Export Settings for HD to DVD

[Floh Peters]

Depends on where/how you encode for DVDs and what codec you use for your edit. I work most of the time in ProRes 422, and I export as Self contained when I am sure that I am only using ProRes in my timeline. If not, I do a QuickTime export to ProRes with 0-255 colorspace, which matches the ProRes description. This way all tools that can work with ProRes files (e.g. Compressor, Adobe Media Encoder,…) will deal with the right colorspace.

[Robert Stone]

I do the same – 1080i ProRes 422 movie and then use BitVice to downsize and compress for DVD.

Robert C. Stone
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[Jaeson Koszarsky]

If I need to convert to something else, I usually export as a by-reference MOV and then process that file through Sorenson Squeeze. I have also fed Squeeze self-contained files but the by-reference files conserve more drive space.

[James Edwards]

Thanks guys…BitVice was the answer to my issues! Video looks great and everybody is happy.

James Edwards
Media Director
Riverland Hills Baptist Church

James K Edwards
Media Director
Riverland Hills Baptist Church