[Andrew Moore]

Hi Dave,
Thanks for your response. I shot the video in 1080 60i. So far I have tried rendering it to SD in FCP then sending to DVD Studio, which creates a lot of pixel noise. I then tried exporting the 1080 60i to compressor set to 4×3 DVD Best, then into DVD Studio and still got noise. Then I tried exporting to Compressor and set it to 16×9 Letterbox and then to DVD studio set to 16×9 letterbox Pan and Scan and here I got trails and lines. The trails and lines were mostly on the white karate gee as the host of the video moved around. Any tips you have will be helpful.
Thanks for your time,
Andrew

Any idea how this is done with Films. I have seen video’s shot on DV that look great when rented on DVD,(Buena Vista Social Club) and how do they fit so much info on the DVD?

[Andrew Moore]

Thanks for the response Todd.
The funny thing in this case is that I shot at 30fps, 1080i and no deck or camera can read the tapes. The editors said they tried the Panasonic, JVC, and Sony, all HDV and nothing, the tapes read black. I’m also wondering what kind of tapes you find work best.

Andrew