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Transferring HD tapes to SD DVD
I need to transfer HD mini DV tapes to SD DVDs. From what I have read, I think I should allow the camera to do the down converting. I did that. Edited it in PP2. Burned it in AE and the resulting DVD quality was poor. I have CS3 but my client does not, will CS3 produce a better quality dvd? What setting are best to render this to avi(?)avi is what I usually export to and use in AE. What settings in AE to burn the DVD? Do I need another software to make this DVD look good? It needs to be as crisp as is possible.
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Try using a bit rate calculator like this one:
https://dvd-hq.info/Calculator.html
In premiere (CS2?), use the export to Adobe Media Encoder, and choose Mpeg2 DVD, then edit the custom video settings at the bottom. Pick 5 for quality settings as well.
BTW, past an hour of run time the quality will start to degrade.
Good luck,
Vince
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CS3 has much superior export quality than Premiere Pro 2.0. It is one of the major upgrades from 2.0, along with time remapping and new frame blending.
I have a HV20 (HDV camera) that I intermix with all my SD footage, and I capture in the DV Locked mode, and it downconverts it nicely. when you export, make sure to use Adobe Media Encoder, choose 4:3 or 16:9, Lower Interlaced, 8mbps CBR with PCM audio (if timeline is 59minutes or less), use 6mbps if timeline is 60-89minutes, use 4mbps if 90-119 minutes. Set multiplexing to DVD, and export. this will generate a file already DVD compliant, meaning if you put it into your DVD authoring program like Encore, it will not have to reconvert, it will just split it up into VOB files ready to burn, takes about 5-10 minutes to author a DVD if you export that way from Premiere.
NEVER export a final sequence/timeline as an AVI, unless you are going to use it on the web, or in another project.
::: Connor
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Hi Connor,
Thank you so much for your expertise and for sharing it with me. I tried to follow the instructions you gave. The video is looking much better. I can’t make it “fit the screen” that is: there are black bars around the edges that I wish weren’t there. How do I get rid of those? Have I done something wrong? -
Never mind, Connor, I figuured it out. (It takes me awhile to catch on sometimes). Thank you so much.
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Wow, this worked great! Thanks, Connor!
Btw, I had another question. (Couldn’t figure how to email you directly.) I want to create clips of my captured footage in its uncompressed original format. Do you know what’s the best way to do this? My original footage was in HD, 1080 24p in Quicktime, with square pixels.
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