Jeff Pulera
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Hi Ann,
You’re right, Fat32 is 4GB…I was thinking of .wav files, which I believe do have a 2GB limit
Jeff
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Taiyo Yuden is the best choice for media, no problem there. What data rate did you encode at? Using a very high rate can cause playback problems – I never go above 7, and for a short project like yours, use CBR, no advantage to VBR.
So CBR 7.0 encoding, and use Dolby AC3 audio. Also, I burn at 8x, though my media is rated for 16x. 16x does NOT burn twice as fast as 8x as the name suggests, due to write speeds varying from inner portion of DVD to outer portion and I feel there is more integrity to the burn if you don’t rush it.
I don’t use Architect, but I assume it will flag any errors in your project before burning, so if created to spec and using the good media, I don’t know why the discs would fail.
Make sure the DVDs are genuine, I hear there are a lot of counterfeits out there marked as Taiyo, buy from a reputable dealer.
Jeff Pulera
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I believe Fat32 only allows files of 2GB, so that would be an issue exporting to MPEG-2 for DVD because the DVD file will be over 4GB. Adobe has a formula of 560/minutes to figure data rate for MPEG-2 encoding, so for a two-hour video (120 minutes) encode at 4.5 data rate. This assumes you will also use Dolby AC3 audio, as PCM audio would take up over 1GB by itself!
In Premiere, use File > Export > Media Encoder and choose an “MPEG-2 DVD” preset. You can then go into the Video tab and change the encode setting to 4.5 CBR data rate.
Make sure “multiplexing” is OFF. The result will be an .m2v video file and .wav audio file. You can Import these files into Encore, and make sure in Encore that audio transcode is set to Dolby AC3, then burn your DVD.
Jeff Pulera
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Good advice, though I doubt most people have any idea what Character Map is. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools and choose Character Map (I right clicked and sent a shortcut to my desktop for easier access).
In Character Map, select the symbol you want, click SELECT and then COPY. Go back to the titler (or any application) and Paste (CTRL-V) the special character into your program.
I just reread the original post and it is asking for the “@” symbol, which is Shift-2, so not sure why there is an issue getting that in the Titler, works fine here…
For the copyright symbol, letters with accents over them, or anything else unique like that, then Character Map is the answer.
Jeff Pulera
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Re: https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/55/862478
No good deed goes unpunished, as they say. So I was giving you bad information, it that it? Good luck with your 1024×576 DVD renders.
You’re welcome
Jeff
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Hi Calum,
I responded this morning, but must have messed up because the post didn’t go through. I understand what you are getting from the Canon chip specs, I’m not arguing how many pixels their sensor uses. In fact, the 16:9 on my Sony DV camera looks bad because it actually reduces the resolution to fake the 16:9 aspect. Each camera has its own methods internally.
That said, DV is DV is DV, that does NOT change between camera manufacturers. Whether you record 4:3 or 16:9 in camera, the resolution of DV footage is ALWAYS 720×480 for NTSC and 720×576 for PAL. The PAR of the recorded material determines whether it is 4:3 or 16:9, since the same resolution is always written to tape.
Canon is NOT recording 920×576 square pixels to tape; it might start out at that resolution at the camera chip but then they do some math conversions to end up with DV resolution at the tape. Not to change the subject, but with HD cameras, sensor resolutions are all over the map, with more or less pixels than required for the final format!! They do some crazy math voodoo to end up with the right amount of pixels being recorded in the end though.
Back to the subject – if you shot in 16:9 mode, choose the PAL DV Widescreen preset in Premiere and all should be good with the world. If you had mistakenly captured the 16:9 footage in a 4:3 DV project, Import your clips to a 16:9 project, then right-click clips and use Interpret Footage to set the correct PAR for those clips (16:9).
As for DVD export, also make sure you hit the 16:9 checkbox if applicable. Do not try to change resolution settings for DVD output, that is a fixed number (720×480 for NTSC). That is all there is to it, honestly.
If exporting to other formats like .wmv for the web, then it can be advantageous when exporting to set PAR to 1.0 and set dimensions to appropriate numbers so that playback looks correct. Don’t confuse this with DVD encoding though, do not mess with settings on that beyond the 16:9 checkbox.
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Casey,
Red is a tough color for video graphics. The colors you are working with are likely not “NTSC legal”, meaning oversaturated and NTSC can’t handle it. What looks very pretty on the RGB computer screen doesn’t always look so hot on video.
Even white can cause issues if using pure white at 255-255-255, you’ll want to stay at 235-235-235 (or lower) on the Red-Green-Blue sliders. What looks light gray on the PC screen will look white on video at the 235 settings.
Back to the red issue, dial down the red content and bring up the other two sliders a bit also, “pure” red (235,0,0) is NOT going to work, in fact no color should be used by itself that way for video graphics.
OK, I just jumped into Photoshop and played with the sliders to check my theory. Try 200-0-0, then try 200-50-50, you won’t see much difference in the red shade on the PC but I bet the DVD works better.
Do you use Photoshop? Open any image, choose 255-0-0 red, draw on the screen with a fat, solid, hard brush, then apply the “Video > NTSC Colors” filter and watch how much it knocks down the color.
Jeff Pulera
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Perhaps you are thinking about this too hard…choose a “DV PAL – Widescreen” project preset in Premiere and all should be well. Who said you must have a PAR of 1.0? That’s not how DV operates.
Whether you set your camera to record 4:3 or 16:9, it always records 720×576 pixels, only the PAR changes, this is called “anamorphic widescreen”.
Capture and edit using the DV PAL Widescreen, and be sure to hit the checkbox for 16:9 in your DVD authoring package as well. If you had by mistake captured the video as 4:3, no worries, right-click your clips in the bin and use “Interpret Footage” and change to correct PAR.
Jeff Pulera
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Hi Will,
What format are the stills (.jpg, .tif, etc.) ??
What are the dimensions of the images? Premiere project setting (DV NTSC) ?
Make sure images are 24-bit RGB, not CYMK
Jeff Pulera
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Yes, why are you changing the dimensions? DV video and DVD are the same size, don’t rescale. At its simplest, after your video is edited in the Premiere timeline, just use File > Export > Export to Encore.
Click a few simple buttons and the rest is automated, your video is encoded to MPEG-2 and burned direct to DVD (no menus). Try a short segment of a couple minutes in length this way and see how the quality looks for you then
Jeff Pulera
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