Comments on: Creating an HD disc in plain DVDs for free http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kris http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6067 Kris Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:38:52 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6067 Quicktime HD files can also be turned into HD-ish DVDs this way. If you have Quicktime Alternative installed, simply create an AVISynth script with a single line, like so: DirectShowSource(”C:\path\to\movie.mov”) Note: I recommend using the “mov” extension, because for some reason I was having trouble getting files with the “hdmov” extension to transcode properly. YMMV. This AVISynth file can then be loaded into HCEnc directly. It can also be loaded into something like VirtualDub to extract the audio into a separate file that BeLight can handle. Follow step 7 from there, and enjoy! Quicktime HD files can also be turned into HD-ish DVDs this way. If you have Quicktime Alternative installed, simply create an AVISynth script with a single line, like so:

DirectShowSource(”C:\path\to\movie.mov”)

Note: I recommend using the “mov” extension, because for some reason I was having trouble getting files with the “hdmov” extension to transcode properly. YMMV.

This AVISynth file can then be loaded into HCEnc directly. It can also be loaded into something like VirtualDub to extract the audio into a separate file that BeLight can handle. Follow step 7 from there, and enjoy!

]]> By: viperdqn http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6036 viperdqn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:50:43 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6036 michael, no need to get testy :) not everyone knows how UVS11 works. It would still be helpful if you could use tools like DVDinfo to tell what the low level parameters are. michael, no need to get testy :) not everyone knows how UVS11 works. It would still be helpful if you could use tools like DVDinfo to tell what the low level parameters are.

]]> By: africanmarty http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6011 africanmarty Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:35:10 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6011 ok cool, thanks for confirming. ok cool, thanks for confirming.

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6009 Eugenia Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:50:57 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6009 No it does NOT down-res the file. DVDAuthorGUI gets *fooled* that this is a compliant DVD mpeg2 stream, while it's HD. There is no re-encoding going on. No it does NOT down-res the file. DVDAuthorGUI gets *fooled* that this is a compliant DVD mpeg2 stream, while it’s HD. There is no re-encoding going on.

]]> By: africanmarty http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6008 africanmarty Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:40:08 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6008 hello just copied this from my log from dvdauthorgui and in the log it says: INFO: Resolution: 720x576 what the ?? does this down res the file ??? as the file is 1440x1080 ! or is it tricking the software to run it ? DVDAuthorGUI 1.014 - 7/10/2007 Send problems with DVDAuthorGUI to ***please wait while the titles are multiplexed. *authoring title(s)..... DVDAuthor::dvdauthor, version 0.6.14. Build options: gnugetopt iconv freetype Send bugs to INFO: Locale=C INFO: Converting filenames to US-ASCII INFO: dvdauthor creating VTS STAT: Picking VTS 01 STAT: Processing C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\video\output retest.mpg... STAT: VOBU 16 at 25MB, 1 PGCS INFO: Video pts = 0.184 .. 12.504 INFO: Audio[0] pts = 0.184 .. 12.472 STAT: VOBU 21 at 36MB, 1 PGCS INFO: Generating VTS with the following video attributes: INFO: MPEG version: mpeg2 INFO: TV standard: pal INFO: Aspect ratio: 16:9 INFO: Resolution: 720x576 hello just copied this from my log from dvdauthorgui and in the log it says:

INFO: Resolution: 720×576

what the ?? does this down res the file ??? as the file is 1440×1080 ! or is it tricking the software to run it ?

