Quality AFTER burning/imaging..??

I have been trying all day to get this to work properly but can't! - here's the situation:
I've put together a movie in iMovie HD (29.97FPS, PAL) which i added chapter markers to, then export to iDVD. Within iDVD, i noticed that the project size was extremely small (around 0.4GB) when the actual iMovie project is much larger (2.4GB).
In Preview mode, iDVD displays the movie as in iMovie HD; however, after i create a disc image / burn the project, the quality is seriously degraded - text and video appears blocky. It is obvious that the movie has been harshly compressed within iDVD given the size of the project compared to the iMovie version, but i have NO CLUE how to stop this happening..! D'oH!
Does anyone have any ideas? It's more frustrating because i've done this before with another movie and it worked completely fine.
Things i've tried : deleting all encoded assets, using the "better quality" option within iDVD's prefs, cleaning all caches/repair permissions (last resort style..!) + restarting.. etc. Also tried deleting prefs but nothing seems to work..
any help would be seriously appreciated!
thanks
ML

Video content for both projects was about the same length, so why did iDVD not apply this 6:1 compression ratio to my previous project (which almost filled the DVD)?
You have two different compression options in iDVD - Best Quality (projects up to 2 hrs) and Best Performance (projects up to 1 hr)
Did you use the same iDVD menus?
Why would it need to compress this data if the entire disc is not being used?
DVD players expect to see compressed data and have a maximum data rate they can handle.
My content came from digital camera .mpeg files which i demuxed and converted to .dv files (same procedure as with previous project which worked).
You're sure you did everything EXACTLY the same way?

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Quality after burning

I use still photos to make slideshow/movies in iMovie. After many hours and many experiments, I have found settings in Export to Quick Time Movie that produce high quality images. I see some loss when I drag a .mov file into iDVD, but not much.
The real loss comes when I save the dvd project as a disc image: colours are faded, lettering on titles is not as sharp, and so on. I have set Preferences to "Professional Quality" and burn speed to 1x. My projects are 30 to 50 minutes in length and I have set for single-layer discs.
Can I do anything to improve the quality/appearance of the burned project?
I have been reading discussions about Roxio/Toast and FCE and I'm not certain whether using either of these would help. Can anyone offer a recommendation?

Hi
Yes this Q has several layers.
a. NO iDVD version can do HD-video - only SD-video as old CRT-TV quality.
If Your result is about this - then You reached the roof of iDVD
b. If severely / clearly pixelated result - then the problem is in the process
To do very high quality - then You also get some more problems
You need a program that can do this
• eg FotoMagico (in the Roxio Toast™ 10 Pro bundle incl BR-component)
• Blue-Ray burner
• Blue-Ray disks
BUT ALSO A MUST
• Blue-Ray PLAYER eg a PlayStation 3
(BR-disks can't playback on DVD-player nor on Mac ! )
Yours Bengt W

Poor image quality after burning with idvd

I used Final Cut Express to make a 45min movie. When I preview the finished product as a Quicktime file it looks great. BUT when I burn it with idvd, the quality of the video is terrible! Jagged diagonal lines, some color loss, some dancing pixels,...
I have been trying to find the solution to this problem for days on end, I have burned about 20 dvd's now, all in different settings and so on, but the quality is not improved.
First I thought it was my tv, but then I put the dvd in my mac and compared the same scene from my quicktime file with the scene on the dvd, and the difference in quality is staggering! For instance, diagonal white road markings are crisp on the quicktime file, but jagged on the dvd.
What is idvd doing with my movie????? Help me!

My Final Cut Express movie (.mov file) is crisp, and interlaced.
You are missing the point - your CRISP FCE movie is mpg-2 compressed by iDVD - that's what DVDs are - mpg-2 compressed video content. Unfortunately, mpg-2 is a very low quality CODEC compared to modern CODECs like h.264.
The best image quality out of iDVD will result in using the 'Best Performance' mode of encoding - this requires your content be under 60 minutes for a single-layer disc.
'Best Performance' encoding uses fixed bit-rate encoding that produces a DVD with about as high playback bit-rate as can be supported by set-top DVD players.
You have three choices: (1) live with the mpg-2 compression on a DVD because you can't do anything about it, (2) use the h.264 CODEC out of FCE and create a data DVD with the file that can be played back in computers, (3) make a Blu-ray disc if you have the equipment and buy the software.

