View Full Version : HV20 video to DVD-R WITH 1080i


sketchstudios
06-15-07, 01:43 PM
Hey everyone,

I was hoping to find some answers and thought I might ask here in the forums, perhaps someone knew about this...

I recently purchased a canon HV20 (very happy with it I might add) and thought that the 1080i shots looked great while being played back via the HDMI output to my HDTV. I deciced to import some shots on my mac powerbook G4 using iMovie, that worked well, and (although a fairly long process) I was happy with the quality of the quicktime files I created. (1920x1080, AAC, using H.264)

I then proceeded to try to burn some clips from iDVD to a DVD-R and that worked well, (although it is not 1080 of course).

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Now for my question,
I would like to burn my 1080 clips to a DVD-R but maintain its full quality. I realize I would only be able to use a limited amount of space since it would in fact be higher quality (hence less video time). I am completely fine with that. I know there is a way for it to be done on the PC, but I have been searching everywhere and can't find anywhere that mentions how to do it for a mac. So basically, how can I burn my HD movie clips to a DVD-R that, when played on a HD-DVD player will be shown at its true 1080i quality?

If you can chime in on this, I will be *very* grateful and would appricate it very much. Thanks again for reading my semi-long post!

extra info:
I have a powerbook G4, latest OS X, iMovie, iDVD, and access to Final Cut Pro on my friends powerbook G4 (same setup).
If in fact this is possble, the HD-DVD player I am aiming to play the disc through would be an Xbox 360 HD-DVD player, if that makes any difference.
Thanks!

GodobeHD
06-15-07, 03:06 PM
There is a thread on this forum that answers all the questions you ask here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=705146
I think there are some MAC users there to give you some insights. So the short answer is yes, you can do all that.