DVX24p 2 DVD on HDTV's?! quality poor! at DVinfo.net

Saturnin Kondratiew · May 4th, 2008, 02:28 PM

Hey guys, i'm currently compiling my 2nd project to dvd. The first one was realeased 2 years ago and back then HDTV werent really all that affordable and in many homes. Anyway

so here is my dilema, i've shot 24p 4.3 ratio(yes i know i probably should have done 16x9). I've been testing output formats and nothing is really good.
Im editing on pro cs2

exproting as mpg2dvd highest bitrates, when i watch it on the HDTV it looks like ass, is there anyway to get it to look decent so there isnt many jagies around. The picture doesnt flicker but u can see a ton of jaggies. Or is this what i'm going to get from having SD footage shown on HD tv?
I looked into this but coudlnt really find any suitable answers.

thanks in advance

Sat

i htink i'm slowly realizing that even with all the highest settings i'll still see jagies on HDTV's..its just how the tech is....

Aric Mannion · May 6th, 2008, 08:50 AM

Are you comparing it to other dvds? They do look bad, I think the 16x9 stuff looks acceptable. I did a test where I tried playing off a DVD player, an upconverter, and a PS3 (which is a better upconverter).
The DVD was bad, the upconverter was even worse, and the PS3 was best.
Anyway just confirm if other DVDs look bad too, or if there's something wrong with yours...

Saturnin Kondratiew · May 6th, 2008, 09:07 AM

funny thing is, i did look @ other dvds and mine looked slightly better..lol....

there is just somthign about this technology, the whole pixelated thing that hdtv display when watching from a close distance. I think i'm used to the pc screen..anyway..yah i think it'll be ok, i'm just over critical! :D

Ryan Postel · May 6th, 2008, 09:13 AM

From my experience, and from reading others' input as well:

SD footage always looks worse on an HDTV than a SDTV.

It's just a fact of life that we will have to learn to deal with I guess...

PS. One glimmer of optimism is that footage downconverted from HD to SD looks better (in my subjective opinion) than straight SD footage.

May 4th, 2008, 02:28 PM	#1
Saturnin Kondratiew Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: vancouver Posts: 310	DVX24p 2 DVD on HDTV's?! quality poor! Hey guys, i'm currently compiling my 2nd project to dvd. The first one was realeased 2 years ago and back then HDTV werent really all that affordable and in many homes. Anyway so here is my dilema, i've shot 24p 4.3 ratio(yes i know i probably should have done 16x9). I've been testing output formats and nothing is really good. Im editing on pro cs2 exproting as mpg2dvd highest bitrates, when i watch it on the HDTV it looks like ass, is there anyway to get it to look decent so there isnt many jagies around. The picture doesnt flicker but u can see a ton of jaggies. Or is this what i'm going to get from having SD footage shown on HD tv? I looked into this but coudlnt really find any suitable answers. thanks in advance Sat i htink i'm slowly realizing that even with all the highest settings i'll still see jagies on HDTV's..its just how the tech is.... __________________ My documentaries - http://www.asphaltjunkiez.com Last edited by Saturnin Kondratiew; May 4th, 2008 at 03:22 PM.

May 6th, 2008, 09:07 AM	#3
Saturnin Kondratiew Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: vancouver Posts: 310	funny thing is, i did look @ other dvds and mine looked slightly better..lol.... there is just somthign about this technology, the whole pixelated thing that hdtv display when watching from a close distance. I think i'm used to the pc screen..anyway..yah i think it'll be ok, i'm just over critical! :D __________________ My documentaries - http://www.asphaltjunkiez.com

May 6th, 2008, 08:50 AM	#2
Aric Mannion Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 616	Are you comparing it to other dvds? They do look bad, I think the 16x9 stuff looks acceptable. I did a test where I tried playing off a DVD player, an upconverter, and a PS3 (which is a better upconverter). The DVD was bad, the upconverter was even worse, and the PS3 was best. Anyway just confirm if other DVDs look bad too, or if there's something wrong with yours...

May 6th, 2008, 09:13 AM	#4
Ryan Postel Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 93	From my experience, and from reading others' input as well: SD footage always looks worse on an HDTV than a SDTV. It's just a fact of life that we will have to learn to deal with I guess... PS. One glimmer of optimism is that footage downconverted from HD to SD looks better (in my subjective opinion) than straight SD footage.