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Making my HD project look good in SD
So I have a HVX200 and have shot a TV spot for a client – first one using the HD format.
I want to put it out to a SD DVD so the client can show it at a conference on a big screen TV.
How do I get the best possible quality?
The footage is in a 960 x 720 format at 23.98 fps
I exported the file from FCP as a QT movie, then brought it into a NTSC DV comp that is 29.97 fps
It looks choppy and pixelated.
Please help
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3 Replies
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The DVD spec supports 23.98 video. If you bring your Quicktime movie into Compressor and choose, say, the DVD: Best Quality 90 Minutes 16:9 preset, that should give you good results. Or, really, you can use any preset you want, just make sure that “Rate” is set to 23.98 and “Aspect Ratio” is 16:9.
– David
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so I should bring my HD footage or SD footage into Compressor?
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I would bring in the HD footage. You already have a rendered version, why make more work for yourself? Let Compressor handle the downconversion.
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