I think I'm going to buy that DVD thing (the software that turns a CD burner into a DVD burner) if it turns out I can't burn DVD's with the computer I'm getting.
I'm positive I'm going to get that Adobe stuff, and using the portable hardrive, I'm going to download:
1.Download DVDShrink
2.virtualdubmod or virtualdub and avisynth - it is also free.
3.
4) Load the VOB file into virtualdub, make it B&W using the inbuilt filters and save it back out in a format that Premiere (or your editor of choice) can read
Which format might that be?
I think I'm going to use "War in the Stars" for it.
I did a draft title crawl using WMM, a star field, and TAKE 18 of the main theme. It sounds great!
But, I was wondering:
Since I'm not going for a super Highquality look, what setting should I save it under?
I.E.:Should I save it under "DV-AVI (NTSC)" ? Or "High quality video"
I know it must be NTSC.
Wow this sounds great. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get within the next few months:
Adobe Premier
and Aftereffects (anyone have a price estimate for these two things together?)
My new computer (free)
40 gig portable HD (it said it can save 10 hours of highquality video. Sound good to me...180.99 around)
I have the US copy of ANH with french audio tracks
All I need once again is the German copy of ANH (or ESB and ROTJ)
Oh! BTW at Target today, I saw a box of 3 dual-layer discs for 20.00...
Is it worth it, or should I just use single layer discs. I want to put extras on them, possibly trailers, and comparisons (jpg photos possibly)
Oh, and what I'm going to do, unless I DONT get DSL or Cable modem:
I might make a trailer, and put it on a single layer DVD and send it out!, mabe even with a few clips of changes I'm doing (IE:music changes, video changes....looking at how good DE's edit of ANH is [which I'm going to use some shots from, perferably the ones he toutched up, I'll be putting his name in the credits] and the special edition and originals, etc)
I want this to be a great DVD movie, with its share of great extras!
I was wondeing about that too...should I stick with the normal subtitle tracks, or change them around, and edit the dialouge and use the audio "for effect?" (BTW, I can add subtitle tracks and edit soundtracks with the adobe software, right?)
Thanks for the enthusiasiam!