FULL HD H.264 flavour for a PVR

Question

Hi,
I just would like to know the best way to encode from HD ProRes (1440x1080) to HD H.264
for a FULL HD wieving in a video personal recorder(similar to AppleTV but with more options)
.May be the HD DVD H.264 presets?
Thanks

Answer 1

Then perfect, you should not have any issue creating a proper preset.
Usually I start from an existing preset (like the one for Apple TV), make a copy (using Compressor's copy preset icon) and then start changing its settings moving on all the settings tabs.
Like, you will create a QuickTime movie file (so you'll get a .MOV container), make sure you select H.264 encoder, then set your bitrate. Set your audio setting to proper values (like AAC 44.1KHz, 128Kbits).
Enable the frame control option and unless you are going to do any scaling in frame size or frame rate or field dominance, you can achieve good results using the "better settings".
If you don't have to perform any variation on those key parameter, try using the "same as source" option when available, so you won't alter your output and it will demand less processor power to make your export.
From the geometry you can choose your output aspect ratio: with HDV you should be able to get both 1920x1080 or 1280x720, depending your TV whether is full HD or HD ready.
This is your starting point. Check also compressor's docs to see the meaning of some options.
Ciao,
Armando.