Reduced quality after burn

I just burned my first iDVD with a slide show on it. I burned it twice, once on my brand new iMac (love that machine!) and once on my LaCie external burner. Quality was the same on both but on both the quality was less than that of the original photos as seen on the iMac's gorgeous display. I burned them using the "professional quality" setting and again using the "best quality" setting. No discernible difference between the 2 burned discs.
My question is this. Is it normal for there to be a quality reduction when burning onto a dvd or are the pictures on my mac somehow not as sharp as they appear to be? I have been under the impression that because they are digital there should be no degradation when reproduced.

Is it normal for there to be a quality reduction when burning onto a dvd or are the pictures on my mac somehow not as sharp as they appear to be? I have been under the impression that because they are digital there should be no degradation when reproduced.
Unfortunately it is normal for a "burned DVD". And the reason for this is that the images are highly compressed in order to get them onto a DVD-R. Images ultimately wind up at about a third of a megapixel. Good enough for standard TV's at 640x480 but not so great on a number of widescreen LCD's.
If you need better quality then try either of these:
http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/overview/
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
Btw ... in time, the quality will eventually get better (that is when we see more BlueRay Burners or HD as standard equipment on most macs). But as of yet, we're not quite there yet....

Disapointed with picture quality after burning dvd

Hi,
I have iDVD3 and found the little "cheat" so yo could burn to an external DVD writer as I have a LaCie DVD writer. I duly burned my first project but have to say that I am disapointed with the DVD quality compared to DVDs I have burned with TOAST.
I did notice that when burning my DVD on iDVD that it looked as though an error had taken place as a message appeared on screen saying that it couldn't write to the DVD and the tray to teh DVD burner opened however it already had.
Any ideas?

Hi
58 min should put You in the situation of High Quality in iDVD but it
depends greatly how advanced Your DVD-menu is. iDVD can guess that
it is more than 60 min (together) and then put You in best performance.
a. I would downgrade QT to 6.5.2 (Apple support downloads and so on)
b. I don't use - Share to (iDVD, QT or what ever) from within iMovie (if it
is this that You use) but close iMovie, locate project folder/icon and in
this find folder -> Share movie -> iDVD -> use this QT movie in iDVD.
- it doesn't render this way - which harms photos at least)
(And I'm using OS X.3.9 - feel safe with this)
Yours Bengt W

DVD blurry after burning

I am new to Premiere Elements and I have a JVC HD video camera. The video quality after burning seems like the digital is shakey when moving but on PC its good?

I am not really sure the answer to your questions but here is what I did. I uploaded video
to my PC from the video camera and I can view the video in the Adobe Elements however,
after I burn to DVD or view in Premier elements it is grainy and seems to be unstable with
movement. It seems better when I view the video on the DVD on the computer when I make the screen smaller.
The only setting I changed was when it asked while burning the dvd on the quality to fit it to the DVD or better quality and I chose the top quality?

Pixelated images after burning

A friend of mine is using iDVD to create a slideshow of some photos. The photos look great, and after burning, when playing on either tv's or even other computers, no matter the screen size, all the images, as well as the text that pops up, is all pixelated. But on her computer, they look fine.
She is using RAW images, could this be the problem? She has tried burning for both Widescreen and Standard, with no fix.
I told her to use jpegs, haven't heard back if that worked or not, but thought I'd ask.
Thanks!
Jordan

