Rendering to DVD hdv - should I go 720 or just regular NTSC DV?? at DVinfo.net

David Delaney · November 29th, 2009, 03:18 PM

I am not rendering to Blu-ray, but just have some footage shot on an hv-20 and want to render it out (1280 X 720) for DVD. What do most people use as far as rendering specs?

Robert Gould · November 29th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Your video needs to be MPEG-2 to go to DVD, so just render to that. Use Vegas' "DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen 24p" option, set the bit rate to what you want (a constant bit rate of 7.5 is about as high as you should go on DVD-R to be sure of compatibility.)

David Delaney · November 29th, 2009, 06:16 PM

I do understand that, but I was wondering if I should set it to 1280 X 720 inside of the MPEG?

Robert Gould · November 29th, 2009, 06:31 PM

That is a higher resolution than DVD can handle, so DVD architect will just recompress it anyway. Keep it 720 x 480.

David Delaney · November 29th, 2009, 06:40 PM

thank you for that

Joe Parker · December 1st, 2009, 06:47 PM

Actually, it's only a standard DVD that requires mpeg2 vob files. But there's nothing stopping you from putting a 720p .mpg file on a data DVD. It would be playable in all computers, a PS/3, and I bet (but I really don't know) in most blu-ray players.

Obviously you won't fit much HD on a DVD. Use mpeg4 to maximize, but older computers may not play it well.

November 29th, 2009, 03:18 PM	#1
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	Rendering to DVD hdv - should I go 720 or just regular NTSC DV?? I am not rendering to Blu-ray, but just have some footage shot on an hv-20 and want to render it out (1280 X 720) for DVD. What do most people use as far as rendering specs?

November 29th, 2009, 05:58 PM	#2
Robert Gould Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 28	Your video needs to be MPEG-2 to go to DVD, so just render to that. Use Vegas' "DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen 24p" option, set the bit rate to what you want (a constant bit rate of 7.5 is about as high as you should go on DVD-R to be sure of compatibility.)

November 29th, 2009, 06:16 PM	#3
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	I do understand that, but I was wondering if I should set it to 1280 X 720 inside of the MPEG?

November 29th, 2009, 06:31 PM	#4
Robert Gould Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 28	That is a higher resolution than DVD can handle, so DVD architect will just recompress it anyway. Keep it 720 x 480.

November 29th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#5
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	thank you for that

December 1st, 2009, 06:47 PM	#6
Joe Parker Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Shannondale, WV Posts: 50	Actually, it's only a standard DVD that requires mpeg2 vob files. But there's nothing stopping you from putting a 720p .mpg file on a data DVD. It would be playable in all computers, a PS/3, and I bet (but I really don't know) in most blu-ray players. Obviously you won't fit much HD on a DVD. Use mpeg4 to maximize, but older computers may not play it well.