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what is the best way to down convert HD to SD for DVD?
Hi
Iam filming/editing weddings
filming with Sony EX1-R with SDHC Card Adaptor – SDHC SanDick 32GB 45MB/s
Video Format: HQ 1920X1080 60i or 1280X720 60P
Computer Imac OS X 10.6.8
transfer to computer through XDCAM Browser
Editing FCP 7 to Compressor 3 to DVD Studio Pro
The weddings are divided into 2 parts, each about 80 min long.after finish editing I export for example “Part 1” (File – Export – QuickTime Movie)
at the “save” box I do (Setting- Current Setting, “Make movie self contained” is checked)Then put the exported file into Compressor (DVD Best Quality 90 Min. Mpeg-2 6.2 Mbps 2-Pass)
after that to DVD studio Pro.
When I put the final DVD in the DVD Player, the result on a big flat 42 TV Screen looks worse than my old camera sony PD 170
is there a better way?
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2 Replies
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Down convert with hardware, I’m very happy with the results from both my Matrox MXO2 boxes and AJA Ki Pro.
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Down convert to SD before compressing to Mpeg. Doing both down conversion and compression at the same time is too much at once.
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Setting frame controls on and resize to best makes a difference. It lengthens encode times but does a much better job with the resize. A two step process with MPEGStreamclip will not be better.
This is such a common question that it was enshrined in the FAQ. Have alook in there as there are some other good tips for HD>SD>DVD
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