Best recording frame rate

PlayMaker wrote on 6/16/2011, 4:17 PM
I've searched the web (and this forum) for help on this, and I've come up short.

I use Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0 with DVD Architect Studio 5.0 to produce both Blu-Ray and DVD from the same source files.

I have the option of recording my video at frame rates of 29.970i or 23.976p.

DVD Architect allows me to write DVDs with a frame rate of 29.970i, and Blu-Rays with frame rates of 29.970i or 23.976p.

It would appear that if I record at a frame rate of 29.970i that I could burn both Blu-Ray and DVD with the least amount of rendering. But I've read that progressive is much better for Blu-Ray than interlaced.

I'm willing to take the time for the rendering if I get better quality for my Blu-Rays. I can't notice much difference between using 29.970i vs 23.976p, but then my eyes are the best either.

Does anyone have any advice, or links to sites that might explain the tradeoffs I'm facing?

Comments

Steve Grisetti wrote on 6/17/2011, 5:28 AM
Your TV plays at 29.97 fps, so that frame rate would be the most compatible frame rate for playing BluRay/DVDs on a TV.
BlackMax wrote on 6/17/2011, 6:21 AM
>Blu-Ray and DVD from the same source files. I have the option of recording my video at frame rates of 29.970i or 23.976p.

If it's an interlaced source, you can (and maybe should) just leave it alone. If it's 23.976p, then it's suitable for Blu-ray, but not (strictly) for DVD in that you have to add pulldown flags to get it to 29.97fps.

So what is your "source"?
greg-parker wrote on 8/16/2011, 8:36 PM
Bump,

I have the same question as the OP and I believe the same options. I can record at 24p, 720p, 720i or 1080i.

So the question is which recording format will give the best results if one wants to prepare both Blu-Ray and std DVDs?

I am not too worried about giving up the 24p "film" look if the resulting discs both look good.

And yes, I am prepared to render twice.
musicvid10 wrote on 8/16/2011, 8:43 PM

Why was Steve's answer not good enough for you?
PeterDuke wrote on 8/16/2011, 10:33 PM
"I have the option of recording my video at frame rates of 29.970i or 23.976p"

By 29.970i I presume you mean 59.94 fields per second, sometimes called 60i, sometimes called 30i. If your video has a lot of movement, 60i will be better than 24p. If your video is static, as in a photo slideshow, 24p would be better. In the general case, shoot to suit your TV, as Steve said.