[Baileyhaven]

Initially it was on both (TV and computer monitor). I lower the bitrate and changed the compression settings and that took care of the interlaced issue. So that is one of the beast.

Thanks for the advance on the gamma and contrast. Initially I felt that I had a monitoring challenge but I agree that I should attack that issue before I start on the compression issues. I’ll try it and let you know how it turns out.

Peter

“Bad news is that time flies, The good news is that you are the pilot”

[Baileyhaven]

Hi Tom,

I’m viewing my product on a flat screen computer monitor when I’m editing inside Avid Express Pro, compressing in Sorenson, and authoring in DVD Architect. Each stage looks fine (a little clarity is lost after it leave Sorenson but not much) until I burn it from the authoring program. I played it back on 3 different SD televisions and also on my PC through the same monitor. I played with the levels some on the SD television but I guess I wanted the same effortless effect as when I pop in a workout DVD or a training video. The detail is lost at that point. The blacks are too dark and the clarity is lost. Also, I get this wavy interlace issue that I don’t fully understand. When I was troubleshooting it I thought that by playing back the DVD on the computer monitor will show something similar to what I started with in Avid but even that showed some detail that was lost.

I guess what I’m having a challenge with is trying to maintain the same detail throughout the process. I know that is everyone’s goal but I’m having a difficult time. Your thoughts? Thanks for your response Tom.

Peter Bailey

“Bad news is that time flies, The good news is that you are the pilot”