How do I record Blu Ray discs from output of Sanyo Xacti 1000HD or 1010HD camcorders? In 1080i 60fps res?

cdn_Father

I was looking to buy a High Def camcorder, in particular either the Sanyo Xacti 1000HD or 1010HD models. But I've been reading that the software the comes with it only burns the video to standard DVD discs in non-high-definition formats. What's the purpose of a HighDef camcorder if I can't author high-def blu ray discs with it?

What computer software out there (that doesn't cost more than the camcorder itself costs) will let me take the 1080i 60fps video from the Sanyo camcoder and burn it into a blu way disc WITHOUT downconverting it into a lower resolution/format. Doing searches with Google and the like on this topic, and it almost sounds like it's not possible, or would cost a fortune in software to do so?

Most people just seem to view the highdef video straight from the camcorder to the TV. But that's crazy cause then I'd have to continously buy new SDHC memory cards to use as storage. I want to edit my video I take on the Sanyo in 1080i/60fps on my computer, and then record it on a blu ray disc without losing that 1080i/60fps quality.

Do I need to buy extra software to do so? The software that comes with the Sanyo won't do this? If so what software do I need to buy and how much does it cost?

Answer
In answer to your first question... the reason you get DVD software only is that high-def software is a pretty new development. DVDs being established, the Sanyo folks provided a very basic way to get your video into your permanent collection. I don't know their specific software, but I'll wager it's very entry-level... if you very far into video editing and DVD authoring, you'll probably hit the limits before long.

You're absolutely right about the need for some kind of disc... flash cards really aren't intended for long-term storage. They'll probably last a good 10 years or more without developing errors, but that's a very expensive way to store your video. I'm paying about $8-10 each for 25GB BD-Rs, but that's likely to drop to $5.00 or less by the end of the year.

As far as Blu-Ray authoring, yeah, you'll need another program, and eventually a BD-R/RE drive for making full fledged Blu-Ray discs. Like DVD, Blu-Ray discs are always data discs, but can carry specific formats understood by all players, or just unstructured stuff that only a PC would understand. You could drag your video files onto a BD for archival purposes and PC playback, but that's not going to work in most stand-alone players (the PS3 can play those if they're in a supported format, but you have to browse to the media, just as on the PC).

So the thing you want to do is "author" a Blu-Ray video disc. There are actually two kinds. A simple movie without menus or any interactivity can be created using the BDAV format. The DVD style menu navigation, multiple movies, and all kinds of new-to-Blu-Ray features are only available on the BDMV format. You need a real authoring program for that.

There are several steps to the process. You need to finish editing your video first. You might then choose to render to the Blu-Ray format of choice (MPEG-2, MPEG-4/AVC, or VC-1), though many of the Blu-Ray authoring tools will also do the rendering for you. Audio is probably going to be AC-3 (Dolby Digital) or PCM (WAV).

I have used both Nero Vision and Sony's DVD Architect for BD authoring. Nero currently has compatibility problems -- authored discs played fine on the PC, but not on my PS3 (the PS3 is pretty much the gold standard for Blu-Ray compatibility these days). DVD Architect worked fine, but it's only available as part of the Vegas Pro 8 package, which runs something like $500+ new, and it's really intended for folks new to video. Also, currently, DVD Architect only basically simulates DVD authoring on Blu-Ray. That's useful -- you can make DVDs and Blu-Rays from the same project source. But full Blu-Ray authoring is far more capable (and complex), and currently pretty expensive (like over $10,000 for the state of the art stuff).

Another consideration... virtually all Blu-Ray players support the AVCHD format, which is pretty much the same idea (not exactly, but close) as a Blu-Ray authored onto a regular DVD. This is in theory to support playback of AVCHD discs from 8cm DVD-based camcorders, but you can also create your own from High Def sources, if you have the right software (currently, Nero claims to support this, while the Sony software will only create an actual BDMV formatted DVD, which is different in small ways from AVCHD and will NOT automatically play on most Blu-Ray players).

There are affordable choices. One question to decide for yourself... do you have video editing tools that work (part of the Sanyo tools or something else). If you have the means to take in your MPEG-4 files from the Sanyo, edit them to your satisfaction, and render them out to AVC or MPEG-2 or whatever, you won't need a program that does editing and Blu-Ray authoring, just the authoring part.

There's been a low-end version of Vegas, Sony's Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum, which runs around $90 direct from Sony. This allows high definition editing (though I'm not sure about the Sanyo formats... some of the flash-based MPEG-4 cameras use slightly odd formats that don't work in other editors unless they supply the proper Direct Show/Video for Windows CODECs... basically, if it plays in Windows Media Player, you can probably edit it in Vegas and most other tools) and creation of a Blu-Ray disc directly from the timeline. That means you get just a single movie per disc (technically, this is a BDAV disc, not a BDMV disc), no complicated authoring, no menus, no multiple videos per disc. But it's at least something, and you can download a free trial.

