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Render setting for SD footage 720 x 576 25fps PAL 4:3
Hi, I need some expert advice please.
What are the best render settings for my footage, which is:
SD 720 x 576 25fps PAL 4:3 (Australia). Shot in 2005.I will use DVD Architect. It will be shown on widescreen TV.
I am going to have black pillars on either side of footage as I don’t want to stretch or crop.
Can I render to Blu Ray or is DVD my only option?
I understand that Blu Ray won’t improve quality of SD but there will be more space on the blu ray disk. I own a Blu Ray player.
My project properties are as follows:
Template: PAL DV (720 x 576, 25.000 fps)
Field Order: Lower
Pixel Format: 8 bit
Render Quality: Best
Motion Blue: Gaussian
Deinterlace method: BlendAUDIO
Bus Mode: Stereo
Stereo Busses: 0
Sample Rate 44,100
Bit Depth: 16
Resample and Stretch Quality: BestAny advice would be much appreciated.
Kind regards,
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6 Replies
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Actually a BluRay disk will be slightly better looking than a DVD. Because you have more room, you don’t have to compress as much and you enjoy a higher bitrate. Compression and lower bitrate for a DVD compromises the overall quality.
Just find a DVDA template in the Main Concept section of the “Render As” dialog. If you find one with the = next to it, then it’s a match for your media and will be the best to use. Otherwise, pick one that is the closest to your media.
Don’t forget the AC3 audio file.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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Hi Steve, thanks for your response.
I going to use;
MainConcept MPEG 2
TEMPLATE: DVD Architect PAL video streamWhen I eventually burn to blu ray in DVD Architect, what bit rate should I use?
More questions to follow no doubt. I really appreciate your advice Steve.
Regards, Jane
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I rarely do BluRay, and only one client in the past few years have requested it. You don’t say how long the video is, but for most SD projects, just use the defaults.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com -
It is 2 hours long.
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Start with the defaults. If the resulting iso file is under 23098.0 Mb then it will fit.
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
http://www.mmdv.com -
Ok, thank you!
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