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export QT movie in Premier 6.5 (Mac) with no compression?
I have made a 45-minute program of still photographic images (with zooms and pans made with After Effects files), using Premiere 6.5 for Mac, and I want to export for burning to DVD (to be played on television); it is my understanding that with Mac I can only export by making a QuickTime movie. When I make tests using different compressors, I am not satisfied with the loss of image quality. Some experts on other forums write that you should avoid compressing more than once, and the file will be compressed in the DVD authoring/burning. Since I cannot export directly into iDVD and must make a QT movie, I wondered about the “none” choice for compressors when exporting the Premiere timeline to make a movie. I have made short tests — image quality is great, but the size of the file is enormous. I calculate that my 45-minute Premiere project will be a 60-70GB QuickTime file if I choose “none” to retain image quality. (I tried a test file that is about 9GB and can’t get iDVD to burn it — am not sure what the problem is there, since I have a Mac G5 Dual 1.8 with 3.5 GB RAM.) Right now I only have iDVD 4.0.1, but am considering purchasing DVD Studio Pro. Can iDVD handle a 60-70GB file? How about DVD Studio Pro? Am I on the right track with the “none” setting to maintain image quality, or way off base? I just need to find a way to export my Premiere program and not lose the quality of our photographic images in the compression. Help!
PS — if it helps to know, I am running Premiere 6.5 on my Mac 667 Titanium Powerbook G4 with 768 MB RAM, OS 9.2.2; I transfer the QT file to our Mac G5 Dual 1.8 (3.5 GB RAM, OS 10.3.8) to burn the DVD.
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