Once and for all,
unless you're burning a (non-Blu-ray) DVD for video playback on a personal computer, are standard DVD discs (DVD5, 9) >incapable< of "handling" 720 or 1080 video on standard DVD console playback devices (even the very latest models?)? (I should know this, I know...)Is 480 the max at least for VIDEO_TS/VOB, etc. files? (The most compatible format, AFAIK.)
§ Do optical media playback devices detect the type of optical disc you're playing and refuse to "handle" HD video? (Barring .MP4, .AVI, etc. which not every DVD console can use?)
If it detects a non-Blu-ray DVD disc, does it "say" "I can't decode HD video on a standard DVD because I lack relevant decoding hardware."? (Even if it's a Blu-ray player that does have the hardware?)
Even if you try 10 minutes of HD video on a dual-layer DVD?
§ I know that one can write a small BDMV bundle to a standard DVD for playback on a Blu-ray playback device, but if you shoot 1080 video and want to share it with someone with a non-Blu-ray DVD player, are you stuck with 720x480 max?
Every DVD burning app I've tried, which downscales 1080 "footage" to 480, gives me LOUSY results. (And I've seen commercial 480 DVDs that look almost HD in quality.)
I shot a time-lapse of some dramatic cloud movements and collisions and a massive hail storm that ensued, and DVDs I've burned show the clouds faintly and the dramatic motion and collisions are all washed out and downright yawners.
(I suspect it's because they may all use FFmpeg.)
Any knowledge is greatly appreciated.
Thanx.