FCP and iDVD

I want to use one of the themes in iDVD with a movie I created in FCP. What's the highest quality format to export out of FCP and and put in iDVD? .DV and .mov seem to look a little weird. The discs I burned in MPEG2 format for DVD studio pro looks a lot better but Studio Pro doesn't have the theme I want to use.

The format that you should export is the exact same that you have been editing in. If you choose Export > QuickTime Movie, then FCP will automatically export using the same codec and setting you have been using in your sequence. This is the best way to export to iDVD.

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What format to export from FCP for iDVD?

I am having trouble coming from FCP to iDVD. Material was shot HDV on a Sony Z5 and I downconverted to DV to edit on FCP. I make a Quick Time Movie of the edit (as DV PAL) but the pans are all juddery. How should I export from FCP to stop the juddering on pans?

http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
BTW, this is the mother of all FAQs here Sadly the FAQ section of the forum decribes just the problem, not any solutions. And searching the forums doesn't always work either.
ObSig: I don't benefit from the link.

Urgent! Please help! Can iMovie and iDVD do this??

Hi,
I have used Final Cut, and DVD Studio, for a few years, so I know them well. I haven't used iMovie or iDVD.
I have a client on a tight budget, so I was going to suggest buying iLife, but I need to know if iMovie and iDVD can do this:
They want to create a template video timeline, it will have an intro video, with music. What they want to do is add a talking head video after the intro, with the music fading out, then in.
So the intro with full music will play, the talking head will fade-in, the music will fade down,about 20sec later, the music will fade back up and the voice will fade down, the video and music will continue for about 30sec, then all fades out.
This video will then go into iDVD, where there will be a custom screen with 1 button, to play the video... This will then get compressed and burned to DVD.
They want to have an iMovie template and iDVD template, so they can easily and quickly add new talking head clips.. Then burn a DVD.
I know I could set this up in FCP and DVDSP, no problem. But it's a little pricey for their budget.
Please help!
Thanks

Stewart,
"Could I create a custom THEME in iMovie and iDVD for them to use?"
I suppose if you know what you're doing you could. But iMovie and iDVD are not tools to build themes with.
You should play around with both apps. I think you'll quickly find a way to accomplish what you want.
Matt

How do I delete DVDSP and iDVD themes & template?

Can someone point me to the folders where the DVDSP and iDVD 3 & 4 themes and templates are located? They were installed from the Final Cut Studio 5.1 discs, but there's no uninstall option.
I don't want to delete anything important. Just the "extras" that were installed along with DVDSP. Even though I want these files gone now, I still want the ability to reinstall them from the FCP 5.1 Suite sometime in the future.
Thank you.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Best move is to move them to an external you can point to them if needed
Library->AppSupport-iDVD (have not tried moving them you may want to leave some in do not know if it affects iDVD)
MHD>Library>appsupport>dvdsp>apple>templates
Take a look here at this thread for some info (same info but it shows how to point to templates)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4667431&#4667431

Compressor and IDVD imports, etc.

Hi Again, just the dumb newbie. But I've been READING the manual(s) and at least the help/manual on Compressor...because I did something that did not seem to work, went back and tried to fix it. A couple of things happened:
I imported a little 15 minute promo I made on Applied Magic Screenplay, via copy from a DVD. I jazzed up the intro and menu and burned an iDVD. Fine. Now I have to change a "tinny" audio portion, and decided to import it into FCP.
BAM went right in...but when I tried to look at it in the timeline, it said (undrendered file) SO...I started to render "all". It said it would take about an HOUR to do this.
SO I read the MANUAL. It says that I was (possibly, I haven't a clue) rendering uncompressed media, and that it KILLS disc space. So I READ THE HELP on compressor. WHich says it transcodes multiple format media files (of all types) for use in FCP. SO I cranked up compressor, added the same file and preset the encoding for MPEG-2DVD. ( Figureing MPEG 4 wold take longer). It took over an hour to transcode this.
SO re-opened FCP, and imported the file. It took several minutes to load it (saw the painted wheel forever), and then when I went to drop it into the timeline...>FCP unexpectedly QUIT.
I re-opened, and of course the file was not there (not saved in FCP)/ HOWEVER, when I went to look at that original iDVD thing I made...a ".mov" file, NOW I can see it and work with it in the timeline?
What did I do wrong here? Or better yet...how the **** did I fix that without rendering it as the program requested? THE MANUAL did say that FCP supports any file created on my computer, So I was shocked about having to render at all.
Any insight to this (for my learning purpose mostly) would be greatly appreciated!!! Cap'n? Input PLEAZZZ.
Thanks again
MW

