Thanks BV, i found wmrk7_full.exe, and im looking at it now. i see a batch feature but only allowing me to choose the default settings. ill look through it, but if you happen to know it will NOT let me use custom settings, lemme know, and ill just go with the command prompt
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Naughty, ive tried all of those guis and cant find any batch features (doesnt mean that there isnt a batch on one of them, i just havent found any
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reliable, i think i will need several dedicated servers for this. there is going to be an asswad of transfer ... im not sure if i need to lock the files, i will be offering downloadable divxs or mpegs anyways ... but the intelligent stream would make encoding easier (just need to encode once, right?)... as of now im planning to stream from apache/linux, not wms ... is that retarded? same with rm files...
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Mutt, you wouldnt capture a dvd into raw avi, you "rip" the .vob files (dvd is much more compressed than raw avi, dvd is mpeg2) since the most a dvd can hold is 4.7 GB, a 30 GB drive should be fine.
Im looking forward to the answers about the windows media server stuff you were asking about
p.s., find a friend with a mini dv cam. just make sure its not a complete piece of shit, they will eat tapes. i always ff and rw tapes before capture or recording.
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anyone have any comments on framerates, dimensions, bitrates?
Thanks!