Interlacing issues when authoring a DVD (PE9)

I have a project on Elements 9 that needs to be put on a DVD, and while I did this before with some success, I am now faced with an output DVD with serious interlacing effects. It shows up on pretty much anything that moves, as shown in this image.
The source video is 1024p at 59.94fps imported as MTS files, and I am trying to burn onto a DVD-RW disc. I have been looking for a solution to no avail, but I will continue searching the forums as this is a somewhat urgent problem. Any help would be appreciated.
Here are my project settings:
Capture format: HDV
Optimize stills
I have set everything to NTSC since this is a Japanese camera and I assume the video is as such. I'm not sure what other information to give, but please let me know if I should include anything else.

Yes, the video is from a DSLR - not sure what qualifies as "high-end", but in my opinion the video is good quality: http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/2129937/index.html
As far as the reviews are concerned, the 1080i has some noticeable interlacing issues, but the 720p looks nice.
I tried burning this straight to DVD through PE9, and I also simply made a DVD folder and tested that. Both were of the same poor quality. As I don't own a TV I can't test it on anything else, but I'm fairly certain that this is not an issue with the playback software (which, in my case, is VLC). This will eventually be presented on a digital projector which at this point in time I can't test the DVD on until shortly before this is made public. Going to bet on the safe side and assume that if it looks bad on my PC then it will look bad everywhere else. (my future prospects with this company are on the line, I should mention)
Since I'm in a bit of a rush (weekend deadline) I've come up with the (hopefully temporary) solution of creating an mpeg, turning that into an ISO and burning that onto a DVD. It adds an unnecessary step in the conversion process, but at this point in terms of quality it is the better option, hands-down. Still looking for a way to burn straight from PE9 to DVD since I do notice a slight resulting choppiness with the mpeg route.

Similar Messages

Interlacing issue when zooming in on photo in FCP

Can anyone tell me why this image (picture 1) looks interlaced in FCP's Canvas window and on my NTSC broadcast monitor when in fact it isn't?
I scanned this image at 600dpi planning to zoom in on the photo in FCP, so I know it's not a low resolution issue.
In FCP, when I zoom in on the image it looks totally interlaced:
Please see picture 1 (interlacing issue) here in my web gallery and compare with Picture 2.
http://gallery.me.com/nicholasnatteau#100222
I have no idea what's causing this. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance,
- Nicholas
PS: I'm working in an NTSC DV sequence.
Message was edited by: Nicholas Natteau1

Hi David,
Thank you very much for your help. Yes, I did render the timeline. Nothing in the sequence was left unrendered. Is the problem that my resolution is too high? Should I diminish the size of the still by 50%?
Picture 1 was scanned using "descreen" filter and picture 2 using Auto Tone only. I used a Canoscan Cannon 8800F scanner. That's as much as I know. I wonder if I did something wrong scanning the image or is there something I should have done in Photoshop prior to bring the still into FCP?
Did you notice the horizontal line issue in Picture 1? I'm not sure how to describe it, but Picture 1 looks to me like there some interlacing issue going on.

Shakey Motion Titles When Authored to DVD From FCP

Hi all, i'm having a real nightmare getting motion titles in to an FCP project then authoring to iDVD.
This evening i tried embedding some streak titles in to a piece of a footage in FCP, i use the 'Send to Motion' function. The project looks absolutly fine when played back in FCP but when i author to DVD the section with Motion in is very shakey, it's a very quick shake and it comes more across as very weak distortion. The motion titles look great but it throws out the rest of the footage.
I've tried setting the field order to none and it only slightly helps. Both of my resolutions are 720 x 576 PAL, FCP Footage is DV PAL 48 KHZ.
Can anyone help????

