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March 31st, 2003, 02:42 PM | #1 |
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Pixled Image
I just finished applying the color correcter om few clips. then I proceeded to make a DVD test and I noticed that one clip (that was way oversaturated and was corrected) appears jerky and pixlated. I made another DVD copy of the same clip wihout the collor correction and it plays fine. Does the color corrector make certain clips pixalted? and if so, is there a way to correct that?
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March 31st, 2003, 02:55 PM | #2 |
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Please note that in order to make the DVD i had to make an "FCP quick time" but the actual project is still NOT rendered yet, do you think that's a contributing factor?
In case you're wondering, the color corrector changes are as follows: Level Controls: Highlights: 253 Mids: 70 Blacks -40 That's all :) |
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No one knows the answer? wow that's a first.
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John,
No I don't think anyone really does know the answer. But it's safe to surmise that FCP's color corrector is not the culprit. The resulting footage, when encountered by your MPEG-2 compressor, is where the problem lies. First, make sure you're exporting the footage from FCP properly, normally as NTSC-DV 29.97fps. Then take control of your MPEG-2 encoder by varying its data rate, etc. to see what settings avoid the break-up.
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What software did you use iDVD or DVD SP? How long in minutes is your clip? What versions of software (inc. OS and QT) are you using?
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Idvd, OSX it was a 12 min piece
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Unfortunately, iDVD doesn't enable you to manually manage the MPEG-2 compression process. So, if you want to continue with iDVD you'll have to work-around the problem from outside of that portion of the process.
What is the nature of the portion of the clip that breaks-up? Fast action? Camera pans?
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it's a camera pan of trees and bright sky.
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John,
First I would make sure your using the latest versions of QT 6.1.1, OS 10.2.4 and iDVD 3? I don't use iDVD and while it offers speed, ease of use and simplicity, it does have encoding limitations. Things you can try: Use DVD SP (I know $1,000), more flexible in encoding. Are you watch actual DVD burns or using the software player? Sometimes the player can be misleading. Do an actual burn and check you DVD on a couple of different TV's (friends, neighbors). Try less color correction and see if it encodes any better. I have a feeling the detail in all the leaves and the pan movement is more information than iDVD can handle. The color correction might just be making the artifacts more noticeable. Sorry I can't be of more help. These things are hard to accurately diagnose without seeing the images.
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One appendix to Jeff's suggestions.
If you have the latest QuickTime Pro you may be able to build an MPEG-2 directly from your clip. (I know that my QTPro features this as an export option.) This will give you some idea of what's going on before you plunk down $1K on DVD Studio Pro. (Note that DVD-SP does not do the MPEG-2 encoding itself anyway. You would be using something like Cleaner 6 for that.) Unfortunately, you will not be able to bring the MPEG-2 clip into iDVD. You will still need DVD-SP to do the multiplexing, a preparatory step for creating the DVD that iDVD hides from you.
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You would need Cleaner 5 or 6, or Toast to encode your DVD's if you move up to DVD SP. Sorry I left that out. I use toast to burn most of my DVD's. However, you can use the Apple Utility to burn also.
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