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To: js1138
so, you're saying I couldnt just save a movie clip onto my desk top and then burn it onto a blank cd? Even if i saved it as a movie file?
10 posted on 08/28/2002 12:22:37 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans
so, you're saying I couldnt just save a movie clip onto my desk top and then burn it onto a blank cd? Even if i saved it as a movie file?

Sorry I take so long to respond. I hope the other posts have helped. There are three issues to be solved: First is getting a digital copy of a movie. DVDs are encrypted, and though software is available to break the encryption, it is illegal. You can get around this by taking the video output of a regular DVD player into a PC video capture card. the quality will be lower.

The second problem is capacity. DVDs have a 9 gig capacity -- about 15 times that of a CD. You can get an entire movie onto a CD, but only at a much lower quality. If you are talking about clips of a few minutes or so there is no problem.

The third problem is format. If you only want to play the result on a computer this is not a major problem. If you want to play the CDs on a DVD player, you need to go to the help web site and study the options.

17 posted on 08/29/2002 7:18:19 AM PDT by js1138
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