Loop DVD's

[Hardcopy]

Who makes their own loop dvd and why?

I do because I like the control. Mine is auto play and repeat and JUST has the movies I want to push.

I use download the movies using Quicktime, then convert them to mpg's using Tmpgenc. Then I use a combination of Virtualdub and Tmpgenc again to add my logo to the upper left hand corner with 50% transparency so it doesn't impede the trailer. I also put the name of the movie in the black band at the bottom (because most trailers I can get are for the theatrical version and thus widescreen). Then I just use vcdeasy to burn the vcd and oila I am done.

Sounds a lot more difficult than it is. Once I get a movie done it is done, so all I have to do is do the new movies. I try and do it about every 2 weeks, pushing the trailers for movies that people wouldn't look at much like Danny Deckchair and leaving off movies that SUCKED. :-P

[yburan]

How long does it take you to make one loop DVD? Sounds like 3-4 hours of solid downloading/encoding work to me.

[j4kp07]

I rip my trailers from new release DVDs then compile them onto a new DVD-R with Tmpgenc DVD Authur.  I create 2  tracks, 1 for 4:3 trailers and 1 for 16:9 trailers (because each video on the track must match formats).  And I use Goldwave to perform a batch process against the audio so that those formats match also.

When I make a new DVD next week, I'll right down the process step-by-step for everyone to use.  The only part I won't teach is you is how to copy the trailer from the DVD because that is technically illegal.

I wish there were a way for Tmpgenc DVD Authur to add a watermark, I like the idea of adding my logo and/or the movie title like Hardcopy.  But my current process does not require any encoding of the video.  So minus the time it takes to copy a trailer from a DVD (which takes about 2 minute per trailer per DVD), I create my DVDs in about 30 minutes.

I've also created a catalog of trailers in Divx format.  I hope to have a Kiosk one day with trailers for each of my movies.  (When I get really bored one day and have $600 to blow).

[Hardcopy]

You can use Virtual Dub to add your logo. It runs pretty quick. You use it to set up a Frame Server then just run it through tmpgenc to create your file.

I don't have a dvd burner, just a cd burner so I have to stick with VCD, but it works fine.

[j4kp07]

Ah, I see.

I'm guessing that adds a lot of time due to re-encoding the file whether it's already mpeg2 compliant or not.

[Hardcopy]

Hmmm not really, even on my slooooow computer it runs just a little slower than watching it. Virtual Dub basically plays it back while tmpgenc saves it as an mpeg. I probably spend maybe 10 minutes per trailer of prep time.

I also download all my trailers and set them up as a batch conversion then just let it go while I do other stuff. The quicktime to mpeg conversion is what takes some time (another 10 minutes per trailer). But since I only have to do a few a week to keep up with it, it just isn't too bad.

[yburan]

How about just printing your logo on paper, cutting it out and taping it on the corner of the TV? :idea: :lol:

[videogeek]

Or write it in crayon on the tv while you are drunk with whatever hand you normally dont use?

[yburan]

Assuming that I don't want to add a logoand title  on the bottom, can i use vcdeasy to make a VCD direct from the downloaded Quicktimes?

[Hardcopy]

Nope not directly. You still need to use tmpgenc to convert them to mpgs

[yburan]

OK, silly questiuon, where and how exactly do you download a QT file from the internet?

[Hardcopy]

http://www.apple.com/trailers

[seanandsarah]

I used to do exactly as Hardcopy does.  I would just save them on a DVD as raw MPG files rather than make a DVD-Video disc because our players support it.

Now I play the movie trailer loops supplied to us by Movie Experts.  The only thing I miss is the variety.

Regards,
Sean

[rufusjack]

I use screenplay's dvds.  www.screenplayinc.com  They are programmable and have a good variety on them and are relatively inexpensive.

What you guys are doing would be great so I could add some of the lesser known titles  (like finders fee, stander, wake of death, etc.) but I just do not have the time to do it.  Kind of like why re-invent the wheel you know.

[yburan]

OK, inspired by our fearless leader Harcopy, I made my disc. It is a 1 hour Video CD with only the clips that I want.  

Time spent:
Download clips : 30 minutes
Convert videos: 30 minutes
Burn VCD: 15 minutes

I did all of these steps while behind the counter during the slow period, so it did not feel like a waste of time.