Best Possible output to DVD

Heather42

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May 02, 2013 21:22

Hello Cyberlink Forum Community,

Firstly I would like to apologize I am new to forums and certainly did not to mean to start out with a hijacking.

I have read many of your informative posts that have got me up and running Thank you!

I have just finished editing a 30 minute training video and need to output onto a DVD for despatch.

I come from a film and video tape editing background and have been out of editing for quite a few years and have quite a lot to learn.

Would you please help me figure out the best setting for me to output the highest possible quailty for my edit to DVD.

Thankyou!

Heather Victoria Australia

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James Dotson

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May 02, 2013 21:54

Do you wish to burn as a DVD, or simply get it on a disc? DVD is limited, basically burn it as a DVD and you have few options to make it better. There is also AVCHD-DVD, but you would then need a Blu-Ray player to watch it. Next, of course is Blu-ray, you need a Blu-ray burner and player.

If you are sending to to people who may watch it on their computer, you could simply produce it and not actually burn as a disc format. I bet there is an SVRT profile that will give you good results. Then burn that to disc as a data disc. most DVD and Blu-Ray players will not play it that way.

So, it all depends on your intended audience and how they will be watching the video. __________________________________
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Heather42

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May 02, 2013 22:37

Brilliant point.

I had the idea of getting a DVD out for mastering fixed in my mind. I have since your post rung my client and she is contacting the company who will burn the dvd's for her to let me know the delivery requirements.

I still want to burn a standard DVD to send her to confirm she is happy and lock off the edit. I have tried You tube upload but 30 minutes is chewing through my internet allowance rather fast.

I have used a lot of effects titles dissolves etc. so I have output the file MPEG-4 1920 x1080/25p (13 Mbps) then dropped it back into a clean track and switched all the other edit tracks off and then gone to create disc 2D DVD Video in PD is this likely to give me the best DVD or is there a better way?

Thank you for your ideas I still have a lot to learn

Heather

the King

Senior Member Joined: Jun 30, 2010 04:10 Messages: 296 Offline

May 02, 2013 22:59

If you keep the original project, I suggest you output to DVD directly, not using the produced MPEG4 to do that because transcode it twice will lose video quality...

well, DVD has 720x480 only, maybe you can ignore that

James1

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May 02, 2013 23:05

Hi,
I have a Youtube account and have uploaded almost a full DVD quality video, but you have to give your cell phone # and then they email you a conformation, but the upload will have to be formats they accept. And depending on your connection speed may take some time to accomplish, but the results are very good.
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Heather42

Newbie Joined: Jan 12, 2013 20:04 Messages: 4 Offline

May 02, 2013 23:05

Thanks to The King I acutaly just finished looking at a DVD outputed as you suggested but got line tearing which I didn't get when I produced the MPEG4 I think it might be a NTSC PAL thing? I'm in Australia so I need to output PAL.

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Heather42

Newbie Joined: Jan 12, 2013 20:04 Messages: 4 Offline

May 02, 2013 23:11

Thanks James1 I will look into that

Heather

the King

Senior Member Joined: Jun 30, 2010 04:10 Messages: 296 Offline

May 02, 2013 23:42

Oh, then DVD profile will be 720 x 576/50i in your place