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  • QT Movie File Output For DVD Studio Pro Authoring

    Posted by Mark Fanjoy on May 21, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Is it acceptable from a quality standpoint to export a full Quicktime Movie of my timeline and use that source file to author DVD’s from DVD Studio Pro?

    I am still learning to use Compressor and have not mastered the proper use of settings to produce quality DVD videos. But I can output a QT Movie and do so.

    Thanks!

    Mark Fanjoy replied 16 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Rainer Wirth

    May 21, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Yes you can do it. Just Import the QT into FCP and set your settings (Sd max. 6.2-7.4 Mbs plus Audio)
    and the DVD Studio does the compression.

    Rainer

  • Brad Elliott

    May 21, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    Compressor’s default DVD settings are a great place to start and can be adjusted or not whether you know a lot or just a little.

    At times DSP’s compressor has given me better results than any tweaked Compressor setting but it hasn’t been updated in years so I only use it when I’m in a jam. DSP will create an aif file of your audio and I would recommend creating an AC3 since the quality is excellent and it can be almost 1/5 or less of the original aif.

  • Rainer Wirth

    May 21, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    Elliot is right,

    choose ac3

    Rainer

  • Mark Fanjoy

    May 22, 2010 at 6:46 am

    Thank you very much Elliott, for your advise and direction. Much appreciated!

    And thanks for looking out for us rookies. We’ll catch up!

    Wherever I am…I’m lost!

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