1080p files to PAL DVD, use extra resolution.

If I use 1080p files in imovie 11, and then export to DVD, can I use the extra resolution to zoom in ?

Yes, you can crop in slightly to reframe a shot on the HD camera. However, getting really good quality DVDs from HD video takes some work. This article I wrote for the LA Final Cut Pro Users group may help you.

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1080i60 file to PAL dvd

i have a motion based animation. 1920 x 1080 that i need to convert for use in a pal dvd. seems simple, but all i need to do is run it through the 1080i60 PAL preset in compressor (which only changes the fps to 25) and then compress that as a mpeg?
am i missing anything?
macbook pro 2.33 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Hope you asked us to disregard because you figured it out or got help, not because you're giving up!
There are some excellent white papers (pdfs) on this site about FCP workflows.
One thing to keep in mind is that changing the easy setup will only change the default settings for new elements you create. Existing sequences will keep their original settings, which if you think about it is the way you would want it.
Also, you don't have to make a separate version of the project, you can duplicate the sequenc ein the original project - I find file management easier this way.
Good luck -
Max Average

How to put a .mov file on a dvd using lion and have a commercial DVD player play my movie? iDVD is gone. I never had it.

I have found a lot of frustration around this topic but no answers.
I have a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Version 10.7.4.
I have a video I made with iMovie. I want to burn it to a DVD for commercial DVD playback. It's as simple as that.
Things I've tried.
1. Using iMovie, I saved an HD version of the project to my desktop as a .MOV file. I know I can just burn that to a DVD. It won't play. I need a utility/program to put the necessary files on the DVD so a commercial namebrand DVD player will have what it needs.
2. I heard iDVD used to do this but it's not on my MacBook Pro (Lion OS). I've researched things like "What replaced iDVD" but found nothing but a but of complaining. (and I can see why).
3. I have looked for freeware. It all looks fishy.
Other options I'm looking into.
Use my Mac and connect a cable to the big TV screen. Play the movie using this screen as a secondary monitor. Problem - I have a dozen cables but none for this combo.
Move the .MOV file to a PC and play it using QuickTime. The cables I have will work for a PC to TV. Sad option.

Have you tried...     Burn 2.5.1 (FREE)
                                   http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/21992/burn
                                   http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html
Give it a try, it may just serve as the temporary fix you are looking for. Make sure to download the 64-bit version.
Paid alternatives...
miDVD Pro
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/midvd-pro/id529728401?mt=12
DVD-Creator
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dvd-creator/id428417852?mt=12
Xilisoft DVD Creator 7
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xilisoft-dvd-creator-7/id433594067?mt=12
Easy DVD Creator
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-dvd-creator/id471833133?mt=12

Can i have more than one file on a dvd using compressor 4

im new to compressor and mac in general- im trying to use it to put multiple files onto one dvd- help! thanks!

Afraid that sharing to DVD is limited to a single source file. As a work-around, you could always put multiple finished sequences in FCPX on a single storyline – perhaps separated by short gaps. Export the project and bring the movie into Compressor. Set chapter markers where the gaps are and encode your DVD. Should work reasonable well.
If you have an older version of iLife, you can use iDVD.Otherwise I would say get Toast. (Boxed sets of iLife are still available and if you do some searching you should be able to locate.)
Good luck.
Russ

Pal dVD from NTSC Footage

When you author a Pal DVD using NTSC as your original footage do you need to convert using compressor first or can you just set up for a Pal DVD in DVDSP using your original NTSC footage?
Thanks
Jeff

when you open a project file and change the preferences I believe you will get a warning.
DVDSP is an authoring environment. It would be better to managing the NTSC-PAL conversion in Compressor.That tool is designed for this type of work.

Files burnt to DVD have correct names but wrong content?

I burned 161 tiff files to a DVD using finder.
The files each have a different file, unique, name which match the file names on the hard drive
but
the content of all 161 files on the DVD are duplicates of the first image although the content of the files on the hard drive are all different.
Any ideas?

http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-4195
8.html
Something seems to go wrong with the aliasing
process. Frustratingly enough it doesn't seem to
happen in some consistent way. It appears that you
can check before you burn, that while the filename
and thumbnail appear correct, if you look at the
preview (presumably in column view or with the
Inspector) it will show the error.
Thanks Francine,
That answered that the problem is real. It has only happened to me once that I know of in September 2005. What version of 10.4 I was using at that time is unknown so I do not know if Apple has corrected it since in a later update of the OS.
When you scan film and send the files back to clients getting a phone call that all the files are the same is something I really didn't want to hear.
I now have to verify all of the images and with this client had to reburn 8 more DVD's. All add up to more cost to provide the same product.
I purchased Toast to do the burning, again added cost to do something that the OS should do as a basic function.
Again thank you very much for your help.
Camrahn

