DVDSP, Encore or something else ?

[Michael Sacci]

Answered in DVDSP.

I would say Encore is a sidegrade, quality is going to be the same, both have their strengths, I would recommend buy the other if I were happy with the one I got. You cannot just buy either, they are bundled in the editing suite. So if you don’t have it already Encore would cost a good bit of money. The workflow is different but they are both an abstraction layer tool (meaning they do all the heavy coding behind the scenes) Programs like Scenarist is a spec level tool, you can author much cleaner DVDs (faster navigation) but it is expensive and there is a major learning curve. For most DVDs the end user would not notice much of a difference.

The thing that can make a big difference is the encoding. Depending on the bitrate needed Compressor can start to fall apart compared to other software. But with better software also comes a little more learning to finesse.

[Juan Carlos aguirre]

Thanks Mike..

I’m reading a lot of post on the cow and seams that we can do this with DVDSP if we setup it right…
We make some test on the menus and by not resizing it will keep a good quality, as you said.

No my biggest concern is the compression..

As I found doing a CBR @ 7.5 maximum / Best Motion, will give us a larger file but better quality, if this right ?

Also send you an email to bid this, not sure if you get it.

JC
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Juan Carlos Aguirre
HTV Studio
http://www.htvstudio.com