De-interlace 1080i before exporting to DVD?

Should I de-interlace my DVCPRO HD 1080i timeline before I export to progressive DVD? Should this eliminate the "noise" artifacts in some images? Does this kill my resolution?
Thanks,
Mark

> Should I de-interlace my DVCPRO HD 1080i timeline before I export to progressive DVD
Well, if you want a progressive DVD from an interlaced source then some form of deinterlacing is required.
> Should this eliminate the "noise" artifacts in some images
I seriously doubt it... maybe I don't fully understand your meaning here.
> Does this kill my resolution?
Yes. Premiere's deinterlacer sucks. You should have a look at my
HD -> DVD Workflow. Although the "basic" example outlined on the page is for 1080i -> interlaced DVD, the "advanced" workflow referenced at the bottom of the page can do progressive output also -- and will get you much better quality in general.
Also see this thread...
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5b2fb/0
... and please post any questions about the workflow there.

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Can I make 1080i into progressive before exporting to DVD?

This excellent post explains how my HV20 1080i60 footage can be made progressive by using the ProRes setting:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306389
However, doing this sextuples the file sizes, and I have 50GB of footage on this project and needed it all on my MacBook, so it was a no-go.
Is there a way to apply this ProRes now that I have my project edited in timeline (4 minutes) before exporting to DVD? Or could I somehow use the ProRes setting itself (rather than one of the DVD export settings) to export the project to burn on a DVD in DVD Studio Pro?
Or is applying a Deinterlace filter going to do the same?
I would keep the framerate at 29.97, as it is destined for broadcast.
Thank you,
MaW

Thank you very much for superfast replies.
You are right about the broadcast, I just checked the Viacom submission specs, and for HD it says “MTVN requires delivery of 1080i (16 x 9) aspect ratio program material, at 29.97 frames per second (59.94 fields/sec) for broadcast.”
It would be quite silly to go from i to p to i.
I just wanted to do everything I could to make it look less sharp and videoey (being a $1,000 CMOS camera...)
I am now trying to add some grain with the CGM plug-in...
Very interesting about the Deinterlace Filter vs. Frame Controls.
Which one of the four should I select?
(Fast (line averaging), Better (motion adaptive) Best (motion compensated) and Reverse Telecine)
I would want the best possible result, of course.
Also, should I leave the ‘adaptive details’ box checked?
For future reference, if I wanted to export 1080i timeline and make it progressive, could I still follow the article instructions and select Reverse Telecine (I’d probably keep the framerate at 30)?
This would seem so much easier than having to do the pulldown on ALL your footage before starting to edit...
Thank you
MaW

Still images exported to DVD look deinterlaced and flicker on TV monitor

Hi,
I have tried tried almost everything and I still have issues with the still images exported to DVD as sequencefrom FCP 7.0 by using Compressor are deinterlaced and flicker on TV monitor. Please help remove the annoying flicker.
My FCP Timeline Sequence settings match the image resolution:
Frame Size: 1024 x 682 (double of 720 x 480 standard DVD res)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Field Dominance: None
Compressor: Photo JPG (also tried, DVCPRO-NTSC)
I cropped the original images in Photoshop to the 1024 x 682 and saved as tiffs. They still look deinterlaced in FCP timeline and exported to DVD on my iMac computer monitor.
Final output of DVD will be on this monitor:
Specifications:
Ikegami
Model: VCM-2101
Resolution: 450 TV Lines (Horizontal)
Should I crop the images to 450 horizontal pixels or the double of that 900?
How can I match the sequence or the images settings to avoid the flicker and deinterlaced look on that monitor? I am not able to test the image by having the monitor next to computer.
Compressor:
I used custom DVD settings in Compressor for 90 min best quality DVD. Tried the Porgressive and "Same as Source" in Output field.
In "Crop to" and "Padding" I set for preserve source aspect ratio and letterbox area of source.
I followed the advices from below and I still did not resolve the problem. Please is there anythign else I can try?
Thanks a lot..
Re: Poor Quality Stills
Dec 19, 2006 4:08 PM (in response to Steve Braker)
Things to try (In increasing order of image degradation)
- (in FCP) field order>none
- (in FCP or Photoshop) reduce whites by 10% - reduces overly bright areas
- (in FCP) flicker filter - minimum
- (in Photoshop) motion blur>vertical> .2 - .5 pixels - blurs vertically only
- (In FCP or Photoshop) Gaussian blur> .2 - .5 pixels -blurs both horizontally as well as vertically
- (in FCP or Photoshop) deinterlace - throws away half the image and is generally not appropriate on scanned images

