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AVID DVD by Sonic
I’ve been burning DVD’s from Avid Xpress Pro. The’ve worked, but they don’t look like the quality that they are supposed to. They often look, dark, slightly pixelated, and “videoish”. Feel me? I just need to know if I’m using the correct settings on my EXPORT FROM AVID OR THE CONVERSION (SQUEEZE) IN MY COMPRESSION SOFTWARE.
So what are the specs. Should I export as a quicktime, AVI, or mpeg-4? which is the best.
And I’ve been compressing them into mpeg 1 and 2. DVD ntsc-large?
I hope this is making sense? If you can understand please drop me a line.
Also, I’m using Avid DVD by SONIC. Is it the software you think? Is there another program to use?
I’m running avid xpress pro on a PC
I’ve had people burn DVD’s for me on other systems, and they seem to work fine.
what am I doing wrong?
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4 Replies
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Hey Mr. Jones,
I also had that problem – the solution is to not use Squeeze software that’s bundled with AVID, I find its a poor encoder to DVD other things it does fine, like wmv, qt, etc. I’ve upgraded to Procoder, and that works wonders. Hope that helps.
Chris
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Thanks Chris. But that sucks! How can you spend so much money on something and have it NOT work. I had no way of knowing this when I was doing research to purchase this thing. I’m very dissappointed. VERY.
Now I have to find another encoder software.
Thank you tremendously for your input.
Do you use Sonic DVD? IF so, I have a couple of questions for you.
My email is mj@setapartpictures.com
by the way, where can I get ‘procoder’ from?
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I don’t use Sonic DVD, when I installed Xpress HD, I tried it out but wasn’t impressed with the interface or the features, I still haven’t found anything that is better than Spruce Maestro – unfortunatly its discontinued. I understand your disapointment with the encoding software that ships with Avid, but don’t let that discourage you too much. Avid is still the industry standard and although you’re only on Xpress if you go to a Symphony or Nitris you will alread have a heads up on the interface. You can get procoder from http://www.canapus.com, its a little pricey but well worth the investment if you want good image quality. Hope that helps!
Chris
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M,
[M. Jones] “Now I have to find another encoder software.”
An excellent choice is the Cinema Craft Encoder. The “Basic” version is only $58 and the results are great.
Hope this helps.
Dave
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