Vistor CD/DVD Idea

Here is what I am looking to do if it can be done I would like to produce a DVD that will have a video on it. I am thinking of producing a intro to our church with a member spotlight. Also, on that same DVD I want to put one of our pastor's sermons! But I would like for it to play on a dvd player and/or CD player for the audio?

I know its wild! It can be a CD or something!

[Robert Adams]

It can be done. What equipment do you have to work with? With what you want, here's what I would do:

I would write the script (make it descriptive) in a way where you don't need video to understand what's being talked about. With the script ready, you can then add video to the already written script. Then, once you finish the video, you could just record the audio portion to a CD (I think), and then the video/audio to DVD.

First, I think we need to define what you really want.

A straight audio CD (Red Book) will not support video. The preacher's sermon can be on here, along with the ministry spotlight. But you do not have the option of using video. This will however play on people's CD players.

It would be possible to put together a simple data CD which contains both audio and video. This process (should) take longer than a straight audio CD. You would have the option of creating a "Welcome to our church" type webpage that they can view on their computer. On this cd, you could have small/medium sized video clips from various areas of ministry around your church. However, the ratio of free space of data CD to data DVD is quite large. You'd be able to have quite a lot of information on a data CD, but when video is added into the mix, space on your CD will get used rather quickly. If done properly, these disks will play on consumer CD players along with their computer.

You also have the option of doing a DVD. However, this won't play in a regular CD player. The user will need a DVD player. The price of DVD players have dropped quite a bit and I don't see this as a barrier to your project. Just realize that creating a DVD can, and should be, more time consuming compared to the other types of media you could use.

Does this help define what you're trying to do?

[argoc]

The idea you have is a phenomenal idea. We began toying with this same idea about two years ago. However, we have not done this as of yet due to we are waiting to complete our building. I agree with the previous comments that the best solution would be to go DVD as most people have DVD players now whether in computer or a set top box. I would provide them with the audio you mentioned on a separate CD. Seeing as CD's are so inexpensive nowadays it really doesn't add much cost to your project by producing a CD and DVD. The other question is are you going to do it totally in house or will it be outsourced?

I have a lot more ideas for this project as well as new moves into your area. Space doesn't allow for me to get into it here. However, if anyone is interested, just pm me or send me an email and I would be happy to share.

Once again, this is an awesome idea.

Chris Argo

[bladeaudio]

Just some tidbit of info.... (I don't have an exact solution to offer, but somethings more to investigate.)

Option 1. Most DVD players today are capable of playing VCDs. Or Video CDs (Very popular in Asia as the cheap version of DVDs). This is a CD that contains MPEG1 video files. How much video fits on 1 CD usually depends on how your compression settings are set, but I've seen 1 hour on a CD at "decent" quality. This option would also playback in any PC, and doesn't require a DVD player.

What I don't know, and maybe someone with more knowledge can fill in is if a CD formatted as a VCD can hold data files as well, in this case your audio WAVs or MP3s. What would this CD do when put in a regular CD player?

Option 2. You can create DVDs that contain a "ROM" section of data. This data could be an MP3/WAV of your sermon for playback on a PC, along with other webpage type material as suggested earlier. Adobe's Encore DVD program lets you author DVDs with a ROM section. As a DVD you also have a lot of options to provide access to different information about your church using the menus.

As mentioned before a DVD won't work in a CD player.