Hey David,
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't have Squeeze...
If I use the crop tool, that leaves a black border around the frame that's visible when I open the exported QT in the QT player. Was there another way of doing it?
Michael

Things and Software to avoid when authoring for DVD-V

This one is always in the earlier, 1.X FAQ, but is so important it should be repeated here too.
There have been so many posts along the line of "I cannot burn my DVD in Encore, but Nero works well" that I thought I should share this info with you all.
As we know, DVD Authoring is very dependant on timing, and on not having other apps getting in the way & locking up the burners, So here is a list of software that is known to interfere with GEAR drivers. It is a raging cert that this also applies here, as all authoring apps are the same sort of thing.
These 3rd party apps are junk software, to be quite blunt (I expect to get flamed over this, but I cannot help the truth), and should never be installed on an Authoring system.
Anyway, here is the current list of
i known problem software.
1. B's Clip: This package will load a packet-writing software that will constantly talk to your CD/DVD writer, and can cause a number of issues while trying to write a disc. Disabling this software is not enough, as a portion of this package is always running after you start windows. You will need to uninstall it in Add/Remove programs, then reboot to remove it. For more information, visit the B's website at http://www.bhacorp.com.
2. Direct CD or Drag to Disk: These are applications from Easy CD Creator from Roxio. This package will load a packet-writing software that will constantly talk to your CD/DVD writer, and can cause a number of issues while trying to write a disc. Disabling this software is not enough, as a portion of this package is always running after you start windows. To remove them you need to do to Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. There you can select Easy CD Creator to change, not remove. Then you must click next until it gives you the option to modify. Then either Direct CD or Drag to Disk should be selected and changed to "make this option not available". Then click next and while the program may look like it is installing, it is removing those options. One thing to remember is that both Direct CD and Drag to Disk will not be installed at the same time. For more information, please visit Roxio's website at http://www.roxio.com/en/support.index.jhtml
3. GoBack: backup software that constantly runs in the background (Terminate and Stay Ready) this needs not only to be turned off, but disabled. Unfortunately, this may cause some restore points to vanish, but it will free up a lot of hard drive space. For more information visit Symantec's web site for GoBack at http://www.symantec.com/goback/index.html
4. DLA: Also HP-DLA, Veritas DLA, and others. DLA stands for Disk Letter Assignment. This package will load a packet-writing software that will constantly talk to your CD/DVD writer, and can cause a number of issues while trying to write a disc. Disabling this software is not enough, as a portion of this package is always running after you start windows. You will need to uninstall it in Add/Remove programs, then reboot to remove it.
5. InCD: This is packet writing software that comes bundled with Ahead Nero Burning Rom. This package will load a packet-writing software that will constantly talk to your CD/DVD writer, and can cause a number of issues while trying to write a disc. Disabling this software is not enough, as a portion of this package is always running after you start windows. You will need to uninstall it in Add/Remove programs, then reboot to remove it. For more information go to Nero's website at http://www.nero.com/en/
6. Interactual Player and PC Friendly Player: These programs are DVD software viewers that often come on DVD movie discs, and will try to install themselves everytime you watch a movie on your computer. Please make sure to NOT let these install. Both programs interfere with all DVD Authoring software and should be un-installed from Add or Remove programs in control panel when found. In some cases, you will need to uninstall and reinstall your software to restore functionality after removing one of these. For more information about both players, visit http://player.interactual.com/
7. McAfee Anti-Virus: This is anti-virus software that when running, can cause errors. It needs to be disabled by right clicking on the icon in the lower right side of the task bar. Your DVD Authoring software then needs to be restarted. Whenever you are using your software, McAfee needs to be disabled to ensure unrestricted access to your drive. For more info go to McAfee's website at http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
8. Norton Anti-Virus: This is anti-virus software that when running, can cause errors. It needs to be disabled by right clicking on the icon in the lower right side of the task bar and the automatic updates should be disabled. Your DVD software then needs to be restarted. Whenever you are using your software, Norton needs to be disabled to ensure unrestricted access to your drive. The Norton Website is http://www.symantec.com/
9. StopZilla: StopZilla can hinder required portions of various installers, causing the software to fail. Please completely disable StopZilla, then install your software. Once our software is installed, you may safely enable it again. If you have any difficulty using your software at a later time, you may need to disable StopZilla before going to use your software. Uninstallation is not required.
10. MyStorageGuard: This backup software can hinder certain required files from being copied during the installation. Please disable this program before installing , and have it disabled any time you go to use your DVD Authoring software. Uninstallation is not required.
