I made a post in another thread that consisted of this:

I have a friend who wants to see the video, but isn't on the internet (Oh, the horror!) but he's not that stone-age, he has a big screen TV. I want to burn a DVD to take to him, but I need to convert the file. I have an AVS Video conversion program, but I'm not up on specs enough to know what to convert it to.

Here is a shot of the settings as they are. What do I change them to for:

A: A Big screen TV

B: A Big Screen HD TV If there is a difference.

Could one of you amazing A:M Forum Technophiles help me get a clue?

Thanks

Thought I'd try a fresh thread.

The joys of iMac's. QT to .mp4 then iDVD to output a DVD fit for any DVD player menus, titles, chapters and all

ok, ok, finally someone has hit something more in my area of expertise here! First, some info I need to be clear on, what is your video now? Is it exported as a whole (like an AVI or MOV or something) or is it still in AM? Or, is it in an editing program waiting to be exported? If the original video isn't HD (meaning 720p or higher) then I would say don't bother. If your friend has an HDTV, then most likely has a Blu-Ray player correct? And even if he doesn't, I imagine he has either an upconverter, or his DVD player is using component video rather than composite video. (Stuff ou don't really need to know) but yes, I need to know what the completed vid is at now, and what type of PC you are using

sorry, missed the pic, it has most of that info, but yeah, are you windows or mac?

Darkwing,


The JPG a couple of posts up has the settings for the file as it is now. A couple of Churches have expressed interest in showing the video on their projection screens in their sanctuaries. My friend has an old DVD player and a letter box big screen (I think LCD) TV. I'd like to convert it once, to a format that would cover all of those parameters. I've had an overload of information on the subject, pixel shape, aspect ratio, resolution, etc. My head is spinning so much I'm surprised I can type this, , thanks for any help you can offer. (simple as possible, if it can be)

LOL I'm A PC. I have a fairly good conversion software, a just need to know what to set it for.

well, if you're PC, than conversion is unnecessary, as Windows reads MPEG2 better than the Mac does. What type of DVD authoring software did you computer come with (ie, Roxio, Nero etc). If your video is only 6 minutes, I can also author it for you if you wish, or I could just walk you through, doesn't matter to me