Mike - Here's a link to an mpeg2 compression app that's supposed to
work with HD streams:
http://www.intercom.co.jp/english/transcoder/purchase.html
It should allow you to compress existing mpeg2 streams so they'll fit
on a single disc without having to transcode them. After you've
compressed them you should be able to author them as HD-DVDs using the
method I referenced earlier.
--- In hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivo
yahoogroups.com, Mike Kehrli <mikekehrli...> wrote:
>
> Hmmm. We're getting there. But for the last year or two, I've been
> trying to find an app that will transcode HD mpeg2 files into the
latest
> and greatest mp4 (h.264) or WinMedia (I forget what they call the open
> standard version, VS-1 or sumpin), that are used on store bought HD-DVD
> and Blu-Ray discs. It's been over 6 months since I tried, but I
> couldn't find anything that would transcode HD content reliably.
>
> My goal is to find an app to transcode to the compression high
enough to
> fit a movie on a DVD disc (cheap), and find a player that will play a
> DVD format disc, but can decode the high compression HD content, and
> deliver it in HD (I think the new Sigma codec chip can do this, but all
> the popular media players and even the high end ones, based on the
older
> chip can't keep up). I figure they're both just around the corner now.
>;
> captain_video2 wrote:
> > There's a method for authoring HD content to HD-DVD using your
> > existing DVD burner and standard recordable DVDs. You need a copy
> > of Ulead DVD Movie Factory 5 or 6, VideoReDo, and a couple of
> > freeware apps. The resulting DVDs will play back in HD on any HD-
> > DVD player. The only downside is that you're limited to about 30-60
> > minutes per DVD so multiple discs are required. You can read about
> > the process here:
> >
>; > http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=705146
> >
>; > I have all six of the Star Wars movies and the entire Lord of the
> > Rings trilogy in HD as well as dozens of other HD movies. The
> > Toshiba HD-DVD players have dropped considerably in price ($200-300)
> > and the X-Box 360 HD-DVD drive is only $179 (works great on my HTPC).
> >
>; >
>; > --- In hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com, Mike Kehrli <mikekehrli> wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, thanks. I went ahead and bought the svcd2dvd. I know I tried
> >>
> > the
> >
> >> hdtv2dvd some years ago. I'll give that another try as well.
> >>
> >> stressbuster wrote:
> >>
> >>> DVDStyler will not work directly with HD content. For making DVD
> >>>
> > from
> >
> >>> HD content I've found 2 choices from the same company. The
> >>>
> > resulting
> >
> >>> quality is excellent:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 1. HDTV2DVD - http://www.svcd2dvd.com/HDTV2DVD/default.aspx
> >>>
> > this is
> >
> >>> free, but it is limited to 1 title. It automatically
> >>>
> > changes the
> >
> >>> resolution and bitrate to fit on a single DVD.
>; >>> 2. SVCD2DVD - http://www.svcd2dvd.com/ this normally costs 20
> >>> British pounds ($40), but is now selling for a special
> >>>
> > price of
> >
> >>> 1 pound ($2). I paid full price for it and it was well
> >>>
> > worth it.
> >
> >>> It allows you to build DVD with menus and multiple titles.
> >>>
> > I
> >
> >>> used it to make DVDs from the Planet Earth series on
> >>>
> > Discovery
> >
> >>> HD. I could put 3 to 4 edited episodes on one DVD and
> >>>
> > still have
>; >
> >>> very good DVD quality complete with DD 5.1 sound. I
> >>>
> > recommend
> >
> >>> getting the full program even at the regular price but for
> >>>
> > $2
> >
> >>> it's a steal. The program includes DVD authoring
> >>>
> > capability but
> >
> >>> you can take the converted files and use another authoring
> >>> program like DVDStyler if you want. Good luck.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Jay
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> > -------
> >
> >>> *From
hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com [mailto: hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com]
> >>>
> > *On
> >
> >>> Behalf Of *Mike Kehrli
> >>> *Sent Monday, September 10, 2007 1:32 PM
> >>> *To hdtivo%40yahoogroups.com">hdtivoyahoogroups.com
> >>> *Subject Re: [hdtivo] Re: Extracting and converrting
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I bought VideoRedo a couple years ago too. It's the best app
> >>>
> > I've
> >
> >>> found for editing out commercials and such. Re DVDStyler, how
> >>>
> > has it
> >
> >>> done for you in handling HD content? I've really not gotten
> >>> satisfactory results putting HD content onto DVD.
> >>>
> > Professionally made
> >
> >>> DVD movies look quite good and with HD content to work with, I
> >>>
> > feel I
> >
> >>> should be able to get at least as good as those. But haven't
> >>>
> > done
> >
> >>> so. How about you?
>; >>>
> >>>
> >>> stressbuster wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> It is extremely simple to configure TySuiteJ to extract and
> >>>>
> > convert
> >
> >>>> using tytompg. If I remember correctly all you need to do is
> >>>>
> > set the
> >
> >>>> path to tytompg.exe in the application.properties file and then
> >>>>
> > press
> >
> >>>> the "external" button in the GUI. You also need to set the
> >>>>
> > download
> >
> >>>> directory. I have used TyTools for years and think it is a
> >>>>
> > great
> >
> >>>> application. However after trying TySuiteJ for a few months I
> >>>>
> > find it
> >
> >>>> much easier to use. It is strictly a personal preference. One
> >>>> advantage of TyTools is that you can do editing and DVD
> >>>>
> > authoring all
> >
> >>>> in the same application. When I use TySuiteJ for
> >>>> extraction/conversion I use VideoRedo for editing and DVDStyler
> >>>>
> > for
> >
> >>>> authoring. For those who don't know about VideoRedo, it is a
> >>>> fantastic mpeg editor and it does a great job of repairing
> >>>>
> > various
> >
> >>>> problems with mpeg files.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Jay
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>
> > --------
> >
> >
>; >
>; >
>; >
>; >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>; >
>; >
>; >
>; >
>; >
