I have HD video in the AVCHD format that I need to compress and put on a Standard definition DVD. Any suggestions?
I am trying to get multiple games on one DVD without compromising the quality of the HD video too much. Any suggestions on the bit rate to get a small file size and still good quality to watch on an HD televison set.
I am not putting the video ono Blu-ray.
Do I need to change to 720x480 and adjust the bitrate to find the sweet spot?
Thanks
Typical workflow for best quality results: bring your media into a video editor like FCP edit and export separate Pro Res master files. Using an authoring program like DVD Studio Pro or Adobe Encore, create your menu and sub menus linked to the individual movies.
Bring the Pro Res files into Compressor and set up a batch. Duplicate the DVD Disc Burning presets for video and audio. For the video, in Frame Controls set Resize Filter to Best. Un the Encoder, drop the average bit rate to 7 Mbps. Set the Mode to 2 Pass VBR, Name and save this custom setting. In the Dolby Digital Inspector change Dialogue Normalization to -31. Name and save this custom setting.
Submit a short, representative test of a section of one of your movies by marking it in the preview window, Burn a disc without a menu and test it on your player to make sure it plays without glitches and that the image quality is acceptable. Make adjustments as needed.
When satisfied, make you DVD with your menu.
Note: If you don't have access to DVDSP or Encore, get hold of a copy of iDVD and use the Pro Res files directly.
Good luck.
Russ
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