Project Burned to DVD: Jagged Lines?

[Chris Tompkins]

If you footage is progressive, cut in a progressive sequence.
Make a Progressive SD DVD.

What is you footage specs in the browser?

1080i_30p or 24p?

OR

1080i_60i?

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Joe Martino]

1080 30.

The browser doesn’t show whether its i or p. But I shot with a Canon 60D and I know it shoots 1080p so the footage is all progressive.

The only thing that would suggest my timeline isnt progressive is the aspect ratio setting at hdtv1080i.

That is the setting it automatically goes to when it asks to match the settings to footage. I want the video to still be 16:9.. should I be changing that setting? Or is it not affecting things?

[Chris Tompkins]

ya, 1080i_30p
You have progressive footage and a progressive sequence. That is all correct, normal and fine.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Joe Martino]

Ok perfect.

And last thing (forgive my lack of experience here)
So my sequence in 16:9.

When I go to compressor I grab the DV NTSC SD settings and drag on top. Then I go to the video settings and see scan mode is set to interlaced and aspect to 4:3. SHould I be changing those to progressive and 16:9?

Am I even using the right setting to begin with?

[Chris Tompkins]

You shot HD
HD is 16X9

You shoot and edit in the highest settings you can.

Export using “Current Settings”

Drop that file into compressor and make a SD DVD widescreen.
It will play full screen on widescreens and letterbox on 4X3 screens.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Joe Martino]

Hey,

Just to give you my original workflow that produced these jagged lines to begin with so you can compaare to what you suggested.

I exported current settings.
Popped into compressor and used settings for ‘DVD: Best Quality 90 minutes” This is an SD DVD. But I get the jagged lines.

If this setting is not correct or what you are suggesting is different let me know.

Thanks
Joe

[Joe Martino]

Also as a thought, the file format for the settings i used was mpeg 2. Would changing that to h246 make it better?

[Chris Tompkins]

And did you: adjust your frame controls and data rate for best results?

Also, SD-DVD files are mpeg2, nothing else (video)

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Joe Martino]

Resize Filter: Better
Output Fields: Same as source (some suggested my issude with jagged lines is a field issue, may have to do with this)
Deinterlace: Fast

Any suggestions?

Also for Quality
bit rate avg was 5 and max was 7. reason i left it low for my 5 minutes snippet is because the full length will be around 2 hrs so i used a compressor setting that will let me fit 2 hours on the disc.

[Chris Tompkins]

Well ya, the data rate does have something to do with it. I was going to mention the data rate.

You can up it some. But like you said, you got to fit a 2 hour program on the disc.

Burn another 5 min. test with the data rate upped some.

Going from HD to SD DVD will sometimes deal you some jaggies and you cannot always remove it totally. This had been my Experience anyways, your mileage may very.

In a few more years every client will only have BluRay players and this issue will fade away.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC