8.5GB dvd disc for HD filming ?

Question

I have a HD camcorder and i am just about to fine out form you guys the following question.

My dvd burner on my computer is a DL dvd burner pioneer.

I ahve just film 1hour and 40minutes of full HD from my camcorder.

I ahve one of these expensive blank dvd disc that says 8.5GB DL (dual layer) from JVC brands.

My question: Will my dvd burner able to fit in 1 hour and 40minutes together into one dvd disc and keeping it remain as HD quality and no droping its quality because ive just film in high definition and it wont look good if i made it drop lower quality if it dosnt fit into the blank dvd disc.

Will it fit in the disc ?

I have a large plasma screen and i just hope i dont expect to see black bars on top and botton screen when playing back the dvd disc because what i will be recording is 16.3 and it will be high definition and my plasma screen is too high definition.

Im just curios to fine out will a Blank DVD JVC 85.GB disc would fit in a FULL HD into it ?

Answer 1

Optical discs can store files two different ways.

1) As data files, you can store a small portion of a full quality HD file (uncompressed). This will not play back on any "regular" DVD player as they can generally only use DVD-format files. Some newer DVD players can playback othe file formats, but they are not too common. Single Layer DVDs hold up to 4.7 gig of data, Double Layer DVDs can hold up to 8.5 gig of data.

An uncompressed, full HD quality file is about 44 gig for 1 hour of video.

2) As DVD - compressed - files, a 4.7 gig single layer disc can hold up to 120 minutes of standard definition video. This will be highly compressed - not a bad thing if the source video was good to begin with. Most likely, you will use a DVD authoring application that will apply a menu and scene selection options and some background graphics and soundtrack - I usually limit the video to about 110 minutes. If you are using a standard def burner, the high def video will automatically be down-converted to standard def. It will be the clearest standard def you have seen. For Double Layer, in theory, the disc will hold up to 240 minutes of standard definition video n a highly compressed format. I usually target about 230 minutes of actual project video.

3) If you want "full quality HD", that means not compressed. You will want a BluRay burner like

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.h...

or

http://shop4.frys.com/product/5360008?si...

If you think the double layer discs are expensive, BlyRay blanks are much worse:

http://shop4.frys.com/product/4863470?si...

When I complete a high-def video project, I save a data file as an archive - then I export the project back to my camcorder. Then I use the camcorder (connected to HDTV using component or HDMI cables)  as the playback device... But this is only possible with miniDV tape based camcorders. The hard drive and flash memory camcorders using highly compressed AVCHD cannot do this - but you can play back raw footage that has not been copied to your computer. Another method is to connect your computer to the HDTV with VGA or HDMA (cables - though many HDTVs do not come with VGA connection, my Panasonic does).

Answer 2

if your filming full HD with your camcorder just because you prefared to view it in FULL HD and later burn it onto a DL 8.5GB DVD disc.. it will not play full hd anymore it will take the quality off it which leads on it wont look SD standard definition it will look more like watching analogue tv the old fashion normal way just like 8mm tapes and vcr tapes.... So buyers with HD camcorders will be pointless to buy a hd camcorder because it wont show HD onto a dvd disc after.

It wont show SD it would look much lower quality much lower then SD.

Answer 3

Yes it will fit but it will not be burned as Hi def. I don't know if you have a bluray burner as if you do then it will burn it into hi def