How to down convert HD to SD???

[Ann Bens]

CS5 has improved significant when it comes to scaling down HD to SD
You can export directly to sd m2v with AME or go through DL and let Encore do the math.

[Mark Collins]

Thanks for the fast response. But sorry I don’t know what DL stands for. Could you help me?

Thanks,
Mark

Mark Collins

[Ann Bens]

Sorry, Dynamic Link.

[Eric Monroe]

Mark,

once you are finished editing your video on the timeline, do the following.

go to “File” drop that down, choose “Export” (a flyout menu will come from there) choose “media”

the Export setting window will pop open

go to the “format” tab and drop it down, choose MPEG2-DVD

next one down is “preset” choose “NTSC Progressive Widescreen High Quality”

(I assume since you are down-converting HD it will be SD widescreen)

Next go to “output name” name it what you want and pick a location to save the file.

Next go down to the “video” tab (beside filters, multiplexer etc.) Scroll through the “video” tab and make sure that the Field order is set to progressive, and the pixel aspect ratio is set to widescreen 16:9

from there you can either export the file directly, or you could choose “queue” and send it into Media Encoder.

Once into Encore, you will need to go to the project panel and right click and import as “timeline” when the window pops open choose both the .m2v (hold control key and also choose) the .wav file this way on import Encore will bring the audio and video in together on one timeline.

Hope that helps ya! :o)

Eric

[Ann Bens]

If the source is interlaced and the endprocuct is dvd dont make it progressive, just leave it interlaced in Upper Field.