-
HD File?
Hello,
I grabbed a 1080i quicktime.mov file from the internet, brought it into DVD Studio Pro and burned a HD DVD onto a 4.7G disc. It played fine in a consumer NON HD DVD player. My question is, is the file I burned to the DVD a true HD file? I thought only HD DVD players will accept HD material.
Thanks
Mark
-
9 Replies
-
Mark,
The HD file you brought into DVDSP was encoded to a SD MPEG2 file, it bears no relation to an HD DVD whatsoever.
However, I’ll bet it looks good, right? This is because, the opposite of garbage in, garbage out applies… The higher quality the files you start with, the better the DVD. This is one reason Hollywood DVDs display so well on HD TVs. The other reason is that the guys encoding the MPEGs from Hollywood movies have the finest hardware encoders at their disposal.
DRW
-
So how can I burn a HD Clip onto a DVD so it will read as true HD and be able to play on an HD monitor?
Thanks for the reply
Mark
-
Is one of the options compressor??
Thanks
Mark
-
[dannunzio] “So how can I burn a HD Clip onto a DVD so it will read as true HD and be able to play on an HD monitor?”
You do this on an HD-DVD, NOT a standard DVD. There is an HD-DVD option in Compressor, but you’ll need an actual HD-DVD disc to burn to and an HD-DVD player for playback.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
-
So I assume that means that I would need a blue ray burner right?
Thanks for the response
Mark
-
[dannunzio] “So I assume that means that I would need a blue ray burner right?”
Blue Ray and HD-DVD are two different formats. You can burn an HD-DVD in a Mac Pro desktop unit, I’m not sure about the MacBook Pro’s.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
-
[walter biscardi] “There is an HD-DVD option in Compressor, but you’ll need an actual HD-DVD disc to burn to”
Uhh, actually this is not true. You can burn HD material to a regular ole DVD-R as long as it’ll fit, and then use an HD DVD player to play. I just tried it the other day with my Xbox 360 HD DVD player and a Panasonic plasma. All you have to do is make sure your video is compatible with the format (720p60) and then use one of the HD DVD presets in compressor. Then in DVDSP, choose HD disc with red laser (not blue laser). AS long as your show is small enough to fit on a disc, away you go. Burn and watch in glorious HD. It looks great!
Jeremy
-
[JeremyG] “Uhh, actually this is not true. You can burn HD material to a regular ole DVD-R as long as it’ll fit, and then use an HD DVD player to play.”
You’re kidding? I was told that HD material had to go to an HD disc. Well, VERY useful information to know.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
-
Yeah, it works. I tried it with my own little paws and saw it with my own little eyes.
Cool huh?
I first heard of it on hdforindies dot com
Jeremy
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up