Outputting to DVD- Title artifacts

[Michael Gissing]

The forum FAQ is a good place to start –

https://forums.creativecow.net/faq/applefinalcutpro

[Jason Siemer]

I appreciate your response, Michael. I went to the FAQ section and followed the exact instructions
for outputting to DVD. However, my titles are still jagged. The video itself looks great, but as mentioned, when the titles appear and push in, there are still jagged lines around them and they look kinda blurry. They look completely fine when I first export out of Final Cut using the “current settings” option, but when I take it into compressor, compress to “best quality 90 mins” then burn the DVD from DVD studio pro I’m still not getting that clear picture on the tv monitor.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again!

-Jason

[Michael Gissing]

Titles with movement are a challenge for mpeg2 SD encoding. I see what you are talking about all the time on digital TV broadcasts. Converting down to SD from HD always looks like shite.

You may need to find a better mpeg2 software or hardware encoder to make an improvement over Compressor. It is a good general purpose tool, but if you are making a critical commercial DVD release, you may need to look at better encoders.

[Jason Siemer]

Thanks Michael,
Someone actually just forwarded me a link for a free trial of “Bitvice”. I’m going to try it out..