You gave your friend excellent advice. Most Jpegs will work fine. If you wish to add RAW image files as well then I'd suggest doing so to the dvd-rom section of the dvd (and there is a preference you can select within iDvd that will automatically do this for you).
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6655.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6675.html
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8164545&#8164545
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6705.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/11417.html
These 3 apps that specialize in quality slideshows and they come highly recommended on this iDvd forum (especially the first one).
http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/overview/
http://boinx.com/photopresenter/overview/
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
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Q. re Best Quality when burning to image

I have an FCE movie that is about 1:30. I have iDVD5 set to best quality and am burning to an image on disk for a burn with Toast.
Is it truly best quality or would it be same as if burning to disk directly, I.e. iDVD adjusting the quality to less when movie > 55 minutes.
BTW, the 1:30 movie with 13 Chapter markers ended up just under 4gb and is currently being burned with Toast7.

In reading, if I understand correctly, the Best Performance setting is actually the higher quality?
No. Best Performance is because it is one-pass encoding. Best Quality is two-pass encoding and takes longer (and is best quality). I only use Best Quality setting for all of my projects. I'm willing to wait.
A disk image you create is what ends up on your DVD after burning. It doesn't matter whether the encoding goes to disk image or directly to a DVD-R.
Suggest you create a disc image and then burn the DVD. File/Save As Disc Image...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=164927
This will isolate any encoding/burning issues you may encounter. Once the disc image is created, double-click the .img and burn the virtual disc that should appear on your desktop, using Disk Utility to burn the DVD.
Open Disk Utility (in Utilities folder in Applications folder), click on the virtual disc (not the .img, the one below) in the left-hand window. Click the Burn icon. Your SuperDrive tray will open. Insert a recordable DVD. (DVD-R preferred by me.) Click the Close button. Wait. Then click the Burn button.
-->If the virtual disk selection won't allow you to click the Burn icon, use the .img file instead. This may have changed in 10.3.9 and Tiger.
b Also, you can use DVD Player to play the virtual disk to check your iDVD 5 project before burning to DVD. Launch DVD Player. File/Open VIDEO_TS (Open DVD media... in Player 4.6). Find the VIDEO_TS folder and open that. (The audio folder is for DVD-Audio disks.)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006

IPhoto images after burning a disc

I burned a part of last year's images to a disc but do not get the result I wished.
As seen in in the screenshot below, I selected two maps with albums. Map "Trips" (=n°4) contains 2 albums; the map "Friends" (=n°5) has 7 albums:
On the contrary after burning these 2 maps and 9 albums the disc displays only 'numbered' maps in consecutive colums:
What I expected and wished for were these maps to display the names of the selected maps/albums instead!
Column 4 should mention the maps original names "Trips" and "Friends", column 5 their corresponding albums (respectively 2 and 7), and column 6 their respective thumbnails.
How come and why those differences in data between my selection in the iPhoto Library and the ones on the burned disc? In any case I would like to understand the way a disc processes the selected images.
For sure it is highly impratical to have a disc processed and burned without the proper names identifiying the maps/albums. In any case iPhoto's own helpfiles are of no help on this issue.
As I am postponing the burning of other maps and albums I would truly appreciate any helpful reaction.
Would 'Toast' resolve my problem?
Thanks

Thanks TD and OT.
As the problem in itself is solved now, I'd still like to know how that burning process came to handle the data of my pics the way as displayed on my previous screenshots, and on the new screenshot shown below, which is so different from what a normal iPhoto screen shows.
Therefore still these questions:
1 What causes and is the technical meaning, of creating maps with numbers in a random ranking? As such they make no sense I understand. I mean: why not created as a series of consecutive numbers in sequence?
2 Why are "M(asters)", "P(reviews)" and "T(humbnails)" not identical, as their format varies? So, M and T contain 4 maps, and P contains 2, although all three relate to the same library? And also between M and T there are differences.
3 As far as I see, the first part of the figures in the sixth column is correctly related to the year of the images' creation in 2012. What about the rest of these digit sequences? Theve have a sense, but what?
This is the new screenshot meant above:
Can you solve these? Thanks for reading (these dumb questions?).
Sincerely.

