Lower Rez .WMV > HDTV Viewable DVD Version

Soniclight schrieb am 27.06.2013 um 22:18 Uhr
To save disk space, I cleaned out an old project and all of its master renders and thought I had wiped out everything. But found the .WMV that I had used as downloadable submission to the local Housing Authority and property management of where I live. I kind of quasi-activist mini documentary. (They use Windows, so .WMV was appropriate.)

The resolution is a bit odd but matched its then 16x9 .FLV version (I had not gotten into MP4 back then) that was hosted at a page at my site: both were 716 x 404. Below is the detailed MediaInfo data. For now, I have created a simple .veg in VP10e with the following properties:

Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Field Order: Progressive
Frame Rate: 29.97 (same as everything I do)
Pixel Format: 8-bit
Full Resolution quality: Best
Motion Blur Type: Gaussian
Deinterlace Method: None

As the title of this thread states, I wish to up-rez this so it has a reasonably decent quality on an HD TV (for someone else, I do not own one.) I have little to no experience on making DVDs of video/s, so I'd appreciate some step-by-step on this. I do use Handbrake and would do so for this if relevant.

Aside from whatever changes to project properties -- and/or perhaps even the sample properties of the clip on the timeline that you would suggest, in terms of basic editing I'm tweaking the video with some subtle Color Curves, but that's it. Would some subtle Sharpening due to up-rezing be of use or detrimental?

Thanks.

~ Philip
Media info on the .WMV

General
Format : Windows Media
File size : 112 MiB
Duration : 12mn 25s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 1 260 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 1 272 Kbps
Performer : Philip Steven Knight
Recorded date : 2006
Encoded date : UTC 2011-03-27 11:18:08.281
Copyright : Philip Steven Knight
Comment : None
Rating : G
SfOriginalFPS : 299700
Engineer : Philip Steven Knight

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : MP@ML
Codec ID : WMV3
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 9
Codec ID/Hint : WMV3
Description of the codec : Windows Media Video 9
Duration : 12mn 25s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 130 Kbps
Width : 716 pixels
Height : 404 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.130
Stream size : 100 MiB (90%)
Language : English (US)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format version : Version 2
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 9.2 - 128 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo (A/V) 1-pass CBR
Duration : 12mn 25s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 11.4 MiB (10%)
Language : English (US)

Kommentare

Soniclight schrieb am 27.06.2013 um 22:27 Uhr
BTW, as odd as it may be, I have never actually use DVD Architect since I have never had any use for it so far -- and/but for something this simple, I could also use the Win7's "Windows DVD Maker". This may be the only clip on the DVD and it is not a commercial/business presentation where anything is riding on it -- I just want to make it as nice as possible (my videographer/editor's ego has to be satisfied :)

I may like to have a one-button menu item instead of autoplay. How-to on either or both also appreciated (though these are probably "Duh..." menu choice options in whatever program I use to create the DVD...)
videoITguy schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 01:59 Uhr
oddly, wmv being Microsoft and DVD maker being same - you have some hope. All other authoring workflows into others will be a giant leap downhill.
Soniclight schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 03:04 Uhr
You may be right. That said, I still need to know what would be the best way to "feed" it in terms of the render that I would export from Vegas as an HD resolution -- i.e. single or double-pass, bitrate, codec (if other than .WMV), etc.
richard-amirault schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 03:25 Uhr
Do you want to make a DVD or a BluRay?

DVD's are standard definition.
Soniclight schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 03:53 Uhr
I have only a standard DVD burner, not a Blue Ray. But I thought one can burn and play a1920x1080 video from a standard DVD... The DVD is only the "box" in which the video is placed; it doesn't seem that it would define resolution. I've never checked to see what the actual resolution of my Netflix movie DVDs are but it seems they would have to be larger than SD -- which at 16:9 is only 720x480.

That said, I may be wrong.
I welcome correction on this.
videoITguy schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 06:03 Uhr
FOR SD - the pixel count is the same - the aspect ratio is different.
The aspect ratio for widescreen SD is not the same as HD 16:9 screen form.
Soniclight schrieb am 28.06.2013 um 10:57 Uhr
@ brighterside & @ VideoITguy -- OK, I capisce now for I've searched around the Net for a bit more info on this point. The other option -- which isn't relevant to this particular project but could for a friend at some time -- is to use a media player hooked up to a computer or USB drive whereby one can play SD and HD content.