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exporting 10-bit uncompressed for iDVD/FCP
Hey there. I recently shot a short on 16mm. I got my telecine done directly to my hard drive and as a result, the files I’ve been working with are at an uncompressed 10-bit resolution in Final Cut Pro 5.
Anyway, I finished the project and now I’m trying to go to iDVD or Quicktime but when I export with what I think are the proper settings for uncompressed 10-bit, the DVD always comes out looking really interlaced and the noisy. Even the quicktime exports I’ve done have looked awful. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to troubleshoot this problem??
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You can’t use iDVD to compress this, it will do a lousy job
as you’ve seen.It needs to be done in compressor or some other mpeg encoder.
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More information would be helpful. Did you remove the 3:2 pulldown on your telecined clips prior to editing (for true progressive editing), or are you editing in an interlaced project? What are your FCP project settings?
Exporting a Quicktime from FCP should be as simple as choosing File>Export>Export Quicktime, which will export a Quicktime movie with the exact same settings as your FCP project.
From there, it’s a simple matter of encoding the exported Quicktime move to MPEG-2 using Compressor, selecting a 2-pass VBR setting. Encode the audio as AC3 at 192kbps or 256kbps. Bring your MPEG-2 video and AC3 audio into DVD Studio Pro and create your DVD.
iDVD is crap. Avoid at all costs.
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