all this HD talk, what do you usefor playback or burning? at DVinfo.net

Jason Steele · October 5th, 2009, 03:16 PM

HD cameras are pretty much the standard now and most editing software supports HD and Mac has always been rumored to be the industry standard in video editing and even graphics but DOES NOT have the ability to burn work and author it on blu ray!?!?!?!
what do all of you do with your HD footage for play back?
i am a total newb and very lost..... i dont get it. -STEELE

Shaun Roemich · October 5th, 2009, 04:11 PM

Most of the stuff I actually edit in HD goes to the web. I'd say half or so of my HD sourced material is either edited and delivered in SD or edited in HD and then downrezed.

Jonathan Palfrey · October 5th, 2009, 04:13 PM

I use PS3 to play HD files.

I dont do any professional work in HD yet, no one wants HD in the UK so I'm sticking to giving clients DVD's, tapes etc. until I can get a blu ray burner and blu ray discs for a good price.

Ervin Farkas · October 5th, 2009, 09:37 PM

Personally I don't believe BluRay will ever have the same wide distribution as DVD, so I decided to skip it all together. Some friends use either a digital player (several models available already - in Europe, some TVs have one incorporated) or a Media Center PC.

I shoot HDV 1440x1080 interlaced and either export at native resolution after editing, or downcovert to 720 progressive. Like Shaun and Jonathan, in case I work for someone else (rarely), most of the time I deliver an SD DVD, no one has asked for HD yet.

Oh, and by the way, I love the WD player and its support for the emerging MKV container. I can do chapters, subtitles, and multiple audio streams like DVDs do - DVD-like navigation is in the works. MPEG4/H.264 plays fine on it, so does XVID/DIVX.

Disc is history in my opinion, although it may hang around for a short while.

Craig Parkes · October 5th, 2009, 10:53 PM

TV Shows - file based delivery to larger post house with HDCAM decks, who then master it.
Web - HD for Vimeo/Youtube HD (h.264 compression generally)
Presentations - anything from h.264 delivery to wmv
TVC's - haven't delivered a broadcast HD ad yet (have always mastered HD and downres for network delivery) but imagine it would be either mpeg-2 or mpeg-4 encoded spec depending on the network, or an HDCAM master.

Jason Steele · October 6th, 2009, 03:32 PM

GOOD input.
I personally haven't had a client ask for anything but an SD video on DVD but was kinda thinking it might be headed that way.
though it does make sense hard copies of work are dying and it will all just be emailed and downloaded... -STEELE

October 5th, 2009, 03:16 PM	#1
Jason Steele Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central, TX Posts: 44	all this HD talk, what do you usefor playback or burning? HD cameras are pretty much the standard now and most editing software supports HD and Mac has always been rumored to be the industry standard in video editing and even graphics but DOES NOT have the ability to burn work and author it on blu ray!?!?!?! what do all of you do with your HD footage for play back? i am a total newb and very lost..... i dont get it. -STEELE

October 5th, 2009, 04:11 PM	#2
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Most of the stuff I actually edit in HD goes to the web. I'd say half or so of my HD sourced material is either edited and delivered in SD or edited in HD and then downrezed. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

October 5th, 2009, 09:37 PM	#4
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Western Digital HD player here Personally I don't believe BluRay will ever have the same wide distribution as DVD, so I decided to skip it all together. Some friends use either a digital player (several models available already - in Europe, some TVs have one incorporated) or a Media Center PC. I shoot HDV 1440x1080 interlaced and either export at native resolution after editing, or downcovert to 720 progressive. Like Shaun and Jonathan, in case I work for someone else (rarely), most of the time I deliver an SD DVD, no one has asked for HD yet. Oh, and by the way, I love the WD player and its support for the emerging MKV container. I can do chapters, subtitles, and multiple audio streams like DVDs do - DVD-like navigation is in the works. MPEG4/H.264 plays fine on it, so does XVID/DIVX. Disc is history in my opinion, although it may hang around for a short while. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

October 5th, 2009, 10:53 PM	#5
Craig Parkes Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 444	TV Shows - file based delivery to larger post house with HDCAM decks, who then master it. Web - HD for Vimeo/Youtube HD (h.264 compression generally) Presentations - anything from h.264 delivery to wmv TVC's - haven't delivered a broadcast HD ad yet (have always mastered HD and downres for network delivery) but imagine it would be either mpeg-2 or mpeg-4 encoded spec depending on the network, or an HDCAM master. __________________ www.afterglow.co.nz

October 6th, 2009, 03:32 PM	#6
Jason Steele Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Central, TX Posts: 44	thanks fellas GOOD input. I personally haven't had a client ask for anything but an SD video on DVD but was kinda thinking it might be headed that way. though it does make sense hard copies of work are dying and it will all just be emailed and downloaded... -STEELE

October 5th, 2009, 04:13 PM	#3
Jonathan Palfrey Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Torbay, UK Posts: 170	I use PS3 to play HD files. I dont do any professional work in HD yet, no one wants HD in the UK so I'm sticking to giving clients DVD's, tapes etc. until I can get a blu ray burner and blu ray discs for a good price.