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hpx-170 720p 60 footage to SD DVD?
My head is swimming with the overwhelming amount of (often conflicting) advice floating around on here and I’m not sure I understand half of them. I thought I was decent at FCP until I started working with my Panasonic HD footage…
I have a project that was shot in the factory default 720p 60 setting, it’s all edited, and I can’t get a web export to look right or a dvd file. When I send to compressor and select “best quality 90 minute dvd” I get a horrible, insanely interlaced, small file size product. I tried adding the de-interlace filter and it does nothing. Is there a total bare-bones tutorial on how to get a good looking web export and sd dvd from normal HD footage? Can anyone point me to a step-by-step tutorial or article? Some people say use quicktime, some say compressor, some say dvdsp, I just want the best possible quality and I can’t seem to get anything better then absolute crap. Any help appreciated!
Footage shot in Scene File 1 on HPX-170
FCP studio 2
Intel duo Mac
plenty of ram, drive space etc.Thanks!
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In my opinion, you should use Compressor. While DVDSP can compress to MPEG and Quicktime can do compression as well, just because they can doesn’t mean they are the best tool for the job.
When you conclusion that the MPEG file Compressor spit out for you didn’t live up to your standards, what were you using to view the video. I hope you burned a DVD and viewed it on a TV.
Also, what have you tried for your web export. I always use H.264 compression, but there are some things you have to do to ensure you still have a nice image with a small file size.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Hi, yes, I have looked at it on a tv. And I have exported all the web movies as h.264, I’m looking for specifics beyond what software to use “Make sure the size is et to _____ and set the aspect ratio is ______ In compressor, use these settings: __________”
because whatever defaults or current settings I have aren’t working. Does anyone have a step-by-step process/list/tutorial? Thanks.
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I was actually going to make a video tutorials on these two issues for my blog, but I’m sure someone will beat me to giving you the proper info before I finish. If no one does, I’ll be sure to post a link in this thread.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Great, can anyone help with existing information or post your specific, extremely detailed workflow? Thanks again.
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Try this one from Ken Stone’s website:
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/compressor_h-264_movies_fcp.html
Mio
http://www.digitalvideovault.com.au
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Here’s that video tutorial I said I was going to make:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTUsA7Em1Ug
It’s only for web compression though. DVD compression is coming soon
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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Well this is interesting – what do you guys think of this: I tried the Ken Stone way (and countless others) making a reference movie (exporting at current settings but not making movie self-contained) and it looks horrible (interlaced and pixellated) BUT then I exported at current settigs and made movie self-contained (so it was a huge quicktime file – 4 1/2 minutes long and it’s 3.5Gb) and then took THAT file into dvd sp and it looks 100 times better – shouldn’t it be the opposite?
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I think it’s strange that you are seeing a difference between the reference file and self contained file. There should be no difference in image quality. The only difference is the self contained file is an actual video file, which explains the large file size, and the reference file is just instructions that the software reads in order to find the source media so it can do it’s thing. You should get the SAME results whether you bring a self contained or reference file into DVDSP.
I don’t have an answer to why one is working better than the other. But if the self contained file is giving you better results, then just stick with that. Usually the choice between using a self contained file or reference file is just a matter of preference, not a matter of right and wrong. The only time you are wrong is when you take a reference file to another computer that doesn’t have access to source media.
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
http://www.robgrauert.com
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