HD-DVD Authoring to DVD -/+ Media - Page 2

Well I just did an upconvert/re-author of part of the Kong 05 DVD to 1920x1080 (HD-DVD) format and it looks amazing . Don't ask me how or why but it does look better than just popping the retail dvd in and upconverting through the HD-A1 .

--- Used Ulead DVD Movie Factory 5 (2 Pass) @1920x1080 for the encode .

---------- Jason

Not surprising. That would be what we HTPC owners with TT and ffdshow up scaling to 2X DVD resolution and projecting with a 1080 FP have been enjoying for the last few years or so.

Vern

Just found this thread from a fellow AVS member. Very cool since I already have the Sony and HD-A1. I will be trying this out over the next few days.

Hey Jason,

What kind of video and audio are you using? I ask because I have Apple's DVD Studio Pro 4 and have been doing a bunch of tests with HD DVDs on DVD-R.

If I encode the video as MPEG-2, and use PCM audio, I can get a disc that plays back perfectly. If I try to encode the video as h.264, the player will recognize the disc and it will display the video, but only play back the I frames, which are about 2 frames per second. The display does show that the video is h.264.

Also, if I try to use standard Dolby Digital (stereo or 5.1) I get no audio at all, and the display on the player reports that the audio is DD+.

Anyway, if you have any additional information, please post it.

Thanks.

--- I am an avid HTPC'er as well (have been for about 5 years) but I don't have a 1080p FP-PJ ( just 720p for me and it still looks great ) . The HD-A1 does not exceed TT/ffdshow HTPC SD-DVD playback but it is the closest that I have seen from any other source ( I am talking about upconversion of SD-DVD through the HD-A1 , not comparing HTPC SD-DVD to HD-DVD ) .

-------------- Jason

Casey ,

--- I have only been using standard .vob/mpeg2 files and have not done any h.264 files . I tried some .ts files but the ones that I have (HD trailers) would not convert properly with HDTV to MPEG2 (v 1.11) . I am considering trying some WMV9-HD video but that is probably going to be even more difficult . When I do the .vob files I can maintain DD 5.1 straight through to the HD-DVD and the HD-A1 plays it as DD 5.1 (via toslink) .


----------- Jason

Thanks Jason. I will do some more tests and report back.

(I don't yet have DVDSP, but) I'd suggest looking here to see what help fellow users can offer:

http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=952

I have the same issue, any update or work around?

When I converted some .ts files with hdtv2mpeg DVDMS took them in, churned for a while during the conversion and then pronounced that it didn't accpet that flavour mpeg file. Tried feeding it wm9 avi worked fine until about 3% when the app developed a critical error. I'm still looking for a HD format that the app is comfortable taking...

I contacted ULead about the grayed out issue and they are working on it. They expect to get back to me in a day or so. BTW, anyone who has purchased the software has 30 days for a full refund.

Great, Kipp. let us know what Ulead says. looks like they might sell a couple of copies once they get it fixed...

Took a 4.7 DVD with some MPEG2 video, to see if it played ,to BB Magnolia. The player took the DVD and froze. That is the last I saw of it. BB promised to call me once they got it out of the player.
Gene

Pressing and holding the power button for 5 or so seconds reboots the machine allowing you to remove the disc.

Is there a way to create a HD video file directly rather than create the HD-DVD files? My Buffalo DVD player can play a HD video file from my PC via network but it can't play a HD-DVD. I'm testing out doing slideshows that way.

How many people here have so far duplicated Arron's success in burning HD video onto a regular 4.7G disc and got it to play on a HD-A1 at 1080i? is that a process that will work with most average Joe's setups here?

Yes I have. I took a few clips, MPEG2 and WMV, and created my own red laser HD-DVD. Ulead converts all files to MPEG2 it seems though. I'd say to get it to work, you'd have to have at least a moderate amount of knowledge in both PC skills and video formats to pull it off. On a side note, I'm also trying to get DVD Studio Pro to create something nice. But surprisingly, it's not going that smooth.

Nero 6.6 Ultra Edition has some kind of HD or HD_DVD option , it lists support for the high-efficiency H.264/AVC video compression and the multichannel AAC audio codec, and so I am told does Nero 7, anyone used it and for what, with any success?

I don't have the software in front of me but think HD-DVD or Bluray is actually lised on the menus somewhere, though for what functionality I am not sure.

