• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  *HD DVD’S versus SD DVD”S”

  Posted by Marinus Denton on March 8, 2011 at 3:40 am

  Hi.

  I would really like to know what one of the two following options will work the best a SD DVD OR A HD DVD that will play wide screen in a 16:9 and letterbox in a 4:3 screen.

  In other words let’s take a Hollywood feature film DVD not blu ray is it a SD or a HD DVD that can play on any computer, Tv or DVD set. Or let’s say your feature film needs to go on DVD in the stores what will be the best in consideration with compressor and DVD Studio Pro SD or HD DVD?

  NO.1

  – Export Edit in compressor as HD DVD Target Setting
  – In DVD Studio Pro under preferences under the project tab choose DVD standard: HD DVD
  – Under the general tab HD menu, tracks and slideshows, choose resolution 1920 x 1080, Display mode 16:9 LETTERBOX

  NO.2

  Export Edit in compressor as Mpeg 2 or DVD Best Quality
  – In DVD Studio Pro under preferences under the project tab choose DVD standard: SD DVD
  – Under the general tab SD menu,choose Display mode 16:9 LETTERBOX

  Please help me out with this topic thanks so much.

  Marinus

  Chris Wiggles replied 15 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Michael Gissing

  March 8, 2011 at 4:48 am

  HD DVD is a dead format. Hitachi abandoned it a few years ago and their share price immediately went up and Sony’s went down. SD DVDs are the only format that DVDSP makes that is compatible with hardware in the real world.
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  Chris Wiggles

  March 8, 2011 at 11:22 pm

  You want to create a standard-definition 16:9 anamorphic DVD (not letterboxed).

  Regards,
  Chris

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