HD Cam editing / writing help pls

feriso · 17 Sep 2006 at 12:32

Within the next week or so i should be laying my hands on a HD camcorder and I was wondering how I can edit/write these to a DVD (if I can?) whilst preserving the HD quality.

Can I add the usual effects to the film then?

feriso · 18 Sep 2006 at 15:59

No-one got any suggestions then ??

alexakasloth · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:21

I'm pretty sure that you can add the usual transitions etc

Do you have any editing software? Camcorders usually come with some.

Sp00n · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:22

I would imagine the HD camera would have come with some kind of HD software which will have the ability to export to dvd's unless i am completely mistaken.

feriso · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:45

Bit of a noob question(s) really - I think I know the answer but worth asking I suppose.....

Can current DVD's hold HD video? - albeit probably not as much as standard def.

Thus DVD players will (not ?) give HD out through the SCART lead, I need to wait for one with HDMI? (or use my PC?)

I think I was confusing myself there - in short I think I am asking can I view anything I record in HD on HDTV using current 'tech' (such as DVD'S?) - or do I have to wait for blu-ray? :confused:

Ste · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:54

If by 'preserving HD quality' you mean the high 720/1080 resolution, then no, not on a conventional DVD. You can of course burn the raw/compressed video file but it will not be playable on a normal DVD player, but it will not be DVD compliant and you will probably never be able to watch it in 'HD quality' on anything other than a PC.

The only thing you can do is downscale the resolution to native DVD, the quality will still be very nice, given that its from a nice camera, but it wont be HD quality. However, once downscaled you can treat it exactly as you would any other dvd compliant source and do what you want in the authoring process.

AFAIK the HD home video market is a long way off being available to the masses, you can of course get blu-ray burners and HD cams but im not sure theres any software around yet for authoring to blu-ray discs.

Probably not what you wanted to hear but think i'm right in what i've said.

Ste

Ste · 18 Sep 2006 at 16:57

I think I was confusing myself there - in short I think I am asking can I view anything I record in HD on HDTV using current 'tech' (such as DVD'S?) - or do I have to wait for blu-ray?

Nope, not on standard DVDs, nor any other format I'm aware of. Maybe theres a player which will play .mpgs of higher resolution dumped onto a DVD, but it won't be a standard one, and you definately wont be able to play any such disc in anyone elses DVD player.