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FCP HD program to compressor please help!
I posted this in the DVDSP forum as well but I thought this forum might offer some insight.
I have a HD program that I am attempting to distribute on SD DVD. If I take a self contained movie file to compressor it does not look acceptable. The graphics and video have far to many jagged edges. In my research I have seen where some say there is line doubling that takes place during the conversion. It was indicated (Bonsai Method) that I should move the program to a DV50 timeline for down conversion to avoid line doubling. This process did improve the quality a little, however it still leaves much to be desired. Could someone please detail the best process to atchieve the best results in compressor.
Having said that, I have been looking closely at big budget DVD’s and the DVD quality is extreamly good (as it should be). I am sure they are using expensive hardware to help achieve this. What can I do to get closer to that quality with a software solution. I do have an older copy of bitvice but I am not sure how it will handle HD files. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. If you need more info. just let me know.
My HD timelines look great, my DVD’s do not!
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I’ve created some setting in compressor that downconvert to SD 10-bit uncompressed. Then we use that file to encode our DVD (either in house for simple DVD or through a DVD house if it’s more important).
The settings are:
10-bit uncompressed 720×480 anamorphic
Under frame controls:
Resize: better
Output fields: progressive (from 23.98)
Adaptive details selected
Anti-alias: 0
Details Level: 0
Rate Conversion: fastWe tested several different settings and these were the best for our footage. Try it with a short clip to see if it works for you.
-Russ
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