-- newb.. dvd video size?
i have a 3d demo reel i wanna show to potential employers
640 by 480 DV .....3.5 mins....quicktime h.264....29.97...size 550 mb
problem 1: I thought about simply adding the video file itself to a DVD
but when on other computers ( two differint laptops ) the video skips around
when using both Quicktime pro and Windows media player. ( it doesnt skip on my pc ).
problem 2: So i authored/burned a DVD with the file encoded in MPEG2 format of course
and when it plays it goes to full screen not the native 640 by 480 size i want thus pixelizing the
video.
Question?? I want to mail these out ....so i want a person to insert the DVD into a computer
and from the dvd menu click play and the video plays in 640 by 480 ( not full screen )
--anyone knowhow is this possible? or
--how could i get the DVD data disc with the video file to play and not skip in every other computer than
my desktop?
Personally, I would put your Assets into a DV Project. Yes, I know that this not the normal workflow. Do not scale anywhere, and you will have your original Assets in a 720x480 Frame, with black around it, unscaled anywhere. Then, just author a DVD for playback on any computer equipped with a DVD software player. Using this method, I think, will not trigger the DVD player to up-rez the footage. I also do not think that the black border will be as apparant, as they would be on a TV. Now, you still have the potential issue of one playing a DVD-Video on a high-rez computer screen and hitting Full Screen.
Playing AV files from a DVD-Data can be problematic, due to the differences in systems and throughput. However, this can also happen if the system is quite old and even the DVD software player could have issues.
Good luck, and don't be surprised if there are some different ideas out there,
Hunt
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DVD Studio Pro is saying "Note: The directory ‘/Users/viviennesmith/Desktop/FLIGHT_INSTRUCTOR DVD/PAR’ is not a DVD-Video directory and will not be included in the final disc or DLT."
There are a are few other notes along the same theme!
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Starting DVD Build THE_FLIGHT_INSTRUCTOR...
Compiler Initializing...
Precompiling Project THE_FLIGHT_INSTRUCTOR
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Created 8 PGCs in VMG.
0 Menu(s) will be created...
Compiling Menu PGCs...
Writing VTS_01_0.VOB
Writing VIDEO_TS.VOB
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Writing VTS_01_0.VOB
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Linking VTS#1...
Writing VTS#1...
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Cheers
OnnySmithAll the comments about files that are not of the DVD-Video are normal. Those are files that DVDSP creates and are simply ignored in the burning.
The last line is the key one. It seems either your disc was bad or your recording device is having problems.
Try with a another new disc.
fwiw - certain brands were known to have issues. It's been a while since I've built a DVD but I remember always using Taiyo Yuden and had very few coasters from bad discs.
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Why is video size different to original when exporting from Premiere Pro CS6 to Encore?
Hi there
My source files in Premiere Pro are 1920 x 1080.
When I export the sequence to Encore to burn to a DVD the size in the burned DVD changes to 720 x 576
In Encore project area I have these two entries
The encoding settings for the above two entries are
this (for the first entry above)...
and this (for the second entry above)...
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How can I fix this? What am I doing wrong?DVD is 720x576 you cannot change that.
If you want 1920x1080 which is HD you need to make a BluRay.
You can however make an AVCHD disk which is HD on DVD.
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Hello,
I have a newbie video question. We have a customer that needs to have an old video edited slightly for upload to the web. I own Premiere Pro CS4, but need to get the video from the original DVD, which contains and Audio_TS and Video_TS folder with associated files contained therein.
In the past, I've had to borrow a piece of hardware that ran from a traditional DVD player to my computer to capture the DVD video, which then would be able to import it into Premiere for editing.
Does anyone know if there is a software that would allow me to avoid the hardware interface between the DVD player to my computer? It would be so much easier to be able to put the DVD in my Mac, and somehow capture the video, so I could then be able to edit in Premiere.
This may not be impossible I don't know, but we don't do much video, and hate to borrow the hardware again or sub it out.
Thanks for any help.
CoreyJust a quick follow up to those who read this thread. On my Intel iMac, I ended up using the free MPEG Streamclip for Mac (http://www.squared5.com) to convert the VOB files on the original DVD, and then converted them to quicktime format for editing.
The file renaming mentioned above didn't work for me. I ended up with multiple errors.
