Re: [Avid-L2] Re: best dvd quality possible

I have had luck in the past rescaling with AE when graphics were getting a little blocky. AE seems to be best scaler around. But what I settled on was Pro Res export from Avid, Adobe Media Encoder to encode MPEG and Adobe Encore for the DVD. I found AME cleaner than compressor and Sorenson. I agree with previous post thought that DVD as a deliverable sucks in general and, unless BluRay, it just never looks great.

thanks all for the help

Lou
On Mar 11, 2013, at 2:17 PM, "dave_harrison_edit" <davealbumania@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Lou, very sorry for the long delay in reply. Yes, I have deinterlaced & resized to 720x480 in the same AE comp then rendered out. Then I've taken that rendered file & made the DVD MPEGs in Compressor using one of the presets. Let us know when you find something that works for you.
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> --Dave
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> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth <loutv@...> wrote:
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> > So you deinterlace in AE?, resize, then export?
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> > On Mar 5, 2013, at 7:44 PM, "dave_harrison_edit" <davealbumania@...> wrote:
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> > > FWIW, Lou, the best DVDs I've gotten have been washed through After Effects. In my case, I typically work with 1080i in Symphony 6, export ProRes 1080i, deinterlace (I've been using BCC Deinterlace, which can be painful in rendering duration) and resize to 720x480, encode with DVD presets in Compressor, then straight to DVD Studio Pro. It's a ridiculous method, it seems, but it's worked well. I'd love to know others' recipes, too.
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> > > Also FWIW, one of the assistants said she took the Avid-exported ProRes movie into FCP7, used File>Export>Quicktime Conversion and exported a deinterlaced movie there, pulled that into a Compressor DVD preset and came up fine. I never saw the end result, though, so I can't say one way or the other.
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> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Lou Wirth wrote:
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> > > > It seems to be an ongoing search to find the best combination of software to get the best quality dvd from my avid timeline. I have Sorenson, compressor, Adobe Media Encoder, I use DVD studio pro and Adobe Encore. But I am never quite happy with either titles or motion or something. I am always working with 1080 and going to SD DVD. Clients never want Blu Ray. Today for instance, the lower thirds look crisp, yet my opening title created in AE (16bit project) white titles moving over black, look pixelated and just not crisp. I export my timeline as prores 422, then take to compressor and also encoded in Squeeze but the squeeze version did not have smooth motion on the action. So Compressor was the one to go with, but then the title looks a little pixelated. Has anyone found the right combo of codecs, encoders and burners to make really good quality DVDs? Or even a really good preset for Compressor or Squeeze that would help keep quality up. I admit that compression is not my thing so I am looking for a good recipe.
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> > > > thanks
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> > > > Lou
> > > > Lou Wirth Productions
> > > > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > > > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > > > www.louwirth.com
> > > > 415-924-9411p
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> > www.louwirth.com
> > 415-924-9411p
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Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
www.louwirth.com
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