Christopher Lefchik |
June 21st, 2006 04:16 PM |
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Originally Posted by Mark Sloan
Can someone clarify here? I have heard people burning HDV content to DVD discs but these will only play in Apple computers. Correct?
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It’s probably MPEG-4 H.264 encoded video, which will play on Windows computers as well, so long as the free QuickTime 7 player is installed.
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Originally Posted by Mark Sloan
Based on that, what they are doing is burning HDV files to a DVD -R disc using the spec for HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?
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If by spec you mean video formats such as H.264 or Windows Media HD, then you’re probably right.
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Originally Posted by Mark Sloan
So these discs might never play in an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player because they may only support HD-DVD (or Blu-Ray) discs with HD content right? But really, the laser and codec support is there so the players _could_ support DVD -R discs with HD content?
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I believe there are a few DVD players now that can play certain video files directly off of a DVD, such as MPEG-4, DivX, and WM. So there is the possibility that at least some of the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray players could offer similar functionality.
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