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how to export 1 hr of hdv for dvd?
Hi – I am working with 1 hour of HDV footage captured in Premiere Pro CS3. I would like to export this from the timeline to be brought into Encore, and be burned onto a DVD.
I know that 1 hour at HDV resolution will not fit on a DVD, so how do I export this to be able to fit? I have read about importing the HDV project into an SD project, and I am experimenting with that now. I am aware that this causes quality loss. Can anyone please give me instructions on the best way to accomplish this?
I am usually a Mac/FCP user, so if you could be explicit in explanation, that would be great.
Many Thanks
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Best option is to down-convert to DV in the camcorder while capturing.
OR
You can just scale the HDV clip down in a SD project, but will pay in a bit of a quality hit. Or you can get fancy and do a pan/scan/zoom routine which can get time consuming but maybe more interesting than viewing the entire clip scaled to fit in a SD project. This will depend on the subject…talking head yes, football game no. -
I want to capture at HDV to preserve the quality for the future final product – maybe onto HDDVD or Blue Ray. So –
How do I scale down the image in Premiere to fit the SD format?
Thanks alot, Jo
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Simply import the HDV file into an SD project and onto the timeline. You will need to change the Program Window’s zoom to 10 or 25% so you can see the HDV clip’s “handles” when you click the word Motion in the Effects Controls window.
Enable “Toggle Animation” (tiny stop watch icons) for Scale and Position and do like whoever reedits Hollywood wide screen movies to DVD and fit on a 4:3 monitor, much to the chagrin of the original director.
Imagine shooting a wide screen movie in a theater with an SD camera. -
Hi –
Thanks! I have done the scaling down and am now exporting the file to Encore – and it says it will take 5.5 hours – can this be right?
I really appreciate your help! Thanks – Jo
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You are lucky it is not 5 days!
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