Posted by PTravel on 10/23/07 19:47

"David McCall" <mccallmail@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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>> "David McCall" <mccallmail@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>>> You are the last person I would think would say that you don't
>>> know what Sony is thinking when it comes to rights protection :-)
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>> I don't think it's a rights issue, so much as a technological one. My
>> BDS300 BluRay player struggles with SD DVD-Rs. I suspect, like the early
>> standard definition DVD players, the early model BluRay players simply
>> have trouble reading dye-based DVDs.
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>>> Ultimately we went with HD-DVD and it worked out very well. The total
>>> time was pretty short so we were able to burn to a standard DVD-R
>>> using a standard DVD burner. We got the 3 players for under $500.
>>> The best part was that we were able to fade to the logo at the end of
>>> each segment then jump to a menu that was the same logo image
>>> (no buttons).
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>> Do I understand you to be saying that you burned standard definition DVDs
>> and played them on standard definition DVD players that upscale to HD? I
>> suppose I can do that, but I'd really prefer an all-HD delivery solution.
>> I've done a search for BluRay burners -- they're still in the $400-700
>> range, so I'm going to wait. Finished projects can be archived to tape
>> (or even cheapie external eSata drives) for now.
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> I'm sorry that I wasn't clear.
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> As it turns out, you can make an HD-DVD using ordinary DVD-Rs and burner.
> It is some what limited in terms of how long the piece can be, but it will
> play
> in an HD-DVD player at full 1080. You need software that knows how to do
> HD-DVDs, We used Final Cut Studio 2, but I think current versions of
> Encore
> and Vegas will do it too.
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> We bought an open box HD-DVD player for around $200 and 2 more for the
> client to take to Germany for the show at $250. It was a much better
> solution.
> Not all HD-DVD players could keep up with our disc (even in the same
> line).
> Perhaps we could have upped the compression a bit. However for this
> project
> it was a stunning success for very short bucks.
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> David

Ah, I see. My Sony BluRay will play these. Thanks.


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