Pixalated DVD menu and flickering credits
I am currently editing a project on Premiere Elements 7. I am having trouble with the quality of the DVD menu. It is pixalated (to the point that some of the text is nearly unreadable). I have also had problems with the resizing the text on the main menu. If I use the drop down box to select the text pt., the changes save fine. However, if I click on the text and resize it using the mouse icon, the changes are not permanent (the text is skewed if I restart the program or burn to disk.)
ALSO, the rolling titles or credits at the end are flickering. I have tried hitting "enter" to render the clip, and have experimented with all of the field options-without success.
I would really appreciate any help!
It looks like someone moved your post to this forum, Evan. Which is where it should be.
That said, I can think of no reason your text should be so pixelated it's unreadable on your DVD menu. At least assuming you're creating your text in Premiere Elements.The menu file is rendered from fonts at full DVD resolution.
The only possible explanation I can think of is that you're viewing this menu at more than 100%. This would be the case if, for instance, you were judging it by how it played on your computer, at full screen, rather than on your TV.
It's also possible that you're judging the quality of the menu based on the menu preview in the Disc Menus workspace. The preview will not show you the actual quality of the output. In fact, it's usually a pretty low resolution view. It's just a preview so you can test the navigation of the disc. Once the program creates your DVD, your menu file will be rendered as ful-quality 720x480 video.
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There are a few tutorials around for DVDSP…
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/dvd_language_nattress.html
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Hi,
first, sorry if my english sucks jajaa i speach spanish, havent practice my english for a while.
first i edited my video in premier cc
sequence 1280X720, 59,94 fps
48000hz - stereo
the i linked it with dynamik link to after, make some color correction, etc etc etc
i renderd in quicktime animation
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Bottom lines:
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