HD editing and burning???????????

flyhigh · Addict Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 809 City: Monticello

so I use PPro 1.5 to do my editing.. we are messing with the idea of getting a HD cam.. I am curious if I need some special software to edit HD video or if regular stuff will work.. Also, what about putting it on DVD, I see that MYDVD says you can edit and burn with HD, which makes me think that I have to have some special software.. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

You're not going to be able to burn HD. HD DVD players are still hundreds of dollars. An HD DVD burner has to be thousands.

As far as editing HD, I'm not sure. I've looked into getting an HD HDD camcorder but haven't gone that far.

david-d · Guest

flyhigh, we don't have an HD cam

PimpinD2 · Posted: Jan 07, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject:

Wakebrad, Uhm. you can get a blu ray burner for around $500 if not less now.

flyhigh, I film with a Canon XH A1, and we just shot a dancers performance in HD. I edit in Premiere Pro CS3, but if 1.5 supports HDV you should be fine. Once you are done editing your footage, all you need to do is export as HD Mpeg2, mind you its rather large (6 - 7gigs for under 1 hour of footage). With such a file you can burn it to a blu ray disc (assuming you have the burner like we do) or downconvert to a regular dvd (it will still look good, but not as good.)

Hope that helped.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I just did a quick price check and found a blue ray burner for under $500. I can't believe that since the players are still so expensive.

flyhigh · Addict Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 809 City: Monticello

ok, thanks guys.. david-d, I could have swaorn yall used one last year.. maybe Im crazy..

Wakebrad, Thanks man..

flyhigh · Addict Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 809 City: Monticello

PimpinD2, thanks for the info bro

Craig-R · Guest

flyhigh, my friend manny in miami has one so we used his whenever he was with us, but we don't own one

flyhigh · Addict Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 809 City: Monticello

Oh ok, I knew I remembered David asking some querstions about exporting some HD footage last year..

Send me a link to the vid with that footage.. Do you think its much better on non HD screens?

Craig-R · Guest

not sure, i've only seen the footage on our Macs, which are all HD but i would assume it looks better, the colors are just more vibrant

here's one that isn't HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNZ-KWwlaGc&feature=related

and one that was HD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pobIhp-VshU&feature=related

but they're both youtubed to hell so they both look like garbage. basically though HD camcorder kick ass