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Best way to convert HD HQ files to put on DVD5 or DVD9
I am taping soccer games on my HDR-CX350V using HD HQ. File sizes for each half are about 3 GB (total of 6 GB for the whole game).
When I use Sony Vegas Pro Version 9.0, I encode it using the VASST freeware DVD Prep.
The mpg2 file that is outputted is about half the size of the original m2ts file for each half. The problem is I see some horizontal banding on the players’ uniforms when they move quickly.
I am viewing the m2ts and the mpg2 file in Windows Media Player and the m2ts file looks clean with no horizontal banding. Only the mpg2 file has the banding.
Is there a suggested way to get a better mpg2 file? Could I buy and use a different codec to get a cleaner mpg2 file? Or, would it be better for me to record in SD vice HD HQ? Appreciate any suggestions.
Mike Yoneda
High Angle Video
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[Mike Yoneda] “I am viewing the m2ts and the mpg2 file in Windows Media Player and the m2ts file looks clean with no horizontal banding. Only the mpg2 file has the banding.”
What are you viewing it on? The horizontal banding sounds like interlace fields. These will not be seen on a TV set, only on a PC monitor which is not interlaced. If your final destination is a DVD on TV, then watch the MPEG2 files from a DVD on a TV and then determine if the banding is a problem.
~jr
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I am planning on having it viewed on tv. I am viewing it on a computer monitor. The horizontal lines I’m seeing is just on the players’ uniforms. It doesn’t go across the whole monitor.
On a HD tv, there is some fuzziness around the moving players from the DVD. Is there a way to get a clearer DVD output without burning it to blu-ray.
Mike Yoneda
High Angle Video
Mililani, HI -
[Mike Yoneda] “I am planning on having it viewed on tv. I am viewing it on a computer monitor. “
Then I recommend that you not worry unless it looks bad on TV.
[Mike Yoneda] “The horizontal lines I’m seeing is just on the players’ uniforms. It doesn’t go across the whole monitor.”
That’s the way it should be. You will only see the lines during movement. They are caused by the fact that interlaced video is captured a 1/2 frame at a time (as “fields”) and you are seeing the difference in motion between the two halves of the frame which are interlaced on odd and even lines. So only objects in motion will look this way.
[Mike Yoneda] “On a HD tv, there is some fuzziness around the moving players from the DVD. Is there a way to get a clearer DVD output without burning it to blu-ray.”
Well… DVD has 5x LESS information than Blu-ray so it’s never going to look as good as your HD footage will on Blu-ray. There is no reason not to own a Blu-ray player if you have an HD camera. They are down to around $99 and so are the burners. It’s silly to keep burning HD to DVD’s in 2011 but it’s up to you. 😉
~jr
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John,
Thanks for all the help and explanations.
The soccer games that I tape are offered to the teams. Not everyone who will view the soccer games have Blu-Ray players.
I personally have a Blu-Ray player but I need to buy a Blu-ray burner. I will buy one and try to do some Blu-Ray for just myself to practice.
Will there be any difference in the rendering times between working with SD and HQ?
Mike Yoneda
High Angle Video
Mililani, HI -
[Mike Yoneda] “Will there be any difference in the rendering times between working with SD and HQ?”
Yea, HD will take a lot longer to render. Probably about 2x longer than SD does (at least on my old hardware).
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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hello! I am recording regular video and HD video from my TV receiver. I plan to put the movies on DVD and Blu Ray (the big files), so I can watch it later. My question is: The TV files are TSM files. What should I convert them into, in order to maintain the quality (especially the HD quality) that I am getting on my large screen TV? I don’t mind sacrificing space, as I have a blu ray burner and also a DVD burner…My main concern is to keep the HD video intact…Many thanks, Chris…
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[Chris Davis] “The TV files are TSM files. What should I convert them into, in order to maintain the quality (especially the HD quality) that I am getting on my large screen TV?”
I don’t know what format TSM files are but you can convert them to MPEG2 @ 25Mbps or AVCHD @ 16Mbps for Blu-ray.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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