[Emily Martiny]

Hi David,

Thanks for your reply. I used current settings in my final cut because I wanted a full quality version. The H 264 test outputs had artifacts in parts of the film.

I have decided to bring it down to H264 anyways because that way it runs straight from the video graphics card I believe. I’m not sure about the youtube settings, but I have compressed into both quicktime H264 and Mpeg-4. The problem is I haven’t had a chance to test in the venue, we are using a special scrim that is 25 feet wide, so I wanted to make sure I had all the options available for the test.

Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02, should I search for a computer that has a higher serial ATA?

I have about 70 GB free on my hard drive, I also have a G raid I can play from and will test the file there tonight. The show is tomorrow! 🙂

I’ve ditched the HDDVD settings, as recommended, thank you.

[Emily Martiny]

Hey John,

I will be playing the DVD from my mac book pro processor 2.53 Ghz intel core 2 due, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3 for the performance. The playback should be okay in the HDDVD format correct? Will the HDDVD burn to a disc in dvd studio pro okay? If not, I will need to stop this compression and rethink my possibilities.

Thank you.

[Emily Martiny]

Hey Jeff,

Thanks for getting back to me. I ended up using the HD DVD settings in compressor and it got my footage down to 4 GB. I have the settings as 1920 x 1080 there, so I think it should turn out okay.

As for the lag issues, it lags in FCP too. I will try black magic and see if that helps. I’ll run a quick test of the H264 settings you suggested as soon as this is done compressing.

Does anyone by chance know if it is better to run from a DVD when projecting a feature length film from your computer, or to run the piece from the hard drive?

THanks