I mentioned Nero... Nero Vision is part of the Nero 6 suite, which runs something like $75 new (I bought it with upgrade pricing), plus another $25 or so to enable High Def features. This does quite a bit of stuff, all fairly basic other than the CD/DVD/BD burning tool, which is one of the best. However, I found enough bugs in the other tools (their player doesn't play Blu-Ray discs properly on my system, the BD authoring tool produces BDs that don't play on some players), that I'd avoid it for now if Blu-Ray creation is you main goal.

Another option is Corel's VideoStudio 11.5 Plus. I haven't used this version, though it's relatively cheap ($80) and I used an earlier version for video editing, years back, when it was owned by another company.. with fine results. Unlike Sony, VS can author AVCHD discs, which is very useful until you buy a BD-R/RE drive... for about an hour's worth of video, a dual-layer DVD has plenty of storage for full quality video from a consumer camcorder (we're not filming at the super-high bitrates possible on Blu-Ray... usually around 25Mb/s for HDV and more in the 15Mb/s range, max, for MPEG-4 camcorders... so it's a waste to go higher on your BD). The Corel app also allows BDMV authoring with menus, and there's a free demo available.

So anyway, that should be a good starting point for you.

Does the Blu-ray player on the Xbox One play Blu-ray DVD's at 1080p resolution?

KvDog1230

I have been researching the current next-gen consoles, and have decided to get a Xbox One. I know the current highest resolution a Xbox One game has run at is Titanfall, with 792p @ 60fps. But I was wondering, when playing a Blu-ray DVD (such as a movie, not a game), does the movie show in full 1080p resolution?

Answer
Yes it does and the whole resolutiongate will be over soon

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Bluray resolution vs my 1024 x 576 native projector?

atapul

I have a movie projector with 1024x576 native resolution. I play DVD's with it. Regular TV seems to grainy so I don't do it. Would Blu Ray player make any difference? Is the projector's resolution high enough to make a distinction between DVD and BluRay or would I have to replace my projecor with a higher resolution TV or another projector to get some benefits from a bluray upgrade? And what is a native 1024x576 anyways? what is native about it?
And can someone please tell me what the resolution is for a standard US DVD vs BluRay? I want to see where my projector stands in between...

Answer
As it stands... DVD's only output at 720x576 at a maximum in terms of pixel resolution. US which primarily uses NTSC DVDs output frames of 720x480 at 60hz which achieves about 29fps. EU PAL DVDs achieve the higher resolution of 720x576 but subsequently only at 50hz or about 23fps due to data constraints on SCART/Composite/Component. A Blu-Ray disk will offer a resolution of 1920x1080 at 100hz which is just shy of 60fps. Plus, blu-ray supports progressive scan where each image is built up from first to last pixel as opposed to interlacing used in DVD whereby the even lines are built up in one cycle followed by the odd lines (or vice versa i dont remember which)

1st, a Blu-Ray player, on paper, would make a difference, though it would only be a negligable difference. Its called a native 1024x576 since that is the resolution it is designed for. It will be able to handle lower resolutions for the visually impaired but a resolution of 640x480 would not be 'native'. Since a US DVD only outputs at 720x480 then you would be able to get more out the projector from a blu-ray source. But it would be wasted in that a blu ray will do 1920x1080.

If you choose to upgrade to blue ray you need to invest in the source (blu ray player, PS3, etc), the output (HDTV, HD projector - not sure if or where you can get them), and the connectivity (HDMI cable). If you get a good source and output, dont be tempted by a cheaper cable. Insufficient connectivity will destroy the benefits of blu ray. Invest in a cable that can carry the 4.95 Gbps that blu ray requires, such as a 750 series monster cable :)

how do u play video games in 3d?

Andre

i understand u need a 3d tv but do u need 3d glasses or anything? and how does it work?

Answer
Buy a sony bravia 3D tv buy a HDMI 1.4 cable buy a PS3 buy killzone 3 set everything up put on the 3D glasses on the tv usually comes with 2 3D glasses if you want buy a 7.1 audio system and an optical cable sit on your couch and enjoy a really awesome game in 3D at 1080P @60FPS if you are wondering why I chose PS3 as the 3D game machine is cause 3DS 3D effect isn't as good as a 3D with glasses and 3D computers are expensive as hell and killzone 3 is a 3D game exclusive to PS3 and a 3D compatable blu ray player is like 400-500$ and the PS3 delivers the same 3D as that expensive blu ray player but it is only 300$

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how do u play video games in 3d?