Thanks for the encouraging words. With that...to continue.
SO...this morning, I strectched, woke up and opened the project and the "Saved all" files I supposedly saved...were not there. The original .mov was.
SO, the manuals (for compressor) do give detailed descriptions of what the different compression titles are used for. And as I was planning on making DVD's that play continuously in our theater, I thought that compress to MPEG2 was best.
SO, I agian went and imported the compressed file into FCP and BANG, quit. Just too much for it to handle? As I am importing this file, I don't understand the purpose of export settings (yet), or why FCP is shutting down when the manuals BRAG that FCP will fluidly with compressor files. I'm just baffled, that's all.
I guess it was "iMovie" that I made the movie in..."iDVD" that I authored the DVD in.
So was I correct in assuming that FCP wants me to render this imovie (.mov) as an uncompressed file? Regarding compressor, There are so many choices, granted, they are well explained in the manual, but I just don't know which one to use in compressor to make this silly 15minute promo DVD.
Again, your patience and knowledge/experience are all greatly appreciated!
Just a bit about me: I bought an Appl ied Mag ic screenplay about 4 years ago because i was starting a business and wanted a video done. After getting prices, I figured I could by cameras, booms, support equipment an expensive hooker AND a stand alone NLE for the price....and did just that (sans hooker).
SO i've been spoiled by a very easy system (applied Mag) but found as I do more with it, that it really is limited as to what I want it can do (like high quaility audio adjustment, better color correction, critical splices/sync, etc.). That's why I bought the G5 and am trying out AXDV and FCP4.5.
I really enjoy editing, feel that for someone who is self taught I've done some pretty fun stuff, and look forward to learning more! Again, you guys are great and I for one am thankful for your help.
MW

Aspect ratio problems when exporting from FCP and creating DVDs

Hi there
Can anyone help? I'm using FCP to edit material shot using a Sony z1 in SD 16:9 mode. My media displayed correctly in FCP with the 'anamorphic' option ticked in the browser.
I then exported my short films as QuickTime movies and created a DVD in iDVD using those video assets.
When I then viewed the films on a widescreen tv, the films did not display at the correct aspect ratio. They were horizontally elongated, as though they had been stretched twice over, so that objects, people and text appeared fatter than they should.
Can anyone let me know whether there are any settings I could change in either FCP or iDVD to stop this happening?
Many thanks!
Jacqui

this thread may help
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7422463

FCP to iDVD? HELP!!

I have 4+ years experience in iMovie and iDVD. Not as much in FCP.
I have a 30 second FCP 16:9 commercial to output to iDVD.
Can I output a file that is compatible with iDVD?
How do I do this?

Let me post the stock answer so that it shows how EASY it is to do in DVD SP
#42 - Quick and dirty way to author a DVD
Shane's Stock Answer #42 - David Roth Weiss' Secret Quick and Dirty Way to Author a DVD:
The absolute simplest way to make a DVD using FCP and DVDSP is as follows:
1. Export a QT movie, either a reference file or self contained using current settings.
2. Open DVDSP, select the "graphical" tab and you will see two little monitors, one blue, one green.
3. Select the left blue one and hit delete.
4. Now, select the green one, right click on it amd select the top option "first play".
5. Now drag your QT from the broswer and drop it on top of the green monitor.
6. Now, for a DVD from an HD source, look to the right side and select the "general tab" in the track editor, and see the Display Mode, and select "16:9 pan-scan."
7. Hit the little black and yellow burn icon at the top of the page and put a a DVD in when prompted. DVDSP will encode and burn your new DVD.
THATS ALL!!!
NOW...if you want a GOOD LOOKING DVD, instead of taking your REF movie into DVD SP, instead take it into Compressor and choose the BEST QUALITY ENCODE (2 pass VBR) that matches your show timing. Then take THAT result into DVD SP and follow the rest of the steps. Except you can choose "16:9 LETTERBOX" instead of PAN & SCAN if you want to see the entire image.
Shane

Exporting Time FCP and Compressor

I have a PowerPc G5, Leopard and FCP 6.
My footage is Apple ProRes 422. This is the first time I'm using this HD footage. (my first movie and all the videos I've made in the past were miniDV)
When I exported through the Export Quick Time Movie the hour long edit took about 10 - 15 minutes. The info for the footage is -
1920 x 1080
HDV 1080p24 integar (Big Edian) Timecode
1:01:57 Time
The problem is it's 11.48 GB and DVD Studio Pro will not compress it so I can make a DVD. (my first miniDVD movie's export was 18gigs and iDVD compressed it to a single DVD) I nolonger have iDVD and I have to use DVD Studio Pro.
I put this movie into Compressor and tried compresssing it. When it finally starts compressing, it says it will take at least 47 hours. Which seem outragous for an hour long movie. The first two times it failed after 6 hours.
Then I went into FCP and tried exporting half the movie (30 minutes) with H264, Quality High, Size 680x382 (current). In 12 hours it was 25% with another 27 hours to go.
Is this normal?
How long should it take to export an hour of HighRes 422 clips?
Is there a setting that I can export fairly quick so I can watch this on my PC and burn a DVD so I can see what it looks like on my TV? It has to be very good, but not the best quality.
This is the first half of a movie that will eventually be close to 2 hours. I can't imagine how long the completed project is going to be.
Thank You!

