Taking Videos from Camera to DVD player

This is one of those posts that is more for myself than anyone else, because each time I go to get video off my camera, I have to relearn how I go about producing a DVD. The rest is a little rough, it's really just my notes:

1. From Sony HandyCam DCR-SR45 (30 GB) (also uses Sony memory stick) to:

2. MPEG StreamClip (MPEG Streamclip (http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html) will do what you want, which is free. However, you'll also need the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback component (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/), which isn't free, it's currently around $20.)

3. Use MPEG StreamClip to convert to either DV or QuickTime (.mov). DV deinterlaced appears to be better, haven't checked out which does better with aspect ratio.

4. import into either iMovie (if editing needs to be done) or iDVD to finish and burn DVD.