Andre

i understand u need a 3d tv but do u need 3d glasses or anything? and how does it work?

Answer
Buy a sony bravia 3D tv buy a HDMI 1.4 cable buy a PS3 buy killzone 3 set everything up put on the 3D glasses on the tv usually comes with 2 3D glasses if you want buy a 7.1 audio system and an optical cable sit on your couch and enjoy a really awesome game in 3D at 1080P @60FPS if you are wondering why I chose PS3 as the 3D game machine is cause 3DS 3D effect isn't as good as a 3D with glasses and 3D computers are expensive as hell and killzone 3 is a 3D game exclusive to PS3 and a 3D compatable blu ray player is like 400-500$ and the PS3 delivers the same 3D as that expensive blu ray player but it is only 300$

What is the differences 1080P 24fps and 30fps ?

rayboy

1/. Canon 5D, 1080P 30 fps and Nikon 7000 1080P , 24 fps . Is the picture quality the same between the 30fps and 24 fps ??
2/. What is the rate for fps in movie standard today (30 or 24) ??
Many Thanks

Answer
1-The picture quality will be indistinguishable if you know how to work the camera right. HD TV is broadcast at 29.97fps unless its a sports program in which case the frame rate is usually 60p so the action will be smooth and undistorted.

2- The frame rate of a movie is dependent on the film maker. There is no industry standard rate. Some are shot in 24, 25, 30, or 60fps. But if you have a Blu-ray player, you might have noticed that 99% of the movies are at 24fps which is the rate of the old movie film.

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24 fps. vs. 60 fps. on Blu-ray?

blu ray player 60fps image

Dude12

Let me first state that my TVâs resolution is 1366x768. I notice on my Blu-ray player, there is an option to have movies play at 24fps. Itâs set to 60fps, by default. Iâve read everywhere on several sites that if your TV is capable of accepting 24fps, I should use that feature as it will give better results. Well, on my TV, it seems to be the opposite. If I set it to 24fps, my TV accepts it, but I notice that thereâs a little more noticeable motion blur present, not to mention that the input lag is slightly longer. On 60fps, there is less motion blur and the input lag isnât as bad.

Why exactly am I not getting the best results from 24fps? What exactly is the difference picture-wise between watching a Blu-ray movie in 24fps vs. 60fps?
My TV's refresh rate is supposedly 60hz, but when I press the INFO button on the remote when watching a Blu-ray movie, it says 24hz. Not sure if that means it's displaying the 24hz natively.

Answer
There are TVs that can natively playback at multiples of 24 Hz. In that case they don't need to interpolate movie frames.

Your TV most probably accepts 24 Hz, but still interpolates frames to display at 60 Hz, which does not help you (instead of the interpolation being done by the player, it is done by the TV).

So, I suggest you go back to 60 Hz on the BD player.

what's the difference between a 1080i tv and a 1080p?

deb1033

i am buying a new TV and i want to know which one is better

Answer
(DEEEEEP BREATH)

There has been a lot of concern and confusion over the difference between 1080i and 1080p. This stems from the inability of many TVs to accept 1080p. To make matters worse, the help lines at many of the TV manufacturers (that means you, Sony), are telling people that their newly-bought 1080p displays are really 1080i. They are idiots, so let me say this in big bold print, as far as movies are concerned THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1080i AND 1080p. See, I did it in caps too, so it must be true. Let me explain (if your eyes glaze over, the short version is at the end).
For clarification, let me start by saying that there are essentially no 1080i TVs anymore. Unless you bought a CRT based TV, every modern TV is progressive scan (as in LCD, Plasma, LCOS, DLP). They are incapable of displaying a 1080i signal as 1080i. So what weâre talking about here mostly applies to people with 1080p native displays.

Movies and almost all TV shows are shot at 24 frames-per-second (either on film or on 24fps HD cameras). All TVs have a refresh rate of 60Hz. What this means is that the screen refreshes 60 times a second. In order to display something that is 24fps on something that is essentially 60fps, you need to make up, or create new frames. This is done using a method called 3:2 pulldown (or more accurately 2:3 pulldown). The first frame of film is doubled, the second frame of film is tripled, the third frame of film is doubled and so on, creating a 2,3,2,3,2,3,2 sequence. It basically looks like this: 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b,4a⦠Each number is the original film frame. This lovely piece of math allows the 24fps film to be converted to be displayed on 60Hz products (nearly every TV in the US, ever).

