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How can i make a good quality VCD from FCP 5 ?
How can i make a very good quality Video Cd from Final Cut Pfo 5 project? A compressor doesnot give a good quality. So please tell me another way to do so.
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3 Replies
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Nikhil,
VCDs, beyond being limited to 700MB or so of data, use the MPEG codec. MPEG 1 is the opposite of good quality. I don’t believe there can be such a thing as a high quality VCD.
If I’m misunderstanding you and you’re trying to make a DVD, try increasing the bit rate. That setting is under the quality tab in Compressor’s inspector.Zak
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VCD are all but extinct. They were popular in Aisa when blank dvd-r discs were selling for $15.00 and they provided near vhs quality. There were some set top recorders available that were much like the dvd recorders available today and you can find them used on ebay for cheap. Search “video cd recorder” Most of the pro mpeg encoders (hardware) did mpeg-1 as well as 2 and they gave you many user ajustments. For mac, sorenson and cleaner would have some decent software encoders running on OS9 but today there is probably not much available. I’m not sure what your needs are but if this is the format you need try searching sites like tucows etc. or googling mpeg-1 encoder.
“everything is broken”
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The easiest way to make a standaed VCD (Compressor can not make it because can not make .mp2 audio and mux it) is with Toast Titanium. Just set it up and drag your .mov.
I live in a country in Asia and very often I see VCDs with amazing quality (In fact all the Hollybood-Bollywood-Hong kong movies are distributed like that). I’ve made few with my mac but I’ve never been happy with the result.
Cheers,
rafael
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