Comments on: How do I export a high quality movie? http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/ training and resources for digital video creators Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: JSI http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-208143 JSI Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:24:54 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-208143 I have a 9 minute video in FCP 7 and the sequence is rendered. When I go to export the video with the first option the file still takes about an hour on my brand new MacBook Pro. I also tried to do the same thing before I rendered the sequence and it was the same amount of time. Not sure what is the problem, but I just can't believe how long it takes. I also tried to convert the file in Compressor for 1920x1080 H.264 so I could upload the file to Smug Mug. I am not using any of the frame controls or anything frame rate conversions or anything and it says it will take almost 6 hours. I did go through the Compressor trouble shooting files and cleaned out everything. I even ran the Compressor Fix program that has been mentioned online at several forums and I also checked the permissions and everything I could find to check. But the program is still just really slow. Am I missing something here? Are there presets you can download somewhere for Compressor...new presets that handle straight FULL HD conversions for the newer video sharing sites that actually take 1920x1080 files in H.264? We have several computers here at the office and one of them has the Adobe Suite. I took the MOV intermediate over to the PC with CS4 and ran it through the Adobe media tool. It took about one an half times real time or about 16 minutes and the file looks great! This would be a real pain if I have to do this every time. We do a lot of long form edits, but I have not had to put those online yet. I cannot imagine going through all this for a 30 or 60 minute video in HD. I think the new version of Final Cut will be out before the file finishes rendering out of Compressor. I have a 9 minute video in FCP 7 and the sequence is rendered. When I go to export the video with the first option the file still takes about an hour on my brand new MacBook Pro. I also tried to do the same thing before I rendered the sequence and it was the same amount of time. Not sure what is the problem, but I just can’t believe how long it takes. I also tried to convert the file in Compressor for 1920×1080 H.264 so I could upload the file to Smug Mug. I am not using any of the frame controls or anything frame rate conversions or anything and it says it will take almost 6 hours. I did go through the Compressor trouble shooting files and cleaned out everything. I even ran the Compressor Fix program that has been mentioned online at several forums and I also checked the permissions and everything I could find to check. But the program is still just really slow. Am I missing something here? Are there presets you can download somewhere for Compressor…new presets that handle straight FULL HD conversions for the newer video sharing sites that actually take 1920×1080 files in H.264? We have several computers here at the office and one of them has the Adobe Suite. I took the MOV intermediate over to the PC with CS4 and ran it through the Adobe media tool. It took about one an half times real time or about 16 minutes and the file looks great! This would be a real pain if I have to do this every time. We do a lot of long form edits, but I have not had to put those online yet. I cannot imagine going through all this for a 30 or 60 minute video in HD. I think the new version of Final Cut will be out before the file finishes rendering out of Compressor.

]]> By: dpayne http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-208069 dpayne Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:27:17 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-208069 THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Ben http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-204788 Ben Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:19:57 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-204788 Hi, I have a 6 and a half minute long music video which i need to export both onto youtube and onto DVD for examiners (this is for my A-Level coursework). It is shot on 3 seperate domestic DV cameras, 2 of which were 16:9 aspect and 1 was 4:3. I cancelled out the changes in FCE by just scaling up the 16:9 footage to 135% so it filled the viewer slug with no widescreen bands at the top and bottom. I followed the steps above exactly to try and export with high quality and as promised, the LiveType animations at the beginning are higher quality, but the video has lost its contrast and has become very 'liney'- it has many small horizontal lines which seem to worsen with movement. Fast movement such as a drumstick is also lagging slightly, so the image appears to have a trail, and the audio has slightly gone out of sync. Is this something that i've done wrong, or is there anything that i can do to fix it? Any comments/answers would be greatly appreciated, and as my deadline is fast approaching, time is a factor! thanks Hi, I have a 6 and a half minute long music video which i need to export both onto youtube and onto DVD for examiners (this is for my A-Level coursework). It is shot on 3 seperate domestic DV cameras, 2 of which were 16:9 aspect and 1 was 4:3. I cancelled out the changes in FCE by just scaling up the 16:9 footage to 135% so it filled the viewer slug with no widescreen bands at the top and bottom. I followed the steps above exactly to try and export with high quality and as promised, the LiveType animations at the beginning are higher quality, but the video has lost its contrast and has become very ‘liney’- it has many small horizontal lines which seem to worsen with movement. Fast movement such as a drumstick is also lagging slightly, so the image appears to have a trail, and the audio has slightly gone out of sync.
Is this something that i’ve done wrong, or is there anything that i can do to fix it?
Any comments/answers would be greatly appreciated, and as my deadline is fast approaching, time is a factor!
thanks

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-203169 Josh Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:12:33 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-203169 The video quality is fine, it is just not playing smoothly on your machine, but the file is meant as an intermediate, not to be played directly. Run it through DV Kitchen to play from your hard drive or the web. The video quality is fine, it is just not playing smoothly on your machine, but the file is meant as an intermediate, not to be played directly. Run it through DV Kitchen to play from your hard drive or the web.

