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limazita · 2009-03-27 10:07 pm

Hi,

I have finally completed (or almost complete) my high res photo slideshow with final cut express. The exported file is a total 20G! It took 1 hour to export the file (It took 3 horus to export to web version with quicktime conversion ~60MG).

Now I need to burn the show to DVDs, so that it will play on DVD players or computers.

1. What software should I use to burn it to DVD (iMovie? Encore?) ?

2. What should my export setting in Quicktime conversion be so that the slideshow could be exported at the highest quality possible onto a 4.5G single layer DVD (including the extra information that the DVD burning software will add) ?

3. Does burning to a Dual Layer DVD means that the extra Gigs will allow a better quality show to be burnt?

4. What should my export setting in Quicktime conversion be so that the slideshow could be exported at the highest quality possible onto a 8.5G dual layer DVD (including the extra information that the DVD burning software will add) ?

Your answer will greatly increase the efficiency as it will take forever to do trial and error on the exporting with quicktime conversion ;->

Thanks in advance.

avkills · 2009-03-27 10:31 pm

You probably can't do a dual layer export from QuickTime. Even doing it from Final Cut Pro and using DVD Studio it is a pain.

You should export from FCE if it will let you.

-mark

Graphic Autist · 2009-03-28 8:56 am

Does FCE include Compressor?

I'd just export from FCE as full quality, and let Compressor compress the file using "DVD: Best Quality 120 minutes."

Sound right, av? I'd say you probably know the most on this subject. More than anyone else, anyways.

avkills · 2009-03-28 9:33 am

Well it depends on the length, but as far as compressor is concerned, DVD: Best Quality 90 Minutes would be the best setting for DVD -- provided your content fits into that length. If you use AIFF instead of AC3, you will probably not get the full 90 minutes of video.

Personally I think making a high bitrate H264 file and playing that in Keynote would probably net better quality. DVD is not really high-res. With a H264 file you would get to keep the native resolution of the file. This is all provided that your computer can hack the playback without issues.

If you indeed do the H264 file, export from FCE as a uncompressed (native codec) Quicktime file and then import that into a program called MPEG Streamclip (free) and then export to a H264 movie -- you can pretty much leave the settings where they are and just change the bitrate.

-mark

Last edited by avkills (2009-03-28 9:33 am)

limazita · 2009-03-31 2:50 am

Thanks for the info, I am going to try that

Now I m facing another issue. I try to burn the show to DVD but I spend the past few days testing (by trial and error different setttings and burning DVDs but to no avail.

I m outputting my show by Quicktime into 720x576 and burn it to DVD by toast it. The show look squeezed (on the horizontal side) on the computer screen but look alright on a TV. However, on the TV screen, the text and images are not very sharp.

The framesize of my original show is 1440x1080 with square aspect ratio. Could you suggest some settings that I can try in FCE to output a file that could be burnt onto DVD (I can burn dual layer for higher res) and could be viewed properly in both computer and TV

Thanks wink

limazita · 2009-03-31 3:05 am

The MPEG Streamclip is indeed the tool to have, I am testing it now, thanks again!

when I say my show is not sharp on TV, I am comparing it to DVD movies which look so crisp on my TV, which is not a HDTV, just a low end flat screen

By the way, how are large 2 hour DVD movies burn to 4.7 or 8.5 G DVD and still look so good?

Last edited by limazita (2009-03-31 7:52 am)

avkills · 2009-03-31 9:02 am

Professional compressionists who spend hours and hours tweaking the bandwidth for every frame and setting markers all over the place. I'm not exactly sure which exact app they use for compression, but I know it isn't Apple's Compressor app. It probably is Bitvice or Cleaner; or they may even have a custom app.

720x576 is a PAL frame size. If you want NTSC then stick to 720x480. You also probably want to output a progressive DVD format, but you may not be able to without getting some higher end tools.

-mark

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