It actually just said Fail. No reason, no nothing. What might have happened is I've been trying for over 2 days to get this working right, and nothing worked. Last night I exported the sound to AIFF and burned a CD of it, and there's nothing there.
After that, I shut down the computer for a little while, and went back to work. It might have been a glitch that formed from one of the export attempts.
I'm doing this just to watch it on other TVs and computers.
So I went into Export Using QT Conversion
Chose OPTIONS
Changed Settings to Medium Quality, One Pass
Changed Size to NTSC 720 x 480 16:9
I have a movie that about 1gig and looks pretty good. It didn't even take 3 hours.
Now I just have to see what it looks like on other machines.
In Compressor I used the Best Quality for 90 minute DVD and it just sat there for hours not registering anything. I might try again if the DVD I burn of this 264 looks like absolute garbage on my TV. But, for what I'm using it for, it doesn't have to be perfect yet. That comes after I edit the second half.
Thanks for the help!

FINAL CUT PRO and iDVD CHAPTER BUTTONS MIXED-UP

Hello to all,
I have finished this project that's 113 minutes long in FCP 5.0.4, and have successfully burned a disc. I had exported the Quicktime compression (along with 48 chapters) to iDVD 08 (I do not have DVD Pro).
I used the sunflower template and all went well, but unfortunately, I made a blunder in the scrolling titles and chapter locations, and had to go back and do it all again! So, I started a new iDVD project and have been through another 11 hour encode.
+"Everything burned OK the second time, with the exception of some of the chapter menu buttons."+
For some reason - four out of seven pages (meaning their chapter buttons) are mixed up. If you navigate down, it goes up, if you navigate right - it goes down, and so on and so forth.
Three page buttons are just fine.
Any quick enlightenment, would be appreciated. I'm trying to finish this project to burn a few dozen discs for the client by wed.
Thanks to all input!
-TEXASFLOOD

Hi,
Well, that's right, but since I had a previous question and response concerning chapter markers in FCP using iDVD, they were answered by Redtruck and a host of others users. This new problem I'm having, I thought, might actually have it's possible roots with FCP, since thats where the markers were fist laid down. But, I'm probably wrong about that.
I will go ahead and post in iDVD.
Thanks much!
-TEXASFLOOD

Compare output quality with DVD Studio Pro 3 and iDVD 08?

Can anyone one tell me if there is a difference in output quality between the new iDVD 08 and DVD Studio Pro 3. I have not bought DVD Studio Pro 4 as it is not available as a separate purchase. I am wondering if I should bother with iDVD 08 if the output is the same or less than Studio 3.
Thanks, Ed

I'll add this. I came to the forum this evening on this very subject. I have been using IDVD for years producing promotional DVD's that have been lauded by all my customers. I recently popped for FCP and DVD-SP to improve the quality of my productions. Yet, here I am, trying to figure out why DVD-SP is delivering terrible artifacts on high speed movement in the video. This is regardless of the settings for the encoder. They're better at the higher settings, but they're still there. Now I think (hope to find a different answer here on the forum) I have to encode with Compressor, re-import the track and re-link all 80 of the chapter links. The same video showed absolutely none of these artifacts when encoded in iDVD. The finished product looked identical to hooking up my miniDV camera to the television. The flexibility of menu construction in DVD-SP is amazing, but Apple needs to scrap the fancy built-in encoder and just use whatever is working in iDVD.

Exporting quicktimes from FCP to iDVD?

I am having trouble exporting quicktimes from FCP and bringing them into iDVD.
How do you make Chapter Markers on an export from FCP?

When creating chapter markers, make sure nothing is slected within your timeline (click in a blank space before hitting m). Hit m again and click chapter marker button.
When exporting your sequence, be sure to select Markers > Chapter Markers on the export dialog popup.