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-203167 Josh Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:10:33 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-203167 For the highest possibly quality, capture through S-video from your VHS player to this: http://www.dvcreators.net/blackmagic-design-intensity-pro/ For the highest possibly quality, capture through S-video from your VHS player to this:

http://www.dvcreators.net/blackmagic-design-intensity-pro/

]]> By: Jared G http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-199516 Jared G Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:03:40 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-199516 Sorry Typo: ... I DO NOT care if it's 4:3 or 16:9 ratio... Thx Sorry Typo:

… I DO NOT care if it’s 4:3 or 16:9 ratio…

Thx

]]> By: Jared G http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-199515 Jared G Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:59:19 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-199515 I'm converting old VCR tapes to DVD. I have iMovie 06 HD, iMovie '08, FCE 3.5, and I've just ordered FCE 4.0. I have a 1.5 TB external HD - Space is NO issue. I don't care how big of a file(s) I create, I just want the best quality I can get from a VHS tape, to the DVD. I can burn 4.7 and 8 gig disks. Is there any way to record onto the mac, edit, and then convert/render/burn/whatever onto a disk with NO Compression? I'm willing to do up to one hour on a 4.7 and just under 2 hrs on a dual layer. I care if 4:3 or 16:9, I don't care how big files are, or how much time it takes to render, etc. These are older home movies that I can't replace, I need to save in the highest quality for the family (weddings, births, etc) Any recommendations or settings I should do? I am using iMovie HD for editing (sound won't port over to FCE 3.5) and then iDVD 08 for burning in Professional quality. I always keep it well under limit of space. For Recording, I have the Canopus ADVC 300 on firewire 400. Quality is cleaned up a bit from it. It's burning and viewing where the disappointment comes from. Looks really grainy. BTW, I'm not sure, but I take it we can't buy iDVD pro without buying FCP, right? I wish there was a really good Pro-sumer version of iDVD like there is a Pro-sumer of Video editing (FCE). I’m converting old VCR tapes to DVD. I have iMovie 06 HD, iMovie ‘08, FCE 3.5, and I’ve just ordered FCE 4.0.

I have a 1.5 TB external HD - Space is NO issue. I don’t care how big of a file(s) I create, I just want the best quality I can get from a VHS tape, to the DVD. I can burn 4.7 and 8 gig disks.

Is there any way to record onto the mac, edit, and then convert/render/burn/whatever onto a disk with NO Compression? I’m willing to do up to one hour on a 4.7 and just under 2 hrs on a dual layer. I care if 4:3 or 16:9, I don’t care how big files are, or how much time it takes to render, etc. These are older home movies that I can’t replace, I need to save in the highest quality for the family (weddings, births, etc)

Any recommendations or settings I should do?

I am using iMovie HD for editing (sound won’t port over to FCE 3.5) and then iDVD 08 for burning in Professional quality. I always keep it well under limit of space.

For Recording, I have the Canopus ADVC 300 on firewire 400. Quality is cleaned up a bit from it. It’s burning and viewing where the disappointment comes from. Looks really grainy.

BTW, I’m not sure, but I take it we can’t buy iDVD pro without buying FCP, right? I wish there was a really good Pro-sumer version of iDVD like there is a Pro-sumer of Video editing (FCE).

]]> By: Greg O http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-198897 Greg O Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:36:06 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-198897 Tried Option #3. Worked great for the photos and titles in my FCE project but seems to make the video quality poorer (choppy). It is just regular DV footage. Anything I could be doing wrong ? Tried Option #3. Worked great for the photos and titles in my FCE project but seems to make the video quality poorer (choppy). It is just regular DV footage. Anything I could be doing wrong ?

]]> By: Josh http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-194131 Josh Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:01:53 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-194131 It's a big file because it's lossless. You could try PJPEG codec at 90% and see if you're happy with the quality. It’s a big file because it’s lossless. You could try PJPEG codec at 90% and see if you’re happy with the quality.

]]> By: Sam G http://www.dvcreators.net/how-do-i-export-a-high-quality-movie/#comment-193814 Sam G Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:29:08 +0000 http://dvknowledgebase.org/?p=5#comment-193814 Awesome stuff but is there no way to make the file size a tad smaller? Awesome stuff but is there no way to make the file size a tad smaller?

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