Can't burn dvd that plays on dvd player. seems to be in file format. do i need extra software? using iMovie and final cut pro trail..both same result. have macbook pro 2012

can't burn dvd that plays on dvd player. seems to be in file format. do i need extra software? using iMovie and final cut pro trail..both same result. have macbook pro 2012

NStrange wrote:
... confused about which video format(s) to use (e.g.: SWF, MPEG4, etc.), and whether or not I should use 3rd party compression software (e.g.: Sorenson Squeeze, Compression Master, etc.) along with / in addition to Final Cut Express (among other similar issues)...
FC/e is based upon the Quicktime-engine; so, on 'Export using QT', you'll get all codecs & settings.
but which one..
due to sheer popularity, YouTube became a 'standard' - I'm happy with the convenience, YT and the 'embed'-code offers - excellent quality, automatic adjusted to the watchers connection&hardware.
my export settings are 720p, h264, 6MBit/sec - gives a - imho! - superb quality.
(example of a 'screen-test' from my latest project CLICK )
for creating so-called 'flash video'/.flv, you need 3rd party apps.
Sorenson Squeeze is more of an pro-tool, .. you need some background knowledge to get noticeable 'better' quality.
.. and the question is: are you willing to pay $.$$$ for that 0.x% more quality .. ? does your source offers such a 101% quality, which needs such affords?
if bandwidth is an issue, because you're hosting on your own servers, consider the free codec xh264, you can install as a free QT-plug-in.. with low or super-low bitrates, it offers a superior quality compared to h264 ...

Using the Sony CX550VE to import 1080p-Files the right channel it louder then the left channel. Using iMovie everything is fine. Do you know this problem?

FinalCutProx 10.03 (test version): Using the Sony CX550VE to import 1080p-Files the right channel is louder then the left channel. Using iMovie everything is fine, both channels are leveled correctly. Do you know this problem?

Thanks Tom, that did the trick. Appreciate your help and love your DVD and style. Cheers.

How do I burn a dvd using the PAL setting for Europe?

This is an older answer:
Make a new project in PAL using custom settings. Copy and paste the contents from the NTSC project to the PAL project. Render everything.
Don't do this unless you really need to. If you're making a DVD for Europe you don't need to.
And my question is:
Why is it not needed to change it to PAL if this DVD is for Europe?
Would it not be best to use a project with PAL SD 720x576 DV Anamorphic 25i ?
What's the difference between .... x756 DV and ... DV Anamorphic
and also completely without this DV and DV Anamorphic?

Level 10(109,395 points)Tom WolskyJan 9, 2015 5:22 PM
Re: How do I burn a dvd using the PAL setting?in response to Totti 10Why is it not needed to change it to PAL if this DVD is for Europe?
You don't, unless you want to have PAL resolution. Would it not be best to use a project with PAL SD 720x576 DV Anamorphic 25i ?
Yes, if you want a PAL resolution DVD. That's why the OP is asking how to make a PAL project. What's the difference between .... x756 DV and ... DV Anamorphic
DV is 4:3. DV Anamorphic is 16:9. and also completely without this DV and DV Anamorphic?
Not sure what this means. The DVD specification is the same as DV resolution. If the OP as an HD project that has a frame rate of 23.98, the output resolution will be NTSC DV anamorphic, because DVD only accepts 23.98, 24, or 29.97 frame rates in 720x480, not in the PAL resolution 720x576. That has to be in 25fps.
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JUst to add the reason you don't need to make PAL for Europe is because all PAL DVDs can play back NTSC. Unfortunately almost no NTSC players can play back PAL.

Help! Trying to get a Video File off a DVD so I can use it in Final Cut Pro

Okay. I'm trying to cut together a project and I need the video and audio off a short DVD. The DVD is under 5 minutes in length and is not copy right protected. For the life of me I cannot understand how to convert the files off the DVD to something I can work with. When I open the DVD I have 2 files: 1) AUDIO_TS and 2) VIDEO_TS. I would like to convert these to something FCP can understand (AVI, MPEG...anything). I have searched and searched the message boards and have found no useful information. I have a feeling it's something to do with Disk Utility but have found no clear instructions. Half the sites want you to buy their software. Surely there is some way to do this without buying additional software. Any help would be greatly apppreciated.

There are four ways that I know of:
1) Play the DVD and have the player's analog outputs connected to your DV VCR or camcorder, which then acts as a convertor to bring it into FCP
2) MPEG StreamClip - FREE, rips the video and audio from the VIDEO_TS folder
3) DVDxDV - $20 or so, does the same thing as MPEG-Streamclip only a little easier, IMO
4) Cinematize - $70, same thing, more options

Getting extra scenes when burning from imovie to dvd using idvd.