11. Napster 2.0: This software includes some basic burning software that can cause burning problems if it is running. You will need to close this program completely before trying to use DVD Authoring software. In some rare cases, you will need to completely uninstall this package to attain full reliability, so if disabling does not solve your issue, please try uninstalling this software, and try again.
12. Easy CD Creator 4.x: Due to the age of this package, it is no longer updated by the authors. There are bugs present in this older system that will cause NUMEROUS problems on your machine. Please Uninstall completely, and consider either the new 6.x version from Roxio ( http://www.roxio.com ) or Nero 6.x ( http://www.nero.com ). These packages, installed without the Packet Writing software (DirectCD/Drag to Disk/InCD), all work very well with DVD Authoring software.
13. Spyware and Adware - some programs can install other software that can be damaging to your Operating System. Please scan for these programs with a Spyware utility. We recommend Ad-Aware, available freely at http://www.lavasoftusa.com
14. Disable the Windows XP packet writing utility. To do so, go to My Computer, Right click oon your DVD burner, choose Properties. Find the "Recording" tab. Uncheck "Enable CD recording on this drive" While you are there, switch off all AutoRun options too. It means going through each option and then selecting "Take No Action" as the default option. AutoRun will "poll" the drive every few minutes to look for a new disc, and if it finds one it will try to open it.
15. Symantec PCAnywhere has been reported to cause problems with Encore as the awvid5.dll file it installs is a video driver designed to facilitate the transfer of screen information from one computer to another. Sadly, this causes a conflict which can cause XP to restart - or give a bluescreen if the "Automatically restart" option has been unticked, giving a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA stop condition.
Another crash can be reproduced by
a) Open a project
b) Add an MPEG file and associated WAV file as assets
c) Link the MPEG file to a menu button by dragging
d) Encore creates a Timeline for the MPEG file automatically
e) Open the new Timeline
f) Drag the MPEG's WAV file into the timeline's audio track
g) Close the Timeline
h) Repeat (b)-(d)
i) When the new Timeline is double-clicked, XP restarts
The
i only
solution found so far is to uninstall PCAnywhere, then all returns to normal.
16. It has also been found that either Efax or Winfax software installed to the system can cause the dreaded "Visual C++ Runtime Error" which will crash Encore. Microsoft support have confirmed that if you see this error, you need a hotfix KB884538, from www.microsoft.com in the support area.
Install the hotfix, and if the error remains, check for either of these fax programs. If either are present, remove them, reboot and all should now work.
17. Roxio Easy CD Creator - General issues.
Firstly, when uninstalling any Roxio application it is best to do this from the "Add Remove Programs" applet in Control Panel, as usual. However - this will NOT remove all Roxio's tentacles from your system. To be sure all is definitely removed, you need to visit
http://www.microadvantage.net/downloads/zapper60.zip
and run this. When you are done, you can then reboot and the evil Roxio will finally be gone.
Another common issue with Roxio is when Nero also co-exists on the same system. The two
i loathe
each other and are apparently incapable of co-existing.
If you have noth these installed there is an additional set of stuff to go through. Remove Roxio first, then reboot, then remove Nero completely beginning by uninstalling from "Add Remove Programs" and then we also need to get rid of all the various tendrils it has also addeed to the system using the following tools:
(You must use all 3 of Nero's Clean tools in order to do the job correctly.)
They can all be found here:
http://www.nero.com/us/631940828445001.htm
1. General Clean tool
2. Registry cleaner and driver cleaner
3. InCD Clean tool
When you reinstall Nero 6.6 OR Neros new 7 Ultra Edition, DO NOT install InCD OR if you do, turn it off in startup under msconfig (better to not install it)
18 - FindSounds Palette
This is a tool designed to help you find SFX on your drives, and it seems to prevent Encore from importing M2V files for some reason, and should be uninstalled if present.
To uninstall this, do the following steps:
Uninstall "Find Sounds Palette" (FS Palette).
Delete the two registry key folders for "Comparisonics".
Uninstall Encore CS3.
Delete Registry Keys for Encore.
Restart.
Install Encore CS3.
Install Encore 3.0.1 update.
Restart.
19 - Quicken
It has been reported that if you back up your Quicken files to CD, then Quicken sets up your DVD burner for CD DLA through the built-in Windows burning facility. This assignment recurs each time your system is restarted. When this happens, Encore will see your burner as a CD burner only. You'll have to manually disable this start-up assignment to get Encore to see your burner as a DVD burner again.
Additionally, it is a good idea to disable Autorun for your burner, preferably from the registry. While this will not prevent anything polling the drive from the OS to try & "helpfully" check for freshly inserted media, it will prevent sneaky DRM applications from installing themselves to your system just by having the disc inserted. As well as the registry hack required, there are other methods of stopping this described at
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018
To do the registry hack, perform the following:
* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.
* Double-click the Autorun value, and type 0 for its value. (If it's not there, create it by selecting Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, and typing "Autorun" for its name.)
* You may have to log out and then log back in for this change to take effect.
* Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.
If you perform any of these changes, you may need to uninstall your software, then re-install to fix any damage left. If you find some of these packages, please shut down and reboot twice to ensure that the last pieces of the conflicting software are completely removed.

