How to Burn Both SD and BluRay Without Restarting...

[George Tyndall]

...a new project?

It's a drag to need to two sets of media--one SD and one HD--to two separate timelines and then recreate the same buttons, etc, when one wishes to burn both types of discs. (With PRE7, I can output my one and only HD timeline to both SD and BluRay discs.)

Any workaround?

[Steve Grisetti]

In DVD Architect Studio, you can change the project properties on the fly, outputting both a DVD version and a BluRay version from the same source files.

I can't guarantee you'll get great results from both, but it's worth a try.

You can also use the same project in Premiere Elements to output both a hi-def 1440x1080 for BluRay and a standard def DV-AVI and then use each output to author a separate disc project.

[George Tyndall]

In DVD Architect Studio, you can change the project properties on the fly, outputting both a DVD version and a BluRay version from the same source files.

I can't guarantee you'll get great results from both, but it's worth a try.

How do I do that, Steve?

Specifically, how do I output my current HD timeline (composed of HD files made with the H.264 codec) to SD DVD? (Make Blu-ray Disc is currently showing on the toolbar.)

[Steve Grisetti]

Go to the File menu and select Properties.

On the Properties screen, you'll find the option to switch your project from BluRay to DVD.

[George Tyndall]

Go to the File menu and select Properties.

On the Properties screen, you'll find the option to switch your project from BluRay to DVD.

Whoa!

File>Optimize informs me that the process will require recompression of all the audio and video files and will take 1.5 hours--so, as Gilda Radner would say if she were in my position:

"Never mind!"

I'll stick with the workflow I described earlier but thanks for informing me.