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DVD studio Pro
sorry, but I wasn’t getting an answer in theDVD Studio Pro board…..
Ok, I shoot in DV Cam, I edit in FinalCutPro and when I master to DV cam it looks awesome. However, when I export to DVD studioPro the project file previews/simulates in terrific quality – untill I view the burnt down DVD version onto a TV. (PS, its not the conversion to Mpeg2, I’ve tried Compressor and QuickTime Conversion — same difference)
What are the parameters and settings I should be setting the DVD Studio Pro disc burn setting for. VBR, single pass, double pass? What about the bit rate minimums and maximums? Anything else.
I almost forgot, the problem with the video is the well lit foreground seem to be OK (could be better, but I can live with it) — but the backgrounds are pixily and grainy (even if it’s barely lit or purposely softly lit)
Please help,
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4 Replies
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How long is your video?
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about 8minutes. But it will look the same regardless, most I do are way under the 1/2 hour.
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On a couple of projects, I noticed that my colors had lost some of their vividness. I went into the 3-way color-corrector before exporting to Studio Pro and upped the saturation level a couple of notches. That helped. I haven’t had the problem with grain, though. – Rob
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Ok, for the lenght your projects are I’d try this:
CBR: 7.1
AC3 Audion 48 kHz, Stereo=====
Try exporting the MPEG video directly out of the Final Cut timeline. It will take a little longer but it might look better. You can do the AC3 audio through compressor after you’re done with that.
(If you have any problems with playback in DVD players, drop it down to 6.9, but I think you’ll be ok.)
The simple truth, however, is that MPEG compression just doesn’t LIKE dark areas. Hopefully these settings will be enough to get you through them.
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