When I burn a dvd, it's really bad quality in black & white
When I burn a dvd, it's really bad quality in black & white.
What program are you using to burn the DVD? What is the original DVD content (another DVD disk or movie files -- what's their format?)?
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When I Burn to DVD I get poor video quality.
I need help with all the steps to ensure I'm doing this the right way when burning my videos to DVD. Here is a list of all my equipment and software:
OS -Windows 8
Program - Adobe Premiere Elements 11
System-
Processor- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
Installed memory (RAM)- 12.0 GB
System Type- 64-bit Operating Sytem, x64- based processor
Video Card- GEFORCE GTX 760 2GB GDDR5
Video Camera- Sony HDR-FX1
Product Type Camcorder- 1080i
Progressive scan- Yes
Camcorder Media Type- Mini DV (HDV)
Digital Video Format- MPEG-2
Image Recording Format- JPEG
I did a sample 10 minute video (with no editing) burned it to DVD and the quality is almost VHS looking when I watch it on a DVD. I've tried many different options and still get the same results. I tried up-ing the DVD space by purchasing a Dual Layer Double Couche DVD+R but came out the same results. I put the settings ( when burning to DVD anywhere from NTSC_Widescreen_Dolby DVD to Just NTSC_Dolby DVD. I have put the Quality to 'Fit Contents to available space' and Highest Quality with no difference to the burned DVD. I've gone to File/New/Project and changed the settings to NTSC-AVCHD-Full HD 1080i 30 and regular HDV 1080i 30 with no change. There are like 15 different options and really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please HELP me before I go Crazy!
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
ChrisChris
For your consideration...
1. HDV data capture firewire into Premiere Elements 11 Capture Window.
a. Beforehand, set the project preset manually to NTSC HDV HDV 1080i30 via File Menu/New/Project. Before exiting the new project dialog, make sure you have a check mark after Force Selected Project Settings on This Project. Then go back to the Premiere Elements 11 Expert workspace and Add Media/HDV Camcorder.
or
b. Do your DVD Data capture, let the program set the project preset. Then verify the project preset via Edit Menu/Project Settings/General. Editing Mode should be HDV 1080i, Timebase should be 29.97 frames per second, and frame size should be 1440 x 1080. The pixel aspect ratio (grayed out) should be HD Anamorphic (1.333). Field Order should be shown as Upper Field First. If that is not the case, then start over and set the project preset yourself manually as described above in "1a".
Once you get the MPEG2.mpg on the Timeline, we are going to look at two different situations
a. the DVD-VIDEO results with Right click the video on the Timeline, select Field Options, followed by Reverse Field Dominance.
and
b. the DVD-VIDEO results with Moving forward not doing anything with the Field Options.
Since your source is 16:9, the you want to stay with the DVD-VIDEO widescreen (NTSC_Widescreen Dolby DVD preset in the burn dialog...Publish+Share/Disc/DVD disc)
If you select Publish+Share/Disc/DVD disc you will be viewing DVD-VIDEO widescreen format on DVD disc. The frame size is 720 x 480 and is stretched for display after encoding. As I said no where near 1920 x 1080. My recollection is that it is about 856 x 480. This can be played on the DVD player. Maybe some Blu-ray players if the players specifications provide for that.
If you select Publish+Share/Disc/AVCHD disc, you will be viewing AVCHD format on a DVD disc. You can set the preset for 1920 x 1080 and thus be viewing 1920 x 1080 on that DVD disc. BUT, AVCHD DVD cannot be played on a DVD player. It needs a Blu-ray player. And even all of Blu-ray players may not play it. It also can be played on the computer if you find a computer player to play it.
You mention your end results being pixelated. I am wondering if your pixelation is really an interlaced problem.
Your source is interlaced video with a field order = Upper Field First. The DVD-VIDEO standard calls for field order = Lower Field First. My suggestion above to look at Field Option Reverse Field Dominance goes to that point, reversing the field order. More on that later.
Let us see the results and then decide what next.
If you think you want to go Blu-ray, then we can talk about that too. Do you have any Blu-ray equipment now? For the time being, to get the flavor of the higher resolutions on disc, you could make the comparison of your DVD-VIDEO widescreen on DVD disc versus AVCHD on DVD disc.
Looking forward to your follow up.
ATR
Add On...After all of the above, I forgot to mention. Do your DVD work with a check mark next to "Fit Content to Available Space". The only time you want to leave "Fit Content to Available Space" uncheck is when and if you get a Data Rate error message where you have to lower the bitrate to be able to continue. -
When I burn a dvd I get wave on items that have lines in the pictures
When I burn a dvd in imovie any stills I have that have lines on things like a shirt start to wave.
that's because the Ken Burns effect (zoom in/out) will play havoc on some colors, stripes, or other designs. You can minimize it by minimizing the effect, but unless you were to invest in professional software, I don't believe you can get rid of it altogether. It can even happen on TV - a reporter wears something that will not show well especially if he moves around and you will get some strange effects.
