So I'm getting a Canon HV30...no don't tell me to get something else cuz I'm getting it from someone else. Anyways how do I get the files on DVD so I can watch on my PS3 in HD?

What video editing software do you have?

I plan to use Sony Vegas or what ever that is recommended. I just want to play my DVDs in HD on my PS3 and have the ability to turn them into SD DVD for other ppl.

So I'm getting a Canon HV30...no don't tell me to get something else cuz I'm getting it from someone else. Anyways how do I get the files on DVD so I can watch on my PS3 in HD?

This isn't that easy of a question. Do you have any video editing software? Does your computer have firewire on it, or maybe an HDMI capture card? Do you want to view the video in HD or SD, SD as in DVD resoultion of 720x480? Do you have a standalone DVD recorder? If you have a DVD recorder (not talking about a DVDRW drive in your computer) then the easiest way to do this would be to take the AV Out of your camcorder and put it into any "line in" input on the DVD recorder. Of course, this will only give you SD resolution, but if you are fine with that, this is how I would do it.

I plan to use Sony Vegas or what ever that is recommended. I just want to play my DVDs in HD on my PS3 and have the ability to turn them into SD DVD for other ppl.

In that case, you need to create an AVCHD disk. This will allow up to roughly 30 minutes of HD footage to be burnt to a standard DVD and played in HD on a blu-ray player. You still will need a firewire port, or HDMI capture card to dump your video into your machine in HD.

In that case, you need to create an AVCHD disk. This will allow up to roughly 30 minutes of HD footage to be burnt to a standard DVD and played in HD on a blu-ray player. You still will need a firewire port, or HDMI capture card to dump your video into your machine in HD.

will I lose image quality though for converting it to AVCHD since the file will be Mpeg2?

This isn't that easy of a question. Do you have any video editing software? Does your computer have firewire on it, or maybe an HDMI capture card? Do you want to view the video in HD or SD, SD as in DVD resoultion of 720x480? Do you have a standalone DVD recorder? If you have a DVD recorder (not talking about a DVDRW drive in your computer) then the easiest way to do this would be to take the AV Out of your camcorder and put it into any "line in" input on the DVD recorder. Of course, this will only give you SD resolution, but if you are fine with that, this is how I would do it.

I can't use the the burner on my computer?

I can't use the the burner on my computer?

You can use the burner in your computer to burn a DVD from your editing software. I just meant that you can't hook your camera up to a computer's internal DVDRW drive.
As far as losing quality going from the HDV format of mpeg-2 to mpeg-4 (AVCHD) I honestly don't know. It's possible that you may, but if you do, I doubt you would notice it. Either way, the AVCHD disc will look much better than a SD DVD.

so all I need is a PC that has firewire, DVDs, and a PS3 and i'm good to go? I built my PC and it has firewire support on the mobo so I should be good. I plan to do very little editing and making some regular SD DVDs for friends that don't have BD players.

Right you need software too. If you are interested in Vegas, someone else can help you with how to make AVCHD discs in that program. I do not use that software.

my PC has firewire connection I just need to buy myself a wire.