[Ray Sherman]

Hi John,
Thanks for your great reply. I now understand what the differences are due to how HDV video is exported and formated. I am very happy with my HDV Sony and now that I know that picture quality will still be better overall compared to SD when outputed to dvd makes me feel much better.
I use my Sony HDR-HC7 quite a bit due to it’s size, but I do like my Sony DCR VX-2100, even though I’ve only used it about a dozen times.
I have wished after I purchased it that I would have went with an HDV instead, but it seems to be a good camera overall.
It’s good to know that I can rely on the help of your experience as well as others in this forum. It’s very much appreciated. Again, thanks for your reply. Have a good one, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi,
I just placed a picture in proper aspect “above” my video event in which I got the same result. I just discovered that it doesn’t matter if I’m over, under or off the picture, my video aspect remains the same, about a 1/4″ on the top and bottom from being in proper aspect. There’s no problem with the width. Originally, I thought it was due to being under or over a picture or video, but that’s not the case. Everything captured on video is not quite in proper aspect. I’m up in arms, I will try capturing some new video and see what happens, but like I said before, I don’t believe it’s my captured video due to it being ok before today. I even tried a new project thinking something isn’t set right in one of my timelines in my project, but got the same results. I’ll let you know if I get it resolved. As always, Thank you, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi Terry,
My aspect setting is set at HDV 1080i (1440×1080) 29,970 fps. I also tried setting it at HDV 1080i (1920×1080) 29,970 fps. I’ve alway’s used the HDV 1080i (1440×1080)setting. When I capture video, I select HDV over SD. I am capturing from a Sony HDR-HC7 which I filmed in HD. I don’t believe it’s from the way it was captured because I’m using the same events as before this problem. Thanks, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks John,
Wow, Does this mean that in order for me to play back HD from my video on DVD is that I should/need to purchase a blue ray disc burner, blue ray player and blue ray disc’s? I was under the impression that HDV could be burned just like a regular SD to dvd, but with better picture quality. Thanks for the heads up, makes me kind of wish that I didn’t purchase the Sony HDR-HC7. I do have the Sony DCR-VX2100, which by the way is a super camera. Again, thanks Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks Jeremy! I’ll check it out. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks Allen! I believe that was my problem. I assumed that it was changed and didn’t check to make sure it wasn’t going onto my C drive. Thanks again, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi,
Thanks for all the help. Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi Mike,
As always, a big thanks for your help! Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Thanks Allen,
I’ll double check all my settings again. Maybe I didn’t check the “Apply” tab when setting up my rendering drive. I’m only using a WD 500GB external hard drive with my OS being 120GB w/ $GB of memory for everything. I am currently building a workstation with three drives. I am planning on setting them up in the following fashion;
Drive 1 Operating System – Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB
Vegas Pro 8 and DVD Architect Software.

Drive 2 (2 x 750GB)Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Raid 0
Capture and Editing

Drive 3 (2 x 750GB)Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Raid 0
Rendering and DVD Architect use.

My new workstation will consist of the following;

Case – Antec P182 ATX Mid Tower Case w/5 cooling fans:
1 rear 120mm TriCool Fan (standard)
1 top 120mm TriCool fan (standard)
1 lower chamber 120mm TriCool Fan (standard)
1 front 120mm fan (optional)
1 middle 120mm fan (optional) to cool the VGA
Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP PRO
Motherboard – Intel DX48BT2
CPU – Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9650 3GHz 1333MHz 12MB LGA775 EM64T CPU
CPU Fan – Zalman CNPS9700NT CPU Cooler, 2-Ball bearing, Multi Socket, Ultra Quiet 110mm PWM Fan with green LED, 2 Modes operation: Normal and Silent Noise
Hard Drive 1 – Samsung HD103UJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB
Hard Drive 2 -(2 x 750GB)Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Raid 0
Hard Drive 3 -(2 x 750GB)Samsung HD753LJ 750GB SATA2 7200rpm 32MB Raid 0
Memory – 4GB (2x2GB) PC10600 DDR3 1333 Dual Channel(Kingston)
Graphics Card – PNY Quadro FX 3700 512MB GDDR3 Workstation PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, Stereo, Dual VGA Support
Power Supply – Thermaltake Toughpower W0116RU 750W Modularized w/14cm Fan
2 Internal DVD Drives – Plextor PX-820SA/SW-BL 20x/8x/20x. Networking – Asus WL-138g 54Mbps Wireless-G PCI Adapter
TV Tuner – Diamond TV Wonder HD 650 PCIe
Dual Screen Setup – Samsung 2493HM LCD Monitor
Samsung LN22A450 HDTV

I would appreciate any thoughts and/or opinions in regards to how to set my drives up other than mentioned. Thanks again, Ray

[Ray Sherman]

Hi Mike,
As always, Thank You for your help! Ray