How to export MPEG2 from DVD Studio Pro with subtitles?

Does anyone know how to export MPEG2 from DVD Studio Pro with subtitles?

You cant do that...
We might be able to help you more if you are trying to do something specific,
-Jake

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Is there a way to export subtitles from DVD Studio Pro or Is there a tool somewhere that will generate an STL file from a DVD Studio Pro subtitle stream?
Thanks for your help!

Yes, other than the manual -- which I have exhausted. It gave me the coding for a text-based caption, and the coding for a graphic, but not the coding that would put both on the same clip (same time value).
However, I can manually go into the subtitle inspector and add whatever element (the text or the graphic) each with its own offsets, and have them appear flawlessly together. I am convinced there must be coding that generates this effect I can use in the STL file, but I have found nothing on the web, nor any of several downloaded manuals (including pp. 456 - 460).
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Blurry Text from DVD Studio Pro

Hello, I've created 4 'slide show' type presentations in motion 2. Project settings are:
Width: 1360
Height: 768
Bit Depth: 8 Bit
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (960x720, 1440x1080) 1.33
Field Order: None
Frame Rate:59.94 fps
Render Settings:
Motion Blur: Samples: 8
Shutter Angle: 360
Output: Antialiasing Method: Best
I've tried many many compression settings:
MPEG-2 6.2Mbps 2-pass 16/9.m2v
Uncompressed 10-bit NTSC.mov
Importing raw motion files into DVD Studio Pro
All of the resulting dvds burned from DVD Studio pro look pixelated and blurry when played on a dvd player onto a Toshiba 32HL86. Unfortunately its an SD dvd player connectedt to the tv, so not sure if that has a major impace.
DVD Studio Pro Settings are:
Project: SD DVD
Video Standard: NTSC
General:
SD DVD Menus, Tracks and Slideshows:
Display Mode: 16:9 Letterbox
Encoding:
MPEG-2-SD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Field Order: Auto
Mode: One PAss VBR
Bit Rate: 6.8
Max Bit Rate: 8.0
Motiion Estimation: Best
I am at my wits end, can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I'm not an expert, but have recently had similar problems with graphics that had text, black lines, lots of contrast, and movement. They looked great on HD but when I made a SD DVD, they were very blocky and pixellated - completely unusable. After lots of experimentation, I've finally got an acceptable dvd. Went back to my original shots - in Final Cut, (I'm not sure if you can do this in Motion) and carefully applied a little Gaussian Blur (.25 to1) to each according to how badly they pixellated. Also adjusted blacks and whites so they weren't so contrasty. Then made my mpeg with Compressor - two pass vbr, 6.8 mbps, best motion estimator. The Gaussian Blur seems to break up the areas that get blocked up and pixelated. SD dvd is such a lousy low resolution medium anyway, that it doesn't seem to result in any focus problems and helped most shots - I've even gone back and applied it to some of the regular footage that was pixellating. It was a lot of work, you may want to see if an expert weighs in on this.

I am making multiple DVD's of roughly 50 hours of footage on DVD Studio pro with 4 separate menus for 4 different 'parts' or series if you will. 50 hours - 20 episodes - 4 parts of 5 episodes each. What are my options in terms of burning these parts on to

I am making multiple DVD's of roughly 50 hours of footage on DVD Studio pro with 4 separate menus for 4 different 'parts' or series if you will. 50 hours - 20 episodes - 4 parts of 5 episodes each. What are my options in terms of burning these parts on to separate DVD's, what is the process, what size DVD RW should I buy, what bitrate should I use, and what quality I should expect for the burn. Any advice or insight is welcome.

>>What are my options in terms of burning these parts on to separate DVD's<<
20 episodes totaling 50 hours equals about 2.5 hours per episode assuming all episodes have the same duration. Fitting 2.5 hours onto one single layer DVD would require a low bit rate which means quality wouldn't be anywhere near best, but that's a judgement call you'll have to make based on several factors. For example; if there is not much motion in the video (talking heads, etc), you can get by with a lower bit rate and may not notice any quality difference.
>>what is the process>>
The process is essentially the same as it is when authoring a regular DVD with 2 hours or less of content. However, with as many discs as you'd need to complete this "set," you'll need to create a separate DVD Studio Project for each disc. Basically, you'd use one of Compressor's DVD Presets (or customize a preset) to create an MPEG--2 video file (.m2v) and a Dolby Digital audio file (.AC3). Import both of those assets into your DVD Studio Pro project for authoring and burning.
If you want to keep one episode per disc, DVD Studio Pro does have a 150 minute preset or you could use dual-layer discs with a higher bit rate for better quality. Again; your call.
>>what size DVD RW should I buy<<
Size? 12cm. Capacity? Single layer, single sided DVD discs (DVD-5) have a rated capacity of 4.7Gb (4.37Gb actual), including menus. If you use single layer discs and want to keep the quality reasonably good, you'd need at least 50 discs to complete this "set" with each disc holding roughly 2 hours of footage if you keep the menu on each disc simple. Or, you could use dual-layer discs (DVD-9) which have a capacity of about 7.95Gb - almost doubling the recordable capacity. There are also dual-sided, dual-layer discs available (DVD-18) but they are relatively expensive and have to be manually turned over to continue playback ... but they do have roughly 15.9Gb capacity.
>>what bitrate should I use, and what quality I should expect for the burn<<
Exactly; the quality is dependent on the bit rate chosen, as well as the quality of the compression. Using compression markers where needed can greatly increase the quality of playback but will most likely increase the file size of the compressed video. For the best quality, keeping the bit rate as high as possible allowed under the DVD specification will yield the best quality but some DVD players may choke if the bit rate is too high. For best quality I typically aim for a bit rate around 7.6 to 8.0Mbps but that will only allow about one hour of footage.
Naturally, if you decrease the bit rate, you can fit more footage onto the disc but quality will be sacraficed.   Here's a chart approximating DVD bit rates and durations for single layer discs (does not include space for menus):
3.5Mbps - 120 minutes
5.0Mbps -   95 minutes
6.0Mbps -   82 minutes
7.6Mbps -   65 minutes
8.0Mbps -   60 minutes
-DH