DVDAuthorGUI 1.014 – 7/10/2007
Send problems with DVDAuthorGUI to
***please wait while the titles are multiplexed.
*authoring title(s)…..
DVDAuthor::dvdauthor, version 0.6.14.
Build options: gnugetopt iconv freetype
Send bugs to

INFO: Locale=C
INFO: Converting filenames to US-ASCII
INFO: dvdauthor creating VTS
STAT: Picking VTS 01

STAT: Processing C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\video\output retest.mpg…
STAT: VOBU 16 at 25MB, 1 PGCS

INFO: Video pts = 0.184 .. 12.504
INFO: Audio[0] pts = 0.184 .. 12.472
STAT: VOBU 21 at 36MB, 1 PGCS

INFO: Generating VTS with the following video attributes:
INFO: MPEG version: mpeg2
INFO: TV standard: pal
INFO: Aspect ratio: 16:9
INFO: Resolution: 720×576

]]> By: Michael http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6007 Michael Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:30:14 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6007 viperdqn, can you read? I wrote in the very first sentence, it is Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus. I have no idea what low-level options Ulead uses. The only recording option I can choose is burning speed. For lower bitrate one could try Nero 8, it can burn AVC. I have never tried it myself. Also, Sony Vegas 8 can output in AVC, I tried it, works well, but it always reencodes video, even if the source is AVCHD. I don't know how to make it to not reencode AVCHD, seems that with VBR codecs this can be an issue, on the other hand Vegas could do a quick bitrate analysis and if clips are more or less compatible, just glue them together. viperdqn, can you read? I wrote in the very first sentence, it is Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus. I have no idea what low-level options Ulead uses. The only recording option I can choose is burning speed.

For lower bitrate one could try Nero 8, it can burn AVC. I have never tried it myself. Also, Sony Vegas 8 can output in AVC, I tried it, works well, but it always reencodes video, even if the source is AVCHD. I don’t know how to make it to not reencode AVCHD, seems that with VBR codecs this can be an issue, on the other hand Vegas could do a quick bitrate analysis and if clips are more or less compatible, just glue them together.

]]> By: viperdqn http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6001 viperdqn Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:27:22 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6001 Questions for Michael: What software and burner did you use to burn your HD DVD compliant contents to DVD blanks that are playable with A2? If you use Nero, do you have to enable the "Xbox compliant" option and/or change the book type? Also which UDF version? Thanks in advance. Questions for Michael: What software and burner did you use to burn your HD DVD compliant contents to DVD blanks that are playable with A2? If you use Nero, do you have to enable the “Xbox compliant” option and/or change the book type? Also which UDF version?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6000 Eugenia Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:45:58 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-6000 This is already discussed in the article. You simply use lower bitrate, so the filesizes are smaller. But with this, you end up with lower quality too. So you will have to find a balance. This is already discussed in the article. You simply use lower bitrate, so the filesizes are smaller. But with this, you end up with lower quality too. So you will have to find a balance.

]]> By: hitek http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-5999 hitek Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:22:39 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-5999 I was wondering if there was any way to compress the mpeg2 video so I can fit more HD video onto a regular dvd, more than the 25 minutes that i can barely squeeze in. I was wondering if there was any way to compress the mpeg2 video so I can fit more HD video onto a regular dvd, more than the 25 minutes that i can barely squeeze in.

]]> By: Michael http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-5981 Michael Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:24:08 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/19/creating-an-hd-disc-in-plain-dvd-media-for-free/#comment-5981 Quick comment in regards to bitrate. I was stupid enough to buy Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus (utter piece of crap from UI standpoint), and I have burned several HD DVD - compliant disks on regular DVD blanks. Tested on my Toshiba A2. DVD-RW and DVD+R work well up to about 13500Mpbs, then stutter. DVD-R, burned at 4x speed (that is, at slowest possible) works up to 25000Mbps with just small half-a-second stuttering in the very beginning. Tested both 1440 and 1920 using source files from HG10 and CX7. Quick comment in regards to bitrate. I was stupid enough to buy Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus (utter piece of crap from UI standpoint), and I have burned several HD DVD – compliant disks on regular DVD blanks. Tested on my Toshiba A2.

DVD-RW and DVD+R work well up to about 13500Mpbs, then stutter. DVD-R, burned at 4x speed (that is, at slowest possible) works up to 25000Mbps with just small half-a-second stuttering in the very beginning. Tested both 1440 and 1920 using source files from HG10 and CX7.

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