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Burning 720p to NON Blu Ray disk using Architect
Hello,
I am upgrading to edit HD video and I have a “burning” question:
I just bought a Philips HD player, a typical player I got from Best Buys. It supports about everything except Blu Ray. I want to render .AVI 720p files and burn to DVDs. I do not want to use Blu Ray because my productions are not that long and I want to be able to sell my DVDs without “player-limitation”.
I was thinking that all I need to do is buy blank double-layer DVDs (and DL burner), burn my 720p .AVI file onto it (rendered from Vegas) and sell my DVDs.
I’ve been reading into the specs of DVD Architect 5.0 and all I see is Blu Ray this/that. WILL 5.0 allow me to burn my 720p .AVI to a leading brand DL DVD, which would then be playable on my Philips or any common HD player?
Second question: On a related matter; I’ve been reading conflicting opinions on forums regarding the resolution limitations for standard DVDs. Some people say standard DVDs will not allow above 720×480. Others say it will allow it. I see that my current burning software has resolution defaults which do not include HD settings. So is it that the physical DVDs are resolution-limited or is it the burning-software preventing an HD burn?
Thank you for reading!
Ron
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The DVD specification is Standard Definition MPEG2 only. Not 720p or AVI. There is no such thing as an HD DVD.
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I render AVI files all the time that I then burn to DVD which of
course converts it into an MPEG2. Your response tells me you did not read my post carefully. Please take another look at it and let me know the answer I seek if you can.Thanks.
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Funny…I can “burn AVI’s to a DVD” all day long and they are not “of course” converted to MPEG2. Now, if I use a DVD authoring program, such as Adobe Encore, and burn THAT project to a DVD, Encore will TRANSCODE that AVI to MPEG2, but at that point I am NOT “burning an AVI to a DVD”.
Words have meanings. I read your post very carefully, I just took it literally, and wasn’t in a position to read your mind as to what you actually meant to say when you wrote it.
Have a nice day.
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DVD is 720×480 NTSC or 720×576 PAL
So you want to sell discs with HD avi files on them? I’m confused too 🙂
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Hi Eric,
I guess I should not have gone into the AVI thing. I’m trying to understand a few things at once but the bottom line questions are this;
1) Will Architect 5.0 allow me to burn a 720p to a DL DVD?
2) Will a DL DVD maintain 720p or downsize it to 480?
3) If I can in fact burn it to the DL and the DL does keeps it
at 720p, will it be playable on a typical (non blue ray)
HD player?Thanks,
Ron
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Let’s use the word “DVD” correctly. All DVDs are standard def. These are the format that play in your typical DVD player all these years.
Now you can burn data to DVD discs but that doesn’t make it a DVD…..it’s just an avi file on disc
1. No….because it’s a dvd authoring tool
2. It will down convert it if you’re making a DVD. If you just want to burn a file into disc, the file will remain what it is
3. What is this non bluray HD player? Model #? You mean the Phillips Media Player?
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Yes, I just bought it, model #DVP2880
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Thats just a regular DVD player which happens to play data discs with AVIs on them.
I wouldn’t sell data discs with 720p videos on them since most players don’t play these files.
If you want to sell HD video to consumers you need to go to Bluray
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But Eric if I did that then the customer could only play it
“if” he owned a BR player.. right? -
That’s correct. There are only 2 consumer, disc based formats: DVD and Bluray. One Is SD and one is HD
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