compressor once again

[David Bogie]

> but i cant say the same for the video..it still kinda skips..
it seems like the dvd player cant handle it..
i compressed the video out of compressor using new-default mpeg_2
is there a better compression to use for a 30 minute video? so it doesnt pixelate?< Not tuned in to you r previous thread. What player? Set top or on your Macintosh? Exporting out of FCP using MPEG2 in Compressor is not as elegant as simply going to DVDSP with a reference movie. LEt DVDSP run the encode for you. bogiesan This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Zack Hill]

bogiesan, I wondered about the idea of working with a reference movie in DVDSP, as I had read about this, but also read that compressor is a better tool than using DVDSP to compress Mpeg2. Have you tested out the two different methods? I would be really interested to know which is a more powerful and accurate tool. Thanks,
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[Ron James]

I’m not Bogiesan, but…

I’ve gotten great results with Compressor…AFTER realizing that the Gamma needs to be adjusted.

At first, I was getting milky blacks, and this made artifacts much more noticeable than they should be of course (like in areas of shadow, for instance).

I now adjust the Gamma to 1.2 and also tweak the contrast depending on the material.

I’ve gotten great results with even a CBR of 6.1 (to ensure most DVD players will be able to handle it). I also use a VBR with a peak of 7.1. Of course, I sometimes need to adjust depending on the material.