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HDV/ProRes timeline going off to SD DVD…not happy
I created a ProRes timeline with HDV footage and, of course, it looks great on an HD monitor. I encoded it via Compressor MPEG-2 Best DVD 90, and burned the DVD in DVDSP. I’m not at all happy with the image quality. It’s almost as bad as VHS. My clients won’t be thrilled, either.
Am I seeing this because of the downconvert or is there a better workflow?
Thanks for your help.
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6 Replies
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Check your field order settings. HD is upper, SD is lower. If it got flipped somewhere along the line, the image quality will be bad.
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Thanks. Compressor settings should be Bottom First in Compressor for SD?
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For NTSC, yes.
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Another option that has worked for me on HDCAM projects cut in Pro Res……
Use a Kona 3 Card to do the downconvert to tape and recapture as an SD file before going to DVD. On a recent 1 hour show I struggled with this same issue and found the Kona 3 card did a much better job at downconverting the timeline.Bill Paris
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Thanks, when you recaptured, what settings did you use for your sequence?
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I can vouch for Bill on that process as well. I only do it that way on 720P to SD because even with compressors resize filter set to highest quality (you probably should check that Rick) you still get aliasing with angle lines.
1080i to SD though should look fine but make sure the resize filter is best.
and when I capture to another machine from the downconvert from my kona, I use ProRes HQ.
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