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want to go to vhs to DVD…what’s the best way to render out the file(s)?
hi guys…
now, before i start…i just wanna let u guys know i’m all about quality, not quantity.
i really don’t care about hd space, as long as i know i have the best quality file.with that…
i really need to capture some vhs tape(s) onto final cut.
now…i know how to do that, BUT…i don’t know where to go from there.after i capture…i usually just go into the scratch disk files and grab my video from there, without even rendering anything.
see….THAT’S my problem.
if i wanted to put my captured video onto a DVD…what do i render out the video files from Final Cut as??
i want the best video/audio i can get, so…how would i render it out?
or…would i just copy it from the scratch disks like i’ve been doing?please let me know.
thanx everyone,
_toeball
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Do you have FCP Studio (ie Compressor and DVDSP?) or are you using iDVD?
In Studio, you can File > Export > Using Compressor straight from your timeline to create MPEG2 for DVD.
Alternatively, you can File > Export > Quicktime Movie from your timeline. Make sure you use the same settings as your capture, and then uncheck the “Make Self Contained” and “Recompress” checkboxes. This will maintain the quality in your original media, but with your cut in a new file.
You can then use this file to go straight into iDVD or DVDSP for encoding there. If no editing is necessary, then take your capture files straight into your authoring environment.
Enzo Tedeschi
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mpeg2?
well then…i guess my next question would be:
is that the standard format for DVD?does is have to be mpeg2 in order for it to become a dvd?
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What program are you going to use to make your DVD?
Enzo Tedeschi
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YES, ALL DVDS ARE MPEG-2. IT’S AN UGLY FACT OF LIFE. IF THIS IS FOOTAGE YOU WISH TO PASS DOWN THROUGH THE AGES TRANSFER TO MINIDV AND STORE FOR NOW. HD-DVD IS COMING AND I’M WAITING. I TOOK ALL MY HOME VIDEO FROM 8MM AND TRANSFERED TO DV. THE QUALITY IS HIGHER THAN DVD FOR THE TIME BEING.
IF THIS IS FOR A CLIENT THEN THE PREVIOUS POST WORKS WELL. DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE VIDEO YOU WANT TO PUT ON DVD IS WILL DETERMIN YOUR COMPRESSION RATE AND WHETHER IT WILL BE A DVD 5 (4.7GB DISC) OR A DVD 9 (8.5 DUAL LAYER). IF YOU HAVE A-PACK (NOT SURE IF IT CAME WITH EXPRESS) YOU CAN COMPRESS THE AUDIO TO AC-3 AND PUT MORE BITS TO THE VIDEO PORTION OF THE DVD.
Hope this helps-
Matthew
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DVD’s are mpeg-2. You should be able to just drag your captured files – like you said you normally do – to DVDSP or iDVD, whichever you’re using. They will compress to mpeg-2 for you, so you don’t have to do anything else if you don’t want/need to.
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[JoyMODE101] “see….THAT’S my problem.
if i wanted to put my captured video onto a DVD…what do i render out the video files from Final Cut as??”I would pick up a DVD Recorder and just to VHS to DVD directly. Faster and easier than capturing first to FCP and then creating a DVD. If you don’t care about creating some fancy menu, then a DVD Recorder is the way to go.
I have the Philips DVDR-75 that I picked up at Circuit City just for this purpose. I burn Client Approval DVD’s and do home movie transfers. Just connect the VHS machine to the DVD Recorder and away you go. The DVD Recorder has quality mode settings, just like SP and EP on a VHS recorder.
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