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I made a movie with iMovie and cannot get the audio when I burn into dvd. I would like to transfer video to a dvd to be played in any computer and TV
Go to the Map mode in your iDVD project and make sure the blue bin at the left is empty. That's where you drag slideshows to if you want the DVD to open immediately to that slideshow and bypass the menu.
Click to view full size
If there is an item in there drag it out.
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When I burn a DVD...
When I burn a DVD from Aperture for friends that do not have a Mac they can not veiw it. How do I burn a DVD for non Mac users?
OK fair enough try this:
Drag the video out of Aperture and drop in on the Desktop. Then open it in QuickTime Player.
Select File->Export
In the export window select
then burn this exported file to the DVD and see if the PC can play it. -
Why when we burn a DVD from iMovie, does it pause in different places?
Why when we burn a DVD from iMovie, does it pause in different places?
Hi
does it pause in different places?
During Burn ?
During Playback of DVD ?
On Mac ?
On Stand alone DVD-Player ?
During Burn.
What brand of DVD ?
What type of DVD ? DVD-R or DVD+R or +/-RW - SL or DL
Did You set down burn speed in iDVD ?
Free space on Start-Up (Mac OS) hard disk. HOW MUCH ?
Video codec used (feed into) iDVD ?
Yours Bengt W -
Getting multiple copies of iPhoto slideshow when I burn a dvd - why?
I just learned how to create a slideshow in iPhoto and struggled through the learning curve to be able to burn it as it appears in iPhoto. I got so excited today when I burned a dvd and it actually played on my TV's dvd player, though it was missing the iDVD theme intro. Then when my slideshow was over, the theme intro played and the entire slideshow played again. In other words, I have at least 2 copies of the slideshow on the disc.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? thanks!Hi
Most common origin to this are:
Brand of DVD used - NoName, Memorex etc cheap brands might work as Data-DVDs - BUT NOT as Video-DVDs
Type of DVD used - I only use SL-DVD-R as they also playback on older DVD-players. DVD+R for newer DVD-players. Never ever DVD+/-RW. Dual-Layers usually creates more problems than Single-Layers
BURN SPEED - Very IMPORTANT factor - I never go faster than x4 - Normally I use x2
Material used - Video Codec, Photo and Audio file formats
Video-Codec: StreamingDV, AIC and HDV (I use)
Photo: .jpg - NO .bmp or other - all converted to .jpg first
Audio: .aiff 16-bit 48kHz or 44.1kHz (as on Audio-CDs) - NO .mp3, wma etc ailient formats - all converted to ..aiff 16-bit 48kHz or 44.1kHz first
Free Space: on Start-Up (Macintosh HD) Hard Disk - I never go less than 25Gb when doing Video-DVDs (for SD-Quality Video - if HD material is used 4-5 times more are a safe low level) (Other external Hard Disks - DO NOT COUNT as space here can not be addressed by Mac OS or iDVD for it’s massive use of .temp files)
Dusty DVD-burner Laser: I use a Cleaning DVD (no liquid but the one with brushes) from time to time.
Harmed DVD-burner Laser: Easy to do by burning more than three DVDs at a time - I let it rest for 30 minutes till next batch of three DVDs. If this happened - then only a costly repair will help. It will not heal by it self.
OBS: There are more than one Laser in the DVD-Burner so other functions might work OK as Playback CD/DVDs and even burn CDs. Still being broken.
Yours Bengt W -
I created in iMovie, and extracted audio from one of the clips to use in the title sequence. All is well, export to iDVD and it plays OK, but when I burn the DVD the audio for the titles does not play. Any suggestions?
I am on a MacBook Pro with OS 10.6.7 running iMovie '11 and iDVD 7.1.1. Thanks for any input.
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I just bought a very good quality Sony AVCHD camcorder. I also just upgraded my computer from Tiger to Snow Leapord. My iMac is a 6-year-old, 2.16GHz Intel 2 Duo, with a 24 inch screen and 3GB Ram.
My Sony camcorder HD video looks great in iMovie11 and in iDVD7.1.2., but when I burn a DVD "professional" it looks terrible. If I look at a freeze frame on the DVD I see image made-up of squares. The picture has poor contrast. It looks as bad as poor quality VHS. Do I need to get a new iMac to make this work? Is it possible to make a sharp, clear DVD from AVCHD footage with a 6-year-old iMac like mine?That thread helped for a time. But now it seems as though my computer is back to slow again. But, some of the jargon is over my head as well. Not sure I knew quoite everything they were talking about. But thanks a lot for that, it helped I probably just need to reread it and follow the instructions again. Thanks so much.
