burned DVD from iDVD looks low rez

[David Roth weiss]

iDVD is inferior to DVD creation using Compressor and DVDSP, so why are you using iDVD?

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

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[Shane Trowbridge]

Do when I send it to compressor which setting do I need to apply to it to make it optimal for DVDSP?

Shane

[David Roth weiss]

[Shane Trowbridge] “when I send it to compressor which setting do I need to apply to it to make it optimal for DVDSP?”

There are numerous DVD presets in compressor. You simply choose the one that’s suitable for the length of your program. And, use the AC3 audio preset as well, which you’ll find in every one of the DVD preset folders.

There are a zillion posts on this forum and all over the Internet that will give you the step by step instructions for creating a DVD from FCP to Compressor to DVDSP. Once you find the instructions yourself and learn the methodology you’ll know it for life and you’ll be a better person.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.com

Don’t miss my new tutorial: Prepare for a seamless transition to FCP X and OS X Lion
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[Shane Ross]

David…I have your stock answer for this…

#42 – Quick and dirty way to author a DVD

Shane’s Stock Answer #42 – David Roth Weiss’ Secret Quick and Dirty Way to Author a DVD:

The absolute simplest way to make a DVD using FCP and DVDSP is as follows:

1. Export a QT movie, either a reference file or self contained using current settings.

2. Open DVDSP, select the “graphical” tab and you will see two little monitors, one blue, one green.

3. Select the left blue one and hit delete.

4. Now, select the green one, right click on it amd select the top option “first play”.

5. Now drag your QT from the broswer and drop it on top of the green monitor.

6. Now, for a DVD from an HD source, look to the right side and select the “general tab” in the track editor, and see the Display Mode, and select “16:9 pan-scan.”

7. Hit the little black and yellow burn icon at the top of the page and put a a DVD in when prompted. DVDSP will encode and burn your new DVD.

THATS ALL!!!

NOW…if you want a GOOD LOOKING DVD, instead of taking your REF movie into DVD SP, instead take it into Compressor and choose the BEST QUALITY ENCODE (2 pass VBR) that matches your show timing. Then take THAT result into DVD SP and follow the rest of the steps. Except you can choose “16:9 LETTERBOX” instead of PAN & SCAN if you want to see the entire image.

Shane

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[Steve Eisen]

[Shane Trowbridge] “I am trying to burn a DVD of a Quicktime (1280×720, H264)”

First you are starting out with an already compressed file. Export a QT Movie from FCP and use that file to make to DVD.

Follow Shane’s advice.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group