This can be done in a number of places. With DVDs, it was all done in the player. With HD DVD, it is done in the player to output 1080i. With Blu-ray, there are a few options. The first player, the Samsung, added the 3:2 to the signal, interlaced it, and then output that (1080i) or de-interlaced the same signal and output that (1080p). In this case, the only difference between 1080i and 1080p is where the de-interlacing is done. If you send 1080i, the TV de-interlaces it to 1080p. If you send your TV the 1080p signal, the player is de-interlacing the signal. As long as your TV is de-interlacing the 1080i correctly, then there is no difference. Check out this article for more info on that.

The next Blu-ray players (from Pioneer and the like) will have an additional option. They will be able to output the 1080p/24 from the disc directly. At first you may think that if your TV doesn't accept 1080p, you'll miss out on being able to see the "unmolested" 1080p/24 from the disc. Well even if your TV could accept the 1080p/24, your TV would still have to add the 3:2 pulldown itself (the TV is still 60Hz). So you're not seeing the 1080p/24 regardless.

The only exception to that rule is if you can change the refresh on the TV. Pioneer's plasmas can be set to refresh at 72 Hz. These will take the 1080p/24, and do a simple 3:3 pull down (repeating each frame 3 times).

Short Version
What this all means is this:

⢠When it comes to movies (as in HD DVD and Blu-ray) there will be no visible difference between the 1080i signal and the 1080p signal, as long as your TV correctly de-interlaces 1080i. So even if you could input 1080p, you wouldn't see a difference (because there is none).

⢠There is no additional or new information in a 1080p signal from movie based content.

⢠The only time you would see a difference is if you have native 1080p/60 content, which at this point would only come from a PC and maybe the PS3. 1080p/60 does have more information than 1080i/30, but unless you're a gamer you will probably never see native 1080p/60 content. It is incredibly unlikely that they will ever broadcast 1080p (too much bandwidth) or that 1080p/60 content will show up on discs (too much storage space and no one is using it to record/film).

So all of you people who bought 1080p displays only to be told by the companies that you had bought 1080i TVs, relax. The TV will convert everything to 1080p. Now if you bought a TV that doesn't de-interlace 1080i correctly, well, that's a whole other story.

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24 fps. vs. 60 fps. on Blu-ray?

blu ray player 60fps image

Dude12

Let me first state that my TVâs resolution is 1366x768. I notice on my Blu-ray player, there is an option to have movies play at 24fps. Itâs set to 60fps, by default. Iâve read everywhere on several sites that if your TV is capable of accepting 24fps, I should use that feature as it will give better results. Well, on my TV, it seems to be the opposite. If I set it to 24fps, my TV accepts it, but I notice that thereâs a little more noticeable motion blur present, not to mention that the input lag is slightly longer. On 60fps, there is less motion blur and the input lag isnât as bad.

Why exactly am I not getting the best results from 24fps? What exactly is the difference picture-wise between watching a Blu-ray movie in 24fps vs. 60fps?
My TV's refresh rate is supposedly 60hz, but when I press the INFO button on the remote when watching a Blu-ray movie, it says 24hz. Not sure if that means it's displaying the 24hz natively.

Answer
There are TVs that can natively playback at multiples of 24 Hz. In that case they don't need to interpolate movie frames.

Your TV most probably accepts 24 Hz, but still interpolates frames to display at 60 Hz, which does not help you (instead of the interpolation being done by the player, it is done by the TV).

So, I suggest you go back to 60 Hz on the BD player.

what's the difference between a 1080i tv and a 1080p?

deb1033

i am buying a new TV and i want to know which one is better

Answer
(DEEEEEP BREATH)

There has been a lot of concern and confusion over the difference between 1080i and 1080p. This stems from the inability of many TVs to accept 1080p. To make matters worse, the help lines at many of the TV manufacturers (that means you, Sony), are telling people that their newly-bought 1080p displays are really 1080i. They are idiots, so let me say this in big bold print, as far as movies are concerned THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1080i AND 1080p. See, I did it in caps too, so it must be true. Let me explain (if your eyes glaze over, the short version is at the end).
For clarification, let me start by saying that there are essentially no 1080i TVs anymore. Unless you bought a CRT based TV, every modern TV is progressive scan (as in LCD, Plasma, LCOS, DLP). They are incapable of displaying a 1080i signal as 1080i. So what weâre talking about here mostly applies to people with 1080p native displays.

