DESPERATE HELP NEEDED

[David Bogie]

Your desperation is preventing your from posting sufficient information. Take a deep breath and try to think about what we need to know before we can help. Here are few questions you might think about answering for us:
What’s your target output?
Why did you shoot it at 15fps progressive?
What MPEG2 settings did you use in Compressor?
Why are you using Compressor?
Why have you chosen this route without knowing what you were doing?
What is your backup plan in case there is no viable solution?

bogiesan

This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

[Alexander Gao]

Why did you shoot it at 15fps progressive?
What MPEG2 settings did you use in Compressor?
Why are you using Compressor?
Why have you chosen this route without knowing what you were doing?
What is your backup plan in case there is no viable solution?

bogiesan
Ok, so. My target output is DVD (MPEG-2 needed first, of course). I shot it at 15fps progressive because I am using a DCR-TRV900 and the progressive mode gives much better image quality, but it only records 15fps and then doubles all of the frames to simulate 30 frames. I am using compressor because i want to end up with an MPEG-2 to burn onto a dvd in dvdsp 4. I chose this route because I thought i kne what i was doing, but honestly have never worked in prog. mode before. My backup plan was to come too creativecow in case I ran into trouble. Ok, so now do you have any suggestions for me as to why my output is getting so poor in qulaity when i go from fcp straight to compressor, and why it looks GREAT in the timeline, but horrible as MPEG-2??? (My settings in compressor were 90 min best DVD, 16:9, and this loss of quality occurs no matter what dominant field I choose. Bottom, top, progressive, OR automatic).

Alexander Gao

“When the revolution happens, I’ll be leading it.”