make an uncompressed DVD

[ununpentium]

Hello!

Could you give me an advice?

I have two Final Cut Studio projects, shooted using Mini HDV tapes of a JVC HD100E camcorder. Shooted at 720p.

I use DVD Studio Pro.

Once finished the editing, I need to burn a DVD for each video, downscaling to SD.

Each video lenght is <5 min.

So, I think that if a DVD can store two hours of SD video, and a video of mine is a 4 minutes video, I could make an "uncompressed" DVD!
This because I need the maximum quality, and since the project is already compressed once (the HDV minitape), if I make a DVD I compress it twice!

Even if a very low compression ratio, it loses quality a lot!

DVD Studio Pro hasn't any option like an "uncompressed DVD", or to reduce the compression to zero (like the Win Zip "zero compression - store" option...).

Could you give me any advice? Is there a software? a plug-in? Freeware or trial is better...

Thank you!

[poisondeathray]

I don't use Mac, but maximum video bitrate for DVD-video is 9800kbps, assuming you want to play it on a DVD player (not a data disc). If you go over that, it won't play on a standalone unit.

If you look in the top left corner, there is a section called "what is" and just hit DVD https://www.videohelp.com/dvd

Just set close to the maximum bitrate in your software

If you want better quality, you might consider better formats, like AVCHD on a blu-ray, but you need a different hardware setup. You can put AVCHD on a normal DVD-R, and play it in a PS3 for example

[ununpentium]

OK I understood!

The problem is the player unit...

Do you think that a not so big television station could broadcast a AVCHD DVD-R or BlueRay disc?

[jman98]

You cannot make an uncompressed DVD. DVD format requires that the video use either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 and nothing else. Both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 compress.

I disagree that "even if a very low compression ratio, it loses quality a lot!". If you don't like DVD quality than you should use BluRay as poisondeathray says.

[poisondeathray]

Do you think that a not so big television station could broadcast a AVCHD DVD-R or BlueRay disc?

I'm not sure what you are asking, but some European channels broadcast transport streams with h264 in 1080i (e.g. BBC, Sky HD)

[ununpentium]

OK thank you very much guys!

I have another question:

I use:

1) Athlon XP 2000+ with Win XP Pro 32 bit SP2
2) Mac Pro with OS X 10.4 and Final Cut Studio 2

I have the video file, that I can make using Final Cut exporting in virtually any format (uncompressed or compressed AVI or MOV or other file...).

How can I make an AVCHD DVD?

Is there an utility, converter, AVCHD iso image creator/burner or other? Freeware or Free trial is better...

Thank you!

[Baldrick]

Try Ripbot264 or xvid4psp if you want free tools.

[ununpentium]

Ok, I think that the second is better for me.

Thank you!