My brain is fried ...(HD question) at DVinfo.net

John Wheeler · March 9th, 2007, 11:42 AM

This question is not directly related to vegas but I use vegas and any reponses will help.

I bought an HD LCD TV with a resolution of 1366 X 768

I just have a regular dvd burner, I dont have any blue-ray stuff.

If I render out an animation from a 3D program with the same resolution as the tv (1366 X 768) can I bring that footage into vegas then render the animation footage in vegas and burn it to a regular dvd and have it play full resolution on the HD TV?

If so, is it just as simple as creating a project with that specific resolution, selecting mpg2 and rendering?

Thanks,

john

Bennis Hahn · March 9th, 2007, 12:29 PM

No,

NTSC DVD's are always 720x480. You cannot get around this.

Giroud Francois · March 9th, 2007, 12:44 PM

since a DVD is in SD video, there is nothing you can do to have more resolution than the standard allows.(720x480 in NTSC).
But, i have a 42" LCD (from LG) linked to a DVD player with HDMI cable, and believe me that some DVD animation movies (like Shrek, Over the Hedge, Happy Feet) look terrific on my screen.
When i see such quality, it is very questionable if HD-DVD or Blu-Ray would be needed.
So , there is a hope that if you carefully encode your project to a DVD you can get astonishing results.

March 9th, 2007, 11:42 AM	#1
John Wheeler Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 85	My brain is fried ...(HD question) This question is not directly related to vegas but I use vegas and any reponses will help. I bought an HD LCD TV with a resolution of 1366 X 768 I just have a regular dvd burner, I dont have any blue-ray stuff. If I render out an animation from a 3D program with the same resolution as the tv (1366 X 768) can I bring that footage into vegas then render the animation footage in vegas and burn it to a regular dvd and have it play full resolution on the HD TV? If so, is it just as simple as creating a project with that specific resolution, selecting mpg2 and rendering? Thanks, john

March 9th, 2007, 12:29 PM	#2
Bennis Hahn Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 221	No, NTSC DVD's are always 720x480. You cannot get around this.

March 9th, 2007, 12:44 PM	#3
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	since a DVD is in SD video, there is nothing you can do to have more resolution than the standard allows.(720x480 in NTSC). But, i have a 42" LCD (from LG) linked to a DVD player with HDMI cable, and believe me that some DVD animation movies (like Shrek, Over the Hedge, Happy Feet) look terrific on my screen. When i see such quality, it is very questionable if HD-DVD or Blu-Ray would be needed. So , there is a hope that if you carefully encode your project to a DVD you can get astonishing results.