Best options for writing DVDs

Homevideo wrote on 9/21/2008, 1:58 PM

I'm writing DVDs combining digital pictures and AVCHD video. What are my options for writing the highest quality standard DVD. Currently I write MPEG-2 files using HDV 720 30p 1280x720. Then I end up writing it to DVD with DVD Architect at NTSC 720x480. Anyone know the best options for standard DVDs?

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Eugenia wrote on 9/21/2008, 2:51 PM

Just use Sony's mpeg2 and ac3 exports from within vegas, no need to re-encode. It should be fine, and better than down-size to 720p and then downsize again.

kCam Digital wrote on 9/30/2008, 10:05 AM

After having worked with the Vegas and DVD Architect for a number of years, I am now on V8 Vegas and 4.5 Architect and am currently attempting my first HDV production. The edit has gone exceptionally well and I am now at a stage where I am ready to cut to DVD. This is where I am completely stumped ! Maybe I have got the wrong idea of what HDV is ...but I assume that as I have created a MainConcept MPEG2 file at 1440x1080x32 25fps that I should be able to cut it to DVD and play it through a compatible HDV player to HDV monitor.

As far as I can see, there is no option in DVD Architect to cut a file of that format.
Are you able to help with any suggestion as there is nothing whatsoever to even give a clue as what to do in the Sony help file.?? Thanks

darkframe wrote on 10/2/2008, 5:38 AM

Hi,

standard format for DVDs in PAL is 720x576 or 720x480 for NTSC.

Some people have had luck in bringing HD content onto a DVD and being able to run such a disk in a Blu-Ray player but there's no guarantee that it'll work on all players. There's a thread around here somewhere with a link to a site explaining the correct way.

However, I'm afraid that the only reliable way to produce HDV disks is to burn a Blu-Ray disk (or HD DVD for those having it).

Cheers

darkframe

GoldenPlates wrote on 10/2/2008, 9:57 AM

Many commercial DVD's have a widescreen playback 16:9, which would not be 720 x 480.

So, if you render an HDV or AVCHD from 1920 x 1080 to an MPEG2, can't you burn a DVD in that same 16:9 ratio instead of the 720 x 480?

Terry Esslinger wrote on 10/2/2008, 10:13 AM

<<disk (or HD DVD for those having it).>>

How do you do an HD disk (as compared to BR disk. For those foolish enough as early adopters to have acquired a Toshiba HD dVD player. I doubt that it can be done in Vegas since they supported the BR consortium.

Chienworks wrote on 10/2/2008, 11:30 AM

Widescreen is still 720x480. It uses wider pixels.

darkframe wrote on 10/7/2008, 2:42 AM

Hi,

How do you do an HD disk (as compared to BR disk. For those foolish enough as early adopters to have acquired a Toshiba HD dVD player. I doubt that it can be done in Vegas since they supported the BR consortium.

right you are. HD DVD is not supported by DVDA. I mixed that up with a different application.

Cheers

darkframe