[Kai Cheong]

Does the DVD video look pixelated to YOU when you preview it?

I have encountered a similar recent complaint from a not-too-tech-savvy corporate client – about my DVD video not displaying their logo sharply.

Happened that I managed to go down to their office to show them the exact same DVD video using my MacBook Pro – with everything looking sharp.

Turned out they were viewing the DVD video on a office Windows PC with a generic DVD software player and a generic computer monitor [which incidentally killed the colors, too].

Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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MacBook Pro 2.4GHz | 4GB RAM | FCP 5.1.4 | Mac OS X 10.5.2

[Kai Cheong]

For something more subtle [and still simple], try using a Gradient Dissolve and playing around with the gradient you use.

Works nicely for me when I want to control what gets wiped off and on the screen.

Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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At Intuitive Films, We Create: TV Commercials, Documentaries, Corporate Videos and Feature Films
Visit us @ https://www.intuitivefilms.com
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MacBook Pro 2.4GHz | 4GB RAM | FCP 5.1.4 | Mac OS X 10.5.2

[Kai Cheong]

I prefer sending my self-contained Quicktime through to Compressor to get the MPEG-2 video and audio [go for the Dolby 2.0 as it saves considerable bit rate] – before sending it to Toast. More importantly, I’d customize the settings in Toast such that it’s set to ‘never reencode’ [don’t want it to undo all the hard work Compressor did!].

Based on my experience, Mux-ing it in Toast gave me more artifacts and poorer compression.

Kai

FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films

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Now ‘LIVE’! Check Out The Intuitive Films Blog @ https://intuitive-films.blogspot.com

At Intuitive Films, We Create: TV Commercials, Documentaries, Corporate Videos and Feature Films
Visit us @ https://www.intuitivefilms.com

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MacBook Pro 2.4GHz | 4GB RAM | FCP 5.1.4 | Mac OS X 10.5.2