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Losing audio when I burn the DVD a second time
When I burn a DVD all is well, but when the system prompts me to insert another DVD, then subsequent ones come up mute.
JeanCreate a disk image file of your iDVD project and use that for subsequent burns.
From within your iDVD project, select 'save as disk image.' The process looks like the burn process, and the encoding takes just as long, but the end result is a disk image file, not a burned DVD disk. You can check the disk image file to see if it plays properly by clicking on it to mount it and then opening DVD Player (found in Applications). If the disk image file plays correctly, all the disks you burn with it will be fine. Be sure you use a good recommended brand of DVD disk such as Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden. Also, select a burn speed of 4x or less.
See these for creating disk image file and burning from it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6733.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2087?viewlocale=en_US
Post back if you need more help. -
My MOV videos do not play when I burn a DVD using iPhoto.
My MOV movies do not play when I burn a DVD using iPhoto. I can use the other method with my Mac to burn DVDs but the videos are not good quality like they are in my iPhoto albums. How can I get better quality in the DVD videos if I am unable to burn a DVD using iPhoto? I upgraded to the free Mavericks.
Hi
Most common origin to this are:
Brand of DVD used - NoName, Memorex etc cheap brands might work as Data-DVDs - BUT NOT as Video-DVDs
Type of DVD used - I only use SL-DVD-R as they also playback on older DVD-players. DVD+R for newer DVD-players. Never ever DVD+/-RW. Dual-Layers usually creates more problems than Single-Layers
BURN SPEED - Very IMPORTANT factor - I never go faster than x4 - Normally I use x2
Material used - Video Codec, Photo and Audio file formats
Video-Codec: StreamingDV, AIC and HDV (I use)
Photo: .jpg - NO .bmp or other - all converted to .jpg first
Audio: .aiff 16-bit 48kHz or 44.1kHz (as on Audio-CDs) - NO .mp3, wma etc ailient formats - all converted to ..aiff 16-bit 48kHz or 44.1kHz first
Free Space: on Start-Up (Macintosh HD) Hard Disk - I never go less than 25Gb when doing Video-DVDs (for SD-Quality Video - if HD material is used 4-5 times more are a safe low level) (Other external Hard Disks - DO NOT COUNT as space here can not be addressed by Mac OS or iDVD for it’s massive use of .temp files)
Dusty DVD-burner Laser: I use a Cleaning DVD (no liquid but the one with brushes) from time to time.
Harmed DVD-burner Laser: Easy to do by burning more than three DVDs at a time - I let it rest for 30 minutes till next batch of three DVDs. If this happened - then only a costly repair will help. It will not heal by it self.
OBS: There are more than one Laser in the DVD-Burner so other functions might work OK as Playback CD/DVDs and even burn CDs. Still being broken.
Yours Bengt W -
Ever since I downloaded iOS 7 my music and video sound has been really bad quality what should i do
Ever since I downloaded iOS 7 my music and video sound has been really bad quality what should i do??
I had the same problem on my iPad v2 IOS 7. But it sorted itself after a hard reset (power and home button) followed by a soft rest ( just power) . I lost all sound at this point. Then restarted again with a hard reset.
Hope that fixes your iPad v2
Mo -
my camera is playing up its stuck in negative mode. even when i play a video and on youtube it plays in black/white negative mode. anyone help please?
<E-mail Edited by Host>Thanks for that 'sberman' - because my iPhone is backed-up to my work computer (only at this stage) I have had to call our IT Department in Adleaide. (4 times this morning). The last guy managed to get the phone into 'DFU Mode' - no more recovery mode screen - (kind of 'asleep' perhaps) from my understanding of same. I am awaiting a call again from IT so they can get my computer to actually recognise my iPhone on the C Drive. This also happened to one of my colleagues in Newman (WA). She got so frustrated with the whole process that she bought another phone the next time she was in 'civilisation.' She hasn't had any problems since. (Cross fingers).
Thanks again, Sandra2474. -
Colors Less Saturated when Movie burned to DVD
Colors are quite a bit less saturated on burned DVD in comparison to the way video looked in IDVD. I am burning to Fuji DVD-R at Best Quality. This was my first movie, a test movie of about 5 minutes duration.
Any assistance greatly appreciated.Yes, NTSC, and to a lesser degree, PAL, is really, really bad at color fidelity especially when it comes to saturated colors. I'm not sure if iDVD is applying any auto-dimming or not, but it's not surprising that the colors as they appear on your computer monitor pre-conversion are not exactly replicated.
This is one of the reasons that most pros and advanced ameteurs use a video monitor while editing their footage. It gives you a better feel for how the final product will look as opposed to relying upon the computer screen. -
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Hi, you posted this in
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