Daniel Low
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Are you using frame controls to do the deinterlacing in compressor? What settings have you tried for resizing?
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I assume you have the Quicktime MPEG-2 component installed? Do you think it would play if you didn’t?
What does the Apple DVD player do with it?
Did VLC play it as 1280×720?
Strictly speaking, Episode shouldn’t have allowed you to create a non-standard output, it’s great that it does, but it should warn you or something.__________________________________________________________________
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Like I said, the resolution you want is not supported by the MPEG-2 spec. Why does your client want MPEG-2?
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MPEG-2 does not support that resolution. The closest you will get is 1280×720
Why does the client want it in MPEG-2?__________________________________________________________________
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Sadly this can’t open MP4 files and crashes with WMV files and I couldn’t find any frame by frame controls 🙁
I expected better from BM!
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I totally agree with Craig, Apple’s implementation of H.264 is near the bottom of the pile. I’ve recently competed a series of transcodes of high quality but complex sources using the x264 codec to 720p with an average datarate of 2.5Mbits/s, single pass. The quality is stunning.
A typical Apple movie trailer at 720p is 5.1Mb/s
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It really helps if you could tell us your source format!
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Yes, a true 7.0 CBR plus audio plays on everything I’ve come across. Bear in mind that this is still a very high datarate and should only be needed for most demanding types of content.
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What is your source format?
Where is the DVD likely to be viewed? Is it for general distribution or is there a very good chance that your clients will be viewing it on flat panel displays?
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[Brian Alexander] “I’ve notice that leaving the settings to “Automatic” and “Best Quality” that the bit rate usually ends up around 16 Mbps, double my standard target of 8 Mbps. I figured this might double because we’re going from a 4:2:0 to a 4:2:2 but I’ve found no documentation that supports this; only wishful thinking. “
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264#Software_encoder_feature_comparison
[Brian Alexander] “Nope, I do not know much about tapes. Are they expensive? What does a Data Tape Deck cost? What format do I lay to Data tape or is it just Data in general? Would I still want to compress my video to save on tape costs? I’m set up for an all digital and optical workflow so I haven’t considered much else since I have so much material coming in. “
There are a number of different tape formats to consider and yes the initial outlay can seem expensive but tape nearly always works out the cheapest per bit in the long run but there are many other factors to consider i.e. speed, accessibility and so on
The main ones to look at are AIT, DAT and LTO. If you are happy with Blu-Ray then it’s likely that this will be the best on-going option for you as media is easy to come by will just get cheaper and you have already made the investment in hardware.
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