Using custom Encoder profiles when using 'create disk'

Aeropars

Member Joined: Jan 10, 2010 15:33 Messages: 65 Offline

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Jan 26, 2010 15:17

Hi Guys,

Nearing the end of my trial period and I've created a pretty large AVCHD based project. If I output this using the 'produce' tab i don't have a 720p resolution setting so I created one manually to reduce file size (i also reduced the average bitrate to 10000).

My target is to get AVCHD disks burnt onto DVD for use in a PS3 and other blueray players.

My project is 45 mins long and weighs in about 6gb according to the estimated encoder size. With my custom AVCHD profile it shows 3.3gb which is good enough for what I want.

If I use the create disk part of the software, i select AVCHD but no custom profiles show here. Is this a limitation or is there another way around it?

Cheers

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jan 26, 2010 22:20

Lee -

My understanding is that the 3 AVCHD burn settings that are there is what you have to choose from. Only at the produce stage can you customise profiles.

I am happy to be shown to incorrect, but that's what I thought.

Cheers - Tony
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Aeropars

Member Joined: Jan 10, 2010 15:33 Messages: 65 Offline

Jan 27, 2010 03:32

Thats a shame.

Does anyone have any thoughts on custom settings to produce a 720p video? I tried one but the quality wasnt as good asI would have hoped.

LEe

Andy - XL

Senior Member Joined: Jan 24, 2007 11:28 Messages: 162 Offline

Jan 27, 2010 08:59

Lee,

I made a few resent posts on your topic, give some search under the posts in my name. Will just summarize: if your source files are 1080i stick with the same resoultion for the final video. Conversion to 720p format is going to suck, making the moving video jerky.
The best compact format to-produce-in turned out AVC H.264 1920x1080 for me . It is half the size of BD 19020x1080. No need to burn video to a BD or DVD, just "produce" and AVCHD file and copy it onto a portable media, like compactFlash card, etc. and connect it to your PS3 with USB and enjoy the playback. That's what I have been doing lately, until I buy BD burner. Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.