema Dis3lay #45 LCD mo"itor So"y DC+-6+244* camcorder (re1urbed) wit 3ass-t rou0 Sam3o multi-re0io" macro-isio"-1ree D2D 3layer 72C S-2HS 2C+ ("ot recomme"ded) So1tware --------Adobe Premiere ,$& 6(PG8"c Plus #$& D2D-lab '$4 lots o1 ot er ra"dom stu11 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 (6 is -ersio" was 1rom 8:/:#**'$ Ha a a$ 6 e Da%%le cra33ed out a1ter a w ile a"d ! would ;<6 recomme"d it "ow$) 6 is is 3retty muc my dream system "ow aside 1rom -a0ue lo"0i"0s 1or a 3rocessor o-er 'GH% a"d a 0i0 o1 +A($ ! ca" multitas= to a mild e>te"t w ile ca3turi"0 or re"deri"0? a 1ull -id ca" be e>3orted to i0 -@uality (P8G-# i" about a" our? a"d ! a-e e"ou0 room to store cli3s 1or se-eral -ids at o"ce$ Airst a summary. t e" !Bll describe t e tec "ical 3rocessC Hardware ----------Dell PC /** (H% Pe"tium !!! 484 () +A( 8* G) (a>tor ard dri-e 1irewire card Da%%le Hollywood )rid0e (a"alo0-to-1irewire co"-erter) CD-+ dri-e re0io"-1ree D2D dri-e D2D-+ dri-e (comi"0 soo". yay) So1tware -------Di"dows (8 (ai"Actor D2-Ca3ture (small a33 1or ca3turi"0 i"cluded w: t e Da%%le) Adobe Premiere ,$* (1or editi"0) LSX-(P8G 3lu0-i" 1or Adobe Premiere (1or e>3orti"0 to (P8G-#) S3ruceU3 D2D aut ori"0 so1tware Cool8dit Pro (audio editi"0 so1tware) (usic(atc 7u=ebo>

Additio"al ---------72C S48**U S-2HS 2C+ ra"dom '45 62 le1t o-er 1rom my colle0e days as a mo"itor E0F Sam3o re0io" 1ree D2D 3layer (3lays mi"i-D2Ds) ---<=ay$ 6 e da%%le ollywood brid0e is a small de-ice t at basically Gust ta=es S--ideo or com3osite -ideo a"d stereo audio i"3ut a"d co"-erts it to 1irewire:di0ital -ideo. a"d -ice -ersa$ !t cost about H#4I w e" ! bou0 t it$ 6 ere are some ot er 3roducts li=e t is. a"d its 3art could also be 3layed by a di0ital camcorder wit 3ass-t rou0 (t e So"y 6+2'#* 1its t e bill a"d is u"der H&** -- but ;<6 t e 6+2'4*)$ ! would recomme"d a camcorder o-er t e da%%le "ow. Gust because it as a bu"c o1 @uir=s t at cause some si0"i1ica"t eadac es$) A 1irewire card is e>tremely c ea3 (EH4* i1 you s o3 arou"d? c ec= ebay) a"d 0ets you clea". i0 -@uality -ideo i" co"Gu"ctio" wit a 0ood co"-erter$ ! i0 ly recomme"d t e combo o1 a co"-erter J 1irewire o-er usi"0 a ca3ture card? 1irewire is really 0etti"0 3o3ular a"d c a"ces are youBre 0oi"0 to wa"t it soo" a"yway. a"d itBs 0oi"0 to be well-su33orted i" 3retty muc a"y so1tware$ ! ca3ture usi"0 t e small a33 t at was i"cluded wit t e Da%%le ((ai"Actor D2-Ca3ture). w ic ! 1i"d wor=s muc better t a" tryi"0 to ca3ture 1rom wit i" Premiere$ Kou ca" do it. but Premiere as a lot o1 o-er ead$ ! 0et audio by ri33i"0 $wa- 1iles strai0 t 1rom t e CD usi"0 (usic (atc Gu=ebo>. t e" edit t em i" Cool8dit Pro$ ! im3ort t e audio a"d -ideo 1iles i"to Premiere. edit away. t e" e>3ort t em i" o"e o1 two waysC ') Aor web distributio" - Aile:8>3ort 6imeli"e:Sa-e Aor Deb$$$ - select t e Setti"0s Di%ard - Setti"0sC DDD. +eal 1ormat. 