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Canon HV30 to FCP to DVDSP…how?!?
I have been trying to find posting on forums or any website explaining a simple work flow. I read that it is possible to burn HD content onto a simple DVD with a max of 30 min.
I have shot footage with my NTSC Canon HV30 and done my edit in FCP 7. it is about 29 minutes (less than 30 minutes in order to fit on a regular DVD.
1) Then I used JES utility to reverse telecine to 24fps. Replace the footgae in FCP, rebuild the edit.
2) Using Compressor, I tried different setting to get HD 23.976fps 1440×1080.
3) Then I import in DVDSP the file, make a simple DVD one track, simple still background menu.
4) I try to build the DVD with the HD content. It burns fine. But when I try to play it to my PSP3, it says “no valid datas”Does anyone know a website showing a simple work flow?! I spent the last 4 days trying to.
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DVD’s need standard definition mpeg files. In Compressor you will find presets for DVDs which produce m2v files for DVD Studios Pro.
If you are attempting to make a High Def disk you will need to make a compatible file, either as mpeg2 or mpeg4 HD spec files. You can also make an SD DVD at 29.97 without reverse telecine.
You seem to be going about this in a very complicated way without a basic understanding of the DVD format requirements. I suggest you read the DVD SP manual to see what the format requires.
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I use Roxio Toast Titanium – as far as I know, that is the only Mac software currently available for simple authoring/burning of Blu-ray discs. I’m assuming you’re referring to Blu-ray – HD-DVD is a dead format. Toast does allow burning short high-def video onto standard DVDs, but I’m not sure if you can use a regular burner to do that or if you have to use a Blu-ray capable burner, which you would certainly need for longer videos (as well as Blu-ray discs of course). The HD disc function in DVDSP is a dead-end. PSP3 plays my “Toasted” Blu-ray discs no problem.
Gary
This is me – this is what I do – https://web.mac.com/garymmw
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As was mentioned, you can’t do what you’re trying to do without a Blu-Ray burner, and you cannot author it in DVDSP.
You can use Toast – I also have Adobe Premiere CS4 / Encore on my Mac, which also burns Blu-Ray.
Simply put, you need to follow the whole process of encoding for Blu-Ray, then you need to burn to a conventional DVD with a Blu-Ray burner – and you will need a Blu-Ray dvd player to play your finished product, even though its on standard media.
It does work, but you must realize that you are creating Blu-Ray, not DVD.
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Haven’t tried it myself but according to this article, you can burn high definition video onto standard DVD-R discs (using the mac’s super-drive) that playback in a Blu-ray player (such as PS3).
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/burn_br_mac_superdrive_stone.html
Let us know how you get on as I may need to do something similar in the future
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Thank you for this link, it answers my problem.
I also realized that DVDSP can’t author Blu-ray, which is really surprising. I tried to keep working with Final Cut Pro Studio, but I think Apple is getting behind. I’ll give a try with Encore CS4, which I never used until now. -
[Rafael Macho] “Thank you for this link, it answers my problem.
I also realized that DVDSP can’t author Blu-ray, which is really surprising. I tried to keep working with Final Cut Pro Studio, but I think Apple is getting behind. I’ll give a try with Encore CS4, which I never used until now.”Glad it was helpful, but curious about your conclusion? The link explains how to do it with FCP7 so why do you need to use Encore CS4?
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