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Taking stock: working in offline RT photo jpeg 320 X 240, creating a dvd in DVD studio Pro.
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FCP 4.5
G4
DVD Sudio ProGoal: use off line photo jpeg RT 320 X 240 sequences to create a DVD.
We also had layoffs of these sequences on dvcam.Created a QT file of one project. Did not export to create a QT from the sequence. Rather, imported 320 X 240 media from dvcam into a fcp 720 X 480 sequence, then exported this as QT file at 720 X 480 (using custom to change size). I’m thinking I could have done this from the sequence itself, but at the time the media was unavailable to me.
So, Importing the layoffs into fcp was unsuccessful. The media of course did not match the 720 X 480 sequence. Even after changng the sequence to 320 X 240, the media looked incorrect. Changing the capture settings was unsuccessful as well. Could you please explain why. Could I have simply brought the 320 X 240 media into a 320 X 240 sequence and then exported this as a 720 X 480 QT file, then imported this into a 720 X 480 sequence and created the MPEGS this way?
It was suggested to me to perhaps as a work around use the 320 X240 media in the 720 X 480 sequence enlarging using wireframe/image, but I’m assuming that the image, especially after compressiong for DVD, would look awful.
Final destination: a DVD.
Decision to not use dvcams. However, I was successful at exporting 2 MPEGS 1 pass, 7.1, Best, from 2 offline RT photo jpeg 320 X 240 sequences. Succesful at using MPEGS to burn 2 DVDs via DVD Studio Pro, despite the fact that the numbers were different– media being 320 X 240, DVD settings? being 720 X 480. So, again, Is this the correct process or should I have exported the media into a 720 X 48o by creating the 720 X 480 QT file, bringing this into FCP sequence 720 X 480 and then creating the MPEGS inthis manner.
The third DVD made using MPEGS which I created by exporting directly fromthe 320 X 240 sequence created quite insane moments of pixilazation which I had never seen before.The pixilizaton was not apparent in the sequence, or the QT file. If all the sequence setings are the sme in all 3 projects– could this be an issue witht he media itelf inthis case, or is it an issue of compression?
In this third case, I used the importing of the 720 X 480 QT file into a new fcp sequence and created an mpeg. It worked out– but artifacting is strong. Hopefully this is clear enough for some explanation. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Offline RT is just that…an offline resolution. it is highly compressed to conserve space, and it not meant to be a very “clear” format. And if you then take that small, highly compresed image and blow it up to full size 729×480, it will look pretty bad, no matter how you treat it or futz with it.
Are you trying to use this footage as your final product?
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No, not using this as final footage.We will upres soon. The DVDs are for reference. Wondering the best way to create a dvd with this low res footage as noted. Thanks.
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