Re: USB to TV how?
 

I just did my first project on usb delivery and no complaints.

Usb stick is formatted as FAT32 so each chapter is maximum 4 GB.
MP4 video file. 720/50p video size. Didn't take the risk of 1080/50p. My 9 year old tv doesn't play that.

I does play 720/50p and blu ray is also 720/50p. Quality is as good as blu ray to me.

Usb 2.0 I use because USB 3.0 is too expensive. I used handbrake to make to 720P file.

When I switch my video gear to 4K I will start with 1080P video files.

Re: USB to TV how?
 

Thanks Tom. That's a good idea. I probably should scale it down to 720p also.
I'm in usa so Is 720 30p safe enough or should I stick with 720 60p?

Re: USB to TV how?
 

David,

I never shoot 30P (25P) always 60/50P because sometimes I slowmo my video to 50% in post.

Re: USB to TV how?
 

Yeah I was going to shoot in 60p but for USB delivery I was considering exporting the videos in 30p to save space, unless it is somehow less compatible with USB playback on TV.
I know if delivery was via blu-ray I'd have to export according to one of the limited blu-ray standards, but since this is usb flash drive ....?

Re: USB to TV how?
 

A customer had problems to play some files from a USB stick I made.
FAT 32 and MP4 file 720P. The strange thing is that some files play and others don't.

First I made a 1080p MP4 from my editing software (vegas moviestudio) and then in handbrake I shrink this to 720P mp4 so I can fit everything on this usb stick.

Is the problem that maybe some files were filmed with another camcorder and is a specific code the problem? But I would guess the file I render to is that is important and not the source.

It was a sony Bravia tv that couldn't play all files and my camcorders are sony camcorders and 1 panasonic camcorder.

Re: USB to TV how?
 

Hi Tom,

I have been delivering to my wedding clients on USB for about 6 years and the only tvs I ever have problems with are the Sony ones. The most recent ones don't seem to have a problem, but up to about 12 months ago, I frequently had problems with them recognising the files and'or playing them.

It seems that Sony tvs may require something in the codec that other tvs don't, but what that is, I have never found.

Roger

Re: USB to TV how?
 

thx Roger for your answer. Maybe it's the file size that causing the problem. I read somewhere about a 2gig limitation for avi files to play on sony bravia. Don't know if that's true.

My client will let me know which files are playing correctly and which don't. Also installed the free program mediainfo to check the codecs,... from my MP4 files.

When I have more info I will post it here.