Resolution lost Creating DVD

Doc95942

Newbie Joined: May 18, 2015 02:56 Messages: 10 Offline

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Jun 18, 2015 01:10

I used PD 13 Create a Disc and used 6 Content files with 3 different resolutions. Each Content file was a different Item on the Disc Menu.

One of the Content files was a slideshow I made in PD 13 and was Imported into Edit at 1920x1080 resolution; picked up by Create a Disc which created a .VOB file of 720x480 resolution. Why the degrade? The slideshow contained text which got unreadable.

By the way, the disc monitor showed 8456/8500, as I was planning on a DL disc. The Burned to File folder was only 4.06G and burned to a SL DVD. Smart fit was off. What happened?

MY SR: VDE150529-01

Ver. 13.0.2907.1

Lenovo G570 2.0Ghz, 4G RAM. Intel HD graphics

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BarryTheCrab

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Jun 18, 2015 05:56

The good old DVD format is designed to be standard definition only, that is the way it is.
Your slideshow text may have been affected by that, perhaps the text was too small or too thin.
In general I think you will get better DVD results if you render your video content first, then use that new file or files in your disc burn.
It is also advisable to burn to a folder, then burn that folder to a DVD if you are pleased with the results. You will waste fewer discs that way.
As for estimating the size of the DVD content, PowerDirector does not do a great job.
Suffice it to say that about 60 minutes of high-quality (standard definition) will fit on a single layer DVD, double that for 2 layers.
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AlS

Senior Member Location: South Africa Joined: Sep 23, 2014 18:07 Messages: 290 Offline

Jun 18, 2015 08:22

My experience is same as Barry's. I had a lot of DVD quality issues using Create Disk. Render first to DVD quality then Create DVD by adding rendered files and you can still add chapters. Many have argued this both ways on the forum, but I have found a big quality improvement if you render first.
Al

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Doc95942

Newbie Joined: May 18, 2015 02:56 Messages: 10 Offline

Jun 18, 2015 12:02

Thanks for Reply Guys.. Here's the thing.

The slideshow was rendered at 1920x1080...

Added to Content in Create Disc as a stand alone subtitle (some of the other rendered Content titles were lower resolution)

burned as DL DVD to folder, Smart fit off..

resulted in .VOB in folder of 720x480

Can a DL DVD be authored to a file folder?

Is a setting necessary for placing the jump from one layer to the next on a DL disc?

(got the Error: eEb020B8C Setting..DL disc Layer Jump Address not complete, trying to burn direct to DL DVD)

MY SR: VDE150529-01 Ver. 13.0.2907.1 Lenovo G570 2.0Ghz, 4G RAM. Intel HD graphics