Re: [gentoo-user] burning HD mpeg4 to dvd

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:43:35 -0600
Joseph wrote:
> Does anybody have any links, instructions, information etc. on how to burn HD video MPEG4 to DVD?
> I want to be able to play HD on TV and I don't want to reduce the quality.
>
> Do I need Blue-Ray dvd recorder to be able to play HD recording?
> Can standard DVD play HD mpeg4 files?
I don't know, but I highly doubt that a DVD player can play a 1920x1080
file. The best way to be sure is to read the device manual.
> I have new camera that records HD (1920x1080) mpeg4 movies, most files are below 3GB; is there a way to burn them into standard DVD on Linux.
> I'm familiar with standard MPEG2 format and burning but not HD MPEG4..
Please provide more information.
I *assume* that you have a dvd-recorder driver in your computer
and a Blu-Ray player on top of your TV.
If that is the case,
1) I would try some blu-ray authoring tool; presumably, such a tool
would generate a .iso file intended to be recorded to a Blu-Ray media.
I would record that .iso to a DVD media. I guess it would work.
But to be sure it would work, I would
2) Read the device manual.
If you don't have a Blu-Ray player, but only a normal
DVD player, I think it is very unlikely you will be able to play
a 1920x1080 file with it.
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