Will any DVD player play these files?

[Phototaker]

I have made many Dvds using VRD to edit out ads in MPEG2 files which had been captured in SD onto my HDD using my PC tuner card. These have all been SD quality. Since the PC tuner also can record HD I thought that I would have a go at capturing this as well. Capture was easy as was editing.. What can I do with the file now other than play it on my PC?

Even though my DVD player can play ordinary MPEG2 files it can't play these. I'm guessing that this is because the MPEG2 files are going above the normal max bit rate for MPEG2. I could also recode the file into DIVX. I can normally play these DIVX files easily on my DVD player as a DIVX file, but once again this won't work.

I was wondering it there are any DVD players available that can play back these sort of files. Files that are of much higher quality that ordinary DVD but still not quite up to Blue standard?

I might also add that I was surprised when DIVX converter told me that the MPEG2 files were NTSC since all broadcasts are normally PAL.

[zaphod7501]

The short answer right now is no.
First, what are the characteristics of the files. Either in the completion window after editing or by loading the file into VideoReDo and checking properties (Ctrl-L).

In order to play on a standalone player (HD-DVD or Blu-Ray probably) you have to "Author" the files into a suitable format. Authoring software for the HD formats is sadly limited or restricted right now. Even high resolution DIVX conversions won't play in most DIVX enabled DVD players.

I would suggect saving the edited files as data for future authoring and burning. These should become available during the next year or two.

[Anole]

I wound up in about the same situation.
TVSuite will down-convert your HD to very pretty SD and make DVDs.
That's one solution to consider, or at least test.

I've also been fooled by the DivX camp, and bought a player that didn't do what I thought it advertized.
Mine will take anything up to 720x480 DviX (I'm in NTSC-land) and up-convert it to 720p or 1080 i/p, and it'll look gorgeous.
However, it won't play higher than 720x480 source.
Apparently, if you visit the DivX web site, and look for compatible players, they list about three which WILL handle what they call DIVX-HD.
I guess in my rush, I missed the fact that they had a second secret designation. :mad:

And in the face of the above limitations, a lot of people make one sort of Media PCs or another, playing their HD source from hard drive into their TV sets.
Agaain, not a solution I embrace with favor.

Or at least that's how I see the matter.
Perhaps I've missed something . . . ;)

[zaphod7501]

Apparently, if you visit the DivX web site, and look for compatible players, they list about three which WILL handle what they call DIVX-HD.
I guess in my rush, I missed the fact that they had a second secret designation. :mad:This caught me too: I couldn't figure out why Stargate Atlantis would not play.

[Anole]

. . . and a pox on MKV format, as well.
I don't know if/when or ever that will be supported by a main-stream, stand-alone DVD player.