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alewilliams - Aug 9, 2005 - 12:45 pm
I want to make a DVD of a video clip I have in Final Cut. I would like to know what are the best settings for exporting de video (format, codecs, aspect ratio, pixel aspect ratio, etc) so it looks good on my DVD player. I work in a NTSC environment, and can answer anything you need to know in order to help me.
Thanks!
Thanks!
LKT - Aug 9, 2005 - 2:51 pm
Hi, Alejandro,
My name is Leigh and I can help you with making your DVD.
I do need to ask you a few questions first:
What codec were you editing with in Final Cut? If it was the DV codec, it would be best to just stick with that codec as it will be the right aspect ratio.
What DVD authoring program were you planning on using?
Once I know those answers, we can move on.
LKT
My name is Leigh and I can help you with making your DVD.
I do need to ask you a few questions first:
What codec were you editing with in Final Cut? If it was the DV codec, it would be best to just stick with that codec as it will be the right aspect ratio.
What DVD authoring program were you planning on using?
Once I know those answers, we can move on.
LKT
alewilliams - Aug 10, 2005 - 10:44 am
Hi Leigh, thanks 4 answering so fast!
Inside Final Cut, the Easy setup codec is DV NTSC, and the sequence compressor is DV/DVCPRO - NTSC.
I'm using I-DVD, that came bundled with my Powerbook.
Inside Final Cut, the Easy setup codec is DV NTSC, and the sequence compressor is DV/DVCPRO - NTSC.
I'm using I-DVD, that came bundled with my Powerbook.
LKT - Aug 10, 2005 - 12:01 pm
Okay! You are pretty much ready to go then. All you need to do is export your movie as a regular movie. (If you are using FCP version 3 or under it be called Export - Final Cut Movie. If you are using verison 4, it will be called Export - Quicktime. Not Quicktime Conversion.)
All you then have to do is follow the instructions in iDVD about adding movies and doing the menu. It's pretty straight-forward but please let me know if you need any help with it.
iDVD will take your Quicktime movie and encode it into an MPEG2 file for you which is what the file must be in order for it to be a DVD movie. It also gives you some pretty nice templates for menus. As a side note, be aware that iDVD does not let you put in already encoded MPEG2 files. It needs to do the encoding.
One other thing to note is that iDVD is going to use its built-in compressor which is not necessarily the best one to use but may be just fine for your movie. If you don't like the way it looks, you will have to invest some money into a better MPEG2 compressor (iDVD is using Compressor which comes with Final Cut which is an okay compressor but not always the best one to use for your material) and an authoring program like DVD Studio Pro.
It really depends on your movie. iDVD may be just the ticket. I do want you to be aware, though, that it does have some issues.
Please let me know if I can be of further help.
LKT
All you then have to do is follow the instructions in iDVD about adding movies and doing the menu. It's pretty straight-forward but please let me know if you need any help with it.
iDVD will take your Quicktime movie and encode it into an MPEG2 file for you which is what the file must be in order for it to be a DVD movie. It also gives you some pretty nice templates for menus. As a side note, be aware that iDVD does not let you put in already encoded MPEG2 files. It needs to do the encoding.
One other thing to note is that iDVD is going to use its built-in compressor which is not necessarily the best one to use but may be just fine for your movie. If you don't like the way it looks, you will have to invest some money into a better MPEG2 compressor (iDVD is using Compressor which comes with Final Cut which is an okay compressor but not always the best one to use for your material) and an authoring program like DVD Studio Pro.
It really depends on your movie. iDVD may be just the ticket. I do want you to be aware, though, that it does have some issues.
Please let me know if I can be of further help.
LKT
LKT - Aug 10, 2005 - 12:01 pm
Okay! You are pretty much ready to go then. All you need to do is export your movie as a regular movie. (If you are using FCP version 3 or under it be called Export - Final Cut Movie. If you are using verison 4, it will be called Export - Quicktime. Not Quicktime Conversion.)
All you then have to do is follow the instructions in iDVD about adding movies and doing the menu. It's pretty straight-forward but please let me know if you need any help with it.
iDVD will take your Quicktime movie and encode it into an MPEG2 file for you which is what the file must be in order for it to be a DVD movie. It also gives you some pretty nice templates for menus. As a side note, be aware that iDVD does not let you put in already encoded MPEG2 files. It needs to do the encoding.
