I spent the last week messing around with this, basically I have 3 hrs camcorder footage of a friend wedding & around 750 photos.

I think it it was the Windows movie maker I used to capture the camcorder footage off the Camcorder. I edited it and created a file. I then used NeroVision Express 2 to put Chapters on it, and jazz it up a bit (basically because its too long and some method of forwarding through sceens was required ). But I'm realising now that its just TOO big to get decent quality on a DVD.

I put the photos into a Ulead program with backing music. I actually copied the finished file into the same software as above and put chapters etc on it.

After reaslising that trying to burn both onto a DVD disc wouldn't work I just tried to get the Camcorder one on but the quality is bad on the TV. It is real "fussy" when people move, if you know what I mean.

Theres an Export function which I tried, putting it into Mpg format but the sound won't work on this.

Please help as I'm after spending ages on this and it would be a shame to delete the lot without something to show foir it.

Please bear in mind I am useless with PC's, although I was very proud of the stuff I put together so far

I just found this

I'll probably have to put it onto 2/3 discs

Gaff, getting 3 hours on a single DVD means you have to compress the signal soo much, it will end up looking blocky, particularly when there's moving detail (like people).

I've put 3 hours on a DVD without problems, but it involves using some high quality encoders (which will take your AVI file from Windows movie maker and convert it into MPEG2 which is the dvd standard).

I can help you getting the right software and working out the optimum bitrate so you fill the dvd as much as possible, but not too much so that it won't fit

PM me if you want

Gaff' date=' getting 3 hours on a single DVD means you have to compress the signal soo much, it will end up looking blocky, particularly when there's moving detail (like people).

I've put 3 hours on a DVD without problems, but it involves using some high quality encoders (which will take your AVI file from Windows movie maker and convert it into MPEG2 which is the dvd standard).

I can help you getting the right software and working out the optimum bitrate so you fill the dvd as much as possible, but not too much so that it won't fit

PM me if you want [/quote']

I have used the Mpeg 2 alright in NeroVison but as you say it had to be compressed too much. I tried doing it the custom way with a rate of 3000 but it didn't work.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Oh Btw PM sent