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1eyedeer · 09-08-2008, 03:08 PM

The HD Writer software with my Panasonic SD5 will copy AVCHD files on a DVD-R to the SD card - an edited movie made in Pinnacle 11 can then be played on an HDTV from the camcorder. Movies have a limit of 4 Gb.
I make HD-DVDs from Pinnacle for my Toshiba HD-DVD player, but also make AVCHD DVDs for when I buy a Bluray player. On dual layer, these have 60 mins capacity compared to 48 mins for HD-DVDs.

Nero 8 (with the HD plug-in) also makes HD-DVD and AVCHD disks on DVD-R media, but is not as comprehensive as Pinnacle, and the AVCHD movies contain only the clips (no stills, transitions, titles, etc). Maybe I haven't got the right settings.

09-08-2008, 03:08 PM	#2
1eyedeer How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 20	Other possibilities The HD Writer software with my Panasonic SD5 will copy AVCHD files on a DVD-R to the SD card - an edited movie made in Pinnacle 11 can then be played on an HDTV from the camcorder. Movies have a limit of 4 Gb. I make HD-DVDs from Pinnacle for my Toshiba HD-DVD player, but also make AVCHD DVDs for when I buy a Bluray player. On dual layer, these have 60 mins capacity compared to 48 mins for HD-DVDs. Nero 8 (with the HD plug-in) also makes HD-DVD and AVCHD disks on DVD-R media, but is not as comprehensive as Pinnacle, and the AVCHD movies contain only the clips (no stills, transitions, titles, etc). Maybe I haven't got the right settings.