Forum: Distribution Center
April 9th, 2008, 08:48 PM
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If you get a good read off of any DVD player, then your disc can be replicated just fine. Once replicated, there will be NO issues with ANY DVD player, as all DVD players must meet specific...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 8th, 2008, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
Solution!!!!!!!!!
Okay fellas,
I was able to develope a work-around, and am posting this in case someone else might ever have the same problem. I recompressed all of my extremely large TIFFs that were not alpha...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 7th, 2008, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 26
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Okay that didn't work. Compressor is choking on my very last sequence with a "Quicktime Error 0". I'm converting all of my graphic animations into their own movies, exported via "Animation"...
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Forum: Blu-Ray Authoring
April 7th, 2008, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,185
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Save it to DLT in 720p and outsource it to someone who can burn bluerays.
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 7th, 2008, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
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Okay I bit the bullet and converted all of the TIFF files to PSD's, thus cutting this file sizes in half. They're still pretty large though. With ones that didn't require transparancies, I...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 26
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I would Ben but I do a lot of zooming into these photos and I need the quality to hold up throughout the zoom. What format besides TIFF can I use in Photoshop Elements to save an well-compressed...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 26
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I need to preserve my transparent backgrounds though. How do I go from getting a 125MB TIFF file with a transparent background into something more appropriately sized for FCP........without...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
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That's a good idea but my graphic work involves lots of map fly-arounds and zooms. If I made my graphics fit into the viewer and save them they'd lose their rez when I do major zooms on them. I...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
thanks guys
thanks guys. I have a strange problem though. I don't have Photoshop and these TIFF files were created in Photoshop Elements on a PC. I have to work on my graphics on the PC then bring them to the...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
My Own
My own presets...but it's within DVD specs...
Compressor v 2.3
MPEG2 Variable 2-Pass Best
Mostion Estimation: Best
Max Bitrate: 9.3 mb/s
Avg. Bitrate: 4.5 mb/s
Anamorphic 16:9
TRT: 124...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
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PSDs will be my next resort. Either that or breaking it up into smaller peices. But the answer is no, the results are NOT repeatable, which is why it's driving me crazy. Should I mention that...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
PSDs
First, I'm working from a DV timeline. All of my TIFFs render fine and play back perfectly from the timeline. Compressor is just screwing up the encode. If I open up those TIFFs in Preview, resave...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
Settings
Settings:
Compressor v 2.3
MPEG2 Variable 2-Pass Best
Mostion Estimation: Best
Max Bitrate: 9.3 mb/s
Avg. Bitrate: 4.5 mb/s
Anamorphic 16:9
TRT: 124 minutes
Audio: AC3 224 kb/s
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 6th, 2008, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
From Timeline
It might not be the common or preferred method, but it is undoubtedly the best if quality, not time is of the most importance. The advantage of exporting directly from the timeline is that...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 5th, 2008, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,907
Bad Encodes Out of Compressor
Guys this is my second try asking for help. My sequence plays perfectly through my monitor, yet when I export directly from the timeline I lose parts of the video during the MPEG encode. I won't...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 4th, 2008, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
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Maybe I should mention that I created these files using an old version of Photoshop Elements on a PC. But why do they encode sometimes and sometimes not?
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 4th, 2008, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
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I've created a reference movie for it and done it that way, but it doesn't preserve the quality. Also, the advantage if doing it from the timeline is that it FCP automatically adds compression...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
April 4th, 2008, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,423
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
March 22nd, 2008, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 11th, 2008, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,646
so...
So the encoder settings in DVD Studio Pro (16:9, bitrate, etc) don't apply...PERIOD...to externally converted MPEG 2 streams?
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 11th, 2008, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,646
Thanks
So how do I find out what versions of the software I have?
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 10th, 2008, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,646
Anamorphic Sequence Through Compressor
Should I export my regular ANAMORPHIC sequence through compressor as 4:3, then set up my project in DVD Studio Pro as anamorphic? Compressor has a 16:9 setting, but wouldn't this burn the...
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 10th, 2008, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 2
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Thanks Martin; I love this site.
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 10th, 2008, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,222
Well...
So if I want to compare my MPEG2 DVD to my source material, would the best way be to rip it back off the DVD, render it in my timeline, and compare the two there on the same monitor?
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Forum: Distribution Center
March 9th, 2008, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,222
124 min. Video: DVD-5 or DVD-9?
My vid is 124 min. I'd like high quality, yet discmakers says I can fit 130 min. of excellent quality on a standard DVD. Most say 1 1/2 hours tops for DVD-5. Who's right?
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