Using iDVD to burn movie reduces quality. Any suggestions?
When i used iDVD to burn DVD the resulting picture quality was poor. I know that there is a better way to retain quality but can't remember how to do it.
Hi
If You want the quality a DVD can hold (interlaced SD-Video Quality at it's best) then
• do not use iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 - as non of then in any way known - can deliver this but discard every second line in the picture resulting in a quality loss (sever to some = me, slight to others)
The problem occurs when moving an Event to a Project - it's here the lines are lost = why they can not be mended in after hand (later).
• Use - iMovie HD6 or FinalCut any version - as they all can deliver what iDVD, DVD Studio Pro, Toast or Burn can use.
If feeding iDVD progressive HD material - the resulting DVD will not improve - but be even worse due to BAD downscaling function.
Yours Bengt W
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(From fellow poster Mishmumken: )
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• Select the menu (usually named VTS Menu) and delete it
• Choose from the menu File > Test with DVD Player to see if your DVD behaves as planned.If it works save and close myDVDedit.
• Before burning the folders to Video DVD, set permissions back to "read only", then create a disc image burnable with Disc Utility from a VIDEO_TS folder using Laine D. Lee's DVD Imager:
http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html
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