Burning HD Video to Regular DVD Media in a std DVD Burner?

dblml320 · Post by **dblml320** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:02 am

I want to understand this more fully.. Can I burn HD video in HD/DVD format to a regular DVD media in a regular DVd Burner?

Can you point me to a Ulead document that discusses this?

kenjancef · Post by **kenjancef** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:31 am

Same here.... Anybody????

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:49 am

You can convert HD video with VS or MSP to SD and create a DVD with that output. You cannot burn HD DVD to standard disk using standard burners. For HD DVD you need a HD burner and disks.

dblml320 · Post by **dblml320** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:48 pm

heinz-oz wrote:You can convert HD video with VS or MSP to SD and create a DVD with that output. You cannot burn HD DVD to standard disk using standard burners. For HD DVD you need a HD burner and disks.

Uhh .... I did this very thing just yesterday. if you have the Video Studio Power Pack you start a new project at 16:9 resolution and add media to it. I have a digital camera that takes pictures in 1920x1080 pixels (1080 resolution).

In the share step select "Create a Disc" and select a HD/DVD on DVD. This burns HD video on a regular DVD in a regular DVD burner. I have a 20X Lite-On DVD burner.

I then played this disc in my Toshiba HD-A3 DVD player, and it plays as a HD/DVD with full resolution and wide screen.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:08 pm

What was your question again?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:42 pm

I think he answered his own question!!
Thanks for the information though, I kept meaning to try that out but haven't found time. From what I have read you should be able to place 20 minutes of HD Video onto a standard DVD disc using a standard DVD burner.

dblml320 · Post by **dblml320** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:32 pm

sjj1805 wrote:I think he answered his own question!!
Thanks for the information though, I kept meaning to try that out but haven't found time. From what I have read you should be able to place 20 minutes of HD Video onto a standard DVD disc using a standard DVD burner.

Yes, me being initially lazy and not seeing anything in the VS11 help files about HD/DVD burning, I decided to see if I could make an HD/DVD on a regular DVD. To my suprise there ws nothing hard about it. I just selected a 16x9 project. The only setting I changed was the sound encoding from LPCM to Dolby Digital.

My test included an audio track, and several photographs shot with my Canon digicam which can shoot photos in 1920x1080.

It worked quite well. My next test is to include some HD video.

Anyway, I will be happy to entertain any questions from anyone contemplating trying this ... I will tell you, when you see one of these DVD's play on an HDTV you will want to this capability!

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:49 am

dblml320,
The biggest thing when using VideoStudio is always go into the "Burning Module" from an EMPTY Timeline. If you go into the burning module the Project is carried over, not the actual video.

So make sure your HD videos are HD-DVD compliant. Go into the burning module and insert your HD compliant videos into the timeline. Click on the "I" for information to display the video & audio properties of the source videos.
Go under the GEAR Icon -> Change Mpeg settings -> customize and make your "Project Settigns" equal to your source videos.
Also make sure "Do Not Convert Compliant Mpeg Video" is checked ON.
Then proceed to burn a dvd in HD-DVD format UDF 2.6.
In the burning stage after menu creation files you should quickly see Multiplexing Video/Audio. If you see Converting video 1/1 then something is not compliant and VS is re-rendering because it's not compliant.

You can also create HD-DVD folders if necessary, or an iso file and burn with Nero.
To burn HD-DVD folders in Nero you select UDF Only, UDF Mode, Manual Selection - Physical Partition -> UDF 2.6 format (2.5 may also work). Then burn those HD-DVD folders to disk.

Hope this helps

kenjancef · Post by **kenjancef** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:56 pm

Well, I think my original question was that if I import HD video, can I burn the video on a standard DVD-R/DVD+R and have it play in a STANDARD DVD player, not an HD DVD/Blu-Ray player. I use a Canon HV20 and shoot everything in HD, but I want a disc that will play in a standard DVD player because everyone else in my family DOES NOT have any kind of HD player.

THanks....

Ken

dblml320 · Post by **dblml320** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:23 pm

kenjancef wrote:Well, I think my original question was that if I import HD video, can I burn the video on a standard DVD-R/DVD+R and have it play in a STANDARD DVD player, not an HD DVD/Blu-Ray player. I use a Canon HV20 and shoot everything in HD, but I want a disc that will play in a standard DVD player because everyone else in my family DOES NOT have any kind of HD player.

THanks....

Ken

Sure you can do this. But your HD video will need to be transcoded to MPEG2 with 720x480 resolution. I think you can work the video in HD on time VideoStudio timeline, and when you burn to DVD at the end, VS will do the transcoding.

I have not tried this myself, so I cannot vouch for the final quality.

Dabitz · Post by **Dabitz** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:00 pm

I am trying to figure out how to import AVCHD videos from a mini DVD to video studio 10v. Does anyone have a Sony HD camcorder with this video format?

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:06 pm

Search the VS & MF forums. It's also in the VS Manual.

Basically finalize your mini-dvd in the cam.
Put the mini-dvd into your dvd reader.
Use VS import DVD/-VR disk import feature.
When your ready and the dvd's list is displayed put an "X" in the checkbox for the videos you want to import, then click on the "OK" or import button.

Dabitz · Post by **Dabitz** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:09 pm

That's what I used to do for my regular DVD movies... Does it work the same for AVCHD (High Definition mini-dvd)? That's great then...

kenjancef · Post by **kenjancef** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:24 pm

dblml320 wrote:
kenjancef wrote:Well, I think my original question was that if I import HD video, can I burn the video on a standard DVD-R/DVD+R and have it play in a STANDARD DVD player, not an HD DVD/Blu-Ray player. I use a Canon HV20 and shoot everything in HD, but I want a disc that will play in a standard DVD player because everyone else in my family DOES NOT have any kind of HD player.

THanks....

Ken
Sure you can do this. But your HD video will need to be transcoded to MPEG2 with 720x480 resolution. I think you can work the video in HD on time VideoStudio timeline, and when you burn to DVD at the end, VS will do the transcoding.

I have not tried this myself, so I cannot vouch for the final quality.

Thanks for the reply. I want to just make sure before spending $129 on this. And what makes it worse is that I downloaded the demo, and my camera can't be detected, and the HD power pack, or whatever it is, cannot be installed on the demo, so I really have no way of finding out unless I purchase it, install the updates, and PRAY that it works. I just don't want to waste $129.

Thanks again.

Ken

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:54 pm

That's what I used to do for my regular DVD movies... Does it work the same for AVCHD (High Definition mini-dvd)? That's great then...

NO, VS10+ will NOT work with AVCHD Video
Use VideoStudio 11+ OR MovieFactory 6+