I edited a movie using imovie and got it n the sequence I want. Then I burned it to dvd using idvd. However, when I view the dvd, it starts midway through the video, goes to the end, then starts over and shows me the whole video.
The problem is, I don't see the extra part that shows in the beginnning on the dvd on imovie. How do I get rid of that extra stuff if I can't see it on imovie?

I have had the same problem. I spent an hour on the phone with Apple Support and they were absolutely no help at all. They told me to buy Final Cut Pro. The only thing I found that helped was to export the movie using Quick Time as HD as possible (which takes a long time) and then use that in iDVD, so that the version I have for viewing on a TV or whatever doesn't look cheap and lo-res. My old iMac and iMovie 4 was slow, but the quality was much better on finished DVD products of movies or slideshows. It *****.

Video and audio files from dvd using FCP

Hi
Trying to get footage from a dvd using fcp. I can import the clips ok using file >import but they have no audio with them and the audio folder on the dvd is blank...any ideas????????
cheers

The audio_TS folder is normally blank.
You need to use MPEG Streamclip to get the DVD files to Quicktime.

How do I get files from multiple DVDs that are using thesame file names?

How do I get files from multiple DVDs that are using thesame file names? Message says "file already exists in catalog"
Message was edited by: marcr56

marcr56
I am viewing your question from different perspective, that is, the issue that you face when you are ripping VOBs from a second DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc using Premiere Elements,
It is best to give the Premiere Elements version and computer operating system that it is running on. In the absence of that, I will generalize.
Assuming that you are using
Premiere Elements 12
Add Media
"DVD Camera or Computer Drive"
Video Importer
Typically the Video Importer Save In: is C:\Users\Owner\Videos
Each of your DVD discs is going to have the same names for the ripped VOBs (VTS_01_1.VOB and so on depending on the duration of the movie). Consequently, after the ripping of the first DVD's VOBs and their save to Videos, you will end up with that "files already existing..." block for the ripping of the VOBs from the second DVD.
The answer is, for each DVD disc VOB ripping, to plan ahead and create and set for different folders in Videos in the Save In field of the Video Importer.
Please review and then let us know if that works for you. Please do not hesitate to ask if you need clarification on anything that I have written.
Thank you.
ATR.

I recently burned a photos on a few DVDs using finder. Now I have unwanted files in the sidebar of the finder window that are unresponsive and can not be deleted. I have 3 "untitled DVD " files and 1 "spaces app"

I recently burned photos on a few DVDs using finder. Now I have unwanted files in the sidebar of the finder window that are unresponsive and can not be deleted. I have 3 "untitled DVD " files and 1 "spaces app" file. The unwanted files occur under "Places"
What do i have to do to clean up my finder sidebar?
HJ

Hold down the command button while dragging he items out of the finder window.

Cannot copy files from CD or DVD using Finder.

Hi,
I cannot copy files and folders from a CD or DVD to my home folder or any folder therein using Finder. I just get the "Not Permitted" symbol next to the mouse pointer when I try to drag a folder out of the CD (or DVD) to my home folder.
I have checked that I have sufficient permissions to perform this operation and when I copy files from the CD or DVD using the command line, it works without any hassles.
This is extremely strange and I cannot think of why it should happen.
A solution would be most welcome as I would prefer not to have to drop into a command line when I have to copy files from CDs or DVDs.
Regards,
Apurva
Apple iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4)

I am experiencing the same problem: after undoing a copy in the Finder from my CD-drive to my Seagate 200GB FW-drive, I am no longer able to copy single files in the Finder from other drives than my harddisk. I can copy from my hard disk to my external harddisk, I can move and copy files within the harddisk, but I cannot copy from my external hard drive or my CD/DVD-drive to my harddisk or from my CD/DVD-drive to my external hard drive or the internal harddisk.
What is increasingly weird, is that I can easily copy two or more files using drag and drop! I also get a nice green + sometimes when trying to move the files, but there is just no response.
I have tried the following:
0) rebooted.
1) rm com.apple.finder.plist + killall -9 Finder
2) done that in the finder using cmd-alt-esc to kill the finder.
3) removed cache files using Yasu from http://jimmitchelldesigns.com/yasu.html, including rebooting
4) Doublechecked permissions, including locked bits
5) run periodic everything from the Terminal
6) repaired permissions
7) checked the hard disk using disk utility
8) Logged in as another admin user to no avail.
I can use the Terminal to copy the files without any problems, and I can open files in other applications and save them where ever from there, but the Finder refuses to let me.
May Gods wrath kill the Finder for good! I certainly hope 10.5 will show a new Finder!

1080p files to PAL DVD, use extra resolution.

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