It can capture and export directly to H.263 and H.264 MPEG-4, and it delivers improved slide show video quality. In addition to its new LAN capabilities, ShowTime adds the ability to play H.264 video content so it sounds interesting. I have it, time to play with those functions I guess.

I have Nero 6. Where is the HD-DVD option?

It's worked for me with a couple of DVD-R's so far. I'm currently burning a DVD+R DL to see how that fairs. Sources; trailers, captured HD shows, HD imported via firewire (although videoredo doesn't like those), avi's and a couple of mpg's. I'm using DVD Moviefactory 5 and other than it being somewhat particular about what files it will import it hasn't been a real problem. If the dual layer media would come down to a decent price (< $.75 ea) I would consider using them to archive my favorite HD shows instead of putting them on hdds.

What version of MF5 do you have? If you have the disk, would you consider selling it to me?

I'm on the third day of the try before you buy copy. I use Nero to burn the compilations buy just adding it to a DVD-Video template. Generating an iso isn't necessary.

I'm impressed that this works and it suddenly makes me think I should get a HD-DEV player. But I've a few questions...

Why does it have to be MPEG2? Is that just because of MF5, or is it because the HD-DVD player will only play VOB files from a SD DVD? Would it not be better to encode the video with something more efficient? For example, MP4 supposedly compresses 3 times better than MPeg 2 - thus fitting an hour on a single layer.

I'd like to replace my D-VHS deck with a HD-DVD player, but I have to be able to fit at least 2 hours on a disk before that will be possible. This would work well for timeshifting football games.

I found this link to a press release:
http://www.digitalproducer.com/artic...e.jsp?id=39628
which seems to imply MF5 will support more than MPEG 2.

The Toshiba loaded the cheap and cheerful RiData DVD+R DL fine. The menu came up and I was able to select/play my HD content without a problem. As far as my limited exposure to MF5 goes all I have seen for allowed encoding options is MPEG @ 1920x1080 or 1440x1080 with various audio options. One problem I have run across is that MF5 seems to have issues with encoding multiple files at the same data rates. The first file was captured HD @ 1920x1080i and was displayed properly, the second was a 720x480 captured home movie that showed a sync rate of 48hz which my projector wasn't happy with. Switching to 1280x720 on the player fixed the problem with the display but I was able to cause the problem again by selecting 1080i. A previous disc I made with all SD content was upconverted without issue. I'd like to find a way to get my HD WM9 files to play without going back to mpeg. Hopefully that option will come as the format gains some maturity. Frankly I'm astonished that I can author anything in HD and play it less than a week after the player's release.

I've been playing around with the Ulead software for a few days now and once you figure out the right settings, the results can be a real treat. I wish there were more templates supplied though.

I've also been fooling around with DVD Studio Pro on my Mac and it's even better. I converted the King Kong 1080p trailer from H.264 to MPEG2 in Compressor. Awesome results. The picture is superb other than a few areas; primarily during the dark fog scenes. It plays back on the XA1 so nicely. The outdoor daytime CGI scenes almost look on par with stuff from Serenity. I can't wait for the real thing! The audio here is the lacking unfortunately because it's only stereo.

I got the DVD to play as a HD-DVD

Using Ulead, I selected Create HD DVD Folders.

I then went into Nero and created a DVD Video, this created two floders TS VIDEO and TS AUDIO. I added the HDDVD folder I just creted in ULead. Nero will not allow you to burn this yet because the VIDEO TS folder is empty.

I then created a blank text file and renamed it VIDEO_TS.VOB and dropped this into the VIDEO TS directory.

Now Nero will allow this to burn...it gave several errors of non-compliance but I ignored this and finish burning.

BAM...Toshiba sees the DVD as an HD-DVD

digitalfx,
Can you please provide a step by step instruction on your procedure?

your statement regarding the CGI scenes would imply that a variety of kids movies would look pretty good with mini-HDDVD discs. stuff like Shark Tales, Finding Nemo, Shrek etc etc., cgi from begining to end.

Final Fantasy, Keana cant rmember any others at the moment

my original post IS a step-by-step.

I'm looking for a good program to convert .mov to mpeg2 as I want to convert my downloaded 1080p trailers from apple.com to play in the A1. Whenever I just drag the .mov files in Ulead, it gives an iso which I burn in Nero and in the player it just hangs at the green Preview screen. Any help would be appreciated.