[Mreilly]

Thanks, yeah when I revert to original then try to choose don’t encode it’s still not available.

[Mreilly]

all my videos have been compressed using TMPG, into 2 elementary streams. same settings as before.

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

yeah, we were wondering the same, but i’m about 95% sure we’re using the same reference files.

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

ok, i don’t wanna jinx anything. but the new video files out of sorenson, with THE EXACT SAME SETTINGS, seem to be working. knock on some serious wood here. i’m using the “replace asset” function, and the new ones look good. so barring an emergency this might *might* be solved.

however, i have NO IDEA why this time it’s working, which is almost as equally frustrating…

again, you’re a lifesaver (and a jobsaver…)

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

ok, recompressing in sorenson 4.3 as mpeg2, with preset: Use for dvd from HD.

this is the setting that has worked perfectly in other programs, hopefully i just imported weird the first time. i tried bringing one of the videos into after effect as a test and it wouldn’t even let me. so something’s going on.

will update

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

no, we’re not using procoder, however this does sound like the same problem. we’ve been using sorenson, and i think we’ll try a test out of TMG, and also a test into after effects, exporting, then into encore.

i’ll let you know how these look

[Mreilly]

more info:

when i look at the video in quicktime or windows media player it looks great, but once i import it into encore it has the green death. so it seems unlikely transcoding is at fault since that happens later (??)

i’ve imported the same files into dvd studio pro and sonic dvdit without issue.

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

p.s. sorry my questions are pretty basic. this is the 4th dvd authoring software i’ve had to learn for work in the last 2 weeks, and everything is starting to blur together…

also, the help menu’s ok, but sometimes you just need the shortcuts..

really probably going to buy your book

thanks a mil,

MReilly

[Mreilly]

Jeff, you are amazing.

Really, I don’t know if y’all get enough praise as moderators, but seriously. Life saver.

[Mreilly]

Ok, i’ll give you what i know:

exported from AE as .avi, render settings: best, full res. uncompressed. should i be exporting as quick time?

i think the missing section has resolved itself (i don’t know why) and it looks like my video won’t play as a background. but that might just be the preview. burning a test dvd right now.

also, is there a better way to manage the flowchart than what’s automatic? if i try to rearrange the thumbnails the pickwhip gets crazy and tries to super connect everything. can i dissable it to organize the flowchart?

thanks,
megan

p.s. sorry to overload, can only the video/audio assets be transcoded at a high setting? or can i set the entire disk? or the menus?