• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  HDV and DVD Studio

  Posted by Tim Hore on January 12, 2008 at 6:52 am

  Hi

  So I have an HDV timeline in FCP vs 6 and want to make a DVD in DVD studio pro. Done SD a zillion times but new to HDV. I have a couple of questions
  1. HDV DVD related…What are the best export settings for my HDV timeline from FCP vs6 to get best results to import into Studio pro and create a high def DVD?
  2. SD DVD related. If my client can’t play HD DVDs and needs a standard def DVD, what are the best export settings from FCP to allow me to create a standard def DVD again in studio pro?

  Many thanks in advance

  Tim Hore replied 18 years, 7 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Steve Eisen

  January 12, 2008 at 5:37 pm

  Currently you can only create HD DVD on a Standard DVD (4.7gb) with DVDSP. You can fit about 20 minutes on a single layer DVD-R.

  Once it is encoded you need to make sure your settings in DVDSP are correct for HD (all of this is in the manual).

  1 & 2. You create a self-contained or reference movie from FCP and drop that file into compressor. Choose your correct setting. Same workflow as SD.

  You gotta love the conform times from HDV!

  Here is your workflow for HD DVD in DVDSP:
  https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/hd_dvds_on_sd_dvds_young.html

  Here is your workflow for HDV to SD:
  https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/hdv_to_sd_dvd.html

  Steve Eisen
  Eisen Video Productions
  Director-At-Large
  Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
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  Chris Babbitt

  January 12, 2008 at 11:53 pm

  Is the conforming necessary if you are only going to DVD, and maybe a self-contained Quicktime file for archiving and not back to tape?
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  Tim Hore

  January 14, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  Thats great, it worked. Many thanks for your help

  Tim

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