Printing to DVD at the highest quality possible

Hello out there. I have a question. I'm currently editing a project that was shot on 35mm film telecined full frame (4:3) to DigiBeta and down converted to DVCAM. Durning post we added a 1.85 matte (as he footage was originally composed for 1.85). My main concern is to output this footage at the highest quality possible. (Is FCP's Compression a good tool for this) Also I was wondering if anyone had a link to a discussion where I could find out how to burn a dvd with no menu that continuously loops. I'm currently using the FCP Production Suite with DVD S Studio Pro 4. Thanks
Erv

If you do a search you can find discussions on both of these topics as they have been discussed over and over, especially the compression one.
this is a good read:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/first_playwarmouth.html

Similar Messages

When I burn a 1.3 GB movie on DVD on the highest quality setting, the result is a blurry image. How can I fix that?

Why did I get a poor quality DVD result when the quality is good when I view it on Premiere Elements?

piboss314
What version of Premiere Elements are you using and on what computer operating system is it running?
What is the project preset for the project and what are the properties of the source media for the project.?
What is the screen size of the TV being used for viewing of the DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc? Do you have the
same problem if you view the DVD-VIDEO on DVD using a computer player?
We need to explore if this is a problem of expectation or something else.
a. If you take your Timeline content to AVCHD format on a DVD disc, what is the quality of that end product?
Just in case note, DVD-VIDEO standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 have the same frame size, 720 x 480 (NTSC) and 720 x 576 (PAL).
The widescreen has a 16:9 flag that stretches the video for display after encoding....in the case of NTSC to about 856 x 480. So, if you
have a high resolution Timeline content, what you are seeing in the end product DVD-VIDEO may not be faring well in the comparison.
b. Please define "poor" quality - not clear, blurry, images smudged looking, something else.
If you are starting with interlaced video with field order = Upper Field First, you may be running into a problem with the field order
that is part of DVD-VIDEO, that is, Lower Field First. We can correct that in 2 ways.
Please review the above. Your reply with details will direct us in customizing an appropriate troubleshooting plan.
Thank you.
ATR

Trying to get my fcp project to burn to dvd at the highest quality? Ive used compressor and then tried to put it in dvdsp put its not working. I am having problems with the audio or when i burn it , i cant play the dvd? any help would be appreciated

Ive used compressor and then tried to put it in dvdsp put its not working. I am having problems with the audio or when i burn it , i cant play the dvd? any help would be appreciated

I suspect you are attempting to burn an HD DVD, which will not play on a DVD player...
But if you provide more details such as the settings you are applying in Compressor, then we would be able to provide you more accurate information.
How are you adding the files to Compressor?
In FCP, what are your footage properties (command-9) and sequence settings (command-0)

Highest Quality Possible for PDF

Main Question: ignoring the size of the illustrator file, when you save the file as a PDF, intended for commercial print, what are the absolute best settings possible?
Before answering “Press Quality Preset,” (thank-you I know that already) maybe I should provide further detail. Where to begin...
This was the initial hitch that prompted further inquiry
I was trying to save an illustrator file (CS6 in case that makes a difference) as a PDF for print. Naturally I selected the Press quality preset. However, when I examined the settings for this preset, I found that my ‘Color Bitmap Images’ are using a JPEG compression. Sure the Image quality is set to the maximum, but it’s still a JPEG compression- thus prone to image degradation if it needs to be resaved (or at least that’s my understanding). It seems reasonable that the simple answer would be to just change the compression from JPEG to the only other option- ZIP, in order to maintain the quality. Duh!
However, I’m left wondering why JPEG is the automatic choice for the press preset if the ZIP compression provides better quality (possible answer- File Size). Furthermore, if the compression setting is not actually set for the highest quality possible (in an attempt to keep the file size down), then what other settings have been lowered in addition to this one.
My hope, as a result of posting in this forum, is to create a new PDF preset in illustrator that will optimize the quality of all possible aspects for any illustrator document. For ***** and giggles let’s just assume the document was originally created with an 1/8 inch bleed, using CMYK color mode, and a 300 ppi raster effect. Plus, this document has utilized every aspect of illustrator in some way (no this is not a real document- but rather a hypothetical document that is being used to identify the best possible settings available, no matter what the content is).
Will these settings be overkill for the majority of documents created in illustrator? Yes! But that’s not the point- the point is, I’m exhausted of having to sift through mountains of information, to figure out the reasonable and the friendly-file-size settings I “should” use for every document I create.
Now, I’m just looking for the big *I WIN* bomb that’ll cream all future documents, regardless of the content, transparency, effects, fonts, etcetera… etcetera (that’s a fact).
Maybe I could’ve skipped the story- but it just seems like people always end up having to go back to explain themselves anyway.
Input on... any of this would be greatly appreciated