The MPEG Streamclip software demultiplexed as Angelo suggested above. While it worked perfectly for me and was free, I did have to purchase the QuickTime 6 MPEG-2 Playback Component for Mac OS X (http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A?mco=MTIxODk3Mw) for $19.99.
Before purchasing this component from Apple, Streamclip seemed to import the VOB files off the DVD, but nothing was visible and did not work properly. As a point of note, I'm running QuickTime v. 7.5.5.
Once the QT MPEG-2 component was purchased, downloaded and installed from Apple, Streamclip captured the entire DVD, audio and video, demultiplexed and exported in the format I chose. (QuickTime)
It was then easy to import the QuickTime file into Premeire and the editing began. No hardware bridge was needed to capture the DVD, and it seemed reasonably intuitive.
Though keep in mind, you will likely need to cough up the $20 dollars to Apple for the MPEG-2 component. Before purchasing that component, I couldn't get Streamclip to capture any of my DVDs'.
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How to Optimize Quality of DVD Video using Premier 6.5
I am looking for some advice how to get the best video quality on the MPEG-2 DVDs I create. I capture my MiniDV video into Adobe Premiere 6.5 in AVI format using a D-Link (at least 2 years old) 1394 fireware card. I set my default projects settings to Microsoft DV Compressor, Frame Size 720 x 480, 16x9 aspect, 29.97 fps, depth millions, quality 100%. Once my editing is done, I export using Adobe Premier 6.5 MPEG encoding (I have the latest 1.3 update). I typically pick the DVD 16x9 High Bit Rate setting. My DVDs look OK. The Canon ZR30 MC MiniDV Camcorder I have been using recently died; it was about 5 years old. I just replaced it with a 3CCD MiniDV camcorder from Panasonic (PV-GS320) that should help in terms of the source video quality. I am not ready for HD. Too expensive to upgrade my PC and disk subsystem in particular and my preference will be an HD camcorder with no spinning hard drive or moving tapes. We are very close to this. I imagine many folks are in my boat in this in-between stage where we get to watch HD on our LCD TVs but must work in the stone ages with our DVD video editing software and equipment. I would appreciate any suggestions how to get better performance either by upgrading to newer software from Adobe (provided this will really help), buying a better capture card, changing my settings in Premier. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>typically pick the DVD 16x9 High Bit Rate setting
I will qualify this by saying that I (used to) use Premiere 6.02 and the MPEG output added by a Pinnacle Dv500 card's software, so I don't have any direct experience with Premiere 6.5 and the MainConcept coding engine
But, I am
switching over to Premiere Pro
which also uses MainConcept, so I have some experience with settings
For a video up to one hour, your current settings are probably the best you can do
For over one hour, you should look at 2-pass VBR settings
In Pro, there is a place to adjust the 3 individual components, and I used a MINimum bitrate of 3 and MAXimum bitrate of 7 (see below) and would then play with the TARGET bitrate to have the highest setting where the software would say there was enough space (on a DVD) to export the project
That "play with" consisted of adjusting the target bitrate a tenth at a time (6.5 6.4 6.3 etc) until the status message would change from insufficient space to READY... at which point I knew I had the best quality the software could give
If you want to try a different product, visit Vendor site CCE Basic
MPEG coding program
Download site for
CCE Basic Demo or Purchase
And, some general information about burning DVD's
To
Burn Error Proof DVDs (Well, close to error proof!)
