[Keith Sonstegard]

i was reading the release notes and found these two issues:

Bug Number: UDevC00049124. Currently, export settings allow a 720×486 size when you
export Avid DV, which creates a field alignment issue. Make sure that you set the export
settings correctly for 720 x 480 for DV exports. Currently, QuickTime must do a resize from
486 lines down to 480 and you receive an odd interpolation. (Even if you specify 720×486,
the Quicktime file displays 720×480.)

➤ Bug Number: UdevC00054456. In NTSC, QuickTime Same as Source and QuickTime
Reference clips containing DV material can sometimes show visual distortions when burned
to DVD from Avid DVD. This is because the DV portions are resized from the DV raster
size 720×480 up to the standard NTSC raster size 720×486.
Workaround: When exporting the QuickTime Same as Source or Quicktime Reference
clips, choose “Use Avid DV.”

FYI I’m going to double check these setting tomorrow…the “odd interpolation” may be the problem.

[Keith Sonstegard]

Thanks for the suggestion.
I tried deselecting that box on export and I still had no luck with iDVD.

Does anyone know if there’s a difference between EXPORT and SEND TO in Avid? Or are they just two ways to do the same thing? I’ve always used export unless I’m going back to an HDV deck with a HDV edit.

Keith

[Keith Sonstegard]

Thanks Grin –
Interesting…Until I’ve update to MC 4.0.3, using Avid DV25 has been the only way I’ve been able to export a sequence as a QT reference clip at 720 x 480 that would work in iDVD. Any clip that’s 720×486 doesn’t and won’t work with iDVD. I know it sounds crazy, but that’s been my experience.

I’ve tried exporting a QT clip with the Animation codec at 720×480 and it didn’t work…I had the same issues with iDVD. I also tried an Animation codec at 640×480 and it had other problems, mainly the loss of resolution…which would be obvious but it didn’t have the jitter issues.

I know iDVD is more of a consumer product and the fact that I’ve never been able to use 720×486 files in that app. may just be the writing on the wall. It just seems odd that I didn’t even update QT or the Mac OS for the latest version of Avid and now I can’t create DVDs…and I make DVDs for every project I work on.

Is Avid DVDit from Sonic? I took a quick look on Avid site and couldn’t find it. From what I remember it only worked on PCs. Or have they updated it for Macintosh? Please correct me if I’m wrong. I’d look at any app that would allow me to create simple DVDs at 720×486.

Thanks
Keith