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Burn DVD etc
Hi All, Let’s see where to begin. First of all, the compressor option is greyed out on my export
menu. Is that a setting? Second, the project I am working in is 16×9, and reading through the
Apple discussions it sounds like I cannot easily maintain the format. I am only using iDVD,
as I only need to make DVD’s for client screenings of rough cuts. Third, iDVD is a pain. Is there
a way to just import the quicktime (or whatever format) file and burn that without a theme?
Fourth, does this list have a search or index so that if these questions have already been hashed
out I can read them without taking up everyone’s time?
Thanks! Barbara -
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Barbaraa,
Sounds like your needs are pretty simple. I don’t know much about iDVD as I use DVD Studio Pro, and in that 16×9 is a piece of cake. Maybey you should look at Toast.
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[Barbara Ballow] “does this list have a search or index so that if these questions have already been hashed
out I can read them without taking up everyone’s time?”Do you see the Cow at the upper left corner of the page?
Do you see the green area under her?
Do you see anything that might be useful there?😉
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Thanks, Matte, I’ve been waiting for someone to tease me about that. For some reason, after
months of reading these posts I only just absorbed that after I hit send. But I couldn’t find the
answers to my questions there. And hey, Chris, thanks for reminding me about Toast! I downloaded
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Try just using the MPEG 2 export option from under FILE>EXPORT>USING QT COMPRESSION
There are options for 16×9 or 4×3 as well as sliders to set min/max compression. For rough cuts I usually set it to min. 6.0 max 7.0 and motion estimation best. I also check export audio when appropriate.
You save this to a folder somewhere on the CPU.
Then you need only to drag the new mv2 file from your new folder into toast and burn it as a DVD movie. (The aiff file in the folder “magically follows” your video – not need to physically place it on the DVD)
Good Luck
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