render settings for hdtv?

[Todd Kopriva]

First things first:

You say that you’re making DVD video, and then you mention HDTV. DVD video is a very narrow video specification, and it doesn’t include HDTV. (Blu-ray, on the other hand, does go up to high-definition television sizes.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video

So, the first question is this: Are you sure that you want to create DVD video? If your playback device is a DVD player, then that kinda locks you in to standard-definition MPEG-2 DVD video.

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[Jason Zaloga]

I guess what I was saying is that i want to be able to watch it on my hdtv from a hd dvd. like the hd dvds you rent at blockbuster. I don’t want it done on blue ray dvd but a hd dvd.

[Jason Zaloga]

well I have a dvd burner and idvd.
I think i just realized that maybe I just need 16:9 ratio.

Comp Settings
preset- HDTV 1080 29.97
no advanced

Render Queue Settings
render settings- best

output module
format- quicktime
output info- mpeg-4 video
spatial quality=100

these settings got me to 235 mb rather than 2.4 gig file size better quality too. are these settings ok. I guess I thought i needed hd quality in order to be able to watch it on an hdtv. oops.

[Jason Zaloga]

thanks. i’m not there yet but i will burn a dvd tonight to see what it will look like.