"professional" grade DVD vs. DVD studio vs. what I do

hi folks - I'm thinking about sending my short film to a festival soon and on their entry form, they say
"We strongly suggest that DVD screeners submitted to the festival come from a professionally authored source. We have found that a high percentage of home authored DVD disks do not function properly in our fully compatible progressive scan DVD players."
ASIDE from the fact that who wants to spend 500 bucks on a professionally authored stack of 500 DVDs for a 10-minute short film, or any film in this day and age... ASIDE from that, and why their fancy player doesn't play the most simply made discs... --- I wonder whether the DVDs I make, via a quicktime movie dragged into DVDStudio and burned. I don't use compressor, can't make head nor tail of it, but jeez... I just don't know.
RM
Anyone care to comment?

I read this differently. The key word for me in "authoring." I see this as an very poorly worded attempt to tell people not to try to make a professional-style DVD with scenes, audio setup menus, bloopers, commentary, and previews. Seems to me what they want is the simplest DVD possible. In DVDSP, that's known as a First Play.
You can make a simple phone callto the organizers and ask nicely to have this statement explained to you. Do NOT use email! They will be swamped by email. Be nice, be patient, ask about the weather, admit you don't understand the clause and just want to make sure your DVD makes it through the first wave of technical checks.
bogiesan

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I've never had this problem. I use Verabtim DVD-R burned at 4X or slower from a disk image.
Verbatim makes a medical grade for critical situations.
http://www.datamediastore.com/medv.html
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Neither will my external LaCie drive. Both recorders load and record TDK, Maxell, Sony, Fuji, and even Memorex discs just fine. But when I bought a professional grade DVD for more stability, zip.
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Yes, my quess is the Brand , the Quality, and the Format of the Media all could be the reason.
Here is a guide for you,
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
There is a big difference in the Media on the Market, most of us as consumers are not even aware of this difference. The Difference is mainly in the Quality of the Media and the Correct Format of the Media we select. Yes many of the newer macs have the capability to use the newer media like +R and +RW and DL. I find that using high quality DVD-R Media solves most problems. The reason being that DVD-R Media is the most widely used and recognised across the board for computers, and players a-like.
Here is another link explaining that.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd
Always be sure you have the latest Firmware Update from both Apple's Software Update feature as well as checking with the Manufactures web site as well.
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DVD studio pro not playing entire video

When I use the simulator it only plays a portion of the video, and when I burn it to a DVD it stops at the same point. But both the audio and mpeg2 in the track play all the way through though. What am I doing wrong?

deadbeatpanda wrote:
So if the project is corrupt, does that mean I just have to re export my project in FCP? I used quicktime conversion and I read that it isn't recommended for exporting to be burned to DVD. I orginally tried to use compressor to get it to mpeg2 for DVD studio and what not so I compressed it again and the same thing happened. I also tried to use the share option in FCP with the DVD option but it exported for over 10 hours and was stuck at 5 minutes remaining for about the last 3 hours so I just cancelled it. This is the first time I have ever had to burn to DVD so sorry for being such a noob. And I have no menu, the DVD just needs to play automatically.
No, the clips do not automatically need to be re-exported. The issue with QuickTime is primarily a quality issue.
As Michael mentions above, the preferred workflow is "File: Export: Quicktime movie (NOT quicktime conversion) with current settings. Take this file into compressor and apply the appropriate dvd preset."
I like to think of the export as a "master" file that I use as a basis for transcoding.
I have little knowledge of the newer output options like Sharing. My experience has been that the things done to "simplify" the work usually compromise quality and frequently don't work well.
Here's an article on making an autp-play DVD:
DVD Studio Pro: Authoring a DVD that plays automatically without a menu

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I need help, i need buy or dowload some Professional Authoring DVD for IMAC, I editing in my Final Cut Pro X and need a DVD authoring
after installing the Mavericks, my IDVD don't work, can someone help about this ?
also, did you know if DVD studio pro its available for sale ? if yes, where's can I buy ?
thanks

Apple discontinued DVD Studio Pro three/four years ago. You can probably find copies from private sellers, but whether it will work without problems on OS X 10.9 I don't know. I don't know of any "professional" alternative to DVDSP for Mac, but someone else here may be able to offer suggestions.
As to iDVD, it should work under Mavericks, depending on what version of iDVD you're running. You might ask for assitance in the iDVD forum. For alternatives to iDVD, see this page for suggestions:
http://alternativeto.net/software/idvd/?platform=mac
Regards.

