Re: [Avid-L2] Re: DVD workflow

Are you encoding using DVD Studio Pro?

I'd use Compressor instead to make the MPEG-2 file. A lot finer controls
over quality there.


On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:52 AM, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Well my 46 gig file failed in DVD studio pro with the error "not enough
> space". Another few hours wasted.
>
>
> On May 23, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Mark Spano wrote:
>
> > ProRes.
> >
> > Your MPEG-2 file (made later) needs to be under 4 GB. The source going in
> > can be any size.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Terence Curren <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> **
>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1:1
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Funny. Dont see lossless anymore. Has it gone away?
> >>>
> >>> On May 23, 2012, at 10:30 AM, Bruce Tovsky wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> i'd go with lossless.
> >>>> b
> >>>>
> >>>> On May 23, 2012, at 1:08 PM, Lou Wirth wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Im going AE as well. Has great downscaling. But now which codec?
> >> Compressor wont take h.264 right? And I have to keep the file size
> around 4
> >> gigs for SD DVD right? So what is a good alt which I can then take to
> DVD.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks
> >>>>> Lou
> >>>>> On May 23, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Bruce Tovsky wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> i'd take AE over Avid any day, hands down.
> >>>>>> b
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On May 23, 2012, at 12:51 PM, David Ross wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Whatever you're happiest doing the downscale with. I've used Avid
> >>>>>>> before, and it's fine, but you may find AE gives better results.
> Not
> >>>>>>> sure about Sorenson.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> D.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 23 May 2012 17:32, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> Great advice. thanks. Is it best to just export and downscale in
> >> Avid? Or use the QT reference in something else. AE? Sorenson?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lou
> >>>>>>>> On May 23, 2012, at 9:14 AM, David Ross wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Best practice is to downscale to SD first, then make your DVD
> mpeg
> >>>>>>>>> from that. Your mpeg picture quality will generally be much
> better
> >>>>>>>>> that way.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> D.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 23 May 2012 16:50, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi
> >>>>>>>>>> I have a 2 hour program shot 720/60 that needs to go to DVD.
> >> Sequence is
> >>>>>>>>>> cut on MC 5.5. I exported a QT reference from Avid and used in
> >> Squeeze
> >>>>>>>>>> (which took forever to format) and then just burned in Studio
> >> Pro. But the
> >>>>>>>>>> video looks fuzzy and goes in and out of blur. First attempt in
> >> Squeeze left
> >>>>>>>>>> me with a 6gig video file which failed in DVD burn so I set the
> >> size down to
> >>>>>>>>>> 3 gigs in Squeeze and went again. But as I say, its funky video.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I was going to try compressor but for some reason wont accept
> >> the QT
> >>>>>>>>>> reference so wondering if I should export a movie from Avid
> >> first. I don't
> >>>>>>>>>> normally work with projects of this length so any suggestions to
> >> get this
> >>>>>>>>>> thing looking decent on DVD would be helpful.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> thanks
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Lou
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lou Wirth Productions
> >>>>>>>> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> >>>>>>>> Corte Madera, CA 94925
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> >>>>>>>> 415-924-9411p
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