3ro0ressi-e dow"load. lo"0er delays. LA;:!"tra"et @uality$ ! 1i"d t is 3roduces small but i0 -@uality -ideo 1iles (L, () 1or 4 mi"utes o1 -ideo)$ #) Aor i"-3erso" 3laybac= o" D2D - Aile:8>3ort 6imeli"e:(o-ie$$$ - clic= t e Setti"0s butto" - Ge"eral tab setti"0sC Aile ty3eC LSX (P8G-' or (P8G-# (re@uires LSX-(P8G 3lu0i") - Ad-a"ced Setti"0s butto"C out3ut 1ile ty3eC (P8G-# audio stream bit rateC 484 Mb3s multi3le> audio:-ideo o" motio" estimatio" set to #* (slow) u"der bitrate tab. c ec= 2ariable bitrate

ma>imum bitrate I&*' Mb3s. custom @ua"ti%atio" o1 # a-era0e ma>imum bitrate I&** a-era0e mi"imum bitrate 4&** u"der NNN tab. select eader be1ore e-ery G<P 1rom t e 3ulldow" me"u at t e bottom rest as de1ault - Audio tab setti"0sC +ateC 48*** H% AormatC ',-bit stereo - S3ecial Processi"0 tab setti"0sC ;< cro33i"0 -- macro-isio" arti1acts do"Bt s ow u3 w e" you 3laybac= o" a 62. a"d t e resi%i"0 3rocess t at as to ta=e 3lace ot erwise o1te" results i" ic=y -ideo 3roblems - sa-e usi"0 m30 e>te"sio" 6 is 3roduces 1iles t at are about '/* () 1or 4 mi"utes o1 -ideo. so you ca" 1it about 4 -ids o"to o"e ,&* () CD-+. or #& o"to o"e 4$/ G) D2D-+$ ! t e" im3ort t is 1ile i"to S3ruceU3. w ic is used to aut or t e D2D me"u a"d bur" t e results to CD-+ or D2D-+$ 6 atBs 3retty muc it 1or t e tec "ical stu11$ C-) Ho3e t is 3ro-es o1 use to someo"e$ -- ;aomi More fun with VirtualDub and encoding vid files D ile ma=i"0 t e Di-X 1ile 1or Due"de. ! 1i"ally 1i0ured out ow to really 0et t e 1ile si%e dow" (t e tric= is to com3ress t e audio to (P-4 i"stead o1 lea-i"0 it i" DA2 1ormat). a"d as ! was about to 0loat about t is to melina123. it occurred to me t at maybe some o1 t e rest o1 you would be i"terested i" ow 2irtual Dub ca" be used bot 1or t is. a"d 1or 0etti"0 cli3s out o1 a Di-X or similar ty3e 1ile t at ca" be used i" Premiere or a similar editi"0 3ac=a0e$ So. ereBs ow it wor=s (t is is 1or Di"dows o"ly. sorry)$ ETA 2/28/2007 6o c a"0e i"structio"s to use t e A(2 A33 i"stead o1 dow"loadi"0 codecs se3arately$ ETA 7/15/2006 C a"0esC - 2irtualDub(od Oca"O do audio 3rocessi"0. itBs Gust do"e -ia t e Streams-FStream list me"u$ So ! a-e u3dated t ese i"structio"s to use 2irtualDub(od i"stead o1 2irtualDub$

1. Using VirtualDub to get cli s out o! a "o#nloa"e" or ri e" !ile t$at can be use" in %remiere '$ Get a"d i"stall t e Pa"aso"ic D2 codec$ #$ Get a" A2! or (P8G source 1ile 1rom somew ere -- you ca" eit er ri3 a D2D or dow"load a" A2!$ 4$ <3e" t e source 1ile i" 2irtualDub(od (curre"t -ersio" is '$&$'*$')$ 4$ <3e" u3 2dub$ &$ Go to 2ideo -F Ailters a"d select 5Add$$$5 ,$ Add a 5resi%e5 1ilter a"d select 5Co"1i0ure5$ +esi%e i"to /#*>48* si%e$ !1 t e 1ile as a wo"=y as3ect ratio. you ca" use t e 3re-iew a"d combi"e t e Bresi%e 1rame a"d letterbo> ima0eB i" combi"atio" wit