One other thing to note is that iDVD is going to use its built-in compressor which is not necessarily the best one to use but may be just fine for your movie. If you don't like the way it looks, you will have to invest some money into a better MPEG2 compressor (iDVD is using Compressor which comes with Final Cut which is an okay compressor but not always the best one to use for your material) and an authoring program like DVD Studio Pro.
It really depends on your movie. iDVD may be just the ticket. I do want you to be aware, though, that it does have some issues.
Please let me know if I can be of further help.
LKT
All you then have to do is follow the instructions in iDVD about adding movies and doing the menu. It's pretty straight-forward but please let me know if you need any help with it.
iDVD will take your Quicktime movie and encode it into an MPEG2 file for you which is what the file must be in order for it to be a DVD movie. It also gives you some pretty nice templates for menus. As a side note, be aware that iDVD does not let you put in already encoded MPEG2 files. It needs to do the encoding.
One other thing to note is that iDVD is going to use its built-in compressor which is not necessarily the best one to use but may be just fine for your movie. If you don't like the way it looks, you will have to invest some money into a better MPEG2 compressor (iDVD is using Compressor which comes with Final Cut which is an okay compressor but not always the best one to use for your material) and an authoring program like DVD Studio Pro.
It really depends on your movie. iDVD may be just the ticket. I do want you to be aware, though, that it does have some issues.
Please let me know if I can be of further help.
LKT
alewilliams - Aug 16, 2005 - 2:58 pm
Ok, I tried what you said and it worked out fine except for one thing: the video "jitters", and it's kind of annoying.
Do you know of a way to correct this problem?
Thanks very much,
Alejandro
Do you know of a way to correct this problem?
Thanks very much,
Alejandro
LKT - Aug 16, 2005 - 3:22 pm
Well, that would be the part that I told you about iDVDs Compressor not being all that great.
The way to make this better is to buy a better compressor such as BitVice by Innobits and buying DVD Studio Pro. Unfortunately, it does involve spending a bit of money but it also comes down to "you get what you pay for" kind of thing.
Just checking, when you say it "jitters," you aren't talking about it stuttering or starting and stopping when playing back? If that's the case, let me know because if that is the case, there are a couple of other things to try - like trying it on different DVD players or trying different media.
It really does seem like it should be such an easy thing to do - just make a DVD out of video. If only the world were that simple. :-)
LKT
The way to make this better is to buy a better compressor such as BitVice by Innobits and buying DVD Studio Pro. Unfortunately, it does involve spending a bit of money but it also comes down to "you get what you pay for" kind of thing.
Just checking, when you say it "jitters," you aren't talking about it stuttering or starting and stopping when playing back? If that's the case, let me know because if that is the case, there are a couple of other things to try - like trying it on different DVD players or trying different media.
It really does seem like it should be such an easy thing to do - just make a DVD out of video. If only the world were that simple. :-)
LKT
alewilliams - Aug 16, 2005 - 3:46 pm
Just checking, when you say it "jitters," you aren't talking about it stuttering or starting and stopping when playing back?
Nope, that's not the case.
So, I guess I'll be thinking about getting that DVD Studio pro thing. I've seen its interface and it looks a lot less friendly than i-DVD though... Don't you agree?
Ale
Nope, that's not the case.
So, I guess I'll be thinking about getting that DVD Studio pro thing. I've seen its interface and it looks a lot less friendly than i-DVD though... Don't you agree?
Ale
LKT - Aug 16, 2005 - 3:52 pm
I definitely agree. It is going to take a bit of a learning curve but if you are doing a simple title, it shouldn't be too bad. It does also have the menu templates like iDVD does so you don't have to learn how to build menus as well - which is a whole different mess to get into. Could be worse, though. At least, it's on a Mac.
Good luck to you.
LKT
Good luck to you.
LKT
alewilliams - Aug 16, 2005 - 4:06 pm
Thanks very much for your help!
Good luck,
Ale
Good luck,
Ale
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