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Q: Getting SD files from a blueray player

Hi Folks,

 

I have a small project where I am using video shot in HD and SD and tested a finished DVD on a Blueray player and found the quality of the

SD footage to be much better. I found this on the Sony website about Blueray:

 

"DVD's are standard definition video sources. Number of lines output is 576 lines, whereas your HD TV set has 720 or 1080 lines. This difference may result in a poorer image. However some DVD players are able to “upscale” picture to obtain a very good picture. Check if your DVD player has the following connectors: YUV, DVI or HDMI. For more information, refer to the instruction manual of your DVD player."

 

Is it possible to export these upscaled images from a Blueray player back into FCE (still preserving the HD 1080 quality)?

 

Has anybody tried it or know if it can be done?

 

Any help much appreciated.

Posted on Jun 21, 2015 5:14 PM

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  • by Ian R. Brown,Helpful

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 25, 2015 12:29 AM in response to paddymel
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    Jun 25, 2015 12:29 AM in response to paddymel

    No, I'm pretty certain it can't be done.

     

    In any case it won't improve the quality of your original SD video.

     

    The info you have been reading is misleading  .  .  .  garbage.

     

    What it should say is something like this:-

     

    Many (older) Blu-ray players make a mess of playing SD on a 1080 TV, but some newer ones are able to play them with better apparent results than the poorer players BUT in no way will the image be better than the original SD image and it certainly won't be anything like hi-def.

     

    You can't put details where they don't exist originally.

     

    In any case, many people when sitting at a normal viewing distance (say around 10 feet) can't see any difference between good SD and hi-def.

     

    It's only when you go closer that you realise the hi-def has got some fine detail that is missing from the SD.

  • by paddymel,

    paddymel paddymel Jun 25, 2015 1:06 AM in response to paddymel
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    Jun 25, 2015 1:06 AM in response to paddymel

    Thanks Ian, much appreciated.

  • by MartinR,Helpful

    MartinR MartinR Jun 30, 2015 7:00 AM in response to paddymel
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    Jun 30, 2015 7:00 AM in response to paddymel

    Technically, it is possible to do this via the HDMI output of your blu-ray player and a Blackmagic Intensity ... but if the original material was SD, it's not going to yield improved resolution ... as Ian said if it started as SD it will always be SD.

  • by paddymel,

    paddymel paddymel Jul 1, 2015 10:52 PM in response to MartinR
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    Jul 1, 2015 10:52 PM in response to MartinR

    Thanks Martin, much appreciated.  And thanks for the tip about the Blackmagic Intensity, very interesting device.  Cheers.