You're lucky then Steve.
Roxio is one of those apps that usually doesn't play nice with any other burning software at all.
I use GEAR Pro Mastering Edition.
They also do a cheaper version called GEAR Video - but be aware that this installs DivX as well - although I have to say that on one of our systems running Adobe 1.5 versions of Encore & Premiere Pro, it is causing no conflicts at all. But there have definitely been major problems with DivX codecs and EncoreDVD. Perhaps it is to do with where they come from, perhaps I just got lucky in this case.
It might be worth a trial version though - although if you have the budget, and do a LOT of DVD, then GEAR Pro Mastering Edition is an invaluable tool I have found.

Issues when burning a DVD

I am unable to access my Computer info, and Software Versions right now, So I am just looking for a little Direction.
I exported a .mov from FCPX with Chapter info and used iDVD to make a DVD. The DVD was ejected, the iDVD window said it was done, but that I also had 1 minute left or something... Instead of the "Burn another" or "Done" options I Just had "Cancel". When I hit this it asked if I was sure I wanted to cancel, but I had no other option. It loaded up in the DVD Player but when I selected a chapter or hit skip the DVD player went crazy and the DVD Froze. I then lowered the write speed and tried it again. Everything went the same.
My last attempt was creating a disk image, then used Disk Utility to burn it to DVD. When I did this I got an error: "The burn failed because of a medium write error."
Would love to be pointed in the right direction. Could the .mov file cause this or does it sound like a Drive issue?
Any help would be appreciated. Sorry again about the lack of info.

Maybe Bengt Wärleby's post in this topic will help: Re: mes chapitrages bug
Don't worry. The OP posted in French but there's translations included.
Follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty video DVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.

K9N SLI Platinum Power off issue when burning CD/DVD

MSI K9N SLI Platinum
AMD Athlon64 X2 4200
2x 1Gb Kingsten DDR2 Dual Channel
2x 256Mb nvidia 7600GS on SLI
1x 160Gb seagate SATA HDD
1x 250G seagate SATA HDD
1xDVD Rom
1xDVD-RW
750W Thermaltake Toughpower PSU
The problem what I'm getting is when I'm try to burn a DVD or CD... my PC shuts like you unplugged your power (not restarting)
first I thought something wrong with my DVD burner then I tried with a new one(had a ASUS one and switched to LITE-on).. but still happening.. I have update the BIOS v1.3 as well..but didn't do any changes.. My DVD-RW connected to IDE controller.. that's only thing controlled by IDE.. don know how to fix this... I'm sure it can't be the PSU.. I changed my PSU 500W to 750W because of this matter.. I guess something wrong with the IDE controller.. only MSI can fix this... I'm waiting for a reply from them ... Please post if you having the same problem..thx

HEY GUYS FINALLY GOT A ANSWER FROM MSI Co.
According to this best thing is RMA..
Dear Kamal,
We have fixed this issue by changing C565 from 100pF to 220pF. All the stock had been reworked, and we have informed all the MSI™ Distributor locators.
So please get your MB for RMA.
As to the RMA, The normal procedure is to contact your reseller (the place you bought the board from) for repair/exchange , If the reseller for some reason like bankrupt cannot be contacted, then contact MSI distributor http://www.msi.com.tw/program/contact/where2buy/ or MSI office near your place http://www.msi.com.tw/program/about/w2b/index.php
Sorry for any inconveniency.
Best wishes,
MSI Technical Support Team

Audio drops when burning to DVD PE9

all aspects of my video and audio look and sound great....until i burn to dvd. then the audio drops so low that i have to turn the volume up to max to hear it slightly and there is a loud humm with it. I've used mpeg and avi files with no problems in the past. help needed

Most likely the software that you're using to create this DVD isn't saving the audio in a standard camcorder mode.
In fact, because there are red lines above the clips on your timeline, it's most likely not saving the video in a standard camcorder AVI either.
Open one of your video clips in a program like G Spot and see what it says about your audio and video specs and codecs. Chances are it will give us clues as to why your audio and video is performing so badly.
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Kona capture card interlacing issues

Anyone have interlacing issues when capturing with a AJA Kona card. I see small horizontal lines when pausing the action and when there's alot of movement (hand waving, mouth moving etc).

