• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  HD Project Output to SD Format?

  Posted by Daniel Monskey on February 13, 2009 at 4:09 am

  Hey Folks,
  I wonder if you can help me straighten out an out-put process/procedure?

  I am working on projects with a 17″ G4 Powerbook with FCP 5.0.4 HD. I am recording video on P2 cards, usually in 720p 60fps HD format. I am working on a 22-minute project that I need to output to DVD. I have no High-Def output capacity—BlueRay or such. I can however successfully output using Compressor if I change the FCP sequence to NTSC, but the visual flow seems kind of jerky in that format.

  Here is my question: How can I best output an HD project to DVD, with my current system, and maintain high quality—-ridding the sequence of the jerkiness and have a smooth flowing sequence? Do I have to change the original HD FCP sequence format to NTSC, render and then output it at NTSC 4×3 at 29.97 fps in DVD Studio Pro?
  Do you have any simple upgrade suggestions to up my quality so there aren’t visual compromises, yet still be compatible with the computer systems in the business world—I mean getting an external HD burner or something??? Right now I would like to keep costs down until things start rolling—so program upgrades and new equipment are not my favored route..
  On the project outputting, I wonder if I should use Quicktime (what settings?), Compressor? or Quicktime Conversion(settings?)?
  Any suggestions?
  Dan

  Daniel Monskey

  Luigi Tadiotto replied 17 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Ken Jones

  February 13, 2009 at 4:34 am

  I’ve never tried to create and HD disk so I can’t help you with that. But I can tell you that I was never able to make a SD DVD that I was happy with until I tried BitVice. Using BitVice made all the weird artifacts go away. The motion is smooth and I no longer see any weird interlacing issues. You can download a demo version and try it out. It is an expensive program, but I no longer pull my hair out when trying to create an SD DVD!
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  Luigi Tadiotto

  February 13, 2009 at 9:49 am

  When i create dvd from hd p2, the only thing i do is to use compressor, and the preset dvd best quality 90 minutes. Compressor does a good job for the downconversion. Or you can output the sequenze on a p2 card via camera or deck, and then from the camera dubbing on a mini-dv, it seems to me a little better than dropping the sequence in a dv settings sequence and then print to video.

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