Use the SLOWEST possible burn option your burner will allow in Encore, since it is much better to take a bit more time burning the disc than it is to burn "fast" and have a disc that won't play
Set the VIDEO portion of the transcoding options to a Maximum of 7,000 so your burned disc will have a better chance at playing in desktop players (which support burned discs, if at all, only as an "after thought" of the DVD specification)
Use AC3 or PCM audio transcode settings for best player compatibility (some discussion of MPEG audio not being supported by all players, especially for NTSC discs)
Buy and use Taiyo Yuden (or Verbatim?) brand blank discs
Read this
ENTIRE message
Concerning Replication
And this one
About Authoring and Playing a DVD
Discussion of
Peak Bitrate
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Bit Budget Calculator -
Poor DVD Video Quality - Transcoding pain
Hello,
I am working on a video project with the NTSC DVD as the deliverable. The project is realtively simple. It contains one mpeg2 video file, an adio track and a few menues. It is all ok except for the horrible DVD quality I am getting from Encore SC4. The original mpeg2 video quality is very good. This mpeg2 video file was generated using the Proshow Producer program with NTSC DVD setting as output. Here is what mediainfo has to say about this file:
General
Complete name : C:\Local\Piotrek Local Documents on xps435\My Local Shows\2012\04 Pogrzeb Melanii Grobelnej\Pozegnanie Melanii Grobelnej_DVD.mpg
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 2.08 GiB
Duration : 45mn 47s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 6 518 Kbps
Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=12
Duration : 45mn 47s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 6 164 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Bottom Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.595
Stream size : 1.97 GiB (95%)
Audio
ID : 192 (0xC0)
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Duration : 45mn 47s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 73.4 MiB (3%)
My first problem is why Encore insists on transcoding the video. I do not see any reason why not to use the video as is. The "Do not transcode" option is not available. Perhaps I have some settings in the project that may be incompatible with the DVD video but I realy do not know what they could be. Please help if you think you know what it could be.
With automatic transcoding the resulting video quality is plain horrible. I keep blinking my eyes because everything is so badly out of focus. I keep trying to specify the transcoding quality to as high as Encore allows me but the resulting video stays at very poor quality. I am not very expierence with the transcoding function of Encore but what I am getting "out of the box" is garbage so I hope you, more expierenced gentlemen, could help me squeese more from this S/W.
Thanks you in advance,
PeterIn Proshow Producer there are two ways (two different menue options) to generated an mpeg2 DVD quality file. One of them gave me a file described by mediainfo in my original email - encore insisted on transcoding it.
The other way of generaring a DVD mpeg2 file renders a file as below:
General
Complete name : C:\Local\Piotrek Local Documents on xps435\My Local Shows\2012\04 Pogrzeb Melanii Grobelnej\amanda_customDVD_2.mpg
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 34.4 MiB
Duration : 30s 63ms
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 9 585 Kbps
Writing library : Photodex mpeg encoder
Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=18
Duration : 30s 63ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 9 200 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Bottom Field First
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.888
Stream size : 32.9 MiB (96%)
Writing library : Photodex mpeg encoder
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.601
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Audio
ID : 192 (0xC0)
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 2
Duration : 30s 24ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 224 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -33ms
Stream size : 821 KiB (2%)
The problem is that Proshow Producer crashes (runs out of memory) while generating this file - this is why it is only 30 seconds long. Now this file does not require transcoding in Encore CS4 and, if it did not crash, would be of acceptable quality.
I do not know what the M/N settings describe but the M/N settings are different in the second file. Some other settings are different as well, e.g., Bit/(Pixel*Frame).
From what I know and from what Photodex support person told me they do not have a way to generate an .m2v file. I can generate an mpeg2 with no audio from Producer but the video encoding would be as it is now I would think so I am not sure what difference (if any) this would make.
Thanks,
Peter -
Having trouble with DVD Video files. Please Help! :)
Hi I recently got a film DVD I wanted to take a clip off. However although I can watch the section I want in Windows Media Player, when I import the film into Premiere - some of it is missing! there are 4 files '4-1',4-2','4-3',4-4' which make up the movie. I can load them all in but 4-3 is missing the last 15-20 minutes, even though I know its there - cos this file is the same size as the previous one which is full length. Does anyone know why this would be? The DVD is unencrypted.
Please help - its quite annoying that the small section of film I want is the bit that won't appear! Thank you very much
RichBased on this one line:
The DVD is unencrypted.
I was assuming that it was not protected. However, as you point out, some aspects might be, and the OP might not be completely aware of this.
If there is protection, I strongly urge anyone to respect that, regardless of their intended use of the material. Copy protection is there for a very good reason. Regardless of what one might be able to do, they should be 100% ethical, and honor any/all copy protection. This is true for material from a videographer, or from a commercial studio. Should you need to use the material in such a DVD-Video, you should contact the author to get first permission, and then the original source material, that has not undergone the MPEG-2 compression to DVD-Video.
Again, I assume that the OP knows that this is NOT an issue, and will not figure into the problem. In that case, all above does NOT apply in this case, but some other reader might make note of it.
Good luck,
Hunt -
hi,
i want to use imovie for some basic editting and rendering.
i have a load of mov's, captured using snapz pro x at 720x480 that i simply want to import, cut bits out, and export as one file for use in idvd.
i have 2 questions...