Dear Russ,
Thank you very much. Yes, there is something else in the sequence, old documentary, 768 x 570 (no field dominance, 25fps, Apple ProRes 422) but the images are more imporant.
make a progressive sequence with square pixels. (I am partial to 720P, 1080 should work – or 540). Choose Pro Res 422
Do you mean that I should make a sequence in FCP with these settings? If yes, how can I set a "progressive" sequence? I dont see a setting for output field in FCP sequence settings, lnly in customizing Compressor output DVD format.
Also: "720P, 1080 should work – or 540" are you talking about Frame size? If so, to set in Compressor or in FCP?
If you have interlaced material, then de-interlace before you bring it in. If you don't have interlaced clips, don't de-interlace.
The images are not interlaced after I crop them, apply motion blur filter in Photoshop but look interlaced in FCP timeline after I import them and even to the same as photos sequence in FCP timeline.
Please help and thank you for your comments.

Poor DVD Quality when exporting to DVD

I have an HD timeline with XDCam footage 1080i. I have been trying to export to DVD and everytime I export I get poor quality video. The image shows distortion and pixelation. My client is not very happy with the final product and I'm just running out of asnwers. I have tried exporting using Dynamic Link, Media Encoder and I get exactly the same result. I have tried exporting the first 15 min with same results. Jagged edges, etc.
I just upgraded to CS5 from CS4 hoping to resolve the problem and I get the same result. I only have the problem while exporting to DVD in MPEG format. Blu-Ray format works great.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

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I can edit HD content in real time and works great the only issue I'm having at this point is just Encoding HD to SD. The encoding is normally done fairly fast, except for HD wich takes almost a whole day to encode when delivered in HD. Right now is taking longer because I'm trying to go from interlaced to progressive I guess.
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White lines on movie exported in DVD

ehi guys. I did just a nice movie with the suggestions of some members of this forum but at the end the quality of a 30minutes movie exported in DVD was not so much principally because of some white lines present in some pieces of the movie. These white lines are not clearly detectable, but still they disturb the vision. I guessed that this effect was due to the low ram of my laptop (512MB). is that correct?

It sounds like it *could* be an interlacing issue, especially as it appears on the TV, and not the computer. Chances are that the computer's progressive scan masks this issue, while the TV's internaced display shows it.
Now, are all of the source Clips on the same Timeline the same? Were they all Captured via PE from a miniDV camera, over a Firewire connection, or are the from mixed sources? Having this problem come in during the play of the DVD indicates that it might be some of the source files, but not all of them.
More detail on the Clips would help. In the Project Panel, you can get the properties of each of your source Clips. Listing those would be a good start.
Good luck,
Hunt
[Edit] Antonio,
If it is a Field Reversal interlacing issue, you might get some useful information from this current discussion.

Poor video Quality when exporting to DVD

I cant seem to get a clear video. I am downloading from DV from a canon and the quality is sentational.
When on the time line averything is brilliant. When rendereing everything is still ok.
When exporting to DVD it goes pear shaped. I have tried dozens of different variations with the same results.
I am in AUstralia and am using PAL.
I get motion blur and what appears to be very poor quality result after exporting.
Help... I dont have much hair left.
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@Harm,
"Pear-shaped" (or sometimes "fruit-shaped") is a euphemism meaning that the effort has gone awry; it was a mess.
@John,
Export to DVD is a PPro 2.0 function; in CS3 it is now Export to Encore. Is that what you meant?
First thing is to check the field orders of your source material and of your export settings. Don't invert them, and don't deinterlace interlaced footage.
Perhaps a short list of the settings you have tried (and why you chose those settings) would help us help you.
-Jeff

How do i export to dvd

I have created a film in imovie but am stuck where to go next. I have only used idvd before and that was with help.
Any help appreciated about how to export to dvd, and what app to use.
Also, any info on how to do dvd arwork on disc?
Thank you in advance of ideas.

