Transfer of HD videos: Which device should be used for making HD movies or does it have to do with the HD disk and regular DVD burner?
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Not sure what you mean by specific device for HD movie transfer. The movies in "HD" mode are 1280x720 at 30 frames per second. There's plenty of programs out there that will take said file and put it in proper 480p file that works great for DVD playback. Of course your sacrificing quality, DVD video is a lower resolution than what the Canon TX1 takes.
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Standard Def only. I don't believe an HDTV DVD recorder exists, at the consumer level anyway. That would be too nice, but probably way too expensive too!
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I looked up the Toshiba product that you mentioned. I don't see a problem at all. Let me break it down by what I can tell from the product description. "One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect the DR430 to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button." Simple enough. Do what it says then connect your cable or satellite box to the receiver with an HDMI cable to the SAT/Cable in slot. Run another HDMI cable from the receiver to your HDTV. "With the DR430, converting and archiving your favorite home movies to DVD is simple. You can also experience your DVD movie collection in near HD quality with the DR430's 1080p up conversion via HDMI. Video up conversion up to 1080p resolution via HDMI takes your current DVDs to a new level, for an amazing viewing experience on today's HDTVs." If you were going to just use the DVD recorder like a DVD or Blu-ray player to take advantage of the up conversion you'd connect the DVD recorder to the DVD input on the receiver with another HDMI cable. You could also connect it by an HDMI cable to one of the available video slots. Either way would work. Hope that helps.
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Yes. You will also be able to export your HD video to DVD media using AVCHD format. The files can be played directly on to your Blu-ray player. Or, you can export to DVD, but the files will not be HD, because DVD players do not support HD. There are other export choices as well, but I find that putting HD video directly into a Blu-Ray readable format is convenient.
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It was not difficult for me because the disk that I was copying was a DL disk. I lowered my speed from 16X to 8X and the copies that I needed burned flawlessly. DL disks hold twice as much data as a regular disk and the movie that I needed to copy was DL format. Other than that it is the same as burning any other disk but I wold only us the DL to copy a DL. Just my opinion.
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Be sure you have a recorder that can use +R media first. Some recorders only work with -R media. Also be sure you DVD recorder can burn to Double Layer discs (the DL in the name.) These hold as much as a standard DVD you might rent or buy from the store, so I typically would not put HD content on them anyway. One of these discs recorded with content will play just fine in MOST standard DVD players. I say MOST as occasionally I have found a player that does not like to play -R or +R home recorded material. Hope this helps.
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Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best... » Read More Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry « Show Less
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I just put files on my hard drive and use nero to make the dvd's they play much better than my dv recorder, and if I want to save and wait to get a blueray recorder I could always burn in hd, but they are a bit expensive the price will come down
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Hello, I was wanting to know if this is a good device for transferring movies that I already have on my computer?Tamara
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We have not tried to copy any HD discs. The unit does not show any documentation of HD so I feel it would not copy hd files
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mine does copy HD .. best piece of equipment for DVD discs I have ever seen, let alone owned .. flawless
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I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a great value!Thrilled Small Wonder User I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a... » Read More I don't know if you'll ever see this reply but it's worth getting the word out anyway. I recently purchased the new Small Wonder combo kit from TigerDirect.com. RCA has put out this DVD burner/Small Wonder camera combo package that is PERFECT for what you are asking about. The camera docks right onto the DVD burner, which connects to a t.v., and the videos will transfer directly into the DVD burner! It's so cool and easy. Plus, the DVD burner acts a stand-alone DVD player AND it will take inputs from other transmission sources (video camera, t.v. tuner, etc). This is a great product and a great value!Thrilled Small Wonder User « Show Less
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This is video editing software (a good one) but it does not offer 1-click solution (at least I am not aware of it nor I was ever looking for it) that can import from your device and burn to disc.If you just want to burn your raw films on DVD any burning software would do the job.You need this one (Movie Studio) if you want to edit video before burning.
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Panasonic came out with a portable DVD Burner to go along with the HDC-SD5 camcorder. The model # is VW-BN1. It just came out and so far only a few are available on Ebay from people who pre-ordered their HDC-SD5 with the burner and just received it (but don't want the burner). I haven't seen it available anywhere else, but you should see it in retail stores or Amazon in a month or two. You can transfer video directly to the DVD Burner (on a normal DVD-R disc) from the camcorder, and you can play the discs through the player on your High Definition tv (so you don't necessarily need a PS3).
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I use Sony DVD-r because they just work better for me. You can chose HQ which is a high quality dvd with this system. In the menu under AVCHD dubbing you can create a HD dvd. In the menu under setup, rec quality you can choose HQ, which is the highest quality standard def dvd recording.
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Camcorders would not work with this DVD burner on their own - you should be able to burn movies to a disc after you have transferred from the camera, to a computer. But you can't do it directly from the camera to the drive. Hope this helps!
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hd 2nd generation, can I burn a dvd from movies saved on my computer? Thanks