[Tyler Foulkes]

Sorry, but I have one more question, do you recommend exporting from FCP in 1280×720 bringing it into AE and fitting to comp settings of NTSC 720×480 1.21 and then rendering it and then encoding it in Adobe media encoder to the correct pixel aspect ration because when it renders from AE its not in the correct pixel aspect ration. Then bring the encoded file into encore, or do you recommend bringing the file straight from the AE comp into Encore? Both have worked for me, but I was wondering if there is a certain reason to do it one or another or if there is a completely different way of doing this all together.

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

I spoke before previewing it, I am so sorry. I imported a 1280×720 .psd file previewed it and of coarse it works flawlessly. All my problems are solved thank you very much.

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

Huh, I have tried importing .psd files as my menu in both 1280×720 an 1920×1080 format and both look worse than when I import a .psd file in NTSC DV Widescreen format with an aspect ration of 1.21. Is there some sort of menu preset that you are using because when I import my .psd file as 1280 or 1920 format there are black pillars all around it as opposed to when I import a .psd file in NTSC DV Widescreen format 1.21 aspect ration where there are just black pillars on top and bottom, I mean both are not what Im looking for but at least the NTSC DV Widescreen 1.21 aspect ration is a bit closer. Are all menus going to have black pillars no matter what you do or is there some sort of menu preset that you can change according to what format you are bringing your .psd file in as?

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

O.K. everything in my Encore project is looking great besides the fact that my menu has two black pillars above and below it. I set the photoshop project to be at NTSC DV Widescreen with a pixel ration of 1.21 which is exactly what my film is set to as you explained in AE. I then import the .psd file into Encore as a menu and create the buttons etc. but when I preview the project the film fills up the screen completely/perfectly but the menu doesn’t and I said previously it has two black pillars above and below it, is there something Im missing when I set up my photoshop files or is this how the menu works in Encore?

[Tyler Foulkes]

Thank you very much, thats the response I have been waiting for ha ha. I just have two more questions and then I should be set. I am just curious why when I go through the procedure you gave me to convert my HD video to SD video in AE the rendered file is not widescreen. The composition is perfect in AE and Encore but the raw rendered file comes out in a more boxy aspect ration not that I am going to use the raw rendered file for anything I am just curious. Second question is what should I set my photoshop project dimensions to be if I am planning to make my menu in photoshop?

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

Thanks for the procedure Paul, but Is stretching the video the only option in terms of encoding HD video into SD video or is there any other way I can get HD video into the SD format without pillars or stretched video. Is this a problem for Hollywood I mean it seems that most people who are making a full length film are filming in HD regardless but a lot are still printing to DVDs it shocks me that there is no sort of conversion that you can go through to just downsize you HD video so it can fit on the DVD in the right format.

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

Thanks, I have exported my film to Mpeg-DVD from 1280 x 720 prores and there are black pillars on the either side of the video, does this go away when burnt to a DVD or should I export in a different format/dimensions? Also either way I burn my DVD whether it be Toast or the combination of Toast and Encore I will end up with a DVD-R that is playable in a DVD player the only difference will be there is going to be an Audio_TS folder for the replicators to see if I use Toast correct?

Thanks,
Tyler

[Tyler Foulkes]

Awesome thank you, I just want to clarify a couple things, are you suggesting that I burn a folder from Encore and then use that folder to burn a DVD in Nero or should I just burn the folder onto a disk and send that as my master or do you think I can just get away with burning a DVD-R from Encore if the replication service takes DVD-Rs as masters? Also I am editing my movie in Final Cut Express do you think exporting my movie in Apple TV format would work well with Encore or should I just use Adobe Encoder and convert my HD files to MPEG-DVD format and then put it into Encore?

Thanks,
Tyler