Jane,
If the intended delivery is DVD-Video, whether burned to a disc, or to a folder for later burning to disc. Encore is what you want to use.
As Harm points out, you can Export to either a DV-AVI Type II (can be muxed, bur elemental streams are a fail-safe), or to DVD-compliant MPEG-2 (here I would use elemental streams) and then Imported into Encore (or Linked to Encore via Adobe DL).
In Encore, if you use the DV-AVI Type II files, it will do the calculations for you automatically, or semi-automatically, if you choose. With the MPEG-2, you do the calculations beforehand and make those settings adjustments. This is done via the bit-rate calculator that Harm linked to, or similar.
When you mention "target file size," exactly what are you shooting for here? If it's just fitting to a DVD-5 disc, then Encore will take care of that. If it's something else, please let us know.
Good luck,
Hunt

Best way to export for DVD

Hi Guys
Right, I am exporting to DVD and i want to know the best way to do this at the highest quality, but also, so the DVD will play on most players.
I am shooting in HDV 1080i 60, importing to Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 (the older final cut pro) using the apple intermediate codec.
I want to make the best quality SD dvd. The content is rarely over 5 minute's (kids music videos) but i am preparing a 50 minute show which needs to be put on DVD.
I usually use; export to quicktime movie, with the setting dv pal 48 khz anamorphic, i use DVD studio pro also to make the DVD, but not sure what the best settings are.
PLEASE HELP.

The BEST export method I have found by comparing them all is by exporting using Compressor and the DVD Best Quality setting. Now this setting gives you a few different options for length of your project: 120 minutes, 150 minutes, or 90 minutes. And then with each of these length options comes the option of 4:3 or 16:9. So if your project is 50 minutes, select the DVD: Best Quality 90 minutes option, either 4:3 or 16:9 depending what your project is. After laying your cursor over this option it will open up a list of audio options. What I do is just select the "All" option, which then lists all 3 audio options in your batch window: AIFF, Dolby 2.0, and MPEG-2. What I then do is just delete the MPEG and Dolby options, leaving the AIFF. After waiting for it to compress (make sure you specify a destination for the files so you can find them) it will give you 2 files, an MPEG-2 file which is the movie file, and an AIFF file (looks like an itunes file) that is the audio file. At this point, open up DVD Studio Pro and drag these 2 files into the assets window, and you're good to go from there. Hope this helped.
-JP

What is the best frame rate to shoot/edit with for export to DVD?

Hello, I am going to shoot some instructional martial arts videos that need to be exported to DVD. I haven't exported to DVD since 2005. I am curious what the best frame rate is to shoot with and edit in Premiere to export to DVD. I've read conflicting information online. Some forums say that you can edit in whatever frame rate you want as long as the output is SD, 30i, which seems outdated to me.
I'm shooting on the GH2, so my options are 1080 24p (which has terrible strobiness compared to other cameras at 24p), 1080 60i, 720 60p, and apparently there is an HBR firmware update that allows 1080 30p. I want the motion to be as unstroby as possible, without being too soft. My friend's camera can shoot 1080 60p and I'm considering buying the G6, which also shoots 1080 60p. But I've read online that 60p to DVD looks choppy.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.
Jeremy

Thank you Jim. I do have one more question with regards to your advice:
I am putting the new firmware on my GH2 today, so I will be able to capture 1080/30p as opposed to only 1080/60i to edit in the 30p timeline. Is there a reason you would prefer 60i over true 30p at the same res? I've had problems with interlacing in the past never quite going away and getting funky when doing slow motion and other effects.

Determining size of Export to DVD

I am in Final Cut Express and want to export to Quicktime Movie. Is there a way to see ahead of time how much I can export (my max limit) before I write the audio and video, to see what will fit on one DVD?
For example, I want to get as much as possible (I have a bunch of raw footage) each time I export so it will fill up one DVD each time I write it. But I'm not sure how to check to see my max amount.

There isn't any way to see before exporting how big the file will be. However, iDVD doesn't care about the file size, only the length. Any video less than two hours long should fit on one disc, no matter what the size. iDVD will handle the compression internally.

