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trouble exporting DV sequence to .avi (or anything else!)
I think this is probably a basic question, so here’s hoping the answer isn’t too hard to come by. I’m attempting to export a DV sequence to a .avi file, and every compression I try causes a serious loss of image quality. Exporting a Quicktime movie using Quicktime compression does the same thing. The only way I’m able to maintain a decent quality is by choosing export > Quicktime movie (and making it self-contained). Viewing it then in either Quicktime Pro or FCP, it looks fine. But I need to get it into a .avi format, and I’ve never done this before.
I’m fairly certain I imported the footage correctly. I have it set to a standard DV setup (29.97, 48). Can anybody advise? What should my export settings be?
Thanks!
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3 Replies
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Well, DV is just a Codec. A way to “encode and decode” (shortened to codec) a visual image. Depending on whom you are delivering this video to, and for what purpose will determine what codec you need to output to. First we need a little more information. Computer specs help but mainly what software versions you are using (FCP, Quicktime etc.) This determines some limits to what your able to do with your current system.
Hope this helps-
Matthew
Dual 500 G4
OSX 10.3.5
Ram 1.38
FCP 4.5/AE 6.5/DVDSP3 -
Thanks for the response. I’m working in FCP 4.5 and viewing my exported movie in Quicktime 7. This exported file will be one of several on a DVD (viewed initially on client’s PC, and then duplicated). I guess I just need to know which settings would be optimal to create an .avi file without any serious loss of information. (I thought the Animation setting was completely uncompressed, but in trying to create a Quicktime movie using it I lose information and am baffled as to why.)
These sequences are fairly short–all less than a minute.
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What is the object of exporting these files? I don’t understand this workflow with your client. Is this just for content review? If the client wants High quality review copy, just burn them a DVD. You said they are going to DVD, Are you creating this final DVD? Is a third party, and not your direct client that will be making this DVD from the files you produce. You could give them finished Mpeg2 files on a DVD-ROM. Transcoding into some codec that a PC can read without Quicktime and then transcoded back to Mpeg2 for DVD is pointless.
Hope this helps-
Matthew
Dual 500 G4
OSX 10.3.5
Ram 1.38
FCP 4.5/AE 6.5/DVDSP3
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