Does anybody know if HDV footage can be burned onto dvd? or will we have to wait for hd-dvd or blu ray?

You can put Windows Media HD footage on a DVD, but I think there may only be a few DVD players that can play that footage, aside from computers with the Windows Media Player, of course. I'm afraid you will just have to wait for adoption of HD-DVD and Blue Ray before there's a widespread viable option for delivering HD content.

You can always downconvert.

So if there is a way to burn hdv onto dvd, it won't be true quality HDV? I heard somewhere that dvd studio pro is able to burn HD onto dvd, but I'm guessing it won't be true HD that the dvd will play.

So if there is a way to burn hdv onto dvd, it won't be true quality HDV?That is correct. DVD's are standard definition. At least until either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray takes off.

Render it in H.264 and WM9; both are standard codecs for HD. The media might not be there but at least your videos will be ready.

Can someone clarify here? I have heard people burning HDV content to DVD discs but these will only play in Apple computers. Correct? 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? 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?

Can someone clarify here? I have heard people burning HDV content to DVD discs but these will only play in Apple computers. Correct?
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.

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?
If by spec you mean video formats such as H.264 or Windows Media HD, then you’re probably right.

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?
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.