plasma screen and DVD from an HDV setup in fcp

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Unless it is a short enough video you will need a HD-DVD burner to make an HD-DVD, ether way you will need a HD-DVD player to play a HD DVD. However you can make a standard definition from your HDV video by sending it through compressor (you are on a mac so I assume you use FCP, DVD SP & Compressor) When you build the DVD in DVD SP as long as you set it to 16×9 it will play wide screen on a widescreen TV.

A cheeper and easier way to show it in HD would be to get an Apple TV and convert your video for that, the Apple TV supports 720p

[Walter Biscardi]

[gnomebard] “If i play it on an HD plasma screen, will it cover the whole screen or window box inside the DV box in. Do i need an HD DVD burner? I hope not.”

In DVD Studio Pro just set up a 16:9 DVD. On a widescreen it will fill the screen, on a 4:3 TV it will be letterboxed. This will still be an SD DVD, but it will fill the screen.

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