Newbie : HD / SD / footage length

Question

Hello
I have finish the editing of the film of the wedding of my daughter.
This film was made with 4 cameras.
1 camera is in 1920 x 1080 29,97 fps
3 cameras are in 1440 x 1080 25 fps
All my sequences are 1920 x 1080 25 fps or 29,97 fps
Now I want to put this footage on a DVD :
- Will I have problem because of the 2 format used ( 1920 x 1080 29,97 fps and 1440 x 1080 25 fps)
- What format do I have to use to export the films ?
- HD or SD ?
Thanks in advance for your help
Best
Cyril
P.S. If I want to share this film on Internet,
- what is the best place ?
- what format ?
- can I share it using what I have done in DVD studio pro

Answer 1

Cyril Blanc wrote:
Hello Drew
Many thanks for your long answer, very helpful
You are welcome
All my footage are in PAL, but as my daughter has married an American I have to send for XMAS a NTSC version of the DVD to his family
The PAL version is almost finish. (it contains 6 films and some slide show)
Do I have to convert every film to NTSC or can I convert the DVD in one go
In general, a PAL DVD cannot be directly converted to an NTSC DVD or vice versa, you will need to make a new projects.
On the video side of things (disregarding the slide show for a moment) if you have made one long video in Final Cut, if you export the entire video out from Final Cut you can use Compressor to convert formats from PAL to NTSC. Usually what I do is export as a self contained movie (you can use reference) then in Compressor convert that to NTSC in the same codec then encode again to an NTSC m2v. For the first step (PAL to NTSC) I will use one of the presets - for instance if it was 1080i50 in one codec, I will copy the 1080i60 preset then adjust frame controls to have retiming as better, and most of the other settings to better (not best.) There are some other approaches people use, but I have been pretty happy with the results. Some other threads on the subject [PAL NTSC|http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?threadID=&q=PALtoNTSC&objID=c123&dateRange=thisyear&userID=&numResults=15]
On the slideshow side of things, you may be best off by rebuilding in the NTSC project, making sure to scale to proper size. Another option is to build the disc and then using MPEG Streamclip (www.squared5.com) to convert the VOB with the sildeshow to a movie and then convert the movie. Take a look here to see how to find which VOB has the slideshow http://dvdstepbystep.com/vts.php You will in all likelihood lose some quality and functioninality (i.e., if you have pause at each slide), and ultimately in may be easier just to redo the slideshow. Also keep in mind that slideshows sometimes work strangely and then converting the slideshow to a track may provide better results (keeping in mind that the conversion only goes one way, so make a copy of the slideshow before converting, just in case, or exporting the item description) and/or use iPhoto/Motion etc to make a video....
If the films do no go on one DVD, is it possible to have a multiple DVD ?
How do you link ?
Not sure how much video you shot or the length of the movie, but you could use a DL disc
[Making Content Fit|http://dvdstepbystep.com/faqs_7.php] You should be able to get 3-1/2 hours on a DL easily and a Single layer can hold 2 hours (depending on the footage and encode rates) give or take some. Take a look [here|http://dvdstepbystep.com/faqs_3.php] for issues surrounding encoding. For a wedding where there is not that much action (other than dancing) where people are speaking to the camera giving congrats, the wedding service etc, there is alot of low motion sections that should hold up fine with lower rates.
Also keep in mind you will need to set a DL break point [take a look at this thread and links|http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2206544&#2206544]. Lastly make sure to use good brands of media, o matter which way you go, single or DL. Taiyo Yuden-R are good for SL and Verbatim +R always work well for me on DL.
There is not real way to jump from disc to disc. If the movie is real long at the end you can put a messgae such as put in the other disc to continue viewing, much like you will see two disc sets where they will mention that there is bonus material on the other disc or something.