Portable DVD writer good for output? at DVinfo.net

Ong Wan Shu · December 16th, 2004, 08:49 PM

hi all,

I know you may wonder why dun i just get a damn internal DVD writer, well personal reasons...arrgghh..

but has anybody tried using a portable DVD writer to output your finished projects? eg. from Premiere Pro? is it gonna be amazingly slow?

also, do i need a seperate software for a portable DVD burner to output a project or Premiere Pro can do it by itself?

thanks!

Ed Smith · December 17th, 2004, 03:55 AM

Hi Ong,

An external Protable DVD writer should be just the same as an Internal writer in terms of performance. Obviously they are a little more expensive than internal ones.

Premiere Pro should be able to output directly to your portable DVD writer. Do you have a Model you are particularly interested in?

Ong Wan Shu · December 17th, 2004, 08:34 AM

apparantly i dun...as i am now in china, a lot of brands cannot be found here. any recommendations?

thanks

Rob Lohman · December 21st, 2004, 06:07 AM

Make sure your computer has USB2 ports, if not get a card in it
that does have it or get a firewire burner (not sure if that exists)!

Ed Smith · December 21st, 2004, 12:38 PM

Good point Rob.

I don't use any external DVD writers. But the La-cie drives seem OK from what I hear.

try a google search, there are many types of external writers, some with USB2, others with firewire, some with both.

Moe Belli · January 16th, 2005, 08:18 PM

I'm not sure what you want to output to your external burner, raw AVI data, Premiere projects or MPEG2/DVD.

If it's the later, an external burner is fine. Premiere exports out and burns to DVD and I think this is what you are talking about.

I have a Pioneer A07 burner inside an inexpensive dual firewire/USB case and talke it with me wherever I need it. Works fantastic. No problems, as good as an internal burner. These firewire/USB2 cases are the best PC investment I've ever made, cheap and useful. I have 5 cases with firewire drives that I use as well.

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December 16th, 2004, 08:49 PM	#1
Ong Wan Shu Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 74	Portable DVD writer good for output? hi all, I know you may wonder why dun i just get a damn internal DVD writer, well personal reasons...arrgghh.. but has anybody tried using a portable DVD writer to output your finished projects? eg. from Premiere Pro? is it gonna be amazingly slow? also, do i need a seperate software for a portable DVD burner to output a project or Premiere Pro can do it by itself? thanks!

December 17th, 2004, 03:55 AM	#2
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Hi Ong, An external Protable DVD writer should be just the same as an Internal writer in terms of performance. Obviously they are a little more expensive than internal ones. Premiere Pro should be able to output directly to your portable DVD writer. Do you have a Model you are particularly interested in? __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors

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Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Make sure your computer has USB2 ports, if not get a card in it that does have it or get a firewire burner (not sure if that exists)! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

December 21st, 2004, 12:38 PM	#5
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Good point Rob. I don't use any external DVD writers. But the La-cie drives seem OK from what I hear. try a google search, there are many types of external writers, some with USB2, others with firewire, some with both. __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors

December 17th, 2004, 08:34 AM	#3
Ong Wan Shu Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 74	apparantly i dun...as i am now in china, a lot of brands cannot be found here. any recommendations? thanks

January 16th, 2005, 08:18 PM	#6
Moe Belli New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 22	I'm not sure what you want to output to your external burner, raw AVI data, Premiere projects or MPEG2/DVD. If it's the later, an external burner is fine. Premiere exports out and burns to DVD and I think this is what you are talking about. I have a Pioneer A07 burner inside an inexpensive dual firewire/USB case and talke it with me wherever I need it. Works fantastic. No problems, as good as an internal burner. These firewire/USB2 cases are the best PC investment I've ever made, cheap and useful. I have 5 cases with firewire drives that I use as well. MB