t e ima0e resi%e to 0et t e -ideo to loo= ri0 t$ 6 e im3orta"t t i"0 is t at you e"d u3 wit a 1rame o1 /#*>48*$ /$ Go to 2ideo -F Com3ressio" a"d select t e Pa"aso"ic D2 codec 1rom t e list$ 8$ (<3tio"al. sa-es dis= s3ace) Go to Streams -F Stream list$ 6 is will s ow you t e audio$ Select t e audio stream a"d t e" clic= t e 5Disable5 butto" i" t e lower ri0 t a"d cor"er$ 6 is will 0i-e you o"ly t e -ideo i"stead o1 t e audio$ I$ Kou ca" eit er co"-ert t e e"tire source 1ile (will be 0i0a"tic? (PC co"-erted was about 4, G) -- yes. t atBs O0i0sO. "ot me0abytes) or set start a"d e"d 3oi"ts 1or t e cli3 you wa"t$ '*$ 6o actually 0et t e cli3. 0o to Aile -F Sa-e As A2!$ Kou ca" also batc u3 a bu"c o1 cli3s to ru" t em o-er"i0 t$ 6 ese cli3s will "ow wor= Gust 1i"e a"d be 1rame-accurate i" Premiere$

2. Using VirtualDub to enco"e a &i" !or online "istribution '$ Get a"d i"stall t e A(2 A33$ 6 is will i"stall t e X-iD a"d (P4 codecs 1or you alo"0 wit 2irtual Dub (od$ #$ 8>3ort your mo-ie 1rom Premiere or w ate-er editi"0 3ro0ram you use. i"to a D2 A2!$ 6 is will be -ery lar0e$ (e$0$. it was ,,* () 1or Due"de. w ic is u"der 4 mi"utes$) 4$ <3e" u3 2irtualDub(od$ 4$ <3e" your D2 a-i 1ile i" 2Dub$ &$ Go to Streams -F Stream list$ 6 is will s ow you t e audio stream$ ,$ +i0 t-clic= o" t e audio stream a"d select 5Aull Processi"0 (ode5$ /$ +i0 t-clic= o" t e audio stream a0ai". a"d "ow 5Com3ressio"5 will be a" a-ailable c oice$ 8$ Select Com3ressio" a"d select (P8G Layer-4 1rom t e list o" t e le1t. a"d t e" 5'I# =)its:s. #4.*** H%. Stereo5 1rom t e list o" t e ri0 t$ I$ Go to 2ideo-FCom3ressio" a"d select X-iD (P8G-4 Codec 1rom t e list$ Hit Co"1i0ure$ '*$ U"der 58"codi"0 ty3e5 c oose T#o ass ' 1st ass Clic= <M$ ''$ Go to Aile-FSa-e as A2!$ Sa-e t e 1ile as w ate-eryouwa"tQ'$a-i$ Dait u"til t e 1ile as sa-ed$ (Dill ta=e a w ile$) '#$ Go to 2ideo-FCom3ressio" a"d c oose X-iD a0ai" a"d it Co"1i0ure$ '4$ U"der 58"codi"0 ty3e5 c oose T#o ass ' 2n" ass$ '4$ !" t e 56ar0et si%e (=bytes) 1ield. 3ut i" t e tar0et si%e$ ! usually 0o 1or 4****$ (4* ()) Clic= <M$ '&$ Go to Aile-FSa-e as A2!$ Sa-e t e 1ile wit t e real 1i"al "ame you wa"t$ ',$ D e" do"e. tras t e w ate-eryouwa"tQ'$a-i 1ile$ '/$ Kou are do"eR '8$ <ld Di-X i"structio"s 3reser-ed 1or le0acy useC '$ #$ 4$ 4$ &$ ,$ /$ 8$ Go to 2ideo-FCom3ressio" a"d c oose Di-X &$' 1rom t e list$ Hit Co"1i0ure$ U"der 52ariable bitrate mode5 3ic= (ulti3ass. 1st ass (28+K !(P<+6A;6R)$ U"der 58"codi"0 bitrate5 e"ter /,8 =b3s$ Clic= <M$ ;ow 0o to Aile-FSa-e as A2!$ Sa-e t e 1ile as w ate-eryouwa"tQ'$a-i$ Dait u"til t e 1ile as sa-ed$ ;e>t. 0o to 2ideo-FCom3ressio" a"d a0ai" select Di-> &$'. a"d it Co"1i0ure$ U"der 52ariable bitrate mode5 3ic= (ulti3lass. nt$ ass$ Lea-e bitrate at /,8 =b3s$ Clic= <M$ Go to Aile-FSa-e as A2!$ Sa-e t e 1ile wit t e real 1i"al "ame you wa"t$ D e" do"e. tras t e w ate-eryouwa"tQ'$a-i 1ile$

2oila -- you will "ow a-e a i0 -@uality X-iD 1ile$ 6 e seco"d 3ass t i"0 is critical 1or 0etti"0 t e @uality u3. a"d t e audio com3ressio" ste3 is critical 1or 0etti"0 t e si%e dow"$ !1 you do"Bt do t at. more t a" al1 your 1ile will be u"com3ressed DA2 audio$ T$e (asics

