MOV files to DVD MPEG

[Dan_man]

Hi,

I'm new to all of this! I have bought a HD video camera that records to an SD card. I have been recording in both 1080p30FPS and 1080I60FPS. When I convert these files to DVD MPEG (PAL as I am in UK) they play fine (albeit in lesser quality than the HD they were recorded in) but they are jumpy. Whereas when I convert a "MOD" file from an older HDCamera (not high def) to the same format these play with no trouble?

Any thoughts?

I would like to have my files in hd (they play fine and smooth straight from camera to TV through HDMI) so I can watch in HD but at the moment I would like to just convert to standard dvd.

I have been using a free download of "Any Video Converter".

Any ideas how I can take my 1080P30FPS files to DVD format smoothly with no jumpiness etc?

Thanks guys!

[Baldrick]

Try other all-in-one dvd converters like convertxtodvd, dvd flick, avstodvd.

[Dan_man]

Do you think this will stop the jumping/frame rate issue? Just that before I pay for some software I want to check I wont be where I was again!

Does it matter that I'm in UK?

Thanks for your advice.

[Baldrick]

AVStoDVD, dvd flick are free and just try the free trial of convertxtodvd. And be sure to convert to NTSC 29.97fps. Not PAL.

[Dan_man]

Thanks for this... so even though i'm in the UK I should go for the ntsc setting? Does it matter what capture setting i am using on the camera itself?

Cheers

[2Bdecided]

Your files have 30 or 60fps - they need 25 or 50fps for UK PAL. That's why you get frame jumps. Your camera doesn't record suitable footage for PAL TVs.

However, most PAL TVs will display NTSC (especially via RGB SCART or HDMI), so if you make an NTSC disc, you won't get frame jumps, and all will be well.

You can't mix PAL and NTSC on the same DVD, so making a compilation of regular footage, and footage from this new NTSC-only camera, will be a challenge!

You can convert NTSC to PAL, but it's a very slow process and/or it introduces artefacts (frame skipping, judder, weird stuff).

Cheers,
David.

[Dan_man]

Oh no, I would never have bought the camera if it recorded in a non UK format - it's from a Comet store too!

Will an NTSC DVD play on a Playstation 3? or regular DVD player?

What i don't understand is that when i play the mov files directly from the camera via hdmi - there are no jumping issues at all? It's only when i convert to dvd?

Cheers!

[Baldrick]

Try NTSC. Most dvd players and tvs supports it here in Europe.

[Dan_man]

Hi Guys,

Right, i converted the mov to dvd mpg NTSC rather than PAL and it seems to have corrected the problem.

I copied the file to a memory stick and played it through my ps3 - once i burn this file onto a dvd i hope it still plays smoothly. I also kept the old file (the pal version) to see the difference in playback.

Also, i noticed that the ntsc dvd playback file has a frame rate (which u cannot alter) of 29.370 or something - i guess this is basically 30 and makes no odds?

Now that i have created ntsc dvd mpegs - i can just burn them to a dvd using nero or similar?

Cheers for all your help guys...

[2Bdecided]

Oh no, I would never have bought the camera if it recorded in a non UK format

Well you did!

FWIW most digital still cameras that also do video only support "NTSC" related frame rates too.

It's a pain - it's like they forget that the "PAL" half of the world exists!

Cheers,
David.

[Dan_man]

Yes I did David, but luckily it's not an issue at all, in fact, you'd do well to find a new TV/DVD player which doesn't support NTSC (I have since found out) and with the £149 I spent on the camera I'm really happy with the results.

I have created mpeg files which play from a data disc/usb drive etc - does anyone know how I can burn this to a dvd so it will just play like any other dvd rather than selecting each file?

[2Bdecided]

Most Nero versions (even free ones bundled with DVD writers) have a burn video DVD option - IIRC you need this to ensure the files in the Video_TS end up in the right physical place on the disc.

Mixing PAL and NTSC isn't my idea of fun. Yes, my TV displays NTSC just fine - but I have plenty of PAL video that I might want to edit with newer footage. Plus making NTSC DVDs for relatives will cause confusion - won't work for in-laws who still feed their TV via RF!

Cheers,
David.

[Dan_man]

This is time consuming for us amateurs... I have converted files ti an mpeg ntsc dvd format thinking it could then burn onto a dvd - then like u say they need to be converted back to the TS style files. I have since converted a file and made a dvd which works! It works on my run of the mill dvd player but wont play on my PS3? I thought it'd be the other way around!

Yea, you're right 2b, there are prob still people using RF leads... we only intend to have the footage as memories for ourselves anyway.

Do you or any1 know if you can record a 5 min HD1080p clip onto a DVD as a data disk and then play it off a pc/ps3 etc as an mpeg. I.e the MOV file is converted to mpeg at 1920x1080 and then burned onto a dvd?

Cheers!

[2Bdecided]

You can certainly burn DVD data discs, and pseudo-BluRay format DVD discs, which play happily on PS3 etc.

I only have the link to the guide for my camcorder...
http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=7432

...it'll be slightly different for yours, but chances are your MOV files already contain BluRay compatible video (or near enough) to be extracted and dropped into BluRay format without re-encoding.

Cheers,
David.

[Dan_man]

Thanks 2b.

I took a look - what do demux and m2t mean? - sorry!

Either way, a dvd can support HD but just has length limitations by the sounds of it?

Cheers!