[Tim Ward]

Do you mean when the disc stops playing or just in general.

No, the actual playback menu that is created when you record to disc.

never heard of one that lets you upload an image.

The Pioneer PRV-LX1 does, but we can’t justify getting one like that, which is why I was curious to see if others could be “hacked” to allow replacing the original graphics (as you might update the firmware by data disc).

Thanks

tim

[Tim Ward]

Do I tak ethe 640 X 480 Comp (square pixels)and drop it into a DV NTSC 720 X 480 comp (0.9 pixels)? Won’t that stretch it?

Yes and no, but it will work out okay. I’d suggest changing your sequence settings in Final Cut to 720×486 D1 Uncompressed, edit, then export.

I used 7.0 in DVD studio pro. When you write 7000 do you mean take the max bit rate up to 7000? Really can I do that? Or is 7000 and DVDSP 7.0 the same thing and I am not understanding. Isn’t 7000 too high?

It’s 7000 kilobits per second (Kbps), so it’s the same as 7.0 Mbps.

do you mean take the max bit rate up to 7000?

With CBR there is no maximum bit rate, just a single bit rate.

tim

[Tim Ward]

recieved a qoute recently of $70,000 – $100,000 to author a BluRay title.

I may be missing something, but it would only cost me about $900 for a Premiere Pro/Encore upgrade ($1400 full price) and a Panasonic SW-5582 Blu-ray recorder to author AND burn. Yeah, I have DVDSP, but there are no recorders out there to be able to burn anything to HD-DVD. Maybe the BD workflow/price doesn’t work so well for replication, but for content producers like the OP, this is the ONLY way to give consumers HD now, as far as I know.

tim

[Tim Ward]

**EDIT** Sorry, I’ve been typing DP562 instead of DP564 for the decoder.

tim

[Tim Ward]

Also I believe you need a Dolby E encoder to
lay 5.1 onto tape.

That’s true. DP562, DP569, DP571, DP572, LM100…these things get expensive, and are best left to audio post facilities when doing 5.1 for broadcast (that’s a lot to tackle).

I guess another “dirty” way of doing this could be just using the optical out of my 8-Core and use my harman / kardon AVR 445 Receiver.

Yeah, I slipped up and mentioned that earlier, but you cannot output 5.1 from the optical out unless you encode it first. There is no way (currently) to encode on-the-fly while mixing while outputting an AC-3 bitstream. You have to either mix discrete or through a DP569/DP562 combination.

tim

[Tim Ward]

Oh boy, I wasn’t thinking! You can’t monitor Dolby Digital with a decoder! It would have to be mixed and software-encoded first before you could (and that’s a pain). The only way is with at least a multi-channel audio card sending discrete audio out, but the best way is with the DP569 & DP562 (about $8000 total) since you can actually monitor the encoded DD instead of discrete with which the mix may vary from the DD mix.

tim

[Tim Ward]

Depending on how concerned with quality and how much you’re willing to invest, look at the Dolby DP569 and DP562 which would allow you to hear the actual Dolby Digital mix which may not sound the same as the direct discrete mix. I haven’t tried it yet, but you could probably connect a consumer decoder to the optical port on the Mac and monitor that way.

tim

tim

[Tim Ward]

“And I… will be THE PRESIDENT of the Movie!”

I think I like that one better, Chuck!

tim

[Tim Ward]

I did a quick Google search and looks like “Producers-in-Chief” are indigenous to Australia? Hmmmm.

tim