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Forest · 01-28-2015, 09:32 AM

I have a mainstream client we did a animated video for. It is on their website and is in 1080.

The size of the file is 5gb. Problem they are having is when they try and burn it to a dvd the quality gets cut in 1/2 and res really is decreased.

Any idea how to increase the quality when converting to dvd?

thanks

MaDalton · 01-28-2015, 09:41 AM

a DVD does not handle 1080, max 720x480/576 depending on NTSC/PAL

a DVD can handle max 4.7 gb

but: a good authoring program re-encodes the file in size and maximum quality to fit exactly on one DVD

edit: the file is also re-encoded into MPEG2 since that is the native codec for DVDs - at a bitrate of max 8000 kbit/s

and therefore inferior in quality by nature

edit 2: you need to burn a blu ray if you want to keep the quality

Forest · 01-28-2015, 10:28 AM

yeah the other problem is the hotel they want to play the video in doesnt support bluray

MaDalton · 01-28-2015, 10:29 AM

then you're stuck with less quality

(or bring a USB stick)

candyflip · 01-28-2015, 10:34 AM

Author it and burn it to a Bluray, that or a USB player is your only option. HD and DVD don't go hand in hand.

Buy at $35 Bluray player and take it with you to the hotel.

dyna mo · 01-28-2015, 10:42 AM

are they trying to slam that 5 gig file directly onto the DVD or are they authoring the content first?

mikesouth · 01-28-2015, 11:47 AM

Its an aoutside shot but find out if the hotel player can play H.264 in any container. If it can thats your answer....some DVD players will play H.264/MP4

Cherry7 · 01-29-2015, 05:01 AM

It is possible to encode a DVD at 9 Mbits, at least on my Adobe Premiere program.

Which is the same as the pseudo HD broadcast TV uses.

DVD may not be as good as a Blu Ray but it is still very good quality and will look fine on TVs.

DVD are more reliable and less easily damaged.

Resolution is important and the bigger the better BUT it is only one of dozens of factors that effect image quality.

Modern DVDs of feature films that don't make it to Blu Ray look great upscaled and projected on to a 2.5 m x 2 m screen. Not as good as Blu Ray but if people comment about the resolution it means the content was so bad that is the only thing they saw. The reason they look good is that they are shot well.

I showed my niece an old Chaplin DVD of a film shot in 1919 on orthochromatic film with hand cranked cameras. She enjoyed it and did not comment that it was not HD or in colour...the story took her.

01-28-2015, 09:32 AM	#1
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 8,980	Any video/dvd experts? I have a mainstream client we did a animated video for. It is on their website and is in 1080. The size of the file is 5gb. Problem they are having is when they try and burn it to a dvd the quality gets cut in 1/2 and res really is decreased. Any idea how to increase the quality when converting to dvd? thanks

01-28-2015, 09:41 AM	#2
MaDalton I am Amazing Content! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 39,828	a DVD does not handle 1080, max 720x480/576 depending on NTSC/PAL a DVD can handle max 4.7 gb but: a good authoring program re-encodes the file in size and maximum quality to fit exactly on one DVD edit: the file is also re-encoded into MPEG2 since that is the native codec for DVDs - at a bitrate of max 8000 kbit/s and therefore inferior in quality by nature edit 2: you need to burn a blu ray if you want to keep the quality __________________ AmazingContent.com - providing only the best content and service since 2003 Monetize your content on Veegaz.com - one of Germanies largest VOD sites Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you! Skype: madalton02826 - Email: oltecconsult [at] gmail [dot] com

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MaDalton I am Amazing Content! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 39,828	then you're stuck with less quality (or bring a USB stick) __________________ AmazingContent.com - providing only the best content and service since 2003 Monetize your content on Veegaz.com - one of Germanies largest VOD sites Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you! Skype: madalton02826 - Email: oltecconsult [at] gmail [dot] com

01-28-2015, 10:34 AM	#5
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,061	Author it and burn it to a Bluray, that or a USB player is your only option. HD and DVD don't go hand in hand. Buy at $35 Bluray player and take it with you to the hotel. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

01-28-2015, 11:47 AM	#7
mikesouth Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My High Horse Posts: 6,334	Its an aoutside shot but find out if the hotel player can play H.264 in any container. If it can thats your answer....some DVD players will play H.264/MP4 __________________ Mike South It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.

01-28-2015, 10:28 AM	#3
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 8,980	yeah the other problem is the hotel they want to play the video in doesnt support bluray

01-28-2015, 10:42 AM	#6
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,955	are they trying to slam that 5 gig file directly onto the DVD or are they authoring the content first?

01-29-2015, 05:01 AM	#8
Cherry7 Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3,564	It is possible to encode a DVD at 9 Mbits, at least on my Adobe Premiere program. Which is the same as the pseudo HD broadcast TV uses. DVD may not be as good as a Blu Ray but it is still very good quality and will look fine on TVs. DVD are more reliable and less easily damaged. Resolution is important and the bigger the better BUT it is only one of dozens of factors that effect image quality. Modern DVDs of feature films that don't make it to Blu Ray look great upscaled and projected on to a 2.5 m x 2 m screen. Not as good as Blu Ray but if people comment about the resolution it means the content was so bad that is the only thing they saw. The reason they look good is that they are shot well. I showed my niece an old Chaplin DVD of a film shot in 1919 on orthochromatic film with hand cranked cameras. She enjoyed it and did not comment that it was not HD or in colour...the story took her. __________________ My Neighbour Butterfly PORN-The Musical The Long Goodbye Cinema Erotique