How to create a HD DVD

Darrin383

Newbie Joined: Jul 19, 2009 01:32 Messages: 11 Offline

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Dec 29, 2012 15:12

Before purchasing PD 11, I asked if the program could create and burn HD video to a dvd, the answer was yes. Now after a stack of DVDs and failed attempts to figure out how to do it. . .I realize the subject is much more complicated. I spent hours searching trying to find info on how the process works, only to find that there are so many different file types that I am officially frustrated.

I have a basic samsung HD camcorder, which when I load the files onto my hard drive, the file type shows as MP4. When I create my video in PD and then to "create disc". ..the only quality option is MPEG2, HQ. . .when I burn the disk, the video is grainy and glitchy when played in my dvd player? Its poor quality, far from regular dvd quality. So, then I tried a different route, I produced the video in MP4 format and saved it to my hard drive. Then I burned it to a dvd, but my dvd player doesn't support the format? Obviously I am in way over my head, but, it is frustrating to think that 50 years ago we put a man on the moon and in 2012 we don't have an easy way to capture HD family videos and put them in a format that will play on standard dvds in HD? I am wondering if I need to bag the idea of using dvds as the media in the first place? How do you share your videos with less tech savy family members? Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

123datman

Newbie Location: chicago Joined: Jan 25, 2009 03:14 Messages: 22 Offline

Dec 29, 2012 19:23

This is clearly the wrong website. Go to doom 9 http://forum.doom9.org/index.php you will find a wealth of info.

HDdvd is a dead format you can still use your camcorder to shoot the movies but you then have to convert it to blu-ray there are a number of tools most of them are free you can use to shrink the size down to fit on a reg dvd. don't know

stevek

Senior Contributor Location: Houston, Texas USA Joined: Jan 25, 2011 12:18 Messages: 4663 Offline

Dec 30, 2012 11:10

Perhaps the wrong part of the forum; not the wrong web site. What PROGRAM do you have. PowerDVD is a player and not a video editor.

Which Samsung camcorder do you have. MP4 can be standard definition or high definition. What is the resolution that you capture. Details like this are important if you don't want to have a long Q&A session.

The only way to get high definition video is to burn either AVCHD discs or blu-ray. Anything else will be standard definition (720 by 480). Sometimes down converting a high definition video will result in the poor results you may be seeing. The other issue is if you try to put too much in video TIME on a disc. Figure about one hour for best quality. Also mak esure you are using best quality discs, no store brands.

An AVCHD disc is high definition (up to 1920 by 1080 or 720) burned using a standard optical burner to a standard disc and played one blu ray player that will also play AVCHD discs (most will- read your manual). The downside is that you can get only about 45 minutes on a disc. For most people, that is long enough to sit and watch home movies. This gives people a break while you change out the discs.

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James Dotson

Senior Contributor Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 24, 2009 20:40 Messages: 3066 Offline

Dec 30, 2012 20:57

By HD DVD I assume you mean HD video on a DVD, and not HD-DVD which is, as previously mentioned, dead and gone. For burning HD video to DVD, you need to use AVCHD-DVD, not the common DVD. That basically burns the Blu-Ray file structure to a DVD and then requires a Blu-Ray player for playback.

To playback on a standard DVD player, the video will not be HD. The problem is not in PowerDirector. It is just the DVD standard. DVD is standard definition and Blu-Ray is HD.

Another option is to burn the MP4 as a data disc playable on computers or PS3, but still not on DVD players. If they want to watch, but are less interested in saving a copy, you could use YouTube and just send them a link. __________________________________
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