1. is there a way, in imovie, to change the end video size? im using 720x480 source files, and when i export as a movie it either crams it into a 640x480, or letterboxes it. i just want the output size to stay the same as the input size (720x480). if not, whats the optimum size people use for tv viewing?
2. the content of my video is pretty intricate. its got a feint grey box in the middle of the screen, which the video plays in (screen in screen basically).
assuming that imovie will only give me 640x480 output, i cropped the clips to 640x480, inputted them, pieced them together, and outputed them. imovie gives me the right size, but really messes up the video. the grey line is blurred and not visible at the bottom, and the moving images themselves look awful.
all i want is to export a video that has the same properties (size, resolution etc) as the input files!
if screen grabs would help, i can put some up.
thanks in advanceyes, i've had varied success with transferring screen grabs to tv. problem is, its the only option - im using a moving image enivronment (pure data) and the only way to save the video you create is through snapz (well, theres no way of saving it within the software).
one way i will try is to video out from the laptop into a tv and record with a dvd recorder, see if that helps.
i think its trial and error with the captures. the 720x480 looked pretty good, but the refresh rate was out and it flickered a fair bit. the refresh rate was better on 640x480, but it didnt look as good.
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DVD video/audio rip to FCP but skipped frames, why?
Dear Pros.
I am having an issue with frame and audio skipping on me through out the clips that I ripped from DVD video. DVD video is created by Panasonic DMR-6070. It is an educational lecture that we create at the university. We use DMR-6070 to master the video. DMR-6070 creates MPEG2 video in 325x480. I am able to rip the video using MPEG Streamclip as 720x480 QuickTime DV/DVCPRO NTSC video/audio with 29.97 FPS.
When I bring the DVD ripped footage to FCP and start to edit, I noticed that every10 seconds or so, video and audio skips. I don’t know why it is doing this. The original DVD video does not have this issue. When I tried to export from DVD, I specified to 29.97 FPS. FCP is set to edit with DVD/NTSC settings with 29.97 FPS. The video should come into FCP without any hitch. But I am stuck…
Also I shot the same footage with DV cam in different angle. I am trying to edit two footages using Multiefootage edit mode. The footages were cued up by IN point. However, videos start to become out of synch after 2 min. of footages past. So I am assuming that some issues with dropped frames.
How do you work with DVD video and bring the footages into FCP? Do you see any dropped frames? Can you Multifootage edit with a mix of video sources?
Thank you in advance.
Reed
G4 Dual, PB 17 Mac OS X (10.4.3)There is something very strange about the size of the MPEG2 files you say the recorder produces; the file size you quote is MPEG1 video not MPEG 2. this is the start of your problems I would think. I have a number of Panasonic recorders and they all produce 720x540 in standard mode PAL
I trust you are NOT using the Extended Play mode on the recorder, the 6hr setting?. This will really muck things up if you are.
I get excellent results from video recorded on the Panasonics, taking account there is a quality drop by converting from DVD.
I convert to DVD to Quicktime using DVDxDV, edit in FCP then output to DVD again and never have problems.
Try a test using the free DVDxDV tryout application and see what results you get.
As to dropped frames in editing the DV cam I assume you have the basic configuration for using FCP:
- you are capturing to external media drives, not the system drive
- have the correct version of QuickTime for the version of FCP and the OS you have
- you have the same AV settings for both sets of footage you are trying to edit on the timeline - FCP will not edit different setups in the same timeline
see this link: www.DVDXDV.com
regards
Gary -
I unable to read DVD video discs, although I can read DVD-R and CD.
I try to change the region using regionset but with no change.
here is the output of vlc, when I try to open DVD:
VLC media player 0.8.6b Janus
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.1.10 from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Could not open /dev/hdc with libdvdcss.
libdvdread: Can't open /dev/hdc for reading
libdvdnav: vm: faild to open/read the DVD
[00000291] dvdread demuxer error: DVDRead cannot open source: /dev/hdc
[00000294] vcd access error: could not read TOCHDR
[00000294] vcd access error: no movie tracks found
[00000294] access_file access error: file /dev/hdc is empty, aborting
[00000294] cdda access error: could not read TOCHDR
[00000294] cdda access error: no audio tracks found
[00000289] main input error: no suitable access module for `dvd:///dev/hdc'
[00000278] main playlist: nothing to play
signal 2 received, terminating vlc - do it again in case it gets stuck
[00000278] main playlist: stopping playbackwhats in your
/etc/fstab
yours is probably
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
mine is
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
i had issues with some dvd's till i changed from auto to udf -
I just bought a new mac mini and an external DVD burner. I want to burn a DVD video and it will not play on the TV but only on the computer? Need this figured out for tomorrow. Can anyone help me?