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That's an odd question.
Web design is vastly different to DVD authoring - chalk and cheese, really. If you are after a web development platform that allows events to happen on a timeline basis, then Dreamweaver will do this. It also allows for navigational links to be set up that go to any part of a web site.
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finalcut.ie wrote:
he says sd is this right when i want a hd dvd?
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I am making multiple DVD's of roughly 50 hours of footage on DVD Studio pro with 4 separate menus for 4 different 'parts' or series if you will. 50 hours - 20 episodes - 4 parts of 5 episodes each. What are my options in terms of burning these parts on to separate DVD's, what is the process, what size DVD RW should I buy, what bitrate should I use, and what quality I should expect for the burn. Any advice or insight is welcome.

>>What are my options in terms of burning these parts on to separate DVD's<<
20 episodes totaling 50 hours equals about 2.5 hours per episode assuming all episodes have the same duration. Fitting 2.5 hours onto one single layer DVD would require a low bit rate which means quality wouldn't be anywhere near best, but that's a judgement call you'll have to make based on several factors. For example; if there is not much motion in the video (talking heads, etc), you can get by with a lower bit rate and may not notice any quality difference.
>>what is the process>>
The process is essentially the same as it is when authoring a regular DVD with 2 hours or less of content. However, with as many discs as you'd need to complete this "set," you'll need to create a separate DVD Studio Project for each disc. Basically, you'd use one of Compressor's DVD Presets (or customize a preset) to create an MPEG--2 video file (.m2v) and a Dolby Digital audio file (.AC3). Import both of those assets into your DVD Studio Pro project for authoring and burning.
If you want to keep one episode per disc, DVD Studio Pro does have a 150 minute preset or you could use dual-layer discs with a higher bit rate for better quality. Again; your call.
>>what size DVD RW should I buy<<
Size? 12cm. Capacity? Single layer, single sided DVD discs (DVD-5) have a rated capacity of 4.7Gb (4.37Gb actual), including menus. If you use single layer discs and want to keep the quality reasonably good, you'd need at least 50 discs to complete this "set" with each disc holding roughly 2 hours of footage if you keep the menu on each disc simple. Or, you could use dual-layer discs (DVD-9) which have a capacity of about 7.95Gb - almost doubling the recordable capacity. There are also dual-sided, dual-layer discs available (DVD-18) but they are relatively expensive and have to be manually turned over to continue playback ... but they do have roughly 15.9Gb capacity.
>>what bitrate should I use, and what quality I should expect for the burn<<
Exactly; the quality is dependent on the bit rate chosen, as well as the quality of the compression. Using compression markers where needed can greatly increase the quality of playback but will most likely increase the file size of the compressed video. For the best quality, keeping the bit rate as high as possible allowed under the DVD specification will yield the best quality but some DVD players may choke if the bit rate is too high. For best quality I typically aim for a bit rate around 7.6 to 8.0Mbps but that will only allow about one hour of footage.
Naturally, if you decrease the bit rate, you can fit more footage onto the disc but quality will be sacraficed.   Here's a chart approximating DVD bit rates and durations for single layer discs (does not include space for menus):
3.5Mbps - 120 minutes
5.0Mbps -   95 minutes
6.0Mbps -   82 minutes
7.6Mbps -   65 minutes
8.0Mbps -   60 minutes
-DH

I'm using DVD Studio pro to burn a dvd but it won't let me cause I keep getting a "Formatting Failed" error message. It says "Formatting was not successful. Layer 0 exceeds max layer size allowed. Choose a suitable marker location." What does this mean?

I'm using DVD Studio pro to burn a dvd but it won't let me cause I keep getting a "Formatting Failed" error message. It says "Formatting was not successful. Layer 0 exceeds max layer size allowed. Choose a suitable marker location that will support this condition." What does this mean?
Kris

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I note this information from Wikipedia: "DVD Studio Pro was a high-end software tool published by Apple Inc. to allow users to create DVD masters to be sent out for replication at production houses. Its tight integration with other Apple applications allows users to take Final Cut Pro and Motion projects and render them into the DVD format without encoding to intermediary formats. This streamlines the production workflow and reduces overhead."
If that is your intent, finding a substitute program that will run on your Mac may not be as efficient. Others can advise you on alternatives, or you can post a new thread specifically with that question.
BTW: what Mac and what version of OS X?
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Is this now where to ask DVD Studio Pro questions? If not, please let me know where. Here's my question: Using DVD Studio Pro 3, when trying to burn a disc which is 4.5GB, I get error message "Not eough disk space in target folder". What to do?

