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QT export or Compressor for DVDSP?
We are capturing University lectures from Beta SP. Component video through AJA IOla into Medea RT3 RAID, running FCP 4.5(system specs below). Been using Export QT movie to prep media for DVDSP 4, either uncompressed or MPEG4, then allowing DVDSP to encode in the background. Is using Export via Compressor a better workflow? I.e. clips will already be in correct format for DVDSP?
If I have 2-1hour lectures per DVD, what Compressor settings are appropriate??
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HI Richard,
That’s not really the best way to get to DVDSP. When you export to MPEG4, you’re compressing the footage MORE than you need to when using DVDSP. So you end up with a twice *highly* compressed movie before you burn to DVD. Not so good.
Compressor is difinatly the way to go. Once you get use to using compressor, it’s pretty straight forward. Export to compressor, then choose one of the presets from the pulldown menu. I believe there is a 2 hour preset for DVDs. Make sure you’re saving to the correct destination and you’re good to go.Good Luck,
Todd at UCSB
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Thanks Todd, I’ll run some video through compressor.
Maybe I should ask about the input side since I way off on the output. We’re capturing 10 bit uncompressed NTSC through the AJA IO. Are we capturing more than we need here too?P.S. Forgot to include system specs
DP 1.25Ghz G4, 1GigRAM, UL4D 320 SCSI, Medea RT3
10.3.9, FCP 4.5 DVDSP 4, QT6.0.3 -
Hi Richard,
That’s a trickier question!
Yes and No-is your answer. Don’t you love it. 😛A couple of years ago Marco Solorio wrote an article about Capture cards and codecs that address the very same questions you’re having.
https://www.creativecow.net/show.php?page=/articles/solorio_marco/capture_cards/index.htmlBasicly it comes down to what’s your destination? (DV, Digibeta, HD, etc) What are you going to do with the footage? (color correction, effects, titles, etc) Assuming that you will ALWAYS finish onto DVD, then 10 bit uncompressed would seem like a little overkill, but if you need to add effects and graphics, then these will hold up much better in 10 bit umcompressedd, than in native DV.
So it’s all a matter of degrees and perference.
I switch between 8 bit & 10 bit myself, depending on how I’ve shot, and what I want to do with the footage. If drive space and speed are not an issue with you, then staying with 10 bit should be fine.FWIW,
Todd at UCSB
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thanks, great threat
using dvd studio pro2 still
anyone remember
much obliged
scott
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