)uc$'Abbre&iate" *ummar+, '$ Get your -ids i"to (P8G-# 1ormat$ #$ !m3ort t e (P8G-# 1iles i"to D2D aut ori"0 so1tware. lay t em out. add me"us$ 4$ )ur" t e aut ored D2D o"to a D2D-+ dis= wit a D2D-+ bur"er$ -once ts an" Details, .ormat &ersus me"ia. A D2D-+ dis= is Gust a ty3e o1 com3uter dis= t at wor=s wit i"e>3e"si-e ome D2D bur"er dri-es$ 6 ey ca" old 4$/ G) o1 data$ 6 is data does "ot a-e to be -ideo. it ca" be a"yt i"0$ A D2D -ideo dis= as -ery s3eci1ic re@uireme"ts 1or t e 1ormat. bot o1 t e actual -ideo a"d audio 1iles. a"d t e way t e 1iles are bur"ed o"to t e dis=$ !1 you do"Bt meet t e 1ormat re@uireme"ts. t e dis= will "ot 3lay i" a sta"dard D2D 3layer$ Vi"eo !ormats 6 ere are ma"y di11ere"t =i"ds o1 -ideo 1ormats$ (6 is is "ot @uite t e same as codecs. i1 youB-e eard t at term. but itBs close e"ou0 1or basic wor=$) Some e>am3les i"cludeC Di"dows (edia Player ($wm-). Suic=time ($mo-). +eal2ideo ($rm or $ram). (P8G-' ($m30). (P8G-# ($m#- or $m30). (P8G4 ($m30). Di-X A2! ($a-i). D2 A2! ($a-i). ot er A2! ($a-i). etc$ D2D -ideo must be i" t e (P8G-# -ideo 1ormat$ )%E/'2 &i"eo (P8G-# -ideo is a 1ormat t at 3roduces -ery i0 -@uality 1iles wit reaso"ably 0ood com3ressio"$ !tBs "ot as 0ood as (P8G-4. w ic is a more rece"t 1ormat. but itBs t e o"e t at was acce3ted as a 0e"eral sta"dard by ma"u1acturers. so itBll be wit us 1or a w ile$ Kou a-e to 0et your -ideo i"to (P8G-# 1ormat i" order to 3ut it o"to a D2D$ 6o do t is. you a-e to 0et a" (P8G-# e"coder$ )ecause (P8G-# is a commercial -ideo 1ormat. you will a-e to 3ay 1or a"y 3iece o1 so1tware t at does (P8G-# e"codi"0$ (ost commercial -ideo editi"0 tools i"clude (P8G-# e"codi"0 "ow. a"d 6(PG8"c (www$tm30e"c$com) i"cludes a 4*-day trial o1 (P8G-# e"codi"0 a"d is i"e>3e"si-e i1 you wa"t to 3urc ase$ (asic settings !or )%E/'2 enco"ing 6 ere are ma"y di11ere"t 3ossible setti"0s to use i" (P8G-# e"codi"0. a"d 0oi"0 i"to detail is way more time t a" !Bm willi"0 to s3e"d$ Loo= o"li"e. t ere are ma"y use1ul 0uides$ 6 e most im3orta"t basic o"es areC o bitrateC stic= wit 5300 0b s a"d o"ly i"crease it i1 you 0et a 3oor @uality 1ile wit 3i>elatio"$ ;e-er 0o abo-e 8*** =b3s$ !tBs "ot 0oi"0 to 0et better 1rom t ere a"d ma"y 3layers will actually a-e stutteri"0 wit i0 er bitrate 1iles$ o co"sta"t -s$ -ariableC use &ariable bitrate i1 your e"codi"0 tool su33orts it$ !t sa-es s3ace by "ot usi"0 t e ma> bitrate 1or 3arts o1 your -ideo t at do"Bt "eed it. li=e blac= scree"s$ o multi3le>i"0C t is re1ers to mi>i"0 to0et er t e -ideo a"d audio$ 6ur" t is o!!