Exporting subtitles from dvd studio pro

i know how to import subtitles from a txt file
but i want to know if there is a way for me to export the subtitles from dvd studio so that i have the timeline and the text
i.e.
after exporting id have a file that has ...
$FontName = Arial
$FontSize = 65
00:00:00:07 , 00:00:02:01 , I Hope This Works.
00:00:02:01 , 00:00:03:27 , If Not im ******.
and so on
is this possible?

Sorry nope!
Hopefully you have the file you imported and didn't do all the work in dvdsp.
Tools: [Annotation Edit|http://www.zeitanker.com/content/tools/zeitankertools/zeitanker_annotationedit] or [Bell Nuit Subtitler|http://www.belle-nuit.com/subtitler> might be worth a look. You could also mux the project and use [ripping tools|http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/subtitle] to try to get the output you want,
-Jake

Exporting a custom menu template from DVD Studio Pro

So I recently developed a custom template in DVDSP that my company wants to use on all our DVDs. Is there any way to export or share this template with my coworkers, or am I stuck with DVD duty?

Ah, after posting this, I found a solution here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/12420982#12420982
The instructions are slightly off: you look in User>Library>Application Support>Final Cut Studio>DVD Studio Pro>Templates and there you go.

Exporting custom templates from DVD Studio Pro

So I recently developed a custom template in DVDSP that my company wants to use on all our DVDs. Is there any way to export or share this template with my coworkers, or am I stuck with DVD duty?

Ah, after posting this, I found a solution here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/12420982#12420982
The instructions are slightly off: you look in User>Library>Application Support>Final Cut Studio>DVD Studio Pro>Templates and there you go.

MPEG2 Crashes DVD Studio Pro 4

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At this point I can't operate anything in the menu, for example I can select preferences from the menu but it does nothing. It will open a new project, but won't let me do anything with the project.
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Exporting Themes to DVD Studio Pro

OK...so here's what I'm trying to find out: is there is a way to export the themes from iDVD to DVD Studio Pro? Or can I build the project in DVDSTPRO and import it to iDVD to build and burn?
I've read several threads here and haven't come across my specific question. If I missed it, please copy me a link. Otherwise, I'd like to use the templates/themes in iDVD with my FCP project.
I was thinking about importing the project from FCP to iDVD. Then, I thought about the markers etc....
So, if anyone had an idea, tip or link, I'm all for it!
Thanks!
ron

I've heard of older themes being imported into DVDSP with some success. Newer themes may pose an issue however. This is only a guess but I suspect they be exclusive to iDvd. You'd have to rebuild them within DVDSP and re-establish each link. Might want to post this same question to the DVDSP Forum also for a complete answer to your question. Good luck on this and feel free to keep us posted.

Using Compressor mpeg2 in DVD Studio Pro.

I exported a 2 pass MPEG2 out of Compressor without audio.
I place it in DVD Studio Pro as a track, set the first play to that track and loop it. When I select 'Burn" I get the error Compiler File Error, Building not Successful.
Also I selected Build/Format, I am not even giving the selection option to proceed with this method.
What gives...anybody have any advice?
Thanks!

If you are still having the problem, check the permissions on the hard drive you are writing to. Make sure you have permission to both read and write to that drive.

Jagged text from DVD studio pro

Hi,
I have created a number of sequences in Final Cut Pro and in the beginning of each sequence I have added a text (chapter name) with the font Zapfino.
When exporting to quicktime in 720 x 1280 the type looks beautiful when I play back the .mov file.
I am importing my sequences to DVD studio pro for playback on television .
The type from Final Cut looks pixelated, jagged and terrible after the encoding. I added text in DVD pro to the menu page. That text looks fine.
I can not find a setting in DVD pro that looks like it will render the text better.
I have heard that the interlacing can damage text.
Can anyone help?
I created my menu page in Photoshop with a image that is 720 x 1080 pixels in 72 dpi.
The first time around I created a title in Photoshop. That one looked terrible as well.
Secondly I created the title in DVD pro and as mentioned that looks good.
Do you recommend higher resolution than 72 dpi for a menu page?
Thank you on beforehand.
ggaarde

Sorry I meant to say that my PS image was 720 x 1280 (not 720 x 1080)
It shouldn't be that size if you are making a SD DVD Menu. If you have later versions of Photoshop start a new blank project with pixel aspect ratio on for what you are doing (NTSC 4:3, NTSC 16 x 9 ) etc.
Other take a look at the guidelines in the manual for creating menus (For NTSC 4:3 720 x 534 and rescale to 720 x 480 without constraining proportions.) You are best off rescaling outside DVD SP and not letting DVD SP scale.
Also look at this [link|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10682141&#10682141]

Aspect ratio problem in Windows Media Player for DVD from DVD Studio Pro

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if it is, go to "about your mac" on finder and click on "more information".
look at your ATA and or "burner" (something to that effect) and make sure that is "vendor supported" because if it is not, iTunes, DVDSP and iDVD will have problems burning media directly from those apps.
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