Create Disc Settings

DOM670

Newbie Joined: Jan 29, 2010 09:22 Messages: 30 Offline

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Mar 29, 2010 20:46

I have a Sony hdr-XR500v camcorder that records using AVCHD and I have it set on recording at 1920x1080 at 16 Mbps. My movie that I have created has my recorded film, Titles, Colorboards and Transitions.

When my project is done I would like to put it on a blu ray disc. My question is when i go to Disc Preferences I click on Blu ray Dis 25G...What file endcoding format and quality should i use? I can either pick H.264 or MPEG-2 and HD 1920x1080 or 1920x1080 24Mbps...So pretty much what would be the determining factor in choosing H.264 or MPEG-2 and HD 1920x1080 or HD 1920x1080 24Mbps. Can anyone shine some light on this matter?
Thes settings are also quite similar in the Produce tab when trying to make a H.264 AVC file.

Much appreciated!

Andrew - Wales, UK

Contributor Location: Wales, UK Joined: Jan 27, 2009 19:16 Messages: 545 Offline

Mar 30, 2010 05:54

Hi,

Select h.264 and 1920x1080 with BD. The 24mbps option is for cameras that record at a bitrate of 24mbps, such as Canons.

Before you do any of this, you must goto the directors chair at the top left of the screen, then edit, preferences, produce and ensure the 'Allow SVRT...' option is ticked. Ignore the warning message!

This will ensure SVRT works better when you create your disc, and PD8 will only re-encode transitions or other video enhancements you may have added.

Have fun!

Andrew Alienware Aurora ALX R4 - Intel i7-4820 4.2 GHz - 32GB DDR3 RAM - Crucial 512GB SSD - 1TB Seagate HDD - 3TB WD Green HDD - 4TB WD Green HDD - MSI NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB

Sony HDR-PJ810 and HDR-PJ530

DOM670

Newbie Joined: Jan 29, 2010 09:22 Messages: 30 Offline

Mar 30, 2010 22:57

Thanks Andrew,

I noticed that you have a HDR-XR200 that uses AVCHD for it's file format like my camcorder I believe? Have you ever had problems putting your recorded files on the timeline and tried to create a disc using the AVCHD disc type in Disc Preferences and putting it on a DVD+R DL? I have never been able to successfully put my video's using my camcorder on a DVD+R DL using the AVCHD disc type in the disc preferences in PD8...I had posted this in another forum but got nothing really...Thanks again for your input earlier.

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Andrew - Wales, UK

Contributor Location: Wales, UK Joined: Jan 27, 2009 19:16 Messages: 545 Offline

Mar 31, 2010 13:34

Hi!

Yes, very successfully!

Ensure you have the latest build of PD8, 2704, and ensure you have ticked the SVRT box in preferences.

Try doing it with just clips with no enhancements etc at first too. Just to check all is working as it should.

Let me know how you get on!

Cheers,

Andrew Alienware Aurora ALX R4 - Intel i7-4820 4.2 GHz - 32GB DDR3 RAM - Crucial 512GB SSD - 1TB Seagate HDD - 3TB WD Green HDD - 4TB WD Green HDD - MSI NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB

Sony HDR-PJ810 and HDR-PJ530

DOM670

Newbie Joined: Jan 29, 2010 09:22 Messages: 30 Offline

Mar 31, 2010 14:58

I have tried it with just raw files with no enhancments at all. I have the latest build as well. Are you using a Blu ray burner to put your AVCHD files on a Dual Layer Disc? The burner I using is a Sony Optarc
AD-7240S-0B...It does not read blu rays....I have tried using Verbatim, and Memorex media and burned at many different speeds...mainly slow speeds...I have tried to contact technical support but they basically told me to do a reinstall which did not help...What kind of burner are you using?

Andrew - Wales, UK

Contributor Location: Wales, UK Joined: Jan 27, 2009 19:16 Messages: 545 Offline

Mar 31, 2010 15:12

Hi,

I use an LG blu-ray burner, but you should still be able to burn AVCHD DVDs with a DVD burner.

Can I suggest that you burn to folders first? If that works then it might be something to do with your hardware.

Cheers,

Andrew Alienware Aurora ALX R4 - Intel i7-4820 4.2 GHz - 32GB DDR3 RAM - Crucial 512GB SSD - 1TB Seagate HDD - 3TB WD Green HDD - 4TB WD Green HDD - MSI NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB

Sony HDR-PJ810 and HDR-PJ530

DOM670

Newbie Joined: Jan 29, 2010 09:22 Messages: 30 Offline

Mar 31, 2010 16:10

Hey cool I was planning on getting an LG burner also BH10LS30. I will continue to troubleshoot it. I can burn to AVCHD to regular DVD+R but not DVD+R DL...driving me crazy! Thanks!