PDF/x-1a -- No need to change anything other than maybe the marks - color bars, etc. But the overall comrpession and color settings are already appropriate for press.

How to make a 2 hour long dvd? With highest quality? PE12

I made a two hour long event which I plan on burning into a dvd with the highest quality. It's avchd files. I want to burn it in h.264 1920x1080i pal dolby. I then tried to export the file onto my computer but it showed the file size to be 36,000 which is about 35 gb. I need to know if I export it directly to a dvd, will the size be smaller or the same. If it will be a large 35 gb then I guess I'll need a bigger dvd gb size which all I can find is blu-ray single layers, but I only find 25gb, also do this recordable disks be allowed to play in any dvd player or just blu-ray? Any good cites to buy them cheap? Here are the pictures, first one is where it shows I want to export it to my computer, and the second is to dvd, (DVD is not put in.)
file://localhost/Users/Dayana/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202013-12-10%20at%2010.49.09%20PM.png
file://localhost/Users/Dayana/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202013-12-10%20at%2010.45.45%20PM.png
Please help and don't be rude if my question is "dumb." I'm new to this.

Dayana
Please excuse if I go over some things that you aleady know, but again I do not want to take anything for granted that would prevent us from moving forward on your project.
When you wrote
When I go to Blu-Ray on the Status it says No Burners detected, and with AVCHD it says Busy.
1. Does your burn dialog have a field named burner location:? If so, does your Blu-ray burner show up as a choice in its drop down list?
2. And, with that "...with AVCHD it says Busy", have you selected Publish+Share/Disc/AVCHD disc and inserted a Blu-ray disc instead of a DVD disc, when you get the Busy message? The choice of Blu-ray is a Blu-ray disc; the choice for AVCHD is only a DVD disc. So, please clarify that point.
3. Have you tried Publish+Share/Disc/AVCHD disc with a DVD double layer single sided disc?
4. As a note..the maximum bitrate for burn to DVD-VIDEO on DVD disc 4.7 GB/120 minutes and 8.5 GB/240 minutes is the same, that is 8.00 Mbps. Whereas, the maximum bitrate is much higher for the AVCHD burn to DVD disc and the Blu-ray burn to Blu-ray disc (about 15.74 to 15.50 Mbps for AVCHD DVD, and about 20.19 to 24.0 Mbps for Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc. More details on the exact values if needed.
What is the bitrate of the AVCHD file that you have imported to the Timeline? See if you agree...if the source has a higher bitrate than the export bitrate, would not you expect smaller file size for the export? And if the source has a lower bitrate than the export bitrate, would not you expect a larger file size for export?
Do some mini tests runs to prove or disprove that. Look at the Space Required and Bitrate reading in the burn dialog when you have a given disc in the burner tray.
Please review.
Thanks.
ATR
Add On...
Do you have the equipment that will play back AVCHD DVD as well as Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc?

When exporting to a DVD from Final Cut Pro X, what settings are there to make sure you making the highest quality DVD possible?

When exporting to a DVD from Final Cut Pro X, what settings are there to make sure you making the highest quality DVD possible?

