I'm currently experimenting with such an idea, but not using DVD... using
Video CD! I think *all* DVD players will play them, and best of all, you
don't need to spend vast amounts on a DVD-W. Ok, so the resolution's not up
the quality of DVD (about similar to VHS), but there are benefits in terms
of the animations will take less time to render, and consume less HD space.

Check out www.flexion.org for in-depth info on how to (rip DVD's) and write
Video CD's using FREE software.

All the best,

Andy Cocker

"Bryan Valencia" <bry### [at] 209softwarecom> wrote in message
news:3C0### [at] 209softwarecom...
> Ever since the early days of my first animations in POV, I would create
> these great scenes with stunning effects, but I was always limited by
> two things.
>
> 1. the animation files were huge, even for a few seconds of playtime at
> the size of a postage stamp
> 2. only my friends with computers could enjoy them.
>
> I started posting questions in these very newsgroups about finding a way
> to record animations to VHS tape one frame at a time.  The answer was
> sure, but the equipment will cost big $.
>
> Now I hear that there are DVD-W drives and Movie Composition Software.
>  I supposedly can create a storyboard and just import any video source
> to create my movies.
>
> Jadies and Lentlemen, our time has come.
>
> I know the DVD-W drives are still pretty expensive, but it is now
> feasible for us to do entire movies with (gasp) sound and everything,
> and make it playable to ANYONE with a DVD player, not just on computers.
>  I am going to devote some amount of time and money to making this
> happen, and I know some of you will soon do the same.
>
> In the course of this, it is likely that there will be questions that
> need answering, like what studio software works the best for us POVers,
> and what resolution(s) should we render at for the TV format... What
> video hardware works well and even what flavor of Windows/Linux/Beos,
> whatever makes the job easy.
>
> Just for grins, who can I get a show of hands - who agrees, and how
> should we keep each other informed about this stuff?  Or am I the only
> one who wants to do DVD movies using POV?
>
> BV
>

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