[Plaguefilm]

thanks for the info. i have gone back and inserted markers into the FCP timeline for export but have not had a chance to see what they’ll do. but i have never used compressor 1, so that’s not an issue. also i have messed around with the presets and raised the bit rate to 6.5 avg and 8 max w/ a 2 pass VBR best and best motion estimation. any other suggestions? should i decrease the gop legth from 15 to 7?

thanks for the rply
wes

[Plaguefilm]

hey ben,

i have been having issues with compressor 2.0.1 also. the final quality is blocky in the blacks and in some cases there is a lot of pixelation. my source format is minidv which has been imported onto harddrives through FCP 5.0.2 through firewire. i know this is not a great acquisition format but in some cases i’ve seen better results with idvd. i’ve messed around with the settings in compressor to try different things but to no avail. should i be adjusting gop lengths or putting compressor markers in my FCP timeline before export using compressor? also could a cheap dvd player make a difference.

thanks for the help.
wes