Compressor for DVD storage

I exported the raw footage quicktime. I would like to compress into 4.4 gb that I can storage the compress of raw footage that I can get to expand out if I need the raw footage back. I thank you for your time and respond quick. Jerome

Compression is always a size versus quality compromise, so how much footage are you looking to archive?
What was the source material shot on? DV, HDV etc.?

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1. Take your sequence into an uncompressed 720x480 16x9 anamorphic sequence. It needs to be 720x480 first since thats the resolution of NTSC DVD - create a 720x480 uncompressed 16x9 anamorphic sequence
2. With a bitrate calculator, you would need to determine the best bitrate. How long is your DVD? (include menus as well) plug it into the calc. here's a good one:
http://www.videohelp.com/calc.htm
3. Export out through compressor as an MPEG2 file and the bitrates from above. make sure you match field order of your source if interlaced
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Using Compressor for DVD Output

I used a Sony CX-430V to record an event in 60p. Am I limited in the amount of video to compress to DVD? With standard video, I could work between 90 to 110 minutes. Total video I completed editing in HD is roughly 100 minutes. I am new to HD, FCPX and Compressor which is why I am inquiring.

Parm4u wrote:
Am I limited in the amount of video to compress to DVD?
Yes. You can lower the bit rate to fit more and more content, but at some point image quality will become unacceptable. Above two hours and you should probably use Dual Layer disks.
If you give Compressor an HD file it will down convert to a SD resolution and encode an MPEG2 file.
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I am making a FCP X movie and when it's finished I want to put it on a DVD using DVD Studio Pro. I have done this before but now I'm wondering if I should first export it to Compressor 4 and then to DVD Studio Pro. I understand that if I was puting it on YouTube or an iPod device I would need to Compress it however why would I need to go to Compresss 4 first if ultimately going to DVD Studio Pro? Would I get a better Codec quality then what I get from exporting in FCP X using their default Compression format i.e. Quicktime? Should I use an Apple ProRes Compression from Compressor 4? I guess I really don't understand the encoding quality options very well however I do want the best quality on my finished DVD. The DVD or Sequence is somewhere around 20 - 25 minutes if that makes any difference in your response.

The following applies equally to both C4 and C3.5 (which you have, if you have DVDSP). There is really very little that C4 can do compared to C3.5.
Bring your movie into Compressor as the source file. Drag the MPEG2 and Dolby Digitlal presets into the Batch window. Set the destination where you want your output file to be saved to.
If you are using HD material, open the Inspector>>Frame Controls and activate Frame Controls. Set Resize filter to Best. (If your source file is SD skip Frame Controls.) In the Encoding section, click on Quality and in mode change to CBR. Set your bit rate to 7.0.
Test a short representative section of your movie by marking a range in the Preview window. Submit.
Take your test file and drag it into the DVDSP asset pane. Do your build. Open it in DVD Player and see what you think. If you like the results, proceed with your project. If you're not satisfied, tweak your settings and test again.
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Russ

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I put several chapter markers in a Final Cut Pro 7 sequence by hitting the "M" key a few times on the timeline.
I tried exporting the video with Compressor, both by using "Share" and "Send To Compressor."
When I load the post-Compressor video files into DVD Studio Pro, make a track, and look at the track timeline, the chapter markers are not there.
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(NOTE: I am not using Final Cut Pro X, where, I understand, that the problems with chapter markers are a whole different ballgame.)

When you hit m twice and get the marker window:
1. Make sure the marker is created on the timeline, not the clip;
2. you have to specify that it's a chapter marker. There's a pulldown or something to select it. It's NOT automatic.

My sound mix does not sound the same after using Compressor for DVD

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Is there something I can do to maintain the sound mix of my original file when converting to the dolby in Compressor. It needs to be louder overall and sometimes the music goes way too low and the dialogue goes to soft. Sound effects were louder and now get quiet during some parts.
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Thanks!

Hi:
You must do some changes in the standard AC3 preset from Compressor. Duplicate it, and chage the following settings:
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Save it and try it. You must get the same mix and level than your original.
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Ooops, sorry
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correction the bit rate is 7.5

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BCason wrote:
Actually, I can't even get DVDSP to let me import the files into the asset bin. It says there is no compatibility. That's where I get hung-up.
What exactly does "says there is no compatibility" mean? Do you get an error message and if so, then you need to say exactly what it says. Are you dragging it into the Assets tab or going via the Import Asset command? Or are BOTH not working? As others have already asked: what are your export settings in FCP, specifically *_which codec are you using_*?
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