$ !1 you multi3le>. you will 0et a si"0le 5$m305 1ile$ 6 is is 1i"e 1or 3layi"0 o" com3uter. but 1or actually aut ori"0 a D2D. you will a-e a muc easier time o1 it i1 you a-e se3arate -ideo a"d audio 1iles$ 6 e -ideo 1ile will a-e a" 5$m#-5 su11i>$ o audioC t e audio (US6 be i" 18000 023 1re@ue"cy$ !1 itBs "ot. t e D2D wo"Bt wor=$ 6 is tri3s u3 a lot o1 3eo3le because w e" you ri3 audio 1rom a CD. it is i" 44'** =H% 1re@ue"cy$ !1 you tur" o11 multi3le>i"0. t e" most e"codi"0 tools will eit er ma=e a" u"com3ressed $wa- or $ai11 1ile. or a com3ressed $m3# or $ac4 1ile$ !1 you a-e a c oice. AC4 1ormat is best$ (P# is worse @uality audio. a"d wa-:ai11 are u0e 1iles$ !1 youBre ma=i"0 a" AC4 1ile. 'I# =b3s or #&, =b3s is 1i"e 1or t e audio bitrate$ DVD aut$oring <"ce you a-e (P8G-# -ideo 1iles a"d 48*** =H% audio 1iles i" eit er DA2:A!AA or AC4:(P# 1ormat. you are t e" ready to actually aut or a D2D$ Kou will "eed a di11ere"t 3iece o1 so1tware 1or t is$ (ost D2D-+ dri-es "ow come wit at least some 3rimiti-e =i"d o1 so1tware. or you ca" 0et t e i"e>3e"si-e a"d "ice D2D-lab so1tware (H/I curre"tly. but see "ote below). or really 3ricey 3ro so1tware li=e Sce"arist$ Aor (ac. t ereBs D2D Studio Pro$ )asically. you will im3ort your -ideo a"d audio 1iles i"to t e aut ori"0 3ro0ram as 5assets5$ (At t is 3oi"t. t e better aut ori"0 3ro0rams will tell you i1 t ereBs somet i"0 wro"0 wit t e 1ormat o1 your -ideo or audio$) 6 e" you will ma=e o"e 5title5 or 5trac=5 1or eac -id. a"d i"sert t e matc i"0 audio a"d -ideo 1iles 1or t e -id i"to t e title$ 6 e" you ca" also ma=e me"us t at 3oi"t to t e di11ere"t titles$ 6 e details de3e"d e"tirely o" t e s3eci1ic so1tware. so youBll a-e to co"sult t e el3 1ile 1or your so1tware$

A"&ance" Ti s 4ote on DVD'lab D2D-lab curre"tly as a bu0 w ere i1 you use DA2 1iles i"stead o1 AC4. t e" t e dis= will 3lay at double-s3eed o" OsomeO older D2D 3layers. $ !1 youBre Gust ma=i"0 D2Ds 1or your ow" 3erso"al use. t is is "ot a bi0 deal as lo"0 as t ey wor= o" your 3layer (w ic you ca" Gust try out). but i1 youBre 3la""i"0 to distribute. youBll wa"t to 0et your a"ds o" a" AC4 e"coder$ Titles/Trac0s &s. -$a ters D2Ds are desi0"ed 1or o"e bi0 o"=i"0 3iece o1 -ideo (t e title) wit lots o1 c a3ter mar=s i"side t em$ D e" youBre ma=i"0 a D2D o1 -ids. you i"stead a-e a bu"c o1 se3arate small 3ieces o1 -ideo (se3arate titles) wit "o c a3ter mar=s i"side t em$ (6itles are also called trac=s i" some so1tware$) Some D2D 3layers will "ot a"dle t is -ery i"tuiti-ely$ Some t i"0s to do i" order to el3 ma=e t em com3atibleC o Add your -ids to t e dis= i" t e same order i" w ic you wa"t t em to 3lay. so t at 56itle '5 is t e -id you wa"t to 3lay 1irst. 56itle #5 is t e -id you wa"t to 3lay seco"d. etc$ o !1 you wa"t to add a -id i"to t e middle. (brace yoursel1). delete all t e trac=s you added u3 to t at o"e. t e" re-add t em a1terwards$ Kes. a u0e 3ai"$ Kes. t e o"ly way to ma=e t is wor= reliably$ o Add a si"0le c a3ter 3oi"t to e-ery -id at t e -ery e"d$ 6 is deals wit some old D2D 3layers w ere usi"0 t e 5"e>t c a3ter5 butto" o" t e remote will "ot actually wor= to s=i3 to t e "e>t title i1 t ere is "o c a3ter$