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[Q] Best Quicktime codec for DVD
Hi Creative cows,
I am submitting my 44 minute movie for a film festival on a DVD. I am using Final Cut pro 5.0.4 for the entire time line. The current footage is all in 10-bit uncompressed PAL footage. What would be the best codec to output for encoding in a iDVD or DVD Studio Pro project? I have been using Quicktime conversion option H.264 Best, but I understand the H.264 is more suited for web and computer monitors. My Best H.264 outputs as 4.4 GB
Should I be using compressor or MPEG-2 in Quicktime conversion? My limitation is obviously limited to a DVD capacity.
My project is on a powerbook g4 with 2gb of RAM, but I can switch rendering too a Macbook pro with 4Gb.
Thanks in advance
Saqib Mausoof
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MPEG-2 is required for DVD playback, it is your only codec of choice.
If you go to iDVD, just bring your Quicktime file in there and let iDVD do the work.
If you to DVDSP, use Compressor to do the conversion.
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