AC160 which format for dvd

[bigmajik]

i have been hired to do a wedding this saturday and was wondering what should i film in 1080-30p or 720-30p to fit on dvd/? i know i still have to down convert it to fit it properly on dvd. i just want the best quality.

 

[drapeama]

should i film in 1080-30p or 720-30p to fit on dvd/? [..] i just want the best quality.

The question can be answered by itself here. And what if you want to burn it on BluRay in a couple of month?
I'd say, if you can, do 1080p right now, and if you need higher resolution any other time, you'll have the flexibility to choose. Otherwise you'll be stuck with 720p.

That being said, both are just fine for DVD, as you downconvert the signal anyway. If you're sure that you won't burn it any other way than DVD, and if space is an issue...720p would be fine I'd say.

 

[deedub5090]

Just completed a project myself 1080p/24fps and after some tinkering have output to 720/24fps. The DVD looks very good. I will caution this though.... 24fps has the look i'm after kind of filmlike, not artificial almost dreamy ...... the tradeoff is that if you need to stabalize a shot in post it is less forgiving because you have less frames to workwith. Ask the pros on here about framerate and going to DVD. It's another reason I chose 24fps.... because it can be used on both Bluray and DVD.

Staballize stabalize stabalize.. HD is less forgiving than SD.