Problems with FCP and Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT video card

Not sure if this should be in the MacBook Pro forum or this one...
I am having trouble with the GeForce 8600M GT video card while editing in final cut pro (and after effects). I have talked with numerous people at applecare, but they say that they are unaware of issues regarding the video card.
The problem: It's almost like the card is unable to keep up with professional video applications. Whenever there is movement in the video I'm editing, I get lines across the screen. Not sure to how better to explain it than to say it looks like the video card is having a tough time refreshing. (I can take the same video to a much older power book, and it plays perfectly, so its not the source file.)
At first I thought it was an FCP issue, but I just started using after effects, and I'm having the same problem in there. If I edit in after effects, when I play it back (in after effects), I get the lines. I can then export the project to a quicktime file. The quicktime file plays perfectly (no lines) when not involved with a professional application. Then if I import the same quicktime file into FCP and play it back in FCP, the lines happen again.
Is anyone esle having this problem? Any thoughts? Any solutions?
Thanks!
Michael
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I had searched the macbook pro forum, but not this one. It seems that the "screen tearing" issue has been talked about a lot, so I apologize for the repetitive nature of the post. I will say that I am fairly shocked that given how many people have clearly called applecare, no one there seems to have a clue that there is a problem with this video card. I have talked with at least 4 different people in the FCP specialty group, and not one had any clue what I was talking about... 3 of the 4 were fairly insistent that it was a video source issue on my side.
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Choppy video in FCP and upon export to QT

I have been working with DV for years and recently upgraded to the Panasonic HMC150 (AVCHD). Whenever I worked with DV in FCP, there were little stutters in the video when playing a panning shot at normal speed, and I always assumed this was just a limitation of working with DV. Once I exported this footage to DVD or DV Tape, everything was smooth. The problem persisted whenever I would make a web video (either with Flash or MP4).
You can see some samples here of what I mean:
http://lastcuthomes.com/videos/3242MeadowlandsLane/
and
http://lastcuthomes.com/videos/1030HamiltonAve/
Now that I have my AVCHD cam, the same problem remains. Keep in mind that, I, as a camera operator am not doing these stutters and don't have Parkinsons! All of these videos appear just fine on DVD or on tape. The issue is with FCP and it's exporting.
The current method of exporting I have now is making the final video into a full QuickTime file from FCP. Then I will either encode with On2's Flix Pro or with QuickTime Pro into an mp4 file.
Has anyone been able to solve this issue? Has anyone else had this issue?
Thanks!
Ted

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IPhoto and iDVD won't open after I reinstalled iLife '08

I was unhappy with iMovie '08, so I tried to load an older version from my iLife '05. However, it copied over all of my iLife '08 apps. I was hoping it would give me the option of just installing the iMovie app. Everything opened except for iPhoto and iDVD. I then reinstalled iLife '08, to try and fix the problem, from the bundled software that came with the computer. But still, iPhoto and iDVD don't open. Here's what iPhoto report says...
Process: iPhoto [3437]
Path: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Identifier: com.apple.iPhoto
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: iPhotoProject-3540000~2
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [68]
Date/Time: 2008-02-01 07:26:47.404 +0200
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B18)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/UpgradeChecker.framework/Versions/A/UpgradeCheck er
Referenced from: /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/MacOS/iPhoto
Reason: image not found
And here's what iDVD says:
Process: iDVD [3453]
Path: /Applications/iDVD.app/Contents/MacOS/iDVD
Identifier: com.apple.iDVD
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: iDVD-10910000~6
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [68]
Date/Time: 2008-02-01 07:45:53.433 +0200
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B18)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/Oxygene.framework/Versions/A/Oxygene
Referenced from: /Applications/iDVD.app/Contents/MacOS/iDVD
Reason: image not found
Can anyone help?
Thanks.

delete all of your iLife applications and your iLife receipts - do not do anything with your iPhoto library
Install iLife '08 and go to the Apple downloads page and download iPhoto 06 (a free download for iLife '08 owners) and install it and you will have the best of both worlds iLife '08 and iMovie 06
LN

Updated to iLife '08 and now iMovie and iDVD won't Start

I received a copy of iLife '08 for Christmas and finally got around to upgrading today. The new iPhoto works just fine but when I try to start iMovie, it crashes (I have included part of the Problem Report below). I have tried restarting and it doesn't help. Then I tried to start iDVD and it flashes the "Welcome" / "Open" screen and then quits before I can do anything -- no error report. Any ideas on how to:
1) Fix both programs so they will launch -OR-
2) Restore the old versions of iMovie and iDVD
Thanks!
Process: iMovie [345]
Path: /Applications/iMovie.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie
Identifier: com.apple.iMovie7
Version: 7.0 (471)
Build Info: iMovieApp-4710000~2
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [104]
Date/Time: 2008-01-02 15:53:31.019 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B18)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Application Specific Information:
* Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Creating more than one Application'

Run Software Update (under the Apple menu) and update that software.

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