• DVD Authoring

  HDV to Avid to DVD Studio Pro – Question

  Posted by Andrew Millians on July 6, 2008 at 9:16 am

  This is a question that straddles some forums but I’ll try it here.

  I have a project shot on HDV that I need to burn to a DVD. It is currently sitting in an Avid Adrenaline at full 1080i resolution. I am having trouble putting it through the following chain to achieve good results:

  Avid – QT export – Compressor – DVD Studio Pro

  I have tried a couple settings for the QT export which results in a pretty good-looking file (ranging from 3 to 10gb) but by the time I send it through Compressor at the highest quality and burn it, I basically lose my blacks.

  Can someone give me advice on the following:

  What kind of QT export setting should I use? What setting in Compressor should I use? Anything else?

  I’m more of a production guy and while I definitely understand this process, I am not up-to-date as far as codecs and such are concerned.

  I definitely appreciate any feedback.

  Thanks,
  Andrew

  Noah Kadner replied 18 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
• 1 Reply

• 

  Noah Kadner

  July 6, 2008 at 2:58 pm

  Export from Avid to ProRes HQ SD 16:9. Then from there go MPEG-2 highest quality 2-pass. If you’re losing gamma you might need a more strict color correction pass to even everything a bit more before going to MPEG2.

  Noah

  My FCP Blog. Unlock the secrets of the DVX100, HVX200 and Apple Color and Win a Free Letus Extreme.
  Now featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook, DVD Studio Pro and Sound for Film and TV.
  https://www.callboxlive.com

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up