There have been a lot of recent reports of difficulties sharing to DVD, but haven't been hearing about unreadable disks. Posibly there was an encoding error. Or it could have been bad media (blank disk).
Does it play in your Mac?
What brand of disks are you using?
Russ

Which DVD to iPod Method (for windows) has the highest quality?

Hi everyone! This is the first thread I have started! *pats himself on back*...
...O.K. down to buisness...
Does anyone know or tested which dvd to ipod conversion method is best? I have looked at most of the threads here about the conversion methods, and I was wondering which had the highest quality picture, quickest conversion time, and taks up the least memory. Feel free to post your opinions, but I feel tested responces are more helpful. Thx for your time...

'dvd decrypter' is phenominal. all it essentially does is takes the '.vob. file off the dvd. it takes up alot of space, but the quality is perfect. somewhere on videora.com there is a link... its free too. as for a converter, ive tryed most of them, and totally preferred videora, onyl because it converts any type of file.

How do I create the highest quality dvd of an iphoto slideshow?

I have created a large (550 photos) slideshow in iphoto using one of the iphoto templates and added music to the slideshow. The photos are high quality/large file size photos. I would like to then combine the iphoto slideshow with an imovie trailer. When I have gone through through the process of exporting the slideshow out of iphoto and into imovie and then burning a disk with idvd, the quality of the dvd is poor. I am using the latest versions of iphoto, imovie, and idvd. I would appreciate any advice on how to produce the highest quality dvd from the slideshow as it is part of a gift recapping a trip.

Here's one approach: First crop the photos to the iDVD size ratio, 4:3. Export the movie out of iPhoto via the Export button and select Size = Medium or Large. Remember DVD video format is standard definition only. All media gets reduced to 640 x 480 before burning to disk.
Don't add it to iMovie as that just adds another layer of compresson/encoding to it.
In iMovie create the trailer and use the Share ➙ Media Browser option. This produces a better file image than the Share ➙ iDVD option.
In iDVD create a Slideshow and add the trailer from the Media/Movies pane and drag the iPhoto movie after it.
Set transitions to None and slide duration to anything but Manual. Do not add any audio.
Follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality 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 and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was 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.
If you find that the resulting movie/slideshow extends off the TV screen and looses some of the image you can set the iDVD/Slideshow preferences to Scale Photos to TV Safe Area.
That may add black areas to each side of the movie depending on the size ratio of the TV screen and aspect ratio set in the DVD player.
NOTE: if you have access to a copy of iMovie 6 HD I suggest you use it for your slideshow from photos and the trailer. It produces the best results with iDVD and allows far better audio control. If you do have that version just drag the completed iMovie project file into iDVD to avoid another layer of encoding/compression.
OT

I am shooting aerial video with a GoPro H3 at 1080p 30fps and would like to edit videos and give them to my clients to use in as much media as possible for their advertising and marketing needs. I would like to give it to them at the highest quality all

I am shooting aerial video with a GoPro H3+ at 1080p 30fps and would like to edit videos and give them to my clients to use in as much media as possible for their advertising and marketing needs. I would like to give it to them at the highest quality allowed. What form should I save it in 'Publish and Share'? I have Premier Elements 12.

KM
Can we assume that your 1080p30 is an AVCHD.mp4 file or other?
You manually or the project automatically should set the project preset to
NTSC
DSLR
1080p
DSLR 1080p30 @29.97
(If your frame rate is really 30 instead of 29.97, then go with DSLR 1080p30 instead of DLSR 1080p30 @29.97)
See the following link for setting the project preset manually
http://www.atr935.blogspot.com/2013/04/pe11-accuracy-of-automatic-project.html
For your export
Publish+Share
Computer
AVCHD
with Presets = MP4 - H.264 1920 x 1080p30
Please let us know if you have further questions on this or need clarification on anything written.
Thank you.
ATR

Burning the highest quality in idvd 9

Hi,
When burning a disk at the highest quality available in idvd 9, what is the final output resolution? I'd like to get as close to 1080i as possible (knowing that I cannot burn HD without a HD burner and equivalent software). I am curious as to what idvd does to your video and stills. I've been creating HD movies in FCE (1280x720) and using idvd to create slideshows and then burning the project to dvd for playback on my HDTV. My images are HD 1280x720 tifs which I have been importing into idvd for a slideshow. On the final output I notice the images look soft, so was wondering what quality idvd is capable of.

