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exporting via compressor vs. quicktime conversion for dvd out put
I was wondering and have read difference of opinions regarding exporting. If i export via quicktime conv for a 30-40 min or less video in h264 as a ref movie, can i then bring that ref movie into dvdsp4 and make a dvd? This way is would export quicker and be a lot smaller but still keep all the quality? Because I was told and read that you only make a self contained movie if you are giving it to someone else or you need to manipulate on another machine. Is that correct?
Or should I export via sending it to compressor as an m2v, aiff and then make a dvd in dvdsp?
Please someone shed some light, as i want the quickest export, not to tie up my fcp while it exports and still make a dvd that will play on a dvd player and not on my machine where ther ref file would be.
Thanks
JaredG4 Powerbook 1.67 1gb ddr
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8 Replies
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Jared,
Make a QT reference movie from the timeline, that is very quick. Then, on the same machine, import that QT ref file into Compressor and make your mt2 video and ac3 audio files for making your DVD with dvdsp. You can go right back to editing in FCP while Compressor encodes. The only deal with a reference file is that it won’t work on another machine because it needs to reference the video files in your project, but any conversion or encode made using that reference file (as long as you do it on your machine) will be a standalone and complete file that will play on any machine.
DRW
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dont export H264 for a DVD export using the current settings of the project. even though H264 douse give good quality it is still compresed and sence DVD SP will have to compress it for DVD anyway you dont want your video to be compressed twice.
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That’s right, no good reason to encode to h264 other than video for the web. Use Compressor to encode m2v video (typo in my last post) and ac3 audio files for making your DVD.
DRW
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I agreed jared,
If you want the best of Compressor, give the best to Compressor. Although I work with an small DVCam, I output a 10bits Uncompress master-film, that keeps and shows all the god things that I (try) make to my footage amd all the richness of the graphics that I made in AE or so. Your DVDs will really apreciate it.
salud,
rafael -
Please elaborate more on your process for doing this. Thanks.
-j
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Hi Joshua,
Are you asking for more information on how to do that?
rafael -
yes. Thanks.
-j
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Joshua:
What I do is basically edit in a DV time-line, and when you have everything ready to export, change the setting of the sequence to 8 or 10b Unc. Then you send from FC to Compressor directly, or export the movie first and then to Compressor. Try and tell me.
Salud,
rafael
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