Sloan Warner
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Hi Max – thanks for the reply.
No problem on the gear, QC, design etc. We’re pretty deep into SD authoring and SD/HD broadcast + motion work. Resources (skill and equipment), we definitely have. The 6-10 day turnaround sounds about right … that’s what a reasonable SD project tends to take.
My big question is if the Eval version is uncrippled, able to get a replication ready CMF out. If I send someone on a project with the software, I want the end result to be usable whether we invest in sonic or not.
What kind of a setup are you running over there? Are you also using cinevision or have you opted for mainconcept or another 3rd party for encoding?
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I wouldn’t deny the bloated code idea (for anyone in the web field – the days of frontpage were embarrassing). Though, I’d have to take a sonic sales reps opinion on replication standards a little lightly 🙂 (prosumer apps take from their business for sure).
Too bad to hear about the timeline issue – I’ve seen that in SD projects as well. Love to hear about your workflow and where you encountered the errors (was the footage encoded with Encore or other software?).
Between hard coding headers for PS3 playback etc … all sorts of new tech issues to tackle.
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Interested in the above as well. My experience with Encore (even in SD) has been seeing it crash with complicated timelines.
what’s the final version intended for?
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From the research I’ve been going through that seemed to be my findings. A second question would be – how many of you smaller independent producers/designers have invested in programs that meet spec? If so, which ones?
I have to admit, early rumblings of Encore using sonic code to author BluRay seemed exciting. It seems like the industry has found a new way to cut out the smaller distributors from replicating cheap (or at least within their own walls).
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You’re probably going to need to convert those subs to the encore format. That can be done with a few programs – the easiest is with lemony (costs a little $$). Other methods can be done with a few different encore sub tools that are free.
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I’ll third that –
I have a personal computer running Vista, but my audio & video computers stay with XP … much more stable. Not to mention most software and hardware isn’t 100% supported in Vista. It’s a great OS, but they should have shared the code with programmers and engineers before it launched.
If it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it
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Is that the final format you want it in? Why not key in uncompressed and use external hard drives to move the footage?
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For the second DVD that you don’t have any files for you’d need to rip it (demux it) back to MPEG 2 / Ac3 files. If the file sets are all one giant VOB string, you may have to cut/demux them into parts with a tool like DGMPGDec.
After doing the above, you could import the demuxed files into your encore project. Sadly, there isn’t a really easy way to take a DVD apart. But, the above should cover what you need.
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If you have premiere – the encoding engine is the same as Encore’s. So, if you like the final quality of the encore engine, it might help with some of the trouble you mentioned.
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great advice – simple problem. Worked. thanks!