Movies and almost all TV shows are shot at 24 frames-per-second (either on film or on 24fps HD cameras). All TVs have a refresh rate of 60Hz. What this means is that the screen refreshes 60 times a second. In order to display something that is 24fps on something that is essentially 60fps, you need to make up, or create new frames. This is done using a method called 3:2 pulldown (or more accurately 2:3 pulldown). The first frame of film is doubled, the second frame of film is tripled, the third frame of film is doubled and so on, creating a 2,3,2,3,2,3,2 sequence. It basically looks like this: 1a,1b,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b,4a⦠Each number is the original film frame. This lovely piece of math allows the 24fps film to be converted to be displayed on 60Hz products (nearly every TV in the US, ever).

This can be done in a number of places. With DVDs, it was all done in the player. With HD DVD, it is done in the player to output 1080i. With Blu-ray, there are a few options. The first player, the Samsung, added the 3:2 to the signal, interlaced it, and then output that (1080i) or de-interlaced the same signal and output that (1080p). In this case, the only difference between 1080i and 1080p is where the de-interlacing is done. If you send 1080i, the TV de-interlaces it to 1080p. If you send your TV the 1080p signal, the player is de-interlacing the signal. As long as your TV is de-interlacing the 1080i correctly, then there is no difference. Check out this article for more info on that.

The next Blu-ray players (from Pioneer and the like) will have an additional option. They will be able to output the 1080p/24 from the disc directly. At first you may think that if your TV doesn't accept 1080p, you'll miss out on being able to see the "unmolested" 1080p/24 from the disc. Well even if your TV could accept the 1080p/24, your TV would still have to add the 3:2 pulldown itself (the TV is still 60Hz). So you're not seeing the 1080p/24 regardless.

The only exception to that rule is if you can change the refresh on the TV. Pioneer's plasmas can be set to refresh at 72 Hz. These will take the 1080p/24, and do a simple 3:3 pull down (repeating each frame 3 times).

Short Version
What this all means is this:

⢠When it comes to movies (as in HD DVD and Blu-ray) there will be no visible difference between the 1080i signal and the 1080p signal, as long as your TV correctly de-interlaces 1080i. So even if you could input 1080p, you wouldn't see a difference (because there is none).

⢠There is no additional or new information in a 1080p signal from movie based content.

⢠The only time you would see a difference is if you have native 1080p/60 content, which at this point would only come from a PC and maybe the PS3. 1080p/60 does have more information than 1080i/30, but unless you're a gamer you will probably never see native 1080p/60 content. It is incredibly unlikely that they will ever broadcast 1080p (too much bandwidth) or that 1080p/60 content will show up on discs (too much storage space and no one is using it to record/film).

So all of you people who bought 1080p displays only to be told by the companies that you had bought 1080i TVs, relax. The TV will convert everything to 1080p. Now if you bought a TV that doesn't de-interlace 1080i correctly, well, that's a whole other story.

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What is the differences 1080P 24fps and 30fps ?

blu ray player 60fps image

rayboy

1/. Canon 5D, 1080P 30 fps and Nikon 7000 1080P , 24 fps . Is the picture quality the same between the 30fps and 24 fps ??
2/. What is the rate for fps in movie standard today (30 or 24) ??
Many Thanks

Answer
1-The picture quality will be indistinguishable if you know how to work the camera right. HD TV is broadcast at 29.97fps unless its a sports program in which case the frame rate is usually 60p so the action will be smooth and undistorted.

2- The frame rate of a movie is dependent on the film maker. There is no industry standard rate. Some are shot in 24, 25, 30, or 60fps. But if you have a Blu-ray player, you might have noticed that 99% of the movies are at 24fps which is the rate of the old movie film.

24 fps. vs. 60 fps. on Blu-ray?

Dude12

Let me first state that my TVâs resolution is 1366x768. I notice on my Blu-ray player, there is an option to have movies play at 24fps. Itâs set to 60fps, by default. Iâve read everywhere on several sites that if your TV is capable of accepting 24fps, I should use that feature as it will give better results. Well, on my TV, it seems to be the opposite. If I set it to 24fps, my TV accepts it, but I notice that thereâs a little more noticeable motion blur present, not to mention that the input lag is slightly longer. On 60fps, there is less motion blur and the input lag isnât as bad.

Why exactly am I not getting the best results from 24fps? What exactly is the difference picture-wise between watching a Blu-ray movie in 24fps vs. 60fps?
My TV's refresh rate is supposedly 60hz, but when I press the INFO button on the remote when watching a Blu-ray movie, it says 24hz. Not sure if that means it's displaying the 24hz natively.

Answer
There are TVs that can natively playback at multiples of 24 Hz. In that case they don't need to interpolate movie frames.

Your TV most probably accepts 24 Hz, but still interpolates frames to display at 60 Hz, which does not help you (instead of the interpolation being done by the player, it is done by the TV).

So, I suggest you go back to 60 Hz on the BD player.

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