Comments on: Create Blu-Ray video in plain DVDs for free http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:40:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6174 Eugenia Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:52:04 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6174 Yes, the original tutorial used Nero, so you can click the link to see how to use it. Yes, the original tutorial used Nero, so you can click the link to see how to use it.

]]> By: myksto http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6155 myksto Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:40:36 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6155 Hi Eugenia. I've just told you how fantastic is your tutorial. I've a question yet. I usually use Nero burning rom and I saw it has the 2.5 filesystem setting in udf: can I use that instead of imgburn? Thanks, Michele. Hi Eugenia. I’ve just told you how fantastic is your tutorial.
I’ve a question yet. I usually use Nero burning rom and I saw it has the 2.5 filesystem setting in udf: can I use that instead of imgburn?
Thanks, Michele.

]]> By: Dave Rosky http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6084 Dave Rosky Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:05:38 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6084 Eugenia, This is interesting, but I heard somewhere that Blu Ray players can also understand h.264 files as well as mpeg2. Do you know if this is true? If so you should be able to get more quality per bit and put a longer video onto the DVD-R. Eugenia, This is interesting, but I heard somewhere that Blu Ray players can also understand h.264 files as well as mpeg2. Do you know if this is true? If so you should be able to get more quality per bit and put a longer video onto the DVD-R.

]]> By: Kris http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6066 Kris Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:11:25 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6066 I stumbled upon this today and immediately had to try it out. Thanks for the tutorial! I'd like to mention that 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! I stumbled upon this today and immediately had to try it out. Thanks for the tutorial!

I’d like to mention that 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: Cristian http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6038 Cristian Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:48:28 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6038 On step 10, there's no need to create image and then burn... Imgburn can create and burn in one step. (Hint: "Switch to device output") On step 10, there’s no need to create image and then burn… Imgburn can create and burn in one step. (Hint: “Switch to device output”)

]]> By: Frank http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6033 Frank Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:41:28 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6033 Just so everyone is on the same page...HCenc only works in YV12, as do other emcoders like MeGui.... The original m2t from the HDV source is allready YV12, as are most encoded mpeg2 files. I'm not sure Huffyuv supports YV12, other Lossless codecs like Lagaryth do however..... I wouldn't worry too much about adding the Converttoyv12() at the end of the script. YV12 is just a more compressed version of YUV. The quality loss will be minimal, much less than using RGB colorspace.......... Just so everyone is on the same page…HCenc only works in YV12, as do other emcoders like MeGui….

The original m2t from the HDV source is allready YV12, as are most encoded mpeg2 files. I’m not sure Huffyuv supports YV12, other Lossless codecs like Lagaryth do however…..

I wouldn’t worry too much about adding the Converttoyv12() at the end of the script. YV12 is just a more compressed version of YUV. The quality loss will be minimal, much less than using RGB colorspace……….

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6026 Eugenia Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6026 This problem you are having might be because you are not using the avisynth version required, might be using vista instead of XP, Huffyuv codec might be colliding with an old ffdshow huffyuv codec etc. As I said, if there is a quality hit with yet another conversion, use RGB instead of YUY2 on the Huffyuv settings panel. Let us know how it goes. This problem you are having might be because you are not using the avisynth version required, might be using vista instead of XP, Huffyuv codec might be colliding with an old ffdshow huffyuv codec etc. As I said, if there is a quality hit with yet another conversion, use RGB instead of YUY2 on the Huffyuv settings panel. Let us know how it goes.

]]> By: Johnny http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6025 Johnny Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:48:06 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6025 adding "ConvertToYV12()" to my avs file allowed me to go ahead with the Henc processing (encode button was grayed out before)... although I really have no idea how using a different colorspace will affect my video quality. It's encoding now... adding “ConvertToYV12()” to my avs file allowed me to go ahead with the Henc processing (encode button was grayed out before)… although I really have no idea how using a different colorspace will affect my video quality. It’s encoding now…

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6023 Eugenia Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:19:15 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6023 That's ok about the settings file, no problem there. I don't know about this ‘<em>no YV12 color space, add CovertToYV12() to script’</em> though. It works here. The reason we use YUY2 is because it creates smaller files. You can change the huffyuv settings back to RGB if that helps. Although the files produced will be even huger. Did you actually carry out the tutorial? Even with that error message it might still work. Alternatively, you can use a frameserver instead of using Huffyuv. Info <a href="http://www.debugmode.com/frameserver/" rel="nofollow">here</A>, tutorial <a href="http://forum.videohelp.com/images/guides/p1807642/frameserve.mov" rel="nofollow">here</a>. You will have to piece it together on how it fits on this tutorial though. That’s ok about the settings file, no problem there. I don’t know about this ‘no YV12 color space, add CovertToYV12() to script’ though. It works here. The reason we use YUY2 is because it creates smaller files. You can change the huffyuv settings back to RGB if that helps. Although the files produced will be even huger. Did you actually carry out the tutorial? Even with that error message it might still work.

Alternatively, you can use a frameserver instead of using Huffyuv. Info here, tutorial here. You will have to piece it together on how it fits on this tutorial though.

]]> By: Johnny http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6019 Johnny Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:10:07 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2008/02/23/create-blu-ray-video-in-plain-dvds-for-free/#comment-6019 Hi Eugenia, Thanks for the write-up. Is there a reason I am getting 'no YV12 color space, add CovertToYV12() to script' in the HCgui info box after I load my AVS file? I exported a huffyuv AVI just as the instructions state. I did notice in step 3, when I ran vfw2menc and set the Huffyuv preferences, it said, "ICM_GETSTATE returned 0 size, vfw2menc.exe: Cannot save sttings to file" after I pressed OK. Hi Eugenia,
Thanks for the write-up. Is there a reason I am getting ‘no YV12 color space, add CovertToYV12() to script’ in the HCgui info box after I load my AVS file? I exported a huffyuv AVI just as the instructions state.

I did notice in step 3, when I ran vfw2menc and set the Huffyuv preferences, it said, “ICM_GETSTATE returned 0 size, vfw2menc.exe: Cannot save sttings to file” after I pressed OK.

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