As stated above already iDvd is limited to standard definition. There are no workarounds that I am aware of within iDvd itself. You'll have to think outside of this app if your intention is to go high def and blu-ray or even high def on a standard dvd-r. Forget about playing it back on most macs since apple doesn't currently support Blu-ray playback through its own dvd player app. Your hands are tied unless you choose a third party or an alternate dvd player application to open the file. For example, Roxio's Toast Video Player can do this.
click here
Hope this helps but if not just come on back.
Disclaimer: Apple does not necessarily endorse any suggestions, solutions, or third-party software / products that may be mentioned in this topic. Apple encourages you to first seek a solution at Apple Support. The following links are provided as is, with no guarantee of the effectiveness or reliability of the information. Apple does not guarantee that these links will be maintained or functional at any given time. Use the information above at your own discretion.

How do i export a video made in imovie to youtube in the best quality possible?

how do i export a video made in imovie to youtube in the best quality possible?

You can only export in the same resolution that you imported.
That is if you shot in 720p you cannot export in 1080p.
Share > YouTube and select the highest resolution available.
Z.

Is microsoft avi the highest quality format to export an avi file in premiere pro cs4?

Hello,
I exported an avi file in premiere pro cs4 in media encoder using Microsoft avi format but the quality turned out poor on dvd, what's the highest quality format I can use?
Please help
Thanks
Elio

Elio,
As has been stated, DV-AVI is not the format FOR a DVD-Video. However, it can be used (and often is) as a transport medium into a DVD authoring program, like Encore.
Can you please outline your workflow from PrPro to the final DVD, and is it a DVD-Video (will contain MPEG-2 material in VOB "containers"), or a DVD-Data, that is then played on a computer with something like Windows Media Player, VLC, MediaPlayer Classic HC, etc.?
Good luck, and please let us know exactly what you are doing, and the programs used.
Hunt

I have a 5minute video in iMovie'11. I need to export in the highest quality for projection in a cinema theatre. Please advise as to best setting to accomplish this.

I have a 5minute video in iMovie'11.
I need to export in the highest quality for projection in a cinema theatre.
Please advise as to best setting to accomplish this.

If it looks good on your tv it will look good at the cinema.
The resolution will still be 720x480/576 if a dvd player is hooked up to the projector.

Why does the highest quality ('Display') resolution vary from exporting one slideshow to the next?

When exporting a slideshow from iPhoto I'm selecting the highest quality (Display). I noticed that resolution setting (Display) varies depending on which slide show I want to export (i.e. 1000 x 800, or 1420 x 800). Why?

When exporting a slideshow from iPhoto I'm selecting the highest quality (Display). I noticed that resolution setting (Display) varies depending on which slide show I want to export (i.e. 1000 x 800, or 1420 x 800). Why?

Export in the highest quality

I have made a very complex presentation in Keynote with all kinds of shadows, exact positionings of images, backgrounds, reflections etc. I have noticed that if I export from within Keynote to Powerpoint in order to share this presentation it looks like crap. Images fall off, shadows dissapear etc.
In order to share this presentation in the highest quality I would like to do this in Pdf format and then create a fullscreen version in Acrobat pro. Any other suggestions when the highest quality of the slides are indispensable? I would like to give the viewer the same booth like experience as Keynote at the best quality.
Thanks

Fernando-
I'm currently, desperately trying to get my polished Keynote presentation exported as a QuickTime movie, and although the process completes and is successful the sound on the first 2 slides of my slideshow will not play in QuickTime. As a test I moved the first 2 slides to the back and sure enough, the same problem still exists (meaning it wasn't just the audio in those first 2 slides).
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Rich

Printing to DVD at the highest quality possible

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for