I have a few wedding projects(1-2 hours)I am trying to export at full hd quality,than burn in idvd.After rendering for 8hrs I receive error code that states "file is too big". Please help? compressing tips without losing quality?

I have a few wedding projects(1-2 hours)I am trying to export at full hd quality,than burn in idvd. After rendering for 8hrs I receive error code that states "file is too big". Please help? compressing tips without losing quality? or any other exporting alternatives?

Hey Z,
Thank you for the tip on exporting by media browser (large) from imovie. But of course, if it's not one thing it's another. Now that I figured how to export a large file from imovie, I have an idvd issue. I followed the instructions for burning from idvd and changing the encoding to professional quality and the burn speed to x4, but I am receiving an error that states the following,
Your project exceeds the maximum content duration. To burn your DVD, change the encoder setting in the Project Info window.
Project:
- total project duration: 79:04 minutes
- total project capacity: 4.327 GB (max. available: 4.172 GB)
Menus:
- number of menus in project: 1 menus
- total menu duration: 0:39 minutes
- total menu capacity: 37.370 MB
Movies:
- total movies duration: 78:25 minutes
- total movies capacity: 4.291 GB
I have searched in the idvd forum for similar issues and I am stumped at this point. I have tried deleting the encoding assets and re launching idvd with the changed preferences, and still the same error. I know you mentioned something about free hard drive space available, and I have very little left. 4GB to be exact due to massive hours of non-edited footage. I am not sure if this is why, but I do not recall ever needing free space to burn memory onto a separate dvd. I would be more than happy if I am wrong, and it would be a quick fix. Otherwise, the technical nightmare continues. It's all a learning process and your expertise is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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I use photoshop CC on a macbook.
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Good day!
Could you please post screenshots to illustrate the issue?
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Keep in mind that all Dvd's burned through your mac and are playable on your mac as well as your set top DVD player are ALWAYS standard definition /SD. There is no way around this (that is if your intentions is for playback on most computers and most set top Dvd Players.
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After burning to dvd, using idvd, movie stops on frame but audio continues

After creating imovie which works perfectly, and also after trasferring to idvd works perfectly, i have problems when playing back dvd after burning to disc. The movie stops but the audio continues. I altered the clip but same thing happened in next clip after next burn. I don't think its a corrupt clip, but maybe something to do with WHEN it occurs in the movie. Any suggestions? After 4 goes and many hours burning I am stumped!

Hi Tomma1
And welcome to apple discussions. It's good you chose to use 16 bit audio for all of your source material. And assuming this is accurate info .... From what I can tell, you are doing nearly everything correctly. However let me ask you a few questions.
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I found burning a LightScribe label after burning with iTunes directions. It says that iTunes works with Sonic Express Labeler. After burning the CD, a Create LightScribe Label window is supposed to appear. It does not. Why? Help!!
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No one answered his question. On HP it says:
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I am not sure, but does your post concerning the problem, that all Remote Control function will work properly within iDVD'08 but after burning the DVD absolutely not with the RC of your set top DVD player connected to your TV?
If this is it:
Meanwhile I could figure out - after many nights of not been very productive and only working out on all the iDVD'08 problems - that **ALL** of the *7.0 Themes* have a major problem in generally.
The following points are concerning iDVD'08 using any of the 7.0 Themes:
- Complete deep freeze of your Mac under Leopard when rendering/coding/burning a movie which has chapters and you use movies instead of still images in drop zones. (LeopardiDVD087.0Themes)
- Functions on remote control of your set top DVD player are not working correctly when making a movie with chapters. This is generally on Tiger and Leopard the same problem using iDVD08 with any of the 7.0 Themes.
Quick and dirty workaround:
You may avoid this if you simply use a 6.0 Theme or lower version of the Themes.
But this is of course not the clue...
It is VERY DISAPPOINTING, having software at such a low quality level deliverd by Apple. And somehow it looks like they DO NOTHING against it. No statement, no excuse, they really remain silent.
This may also be a thread you could be interested in:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1203323
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