High Definition DVD....is it possible?

Terri French wrote on 12/22/2010, 11:14 AM

I have heard that it is possible to make a high definition DVD that will play on a BuRay player. Is this correct? If so, is there a way to do it in Vegas Platinum 10?

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Eugenia wrote on 12/22/2010, 2:31 PM

Yes, you go from the main menu and you create an AVCHD disk (same menu that offers some other exporting options, like quick DVD burns etc).

However, be advised that AVCHD disks are not compatible with all BD players, because it's essentially a hack. Most SONY players are (not all), and fewer Samsung and Panasonic ones are too. Few others do. But the majority of the rest don't implement AVCHD disks, so they won't be compatible.

TOG62 wrote on 12/23/2010, 1:09 AM

Yes, you go from the main menu and you create an AVCHD disk (same menu that offers some other exporting options, like quick DVD burns etc).

I've been wanting to create AVCHD discs since I had VMS and never found this. Where exactly is it located?

Thanks

Wovian wrote on 12/23/2010, 2:02 AM

Guys, I've been looking to do this for some too.

Several people on this forum refer to it and how to do it but I could never find the menu's and dropdowns they referred to.

However, having read the EXTENSIVE forum posts on this subject (I haven't seen the workflow actually described though), I finally managed to edit AVCHD clips , transfer the movie to DVDAS and burn a disc from there.

I've also managed to burn an AVCHD disc straight from VMS.

I compared the quality of the AVCHD disc versus the standard MPEG 2 disc. The quality is definitely better but you do have the compatibility issue and the fact that the content is one hour shorter.

My wife didin't think it was worth the hassle!!!!

I wrote down how I did it but unfortuantely I don't have it with me right now.

let me know which option you are after and when I'm next home I can get it.

Cheers

TOG62 wrote on 12/23/2010, 3:20 AM

I've also managed to burn an AVCHD disc straight from VMS.

That's what I'm after.

Wovian wrote on 12/23/2010, 3:25 AM

OK I'll come back to you.

Terri French wrote on 12/23/2010, 4:54 AM

Thank you so much. I was able to get it to work.

I went to Tools/Burn Disk/BluRay. Then I chose to render image only. I went back later to burn the existing image.

I have a LG BD390 BluRay player. It played great on there.

Wovian wrote on 12/23/2010, 6:07 AM

Well done!

TOG62 wrote on 12/23/2010, 7:04 AM

OK, I can get that to work, but the disc won't play on my Panasonic recorder. It's effectively the same as 4.7GB Blu-ray discs made with DVDA.

It is possible to make discs with much better compatibility using other software, such as Cyberlink PowerDirector or multiAVCHD. There is also a process for converting discs made with DVDA, although it is quite involved. There are detailed discussions on the DVDA forum.