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Exporting using compressor – can’t duplicate DVD Studio Pro Discs
I’m exporting as mpeg-2 using compressor. DVD Studio Pro is happy and creates a DVD. When I try to duplicate the DVD, it won’t duplicate. “Error”
If I export as .mov without compressor, all is well – but I can’t play with the bitrate so many of my DVDs are out of sync when played on older players… so I NEED to lower the bitrate.
Can’t do that in DVD Studio Pro – right? Or can I?
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12 Replies
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Let’s go over the duplicate part of this process.
What are you using and how are you doing that?
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Microboards Copywriter Tower
Normally I don’t use the DVD Studio Pro created DVD as the “master” I have found that it’s more stable by making a second master created from the DVDSPro created master. I’ve been making DVD masters for about 3 years now. When the replication plant gets my masters and checks them – there is never a problem when I create the second master….So I use the Copywriter Tower to make the duplication master from my Mac.
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I’m wondering if your bit-rate is still too high and is creating an unstable disk.
1) What setting is your MPEG II file being made at?
2) Are you compressing the audio using the Dolby setting? (In other words, not using AIF or PCM audio on the DVD.)
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I even tried at the auto setting in Compressor for 120 minute videos (so the bitrate is lower – and I used both the “auto” audio settings – dolby and aiff…. I did delete the dolby and keep the aiff audio for DVD Studio Pro assets
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[Karin Britta] ” I did delete the dolby and keep the aiff audio for DVD Studio Pro assets”
Karin,
You should be doing exactly the opposite. The Dolby encoded audio will give you much less overhead and will make your discs easier to play in many players, especially older ones.
Meanwhile, what type of blank media are you using?
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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Maxell pro duplicator grade
so – ok – the sync issue will be better if I use the dolby – thanks… (but if I use just regular .mov export without compressor – I still get the sync issues – hence my original question – so I would really like to find a way to use compressor for my DVD Studio Pro assets)
but that doesn’t explain why they won’t duplicate – right?
Is it possible that because I’m using aiff, that when DVD Studio Pro creates the master DVD, it is uncopy-able? (of course I am not checking the the copyright disc check box in any of these)
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If you can’t make a copy it has nothing to do with authoring or compressing or DVD Studio Pro.
The disc media or that duplicator is the problem.
It really does not matter whether your replicator gets a disc burned with dvd studio pro or your disc copier.
What matters is that you provide your replicator with a disc that has the least amount of errors on it. All recordable media has errors on it. You can minimize the errors by burning the disc at 1x. Just build the folders with
dvd studio pro then burn the master with Toast where you can set the burning speed.Thats all you really need to do for successful replication.
Beware of any Maxell branded media, there has been stories of it branded and sold as Maxell but in fact being a much lesser quality knock off.
I use Verbatim and Tayo Yuden and have never had any complaints.
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Still, if I’m NOT getting errors when DVD Studio Pro makes the DVD from .mov and it DOES get errors when I use compressor..
Same sequence, same day, same burner, same stock, same everything…. same thing happens when I use TY brand….
who knows
I just love DVD technology…
Anyway – thanks for all your help… I’ll try the dolby instead of the aiff… that was quite helpful
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Karin,
Let’s start at the beginning since we who are not there beside you have no idea what your workflow actually is.
First, you should be able to export a reference file or a self contained file from your timeline using “current settings” that you can take into Compressor to encode both an MPEG-2 and a Dolby digital audio file that can simply be imported into DVDSP to produce a DVD that has no sync or other issues. If you cannot do this, then you have a problem elsewhere that is illusive, such as a bad or misaligned DVD burner.
Also, why are you still using FCS1???
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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OK – well….
OS 10.4.11
2 x 3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon G5What works…
Export as Quicktime Movie
Current Settings – (and I’ve tried DV NTSC 48Khz)This works fine all the way to duplication.
What gives errors:
Export-> using compressor (compressor 2)
using “standard settings”
DVD – Best Quality 120 min 4:3 (also tried fastest encode 120 – does the same thing)DVD Studio Pro 4
Import Video and Audio Assets (I haven’t tried just the dolby)
take out the menu and just first play the videoand burn….
resulting DVD works just fine….
Take THAT DVD and put it in my computer burner, or my NEW microboards tower, or try to copy the Video/Audio folders to a hard drive – and no good – errors.So before we go any further – let me try with the dolby audio….
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