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Hello,
I use PC (not Mac)
I would like to know the best software to transfer a Mini DV to DVD
and without any loss of quality

I'm using Windows Movie Maker
it's transfering the Mini DV to AVI file
is it Ok ? will I loos some quality if I use windows movie maker ?
And what to use as software to convert the AVI file into MPEG2 file which would be opened in TMPGEnc DVD author (to do the authoring)

and One more question
in case I have reorded on the 2nd tape (Mini DV) for a 5 min
how can I make that 5 min join the first tape ? what software do I need ?

Thank you very much