Congratulations on the new Mini. Are you saying you tried burning and it does not play, or do you want to burn it only for the computer to be able to play it?
OS X Mountain Lion: Burn a CD or DVD may help. -
How do I edit a DVD video in Final Cup Pro
Hey all,
I'm working on a project and I need to take the video on a DVD, bring it in to Final Cut Pro, add titles to it (text) and then output it to be burned back to a DVD.
I can't loose any quality either, so it has to look the same as it does on the original DVD, just now with text.
I've already looked around at other programs but none seem to work.
HanDbreak: This program takes FOREVER to encode the DVD. It said it was going to take 5 hours to rip a 90 min movie. Unacceptable.
ffXMpegX: This program simply doesn't work. When I attempt to press the "encode" button after picking my settings, it tells me to find a specific file before it can continue (?!)
MPEG Streamclip: This is being touted as the best by people on forums, but I find it to be the worst. The GUI is downright confusing as there isn't one! There aren't any options, buttons, settings, drop down menu's, fields or ANYTHING. In fact, this thing looks just like a bad video player. I dragged on dropped a .VOB file in there, it took it and the video appeared but there aren't ANY OPTIONS after that. Am I missing something?
MactheRipper: Okay, so this is alright for ripping the VIDEO_TS folder and that's about it. More or less pointless for what I want to do I guess.
So can anyone please help me? I really need to get this done.
ThanksI can't loose any quality either, so it has to look the same as it does on the original DVD, just now with text
Not possible. FCP cannot edit DVD video, it needs to be converted. Conversion means quality loss. Then you edit, and convert AGAIN to DVD...more quality loss.
Want zero quality loss? You need to get a hold of the original material that was used to make the DVD.
MPEG STREAMCLIP...drop the clip in the box...the look in the FILE menu under EXPORT...There are your options. But this won't be zero quality loss. Again, that is not possible.
Shane -
How do I copy a DVD-video to my iPhone using Toast 10?
I apologize if the answer to this question is already out there. I tried searching for answers without luck. I want to take a DVD-video I own and get it onto my iPhone using Toast 10. I am sure this is suppose to be simple but obviously, I can't figure it out. Yes, I read through and searched the .pdf user manual for Toast 10 as well.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.
PattyAs long as it is your DVD that you hold any copyright and there is no encryption on it then Toast 10 will convert it.
If it is a commercial DVD that you purchased and it is encrypted then neither software mentioned here will work and the Terms of Use of this site prevent any further discussion of the topic as it is illegal to use software to break DVD encryption. -
How can I convert DVD- video into Apple's format so that it can be played and streamed from my Mac?
How can I convert DVD- video into Apple's format so that I can play the content on my Mac and also stream it to my Apple TV? A few years ago, I transferred all of my home videos onto DVD but now would really like to put these onto my Mac and stream them through Apple TV to watch on the "big screen". Any advice would be most welcome!! Thanks
MPEG Streamclip.
Apple do not have their "own" format. You need to convert your DVDs to H.264 though. -
Getting Ripped DVD Video and Audio Into Encore
Do you have previously authored DVDs that need rework? Do you want to add menus with greater impact and functionality? Do you want to add some additional program or supplemental material? Does a client want their product demo DVD to be updated to reflect the capabilities of the new and improved version, but the source files no longer exist? Using Adobe Encore DVD and a freeware utility called DVD Decrypter (DVDD), you can accomplish this quickly and easily.
Disclaimer: I do not support the illegal copying and/or distribution of copyrighted works. The authors and distributors of the software I use have made it clear that they do not support illegal copying. This guide is intended solely to assist you in ripping and copying DVD video to which you have the legal rights. Any use of this guide to infringe the copyright of someone else’s intellectual property is prohibited.
This guide is based on Adobe Encore DVD 1.5.1 and DVD Decrypter version 3.5.4.0. Let’s Begin!
