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iDVD Or DVD Studio Pro
I would like to know which dvd program is best. iDVD Or DVD Studio Pro? Thanks
Bernard
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[Bernard Ageeb] “I would like to know which dvd program is best. iDVD Or DVD Studio Pro? Thanks”
For what? Authoring a DVD or making a quick, simple DVD?
Also, we have a DVD Studio Pro forum
https://forums.creativecow.net/viewforum/155Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
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Hi Walter,
I want to do a quick test to see if i have my encodeing set right and then i will Authoring a DVD for master after wards. ThanksBernard
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WOuld you prefer to edit your movie in iMovie or Final Cut Pro?
I mean this all in jest. DVD Studio Pro will give you the most flexibility and you don’t have to use those damn templates.
Jeremy
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Hi Jeremy
I am editing in FCP. Then i am trying compressor to encode. Eveyone is telling us iDVD is better than DVD studio pro. We are all new to Final Cut Studio 2. We shoot our footage with sony FX1. Then loaded the footage as HD into FCP then edited. So now we want to put our master to SD dvd. Keep the HD for later. Thats what we are doing.Bernard
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[Bernard Ageeb] “Eveyone is telling us iDVD is better than DVD studio pro.”
Who is telling you that?
Compressor is where you will get the most quality out of your DVDs, once it gets to DVD Studio Pro the media is pretty much a pass through. You will have to come up with a combination of encoding settings in Compressor that will suit your liking. There’s much more control there than in iDVD.
Jeremy
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[Bernard Ageeb] “Then i am trying compressor to encode.”
Well iDVD will not take pre encoded files from compressor like DVD SP will.
[Bernard Ageeb] “Eveyone is telling us iDVD is better than DVD studio pro.”
Who is everyone? Most likely they are intimidated by DVD SP.
DVD SP gives you much more control in creating your DVD menus. Besides I would NEVER give a client a DVD that is going to look like one there 10 year old kid just made. Now that does not mean that I never use templates, I created several of my own templates, some based off of a template and then altered greatly, and some built from scratch.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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[Bernard Ageeb] “Eveyone is telling us iDVD is better than DVD studio pro.”
Bernard,
Everyone who said that should have their heads examined. And, if you’d like the simplist way to make a good quality DVD using DVDSP just follow the instructions below. You can learn Compressor and the rest of DVDSP later…
The absolute simplest way to make a DVD using FCP and DVDSP is as follows:
1. Export a QT movie, either a reference file or self contained using current settings.
2. Open DVDSP, select the “graphical” tab and you will see two little monitors, one blue, one green.
3. Select the left blue one and hit delete.
4. Now, select the green one, right click on it amd select the top option “first play”.
5. Now drag your QT from the broswer and drop it on top of the green monitor.
6. Now, for a DVD from an HD source, look to the right side and select the “general tab” in the track editor, and see the Display Mode, and select “16:9 pan-scan.”
7. Hit the little black and yellow burn icon at the top of the page and put a a DVD in when prompted. DVDSP will encode and burn your new DVD.
THATS ALL!!!
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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[Bernard Ageeb] “Eveyone is telling us iDVD is better than DVD studio pro.”
iDVD is simpler than DVD Studio Pro, but much more limited in what you can do.
If you’re just looking to make a quick DVD, then use iDVD. If you want much more control over the video compression and your DVD Setup / Operation, use DVD Studio Pro.
I’m almost certain there is a tutorial that comes with DVD studio Pro.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR
The new Color Training DVD now available from the Creative Cow! -
[walter biscardi] “If you’re just looking to make a quick DVD, then use iDVD.”
As my meathod above will show you, that’s also not a good enough reason to use iDVD…
My method is easy, fast, and the quality is good too…
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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The guys at our computer store said that. Ok we have a good encoding from compressor now. we are in dvd studio pro now i would like to know what setting is it so my 16×9 movie play on 4×3 and 16×9 tvs?Thanks
Bernard
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