What sort of footage are you capturing? There are interlaced tape formats...LOTS of them. When you pause, yes, you will see interlaced lines.
And are you looking at this footage on an external monitor?
Shane

Toon Boom Quicktimes in FCP... Interlacing Issues

Hi,
I've been rendering out Quicktimes out of Toon Boom Studio 4.5 and bringing them into Final Cut Pro for editing.
I'm getting really bad interlacing issues when playing back on moving objects, particularly on the 1080i plasma I'm using for monitoring. However when paused the image looks sharp.
The animation is a 1920 x 1080 project in Toon boom, and I'm bringing it into a 1920 x 1080 60i ProRes Sequence. I've tried exporting from Toon Boom to ProRes HQ and Animation quicktimes (both interlaced and progressive), as well as exporting image sequences and bringing them into after effects to export to ProRes. All with the same results.
Interestingly the quicktimes play in a preview-like quality when played in the viewer in FCP. However when I drop them into a ProRes (non-HQ) timeline and render, they look as they should but with bad interlacing issues on moving objects. Dropping the ProRes HQ quicktimes into a ProRes HQ sequence play in a preview-like mode too.
Anyone had any experience working with animation files from Toon Boom? I've had similar issues with QTs from Anime Studio Pro but they weren't really noticeable once rendered in the timeline.
Thanks in advance

Hi X, sorry for the delay.
If I drop a 30fps ProRes HQ quicktime into a 1030p ProRes HQ sequence, I get the preview-like quality I wrote about earlier.
However if I change the sequence compressor to regular ProRes and render, it displays sharp as it should but still has the bad interlacing. The plasma I'm monitoring with can't display 108030p though so I'm judging this from an apple cinema display.
Exporting from this timeline to 108060i ProRes has the same problem.
Do you think it's possible the characters in the cartoon move too great a distance between frames that it's causing this issue?
Thanks

Export sequence of still images (JPGs, TIFFs) from FCP timeline into DVD without interlaced issues using Compressor

Hi,
How to export a sequence with stills (jpg) into a DVD format by using Compressor without having the interlaced issue on the outcome? The stills in the Canvas look crisp but once exported to DVD format, the outcome images look interlaced. How can I best match the crisp look of the high resolution JPGs in time line when exported to DVD?
My Sequence settings match the image settings:
Frame Size: 1024 x 768
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Field Dominance: None
Compressor: Photo JPG
I tried to export the sequence of img as an independent QT movie file by using Apple ProRes 422 output settings. The video file looks great. I then imported it back to time line into new sequence and exported into DVD format trying both: deinterlace and "same as source" setting. Both output DVD files still have the interlaced issue.
I also tried to work with JPGs converted to TIFFs on a different sequence with same as Tiff settings and the issue still persists.
I will appreciate any advices.
Thank you,
Izabela

Dear Nick,
Thank you, I understand now it is the aspect ratio issue.
Are you suggesting that I should use Photoshop or Graphic Converter to convert the 1024 x 768 to 720 x 480 prior to importing them into FCP seqence?
> Give the DVD authoring software the correct size:
I am using FCP 7.0.3 to create the sequence of images (there has to be specific timing and transitions), which I then export to DVD format by using Compressor.
Do you mean that I should set the FCP timeline sequnece settings to 720 x 480?
Please let me know. Thank you,
Izabela

Permissions issue when seeing DVD drive in Encore

Hi,
I currently have an issue when using CS4 Premiere Pro Encore in that I can see the DVD drive available (build) when I have admin rights to the machine, but when I change those admin rights to Power User, the DVD drive is not seen by Encore. I am using the Roxio DE 10.3 (Dell's cut down version) as a DVD/CD writing software.
I would be very grateful for any help on this issue.

