Posted by Frank on 10/23/07 23:11

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:47:21 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Starting to think about HD>,
"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote:

>
>"David McCall" <mccallmail@verizon.net> wrote in message
>news:yxrTi.11767$na2.6887@trndny08...
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>> "PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
>> news:5o6sclFl1rknU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>
>>> "David McCall" <mccallmail@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:YwqTi.755$qo2.129@trndny06...
>>>>
>>>
>>>> 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 :-)
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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).
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> I'm sorry that I wasn't clear.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> David
>
>Ah, I see. My Sony BluRay will play these. Thanks.


These two articles (two Web pages each, four Web pages total)
summarize the current state of affairs regarding HD DVD and Blu-ray
"at-home" disc burning.

Format Wars: HDV Output, Part 1 (October 8, 2007)
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/format_war_hdv_part1_100807/

Format Wars: HDV Output, Part 2 | Burning to Blu-ray (October 22,
2007)
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/format_war_hdv_part2_102207/

It's probably worth mentioning that for many people, their method for
playing HD DVD discs is to use the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD player
option and for Blu-ray discs it's the Sony PS3 (PlayStation 3) with
its built-in BD player.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
[Please remove 'nojunkmail.' from address to reply via e-mail.]
Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/
(also covers AVCHD and XDCAM EX).

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