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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> I think it is related to this player being about 5 years old... they<BR>
>play OK downstairs on druid's newer one. I'm recording them NTSC, I can<BR>
>make yours PAL if you want.<BR>
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NTSC is perfectly fine. :)<BR>
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> I am wondering whether to stick with realplayer for the web format? I am<BR>
>open to changing to another if it would be better and equally universal.<BR>
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I had a talk with a fellow producer about that. Basically you have three options.<BR>
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Quicktime. Stable and good format.. if you have a mac. On PC it tends to be a bit messy. Realmedia (realplayer) It was always a bit of an ugly format, but it works. The newer versions are better. Windows Media. Very easily accessible and supposedly decent. I'm thinking of testing both windows media and realmedia and see what works best.<BR>
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> I'll get it to work, even if I do have to chop the 80 minute (15gig)<BR>
>tapes into 4.5g bits and send them as data DVD-r without conversion. I<BR>
>think I wouldn't mind having some like that as backups anyhow, for when the<BR>
>DVD conversion tech changes again. I've got about 60 blank 4.7g DVD-r<BR>
>discs, so I'm set.<BR>
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That sounds fine! It's good for me too to receive them as video files on DVD discs, that way I can copy them directly to my computer and work with them, and then remove what I am not using at the moment to save a bit of space.<BR>
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By the way, I just downloaded the trial of Sony DVD Architect.. If it's good I'm gonna get the upgrade from Vegas.. I've been playing around with some ideas for the DVD menu. Do you have any high resolution images I could download from your FTP? I could use the FST logo, the nice blue banner logo you have at the start page, and any good pictures of you/your work that you'd like to have included. Then I can post you some screenshots once I've got something happening. :)<BR>
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In addition I was pondering putting together some sort of music ambience backdrop for the DVD menu... Will have to see what happens.<BR>
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Namaste!<BR>
Gustaf<BR>
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