Re: [Avid-L2] Re: DVD workflow

If you want it to look the very best, you can try the Cinema Craft Encoder
MP plugin for Compressor. Probably the best you're going to get with the
Mac.

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Bruce Tovsky <bruce@skeletonhome.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> +1
>
>
> On May 24, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Mark Spano wrote:
>
> > 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
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> >>>>>>>>>> www.louwirth.com
> >>>>>>>>>> 415-924-9411p
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