Quote Hello everybody and have a nice year, full of health, love and fulfilled gentle dreams !

I use Power Director 13 and I have a question ; I film footage in 1080p. Yet when the editing is filanised and I want to create a disk, the disk will end-up in the classic PAL resolution. That is from 1920x1080 original footage I get a 720x576 DVD.

Is there any way that I may change my settings/options and get a DVD in 720p or 1080p ? DVD, not Blu-Ray. If yes, please specify.

Thank you in advance.

A standard DVD (PAL or NTSC) is at the lower resolutions.

You have options - you could make an AVCHD disc (if PD13 allows that option). It is made on a standard DVD but be played on a blu ray player that will handle the AVCHD format or you could make a blu ray disc. The AVCHD disc is time limited to about 40 minutes.

You might consider putting the higher resloution video on a thumb drive. Computers and a lot of TVs will play video on a thumb drive. I'm moving to that option and away from discs for longevity and playability reasons. .
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Nikos... stevek 'hit the nail on the head' with this one. The standard DVD (such as a DVD-r, DVD+R, etc...) is such that it will NOT allow 1080p on it. At least that is what I've seen in the past. I think I made a 1080 project but if I burned it onto a standard DVD and then played it in a DVD player - it looks like 720.

I remember producing a AVCHD project and burning it on a disc - it would only play on my computer - this was before I had a Blu-Ray player. I haven't tried to play a AVCHD disc on a Blu-Ray player - but if stevek says it will play, it should.

Stevek also mentions producing or putting projects on to a thumb drive - flash drive. I've taken to doing this more so now and I like it. My Blu-Ray player or TV will play files from it so I like this format (putting projects on t aflash drive) for its portability.

a 'thumbs up' to you stevek!

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Thank you Steve ! I'll have a look at the settings and post my findings.

With reference to the exportation ;

(a) I do need a DVD at this moment.
(b) the question of the dummy ; ... what is a thumb drive ? !!! It's the first time ever I hear of this term. You mean a USB stick ?

Quote Thank you Steve ! I'll have a look at the settings and post my findings.

With reference to the exportation ;

(a) I do need a DVD at this moment.
(b) the question of the dummy ; ... what is a thumb drive ? !!! It's the first time ever I hear of this term. You mean a USB stick ?

Yes a thumb drive is a USB stick.

If you need a standard DVD, then t will be 720 by 480. No other option. .
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Then what am I missing, compared to the market's (e.g. Hollywood's) DVDs ? Is it all a matter of quality between cameras ? The differece is huge.

Quote Then what am I missing, compared to the market's (e.g. Hollywood's) DVDs ? Is it all a matter of quality between cameras ? The differece is huge.

Commercial DVDs are pressed and not burned.

By the way, they are doulble layer.

You may want to consider reading some literature regarding DVDs and Resolution and more. .
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Quote Then what am I missing, compared to the market's (e.g. Hollywood's) DVDs ? Is it all a matter of quality between cameras ? The differece is huge.

Commercial DVDs are pressed and not burned.

By the way, they are doulble layer.

You may want to consider reading some literature regarding DVDs and Resolution and more.

Thank you Steve, I will have a look around.