As far as I know, Premiere/Encore REQUIRE Aministrator right to operate fully
Also...
Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a DVD
Read all links/sub-links to create a "best" burned disc
Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660?tstart=0
Plus a Microsoft note http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Plus...
Encore Roxio component problem http://forums.adobe.com/thread/400484?tstart=0
More on Encore and Roxio http://forums.adobe.com/thread/528582?tstart=0 or direct to
http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000070GN&PARAMS
Long File Names Cause Crashing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/588273
Encore Tutorial http://www.precomposed.com/blog/2009/05/encore-tutorial/

Interlaced? (jagged lines) issue when burning a disc

I uploaded some standard definition DVD-R footage into my 2011 iMac (550gb). To get the DVD-R's vob footage into FCPX for editing, I first transferred the vob's to QT MOV's via MPEG Streamclip. I then imported it into FCPX as is (SD 640x480), then edited and completed my project without any issues or problems in FCPX.
My plan was to burn the finished project back to an standard definition DVD-R. I wanted to try it via four ways. 1) Burn the disc straight from FCPX. 2) Burn the project as an IMG to my hard drive and make the disc later. 3) Export the finished project as an H.264 QT MOV (at 640x480) and then burn the disc via Compressor. 4) Burn the H.264 MOV via Toast.
Here's the big problem: When it was time to either burn the project straight from FCPX to a DVD-R, or take my QT MOV of the same project and burn a disc via Compressor or Toast, the finished DVD-R, when played on a DVD player or in my Mac showed MAJOR interlacing issues (those jagged wiggly lines on people's bodies, especially during camera movement).
So what's strange is, the QT MOV files and the VOB files that I exported to my hard drive from FCPX (before actually making the disc) look and sound perfect. But when I try to burn the actual disc via FCPX, or Compressor, or Toast, the interlacing issues (jagged lines) appear every time. So it's obvious to me that there's something that the disc burning process, itself, doesn't like, or is having issues with. (I tried changing it Progressive and nothing gets rid of those jagged lines.
Any advice or help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
J.

bobbymac1967 wrote:
I did all all that before,
All what…including chaging field order and de-interlacong in Compressor?
Then it's probably not interlacing.
Post a screen shot of a frame before you imported into FCP and another sceen shot shot after exporting.
(Or is you'd prefer, upload a short section to Dropbox so we can see it and test it first hand.)
I used h.264 because there was no alternative.
I don't understand that; if you export as a master file, you should have a whole bunch of codec options.
Russ

What are the ideal specs for a DigiBeta master tape when authoring a "widescreen anamorphic" 16:9 SD DVD (original aspect ratio is 14:9)?

I just received the masters for a new SD DVD. I would like to author a "widescreen anamorphic" SD DVD horizontally squeezed widescreen image stored in a standard 4:3 aspect ratio DVD image frame. (On 4:3 displays, mattes should preserve the original aspect ratio. On 16:9 displays the image will fill the screen at the highest possible resolution.)
Below I've listed the specs of the Digi Beta master tapes the producers have sent to me for digitizing. I'd like to know this: What are the ideal specs for a DigiBeta master tape when authoring a widescreen anamorphic SD DVD, using material with an original aspect ratio of 14:9?
I've also listed my guesses below. Please let me know if my guesses are right. If not, please suggest alternatives (and if possible explain why.)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF EXISTING MASTER:
Tape: DigiBeta
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.55 (14:9)
Vid Rate: 29.97 fps
Pixel Aspect: NTSC - CCIR 601
Frame Size: 720 x 480
Anamorphic: Full-Height Anamorphic (16:9 image displayed in letterboxed, non-distored 4:3)
Display Format: 4:3 Letterbox
MY GUESS AT IDEAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (for a DigiBeta, that is):
Tape: DigiBeta
Original Aspect Ratio: 1.55 (14:9)
Vid Rate: 29.97 fps
Pixel Aspect: Square
Frame Size: 720 x 540
Anamorphic: YES
Display Format: 16:9 Anamorphic (horizontally squeezed widescreen image)
Please feel free to ask for clarification or further information you need to answer my question.
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
Best, Noetical.
BTW, I can't wait for the day when everything has gone digital and we get digital intermediates instead of tapes to digitize!

