Re: HDV to DVD

Tom, I have agonized with this question for months. There is no doubt in my mind that DVD's in SD look better if they come from HD than if they just came from DV. Personally I don't like Compressor as a video encoder although I use it to obtain my audio ac3 files. Innobits' BitVice seems the chosen software of many editors (and my choice) as it gives so many options (CBR, VBR, one or two passes etc) and most importantly it downscales from HD brilliantly. I convert my HDV to uncompressed HD through Convergent Design's HD-Connect box but I guess this is a bit late for you to get new kit at this stage! In direct comparison my SD DVD's through the route described look better than my old ones from DVCAM originals and edited natively (Media 100i, now Media 100 HD). Roll on the possibility of creating HD DVD's (Blu-Ray?)and the chance to play them other than from a computer!