This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] DVD workflow

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
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> On May 23, 2012, at 12:51 PM, David Ross wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> D.
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>> On 23 May 2012 17:32, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> 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:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> D.
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>>>> On 23 May 2012 16:50, Lou Wirth <loutv@mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>>>> 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
>>>>
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