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What software does apple have to replace DVD Studio Pro

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Bigdog30 wrote:
what software does apple have to replace DVD Studio Pro.
Afraid they don't have anything to replace DVD SP. Your alternatives are Adobe Encore (which is EOL) or Toast, or IDVD (which can still be found in boxed sets of iLife).
But getting back to DVD SP and your data transfer, what do you mean by that? What exactly did you do and what happened with the application? I'm running it on 10.7 and it works, but it's from the FCS3 suite; is yours FCS2?.
Russ

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My son just finished his final year of Youth Football, and I want to make dvd's of all his games over 4 years to give to his teammates. I have made some in iMovie sent to iDVD, but I felt the quality is very poor. I used a Sony HDR-HC3 and shot in 1080i for most of it, switching to a Panasonic HDC-TM700 shooting 60fps 1080p for the last year. I always used the highest quality settings for the workflow. I now have Final Cut Studio in my possesion, so would like to try DVD Studio Pro. My Question is: Will a QT movie exported from iMovie 6 or 9 be the same quality as one exported from Final Cut Express or Pro? Should I send them to Compressor, and if so will Compressor 4 work with DVD Studio Pro? I edited the HDV in iMovie 6 but could redo. The AVCHD video was edited in iMovie 9.
Basically, I have all the iMovie, Final Cut Express, and Final Cut Studio versions at my disposal. What would be the workflow to get the absolute best DVD quality? I plan on giving a SD disc and a Blu-Ray disc (on a regular DVD but playable on a Blu-Ray for HD) of each game to each boy/parent. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

My Question is: Will a QT movie exported from iMovie 6 or 9 be the same quality as one exported from Final Cut Express or Pro?
Depends how your iMovie projects were exported, for example HDV in to HDV out or converted to something else on output like H.264?
Note that not all QuickTime movies are equal .mov is just a container -the video inside could use any one of a number of codecs.
Final Cut gives you the opportunity to export to QuickTime using Current Settings -same as your Timeline. Assuming it was set up correctly to begin with, the exported film is identical to the material you shot. iMovie has something similar.
Should I send them to Compressor, and if so will Compressor 4 work with DVD Studio Pro?
Yes. Compressor 3 has time based DVD presets. You select one that the running time of your movie fits into.
Compressor 4 has a single preset in the "Disc Burning" folder. DVD Studio Pro will also encode the files it needs if you import the master file from your editing software directly. Compressor offers more control over the process.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Read the manuals for Compressor and DVD SP. I taught myself DVD authoring in a single afternoon with those resources. Buy a couple of DVD-RW discs -you can experiment, erase and re-use them. Better than burning through a spindle of -R discs just to throw them away afterwards.

What compressor settings settings are best for 1080i to output to DVD using DVD Studio pro?

What compressor settings settings are best for 1080i to output to DVD using DVD Studio pro? I used FCP 6, exported using Quick Time.

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The Short question:
I understand DVDSP gives you much more control on menus on your dvd, but if I'm not concerned about additional controls, and only about preserving video quality, is it worth using DVDSP and possibly compressor or am I getting the same quality on less then one hour dvd's using 'professional quality' encoding with iDVD?
The long question:
I know this has probably been talked about many time, so I apologize.
I'm creating home movies with FCP from SD DV footage. Being Standard definition, I would like to preserve as much quality as I can when putting my movies onto DVD. Most of my movies, as well as DVD's are less then one hour.
I just went through the excellent Lynda.com tutorials on DVD studio pro by Larry Gordon. I understand DVDSP gives you much more control on menus on your dvd, but if I'm not concerned about additional controls, and only about preserving video quality, is it worth using DVDSP and possibly compressor or am I getting the same quality on less then one hour dvd's using 'professional quality' encoding with iDVD?
Thanks for your understanding.

Thanks guys for your reply. After finishing the tutorials on both DVDsp and Compressor. I think I'm sold. The flexibility is worth the extra effort. Actually after learning the interfaces, they aren't as daunting as I first thought. Compressor is dead easy and DVDsp is fun due to the control you have over your dvd. ALSO, using DVDsp over idvd has fixed a VERY annoying aspect ratio issue I have ever since using idvd. Where my DV 16:9 footage is being cropped to 4:3 on certain dvd players. I've battled that issue with no resolution for way too long. No problem when the DVD is made from DVDsp. I will miss the beautiful canned templates supplied in idvd, but I'm sure there are templates for DVDSP I'll be able to find. I'm sure templates are limited due to they expect you to create your own. I can deal with that.
Thanks again.
DVDsp is the way to go!

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