I am trying to learn the ropes of DVD authoring.  I got a great price on a refurb HP dvd writer,  and picked up a copy of Pinnacle’s Instant CD/DVD for free ($40 – $40 rebate).  I have about 30 MiniDV video tapes full of family stuff,  and many more VHS tapes of more family stuff (including our wedding in 1983, the birth of our son in 1989, and the arrival of Kelli at the airport from Korea in 1999). 

The older VHS stuff I want to get onto VCD’s or SCVD’s.  The DV video onto DVDs.  My first attempt took about two hours to drop an avi file into the editor and send it to DVD (for about an hour of video).    So I’ll be looking into VCD, SVCD, and DVD authoring options.  This kind of stuff will go into my Video and Movies section.henceforth.