Hi Nick...thanks for taking the time to reply to my question.
Nick Holmes wrote:
What you have there is a mess.
NTSC pixels are never square.
NTSC is 720x486, even when it is Anamorphic.
You shouldn't be using an already letterboxed master to make an Anamorphic version. Get the master that was made before the letterboxing stage.
When you make an Anamorphic DVD it should display as 16:9 full screen automatically on widescreen TVs.
The same DVD will automatically letterbox on 4:3 TVs.
Um yeah...duh. That's exactly what I was trying to explain in the preface of my question. I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear...all these things you mention are the reasons I'm putting together a list of the technical specs of the DigiBeta I need so I can have them send that instead of the stupid letterboxed version.
Look, I'm sending this request to some intern at their offices in England, asking for a master with which I can make an Anamorphic DVD. They already sent me this master, which as you and I both agree is an idiotic asset to use for these purposes. As such, I was hoping for advice on a more precise way of requesting the master that I need than asking for "the master that was made before the letterboxing stage." Upon reflection, perhaps I'll just do that. If you or anyone else has a suggestion about something I should add to my request that would improve the odds of them sending the tape I need, please repond. Thank you!
BTW, It's been a long time since anyone has responded to something I've written or said as though I'm an idiot. I remember now that I don't really like it. (Moving along...)

Images are very blurry when I author to DVD

Looking for a little help.
I author a DVD each month for a company and we add image overlays to movie trailers. It has a banner along the top of the trailer and along the bottom. (Movie title, movie cover, copyright line and a couple small logos)
We use video that is 720p so I built it in Premier Pro CS6
Video Settings I use in PP CS6
DV - NTSC > Widescreen 48kHz
General
Editing mode: QuickTime DV NTSC
Timebase: 29.97fps
Video Settings
Frame size: 720h 480v (1.2121)
Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC Widescreen 16:9 (1.2121)
Fields: Lower Field First
Audio Settings
Sample rate: 48000 samples/second
Default Sequence
Total video tracks: 3
Master track type: Stereo
Audio Tracks:
Audio 1: Standard
Audio 2: Standard
Audio 3: Standard
The video comes out pretty decent (I realize because we author to DVD it wont be HD)
When creating the overlays I use Photoshop CS6 I have tried so many different ways and they come out really nice IN Premier Pro, but as soon as I author to a DVD they are blurry.
I have tried a bunch of the presets in PS but the most common one I try is:
Preset > Film & Video > HDV/HDTV 720p/29.97
Width 1280
Height 720
Resolution 72
RGB Colour 8 Bit
Colour Profile: Don't colour manage thus Document
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels
Does anyone see what I am doing wrong? Or could it be that I am authoring in 720p HD and then trying to burn it to a DVD, cause when I author to a Blu-ray it looks fantastic, it's just downgrading to DVD it sucks.

Ok so I tried importing from Premier Pro to Encore, and I also tried it by doing what you said above (Ann) but even in the preview timeline it's really blurry

Client Communication Issues when attempting to retire old ADCS Certificate Authority

Hi,
SCCM 2012 R2 running on 2008R2. Single site.
We've been migrating our environment to a new SHA2 Microsoft CA and we're seeing issues when attempting to retire our old SHA1 CA server.
We've had a fully functioning PKI integrated SCCM environment for some time. No issues. All our clients have client certificates deployed via group policy.
We've spun up a new CA and installed new SHA2 distribution point and webserver certificates on the SCCM server.
We have added the new Root CA certificate to the trusted list in the site properties (both are now listed)
We have confirmed that new machine builds are receiving SHA2 client computer certificates via group policy.
Everything runs happily with the two CA servers configured and running. We would like to retire the old CA server but when we shut it down we find that all older clients (with the SHA1 cert) stop communicating with the management point.
Clients with the newer SHA2 computer certs continue to function. We assumed that the old CA server didn't have to be running for the SHA1 certs to still function. Are we incorrect?
Anyone able to explain what's happening?
Cheers!

Hi Jason,
No, we don't have CRL checking enabled in the SCCM site settings. As I understand it that tells the clients to check the site server against the CRL?
We think the issue is due to IIS attempting to check the client certificates against the CRL on the old CA (which is currently turned off)
For now we've temporarily disabled CRL checking in IIS while we attempt to migrate the old CRL to the new CA. All our clients are now talking happily to the management point.
All good. Cheers.

Interlacing issues when authoring a DVD (PE9)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for