Place the DVD to be ripped in your DVD drive and launch DVDD. If you have more than one drive (e.g., a DVD-ROM and a DVD burner) make sure the one with the disc is selected in the Source dropdown list in the main program window. Now we need to set up DVDD to extract video in a way that is “Encore friendly”. This is the toughest part of the whole exercise. Click on the Tools menu item and choose “Settings…”.
Settings
General Tab: You can leave these set at their defaults if you like. Personally, I specify a custom Default Destination. I put my ripped video assets all in one place anyway, and having a default destination means I have one less thing to do when I rip a DVD.
IFO Mode Tab: Make sure that “Select Main Movie PGC” and “Enable Stream Processing” are checked. “Uncheck Suspect Cells” is probably a good default safety check. If your hard disks are formatted as NTFS, set File Splitting to “None”. I leave “Copy IFO File” checked with the default sub-items checked. Make sure that “Patch M2V Timecode” is unchecked. The items in the Create Additional Files section are purely optional. The author of DVDD has been kind enough to list which programs need which files; notice that Encore DVD isn’t listed as needing any of these extra files. I do keep the “Stream Information” box checked. DVDD generates very informative file names, but I like to keep “Include PGC Number” under File Names checked. Be advised you will get some lengthy file names after DVDD is finished ripping.
Stream Processing Tab: Since we enabled stream processing in the IFO Mode tab, we need to tell DVDD how to process those streams. To save yourself time and confusion later, check the “Convert PCM to WAV” box. Earlier versions of Encore required a Demuxed audio stream and a Raw video stream. Encore 1.5.1 can accept either type of video stream (Raw or Demuxed) but it does still require a Demuxed audio stream. However, I still recommend using Raw video and Demuxed audio, if only because it seems to be somewhat faster to process in DVDD. This workflow is also backward-compatible with earlier versions of Encore.
So let’s set up the Stream Processing tab now. In the Demux box, enter “0x8? 0xA? 0xC?”. This ensures that all audio streams in the selected PGC, whether AC3, PCM or MPEG will be set to Demux. In the Raw box, enter “0xE0”. This ensures that the video from the selected PGC will be set to Raw.
Additional Notes about the Stream Processing Tab:
1. For those of you asking the question, “What the heck is a PGC?” it’s just DVD-speak for the titles in a DVD project. And I’m not talking about the opening or end credits, either; I’m talking about the titles that result, for example, from the timelines you create in an Encore DVD project. There is a subtle difference between a PGC and a VTS (title set), but that's not important right now.
2. Happily, recent versions of DVDD create a WAV file after ripping that will import directly into Encore. Versions prior to 3.2.0.0 would create a WAV file that had to be imported to, and exported from, a sound editing program like Adobe Audition, Goldwave or SoundForge before Encore would recognize it.
Events Tab: For convenience sake, I recommend setting “Set Program Mode” in the Startup section to “IFO”. That way, whenever you launch DVDD, it will look familiar to you. You may safely ignore all of the other tabs in the Settings dialog.
Ripping
1.Under the Input Tab of the main program window, select the PGC you want to rip. You can only do one at a time.
2.Switch to the Stream Processing Tab. Verify that Enable Stream Processing is checked.
3.Check or uncheck any or all of the video and audio streams that are listed. Highlight each one to verify that all audio streams are set to Demux and the video stream is set to Raw.
4.If you didn’t select Default Destination in the General Settings Tab, then you need to tell DVDD where to put the ripped files now.
5.Click on the big DVD-to-Disk icon.
6.DVDD will announce, quite loudly, when it has finished. At that point you can rename the files or import them as is into Encore.
I hope you find this guide useful and that it helps you get the most out of your investment in Adobe Encore DVD.
Guide © Jeff Bellune 2005OK, I can't tell you what we are doing, you'll have to trust me that it's for a very good cause. I'll simplify the use case as an example. If I can do the following we'll be OK:
1) Read video/audo files from a DVD that we created
2) Open these files with the QuickTime Player, click on Export to Apple TV to create an output file.
I'd rather not do an interim conversion of the video data (like use a 3rd party app to convert to mp4 first and then read into QT, but I'm considering a conversion to DV) because that could seriously hurt the apps effectiveness. I also can't use another app (MPEG Streamclip, HandBrake, VisualHub, etc.) to do the conversion.
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