Best Compression Settings

I have only 30 minutes Video, What is the best compression setting in compressor 2?
I selected 90 Minutes Best, that gives me these:
average Bit Rate 6.2 Mbps
maximum bit rate 7.7
2pass VBR Best which I can not use, because it gave me problems in the past. I heard that Compressor 3 fixed the problem.
With these setting I still can see pixalations in the fast motion.
Will increase Bit Rates (What is the max)improve the quality?
Thanks,

Hi
Will increase Bit Rates (What is the max) improve the quality?
You'll get playback problems in most stand alone players going over that numbers.
For a 30 min project you can try changing the standard 90 min preset from VBR to CBR:
Take a ahort part of your movie with fast movements/transitions and check if it gives you good results.
Remember encoding your audio to Dolby 2 (AC3).
Hope that helps !
Alberto

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Best Compression scheme...

This post is not a question - rather an attempt at a solution that I have read about on these boards for years.
Simply put - how do you get the best looking video from FCP onto a DVD.
A co-worker just stumbled on this protocol & I thought I'd pass it along.
We shoot pro-res 422 16:9 HD, and use FCP 7.
When we export our projects we use the QuickTime conversion
Under "options" we select our video settings > compression type as Apple Pro-Res 422
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Double check it is in progressive.
Submit it (and don't forget the audio).
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Sounds interesting, I'll have to give it a try at some point. One thing you want to be wary of, however, is the "Adjust your "quality" - Avg. bit rate & Max bit rate to the maximum setting." part-- most older DVD players won't play discs with too high a bitrate, so if you're going for maximum compatibility, a good rule of thumb is to stay below 7.5 Mbps.

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My QT self contained file from FCP is 13 GB (1:02 min long) when I use DV NTSC while exporting. When iDVD finished encoding it, it went down to 3.4 GB (that includes video files in my iDVD menus).
*Since the DVD media is 4.7 GB can I make better quality DVD by lessening compression while exporting from FCP?*
I don't think there is a way to tweak compression in iDVD. And my second question:
*Is "self contained" file better quality than just a reference file?*
*I would like to make the best possible quality DVD and am looking for some tips on what settings would help me achieve it.*

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As you can see the inspector window offers a range of customizable settings if you are not familiar with those the manual (main menu>help>user manual) will answer all your questions. Simply type a word or definition in the search area and most likely the manual will provide the info you seek.
Self contained means that you create a file with exact copies from your original frames and edit on the timeline, a self-contained file becomes independent from your timeline. A reference movie as the definition says totally refers to your FCP project and wouldn't work on a different machine without referenced media files.
There is no difference in quality between the two QTmovie options.
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