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Provides a brief overview on the software I use for adding date/time to video, editing it and producing client-ready DVDs.

Real life scenarios / questions

Scenarios covering most of the things you might want to do with your surveillance video.  I've given a brief answer to each question as an overview. 

Using AVS Video Converter

AVS Video Converter converts almost all types of video files to DVD or any other video file format.  It also can bring up date/time on MTS files and will combine multiple files types of different aspect ratios (16:9 and 4:3 file types) into one DVD with the correct aspect ratio throughout.

Using SuperDvdate

SuperDVDdate will add time/date to the following file types; MOD, MTS, M2TS, AVI, MP4, MOV, TOD.  It will also work with MP4 and 3GP, which have been taken on your mobile / cell phone.

Using AVS Video Remaker

AVS Remaker allows you to take multiple files of the same file type, edit them and then re-make them (without any re-encoding) thereby giving you no loss in quality.  Very accurate (by Key Frame) editing can be done, photos can be taken off the video and you can exclude audio on the DVD before burning.

Using AVS Disc Creator

Both AVS Video Converter and Remaker produce a full DVD structured file before giving you the option to burn a DVD.  That file is perfect for archiving your video on a PC.  AVS Disc Creator can then take that DVD file and re-burn additional DVD copies.

Using Freemake Video Converter

A quick, easy and free way to get date/time on your HiDef MTS video files and burn them to a DVD with no edits.

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SuperDvdate will add time/date to the following file types; MOD, MTS, M2TS, AVI, MP4, MOV, TOD.  It will also work with MP4 and 3GP, which have been taken on your mobile / cell phone.

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The following are two screenshots of SuperDvdate open with two (different) files added. 

Note:  SuperDVDdate won't work with two different file types/resolutions at the one time.  They have been used here just for comparison purposes.

_1.    Two files have been added here.  As mentioned above, two different file types of different resolutions can't be used together - they will need to be done separately.  After opening the program, add files using the "Add Files" button to the right of Item No. 7.  SuperDvdate has no drag and drop options.

2.    Use the two sliders to position the date/time on the video.

3.    The bottom slider moves you forward through the video.  The video quality is probably going to display poorly here - disregard that.

4.    Shows the date/time.  This can be changed to whatever format, font, colour, size you like (see Item 7 in the next screenshot).  Note:  if you use SuperDvdate for an MTS file (which is highlighted in the next screenshot) it will show the seconds - even if your camcorder doesn't normally display seconds.

5.    Clicking the Setting button opens up the "Settings" options - seen in both screenshots to the left of the image.

6 & 7.    If the date/time is incorrect, or needs some adjustment, it can be changed here.  Highlight any item by clicking on it, then make the change.  Be sure to click on "Save" (Item 7) afterwards.  If multiple files need changing, you will need to highlight each file, then make the changes and "Save" each change. 

8.    All the various setting (Item 5) are covered in the next screen shot, but once everything is okay, hit the "Start" button to commence the time/date inlay.  Depending on the total size of all the video files, this might take some time.    

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9.    Surrounding Item 9 are the various options for setting the date/time font, bold on/off, size and colour.  Note:  The font size for the (1920 x 1080) MTS file in the above Screenshots is 47, whereas it is 20 for a (704 x 576) MOD file in Screenshot 1.  The size of the video files will affect the font size you need to use. 

10.    Here you can adjust the formatting on your date/time.  Not only can you make a selection from the drop-down menu, but also change the actual setting.  For example, you can add extra spaces between the date/time, or change dd:mm:yyyy to mm:dd:yy (i.e. from 17-12-2011 to 12-17-11).

11.    Here you can change the "Output ratio".  Strangely, the MOD file shown in Screenshot 5 were recorded on my SD camcorder in the 16:9 format, but displays here as a 4:3 file.   By clicking on 16:9 it will be correctly re-set to 16:9.  To the right of Item 11 is the setting for selecting PAL or NTSC.  Below is the "Priority" setting.  I prefer quality over speed - just like most women I know. 

12.    You have a number of output file type options.  If you are going to be using the converted video in a finished DVD, my suggestion is to use the "MPEG2(DVD)" setting.  This will make things quicker and easier for you when you combine these video files with others in AVS Video Converter to make a DVD.

13.    The "Browse" button allows you to select a file path to save your video.  If you, for example, added a folder name at the end, that folder would be automatically created for you each time you use the program.

14.    Hit the "OK" button when you are happy with all your settings.  SuperDvdate remembers your setting and when you next open the program, they will all be as you set them previously.  This is pretty handy if you are always converting the same file types from a particular camcorder.

Comment:  For some reason I cannot get SuperDvdate to work on my Win7 64bit PC - it works well though on another XP PC and a Win7 32bit laptop.  I don't think the problem is with it being a 64bit PC - the program wants to display, and fires up for a split second, then just disappears.  Maybe it's a display issue of some kind.  I've given up trying to fix the problem, but would appreciate anyone that uses Win7 with 64bit seeing if it will work for them.  There is a trial version that you can download pre-purchase.