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Not really sure what I'm doing wrong. I've been putting a complication of HS football highlight films together for players. I'm ripping the dvd game films and making them into avi files. I then work on them in Premiere Pro CS3, when done I export my creation as an avi file and author the dvd in Nero latest version. My question is, the final dvd looks a little muddy or pixilated, but the avi files when played on the computer look clean & crisp. If someone could explain what I'm doing wrong and how to rectify the problem I would really appreciate it. Thanks for any input & help. Dan

Hi
Just had a thought...you said..
I'm ripping the dvd game films and making them into avi files
So you may be close to the people at the school, know them etc.... Maybe there is a way to get the source material before it is compressed a lot...from the person(s) shooting the games ??
If you talk to them about your difficulty and ask , maybe you can get better source material to edit the stuff.
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Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
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