Rendering Workspace Before Burning a DVD

When I first bring in video to the workspace and timeline I always render the workspace. This gets me nice smooth playback during the editing process and I get the nice green line in the timeline. After editing the green line turns to red so do I need render the workspace again, get the green line before burning the DVD? Does rendering the workspace have any impact on DVD quality?

As Steve points out, the Rendering is basically for viewing. When one calculates the time to Render, prior to Export/Share vs any timesaving, the total times should be a wash, or very nearly so. The quality will not be any different.
Good luck,
Hunt

Export to DVD Studio using Compressor

I just finished burning a DVD and the quality is terrible: colors all washed out; audio comes in and out. It's a 34 minute video. My export work flow was as follows: First exported by created a Quicktime reference movie. In Compressor, settings were DVD 90 min Best Quality.
What might have I done wrong? What other information should I provide here?

The footage looked bad in the DVDSP viewer. I'm relatively inexperienced with DVDSP. Here's my confusion: I've googled "FCP export to DVD" and I see (seemingly) conflicting suggested workflows: Some suggest exporting your sequence to Compressor. Others recommend converting to a Quicktime reference movie first (as I did) before sending to Compressor. Not sure which is the most appropriate approach, and whether my choice of work flow impacted the ultimately quality of my DVD output.

I have downloaded five hours of video of my band playing and have edited it down to two hours but I can't fast forward it or jump to the next song. what do I need to do. Also is there anyway to eq the sound before making a dvd

I have edited five hours of my band playing and after burning a dvd it won't fast forward or go to the next song. what do I need to do. Also is there a way to add eq to the video before I burn it. (the bass is weak)

Hi Steve,
The following suggestions assume you are using iMovie '11 (but are also mostly applicable to iMovie '09 from memory - but not sure about the Equalizer).
You mentioned in the topic header that you had edited the project down to 2 hours. In iDVD that is the maximum time allowed for a standard single layer DVD, including time taken for the theme and menus. Perhaps things are a bit tight, and you may need to shorten the project by a few minutes before exporting again for iDVD.
Note that for the Best Performance setting the maximum duration is 1 hour. For 2 hours duration you need to use either High Quality or Professional Quality (the latter takes about twice as long to encode, as it does a 2 pass operation).
In your iMovie project did you insert chapter markers for the beginning of each song? If so, don't place them within a transition. Also, don't insert a marker at the very beginning of the project - iDVD will do this for you automatically - all you need to do in iDVD is rename it. In case you aren't familiar with the markers, see this picture (just drag the marker onto the clip where you want the chapter to start, then give it a name in the marker box that appears):
Regarding the Equalizer, in the iMovie project, double-click on the audio track to bring up the Inspector. Select Audio - you will see an Equalizer item. Use the Custom setting, or by clicking on the disclosure triangles (little arrow heads), you can choose from a range of presets. See this picture:
Hope this helps!
John
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What compressor settings settings are best for 1080i to output to DVD using DVD Studio pro?

What compressor settings settings are best for 1080i to output to DVD using DVD Studio pro? I used FCP 6, exported using Quick Time.

DVDs are only SD. There was at one time HD-DVDs, which DVD SP and Compressor can make, but HD-DVDs will only play in Macs and, now obsolete HD-DVD players. HD-DVDs will not play back in standard DVD players or Blu-Ray players. If you want to make a "DVD will be played on DVD player for TV" disc, your only choice is SD.
If you want HD video on a disc, then you want Blu-Ray. You will need a Blu-Ray burner (Apple does not make a Blu-Ray burner so you will have to buy a third-party Blu-Ray burner), Blu-Ray discs and software that will make a Blu-Ray disc. That could be the latest version of Compressor, or FCPX, or Toast, or Encore.

Any way to determine .mov size before exporting?

Is there any way to tell how big the file size will be before exporting?

Is there any way to tell how big the file size will be before exporting?
If you are using one of the matrix preset options, yes. Simply hover your cursor over the "info" icon for the preset you plan to use and the last item on the displayed info line will be an estimate for the output file size. If going with the "Export Using QuickTime" option, you will have to estimate the file size manually by multiplying the combined total audio plus video data rate in KB/s or MB/s times the duration of your file in seconds.

De-interlace 1080i before exporting to DVD?

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