Quality loss when playing DVD using a DVD player

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Eric,

There are many variables – is it a CRT TV or HD flat panel? How is DVD player connected? A DVD that looks good on an older CRT may look terrible on an HD display since the display may have to blow up the image to fit the screen resolution, and the quality of the upconversion depends on the circuits in the display.

If using an HD TV, use a newer DVD player with Upconversion and HDMI output and this will provide the best quality (Blu-ray player or Sony PS3 will work as well). Use the best analog connection you can if that is all you have – component or S-video will be better than composite.

Bottom line is the home-made DVDs will always look better on a CRT, because they are natively SD and the image is not being upscaled.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Eric Cantor]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for your answer.

I actually tried it on a HD flat screen and a projector, in both cases the image became pixelated and glittery. I tried playing 3 other professional videos and they were all fine. Something must be wrong in the way i am authoring my video.

Regards,

Eric

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Eric,

So please share your workflow. What is the source format? Converting from HD needs special attention. What are the encode settings?

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Eric Cantor]

Hi Jeff,

The encore file is set to 720×576 at 25fps. I created a .psd menu page to match these dimension and besides the movies, both the menu page i created and the menu templates that are already there in the library when you buy the software, look glittery when played with a projector.
i even created a NTSC version but got the same result. On my computer although the quality is not the best it is still much better than the projector.

Regards,

Eric

[Ken Mitchell]

What was the resolution and codec of your source files?