Compressor Incompatible Formats for DVD Studio Pro???

I'm at my wits end...I have exported DV/NTSC QuickTime movies from Final Cut Pro and then drug them into Compressor, where I have applied the "fastet" DVD encodes for SD video of 90, 120, & 150 minutes in Compressor (all Apple presets that I have not modified). The files come out, but when I try to drag them into DVD Studio Pro, it tells me that the video files are of an incompatible format. What am I doing wrong here? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

If you did not touch the presets, the first thing I would look for is whether you set the project to PAL and were trying to bring NTSC streams in or vice versa. ( If you had changed anything, such as the Codecs or typew of MPEG-2, then it could be something else.) Any details on the computer or veersion of Compressor and DVD SP?
Is this an upgrade over a prior install?

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Just to let you know as well, I have a smaller file that I've tried inserting into DVD Studio and it seems to work fine. Both this smaller file(891MB) and the actual movie that I'm trying to add(22.1GB) have the exact same attributes when checked in QuickTime using "command + i"
Here's the info for the movie file I'm trying to add:
Self contained QuickTime file from Final Cut that is about 2 hours long.
Apple HDV 1080i60, 1440 x 1080 (1888 x 1062), Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz
Normal Size:1920x1080 Current Size:1920x1080 (actual)
Here's the info for the small video that works:
Self contained QuickTime file from Final Cut that is about 4 minutes and 39 seconds long
Apple HDV 1080i60, 1440 x 1080 (1888 x 1062), Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo, 48.000 kHz
Normal Size:1920x1080 Current Size:1920x1080 (actual)
Any help is appreciated!

Your best bet is to encode the video outside of DVD SP to an m2v stream. Are you making a SD DVD or HD DVD?

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Thank You

The movie is 90 minutes.
You didn't mention your video format. You can export your movie as QuickTime Movie (not QT Conversion), same settings and self contained (my favorite flavor). The use that movie in Compressor and use the Best Quality DVD: 90 min presets encoding your video to MPEG2 and your audio to Dolby 2 (AC3).
That's the best standard workflow. With standard I mean that sometimes some kind of footage can need different treatment.
Hope that helps !
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Message was edited by: jennafwd

How long is your program? How many menus do you plan to have?
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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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When you hit m twice and get the marker window:
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I have an hour long project that was shot on two different kinds of cams -- a sony hdv V1U and pan dvx100b. The first shot mostly in 16:9, the second squeeze 24p. We imported all footage as non-hd though, because the V1u has had problems syncing properly with hd settings with final cut. The issue/question now is this-
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>I would use iDVD but I was told it might not handle the HD
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The most important thing you can do to help us answer your question is to give us the specs on your project. Open Final Cut Pro and click into your sequence. Then go to the menu "sequence" and go to "settings" or simply hit a command-0 (the number not the letter). Then tell us the frame size and the compressor used. From that information, we can get a better idea on how to help you: it is best to start any post with this information.
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From there, export using current settings, include audio and video, and make sure the bottom two boxes are checked (recompress all frames and make self-contained)
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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.

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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.
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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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