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Thanks for the advice. I’ve tried 2 conversion softwares now and keep getting error messages. Sorenson was successful but the frame and file size is smaller. Can Sorenson keep the same aspect ratio when converting to a QT movie?

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Thanks for the tip. I tried MPEG Streamclip and like the other converter I downloaded it kept giving me an error message.
I’m starting to think there is a problem with these MPEG2s.

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Dave, thanks again it all sounds perfectly logical. The problem with the Avid Express Pro output module is that the QT reference box doesn’t give me the ‘Same as Source’ option. I can take off the Avid Codec, which I’ve been doing for several tests now.
The ‘same as source’ option will appear if I want to export a QT movie. So what you’re suggesting is that QT Pro should encode the blacks properly from a QT Ref. before sending the video to DVDSP? I downloaded QT Pro yesterday but I’m not sure I’ve set it up properly. Ideally I should be saving the QT refs as MPEG2 then importing them into DVDSP. Problem is I don’t see an MPEG2 option in QT Pro. I see MPEG-4 Video & several MPEG IMX options but not the 2. I guess now I have a QT Pro issue???
Man this has been extremely frustrating. Thanks for your help & patience.

Jamie

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Thanks Dave for your reply but I still can’t get proper video even with the Avid codec off. When I set the export to a quicktime reference I can’t get into a compression setting window. I have the option of flattening the tracks and not using the Avid codec
but nothing about compression. Now if I export a QT movie then there are lots of options, but I haven’t found one that works yet. Are you suggesting that QT Pro or Sorenson squeeze would correct the video problem before I get it to DVD Studio Pro?

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I’ve been rendering quicktime movies at best settings out of AE. Then Avid imports the movie and converts it to OMF. If there is a better way I’d love to know but this has worked just fine.